Kuan Chia-hsien

Kuan Chia-hsien

Personal information
Full name	Kuan Chia-hsien
National team	Chinese Taipei
Born	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39) Taipei, Taiwan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	43 kg (95 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Representing  Chinese Taipei Asian Games 1998 Bangkok 4x100m medley relay

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.

Kuan Chia-hsien (Chinese: 官 佳嫻; pinyin: Guān Jiāxián; born June 7, 1985) is a Taiwanese former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Kuan competed in a backstroke double, as a 15-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA B-standards of 1:05.54 (100 m backstroke) and 2:21.12 (200 m backstroke) from the National University Games in Taipei.[2][3] On the second day of the Games, Kuan placed fortieth in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat two, she trailed behind the rest of the field over the race, and picked up a seventh seed in 1:07.18, more than 1.2 seconds below her entry standard.[4][5] Four days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Kuan edged out Croatia's Petra Banović on the final stretch to post a third-seeded time of 2:24.61 from heat one, but finished only in thirty-third overall on the morning prelims.[6][7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kuan Chia-hsien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
2. "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
3. "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 287. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
5. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
6. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
7. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Backstroke)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.