Picasso Tan

Picasso Tan
Personal information
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Nanquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamSingapore Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Singapore
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Baltimore Nanquan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Nanquan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Manila Nanquan
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Daoshu
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Jakarta Nanquan

Picasso Tan Yeow Kuan is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from Singapore.

Career

Tan made his debut at the 1993 SEA Games where he won a gold medal in nanquan and a silver medal in daoshu.[1][2] A year later, Tan competed at the 1994 Asian Games and finished in seventh place in men's nanquan.[3] A year later, he won a silver medal in nanquan at the 1995 World Wushu Championships.[4] He then competed in the 1996 Asian Wushu Championships and became the Asian champion in nanquan.[5][6] At the 1997 SEA Games, he won a bronze medal in nanquan.[7] Tan's last competition was at the 1998 Asian Games where he won a three-way tied bronze medal in men's nanquan.

After retiring from wushu, Tan founded Picasso International Productions which is an event choreography, production, and management company based in Singapore.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sung, Grace (1993-06-14). "Singapore's four out of five in wushu". The Straits Times. National Library Board. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Sung, Grace (1993-06-16). "Hardly wishy-washy". The Straits Times. National Library Board. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-13. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  5. ^ Low, Calvin (1996-11-16). "Late surge brings two bronze medals". The New Paper. National Library Board. p. 43. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "'pore bags one gold, four bronzes". The Straits Times. National Library Board. 1996-11-18. p. 32. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  7. ^ "1997 SEA Games Results". Jakarta Post. 1997-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  8. ^ "About Picasso International Productions". Picasso International Productions. Retrieved 2024-12-15.