Chan Ming Tai

In this article, the surname is Chan (陳).

Chan Ming Tai

Chan in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) 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	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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	5th	Long jump	8.02 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	27th (q)	Long jump	7.60 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	6th	Long jump	7.83 m
2024	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	6th	Long jump	7.46 m

References

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