Xu Yan (table tennis)

Singaporean table tennis player

Xu Yan

Nationality| Singapore
Born|  (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 40)
Shanghai, China
Height| 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight| 53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)[1]

Medal record

Women's Table Tennis
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
| 2006 Melbourne | Women's team
| 2006 Melbourne | Doubles
| 2006 Melbourne | Singles
Southeast Asian Games
| 2003 Vietnam | Women's team
| 2005 Manila | Women's team
| 2005 Manila | Doubles

Xu Yan (born 22 January 1985) is a Singaporean table tennis player.

## Career

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In 2003, Xu took part in the 2003 SEA Games and won the women's team event with Li Jiawei, Jing Junhong, Zhang Xueling, Tan Paey Fern.[2] The same team won the Team of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards 2004.[3]

In 2004, Xu competed at the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and defeated fellow Singaporean Zhang to win the gold medal in the women's singles event.[4] She also won the women's team gold medal with Li, Jing, Zhang and Tan.[4]

In 2005, Xu with her same table tennis team won the meritorious award for a sport team and she also won the meritorious award for individual at the Singapore Sports Awards 2005.[5]

At the 2005 SEA Games, Xu won the women's team event with Li, Zhang, Tan and Jenn Lim.[6] Xu and Tan lost the women's doubles gold medal match to Indonesia 2–3 and won the silver medal.[7]

Xu competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event, a silver medal in the women's doubles event and a bronze in the women's singles event.[8]

## Personal life

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Xu was born on 22 January 1985 in Shanghai, China[1][9] and came to Singapore in 1998.[4]

Initially rejected by Ministry of Community Development and Sports of Singapore for less than two years of being a Singapore permanent resident, Xu's application to be a Singaporean citizen was approved in late 2003.[10][11]

In 2006, Xu returned to Shanghai, citing a need of a change of environment.[12][13]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. ^ Lim, Marc (9 December 2003). "S'pore win as Jason gets baptism of fire". The Straits Times. pp. A6.
3. ^ Wong, Erwin (27 May 2004). "Flavour of the party : Success tends to breed success". The New Paper. pp. 68–69.
4. ^ a b c Chia, Han Keong (28 June 2004). "Xu Yan wins C'wealth title". The Straits Times. pp. A11.
5. ^ "Roll of honour". The Straits Times. 22 April 2005. pp. H20.
6. ^ "S'pore's honour roll". The New Paper. 1 December 2005. p. 56.
7. ^ Peh, Shing Huei (3 December 2005). "Three golds and counting". The Straits Times. pp. S23.
8. ^ "Yan Xu | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
9. ^ Chan, Yi Shen (23 November 2004). "No problem, here's Xu Yan". The Straits Times. pp. H9.
10. ^ Peh, Shing Huei (1 October 2003). "Paddler Xu Yan set for citizenship". The Straits Times. pp. A9.
11. ^ Pei, Shing Huei (12 October 2003). "Who says we don't love them?". The Straits Times. p. 34.
12. ^ "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
13. ^ Lin, Xinyi (26 May 2006). "Xu Yan may play for German club". The Straits Times. pp. H32.

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