Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Chan Fan Keng
Born (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27)
Singapore
Education
Alma materSingapore University of Technology and Design
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportDiving
Event(s)10m, 10m synchro
Coached byLi Peng
Medal record
Diving
Representing  Singapore
Asian Diving Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m synchro
FINA Diving Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Singapore 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 2017 San Juan 10 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform

Jonathan Chan Fan Keng (Chinese: 曾繁铿; born 10 May 1997[1]) is a Singaporean former diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics after his qualification through a victory in the 2019 Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 September 2019.[2] He is the first Singaporean diver to have qualified for the Olympic Games. Due to his Olympic qualification, Chan was nominated for the Straits Times Athlete of the Year award in 2020.[3]

Diving career

Chan has been doing gymnastics since five years old and has cited local gymnast Hoe Wah Toon as his inspiration. He switched over to diving, following after his older sister, Kimberly Chan, who was scouted as a prospective diver, since there was only a year left to train in the lead up to the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics that was held in Singapore.[4]

Chan started diving competitively since 2013.[5]

In 2019, Chan won the Men's 10m Platform final at the Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and became the first Singaporean diver to qualify for the Olympics.[6] At the 2020 Summer Olympics at Japan, Chan was placed 26th out of 29 divers and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[7]

At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Chan with his partner Max Lee, won the silver medal in the 10 m synchro event.[1] Chan retired from diving after the SEA Games to pursue a career in the design industry.[1][8]

Early life and education

Chan studied at the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.[5]

Major competition results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 Asian Youth Games China Nanjing 6th 10 m platform
2014 Summer Youth Olympics China Nanjing 10th 10 m platform [9]
8th 10 m mixed team [9]
2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore Singapore 3rd 10 m platform [10]
2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Puerto Rico San Juan 6th 10 m platform [11]
2nd 10 m mixed synchro [12]
2017 World Aquatics Championships Hungary Budapest 33rd 10 m platform [13]
14th 10 m team [14]
15th 10 m mixed synchro [15]
2017 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2nd 10 m mixed synchro [2]
2nd 10 m team [2]
3rd 10 m platform [2]
3rd 10 m synchro [2]
2018 FINA Diving World Cup China Wuhan 22nd 10 m platform [16]
2018 Asian Games Indonesia Jakarta–Palembang 8th 10 m synchro [17]
2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3rd 10 m platform [18]
2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Singapore Singapore 1st 10 m platform [19]
2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Canada Calgary 22nd 10 m platform [20]
2019 Summer Universiade Italy Napoli 16th 10 m platform [21]
2019 World Aquatics Championships South Korea Gwangju 32nd 10 m platform [22]
2019 Asian Diving Cup Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1st 10 m platform [23]
2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Singapore Singapore 11th 10 m platform [24]
2021 FINA Diving World Cup Japan Tokyo 24th 10 m platform [25]
15th 10 m synchro [25]
2021 Summer Olympics Japan Tokyo 26th 10 m platform [26]
2022 Southeast Asian Games Vietnam Hanoi 2nd 10 m synchro [27]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diving: Birthday medal for Jonathan Chan after combining with Max Lee for silver at 31st SEA Games". CNA. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Diving: Jonathan Chan is first Singaporean diver to qualify for the Olympics". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Diving: Jonathan Chan plunges into uncharted territory with Olympic milestone". 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Chan: Singapore's Golden Boy in Diving". 4 August 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "National diver and ASD student, Jonathan Chan, is a nominee for The Straits Times Athlete of the Year". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Chan becomes first Singaporean diver to qualify for Olympics". TODAY. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ Auto, Hermes (6 August 2021). "Olympics: Diver Jonathan Chan places 26th in men's 10m platform, does not advance to semis | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ Chia, Laura (10 April 2022). "Diving: Olympian Jonathan Chan to retire after 2022 SEA Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Official Results Book" (PDF). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Singapore 2015 SEA Games Official Results Publication Aquatics (Diving)" (PDF). 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Platform Results". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Mixed Synchro Results". 6 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships Preliminary 10m Platform Round Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships 10m Team Final Results". Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships 10m Mixed Synchro Final Results". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Wuhan 2018 FINA Diving World Cup 10 m Platform Preliminary Results". 9 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Jakarta 2018 Asian Games Diving 10 m Synchro Results". 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Kuala Lumpur 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 5 Results". 10 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Singapore 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 7 Results". 25 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Calgary 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 2 Results". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Napoli 2019 30th Summer Universiade Diving Results Book" (PDF). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Gwangju 2019 World Aquatics Championships Preliminary 10m Platform Round Results" (PDF). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  23. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (9 September 2019). "Diving: Jonathan Chan wins Asian Diving Cup to clinch historic Olympic spot". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Singapore 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 9 Semi Final A Results". 24 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Tokyo 2021 FINA Diving World Cup Results". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Men's 10m Platform" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Diving: Birthday medal for Jonathan Chan after combining with Max Lee for silver at 31st SEA Games". 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.