Benedict Tan

Benedict Tan Chi Loong (born 21 November 1967) is a former Singaporean sailor and a doctor. He is the current president of the Singapore Sailing Federation. He competed in the Laser event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ben Tan
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1967-11-21) 21 November 1967
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaLaser

Early life

Tan was born in a Peranakan family with a younger sibling. He studied in Eunos Primary, Ghim Moh Secondary School, and Hwa Chong Junior College.[2][3][4]

Sailing

At the 1994 Asian Games held at Hiroshima, Japan, Tan won the gold medal in the Laser class.[5]

References
  1. "Ben Tan". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "250 grand reasons to smile". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Gold' Sea, the doctor". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "Modest sailor Tan a model sportsman". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. "Ben wins Laser class to bag a gold for Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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