Chan Ming Tai

Hong Kong long jumper

Chan Ming Tai

Chan in 2017

Personal information
Born|  (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 28)
Hong Kong
Education| The University of Hong Kong[1]
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event(s)| Long jump

Chan Ming Tai (Chinese: 陳銘泰 born 30 January 1995), also known as Theophilius Chan,[2] is an athlete from Hong Kong specialising in the long jump.[3] He is coached by Ms Chan Wai Yin and Dr Anthony Giorgi. At the 2015 Summer Universiade he finished 4th with a jump of 7.89m (0.9). At the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships in Doha he won the bronze medal with a jump of 7.85m. At the 2017 Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar he won the silver medal with a jump of 8.03m.

His personal best in the event is 8.12m set at the Hong Kong Championships 2016. This is the current national record.

## Competition record[edit]

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Hong Kong
2013  | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 16th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.13 m
East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 6th  | Long jump  | 7.38 m
2014  | Asian Junior Championships | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd  | Long jump  | 7.70 m
World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 14th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.27 m
Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 5th  | Long jump  | 7.73 m
2015  | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 9th  | Long jump  | 7.44 m
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 4th  | Long jump  | 7.89 m
2016  | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd  | Long jump  | 7.85 m
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.79 m
2017  | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd  | Long jump  | 8.03 m
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 11th  | Long jump  | 7.44 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3rd  | Long jump  | 7.44 m
2018  | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.48
17th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.11 m
2019  | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 17th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.31 m
Universiade | Naples, Italy | 16th (q)  | Long jump  | 7.52 m

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2015 WSG profile Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Chan Ming Tai". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
3. ^ Chan Ming Tai at World Athletics

3\. Media extracts and Competition Profiles 2013-2016

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