Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan Fan Keng (born 10 May 1997) is a Singaporean 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.[1] 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.[2]

Jonathan Chan
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Chan Fan Keng
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Singapore
Sport
Country Singapore
SportDiving
Event(s)10m, 10m synchro
College teamSingapore University of Technology and Design
Coached byLi Peng
Medal record
Diving
Representing  Singapore
Asian Diving Cup
2019 Kuala Lumpur10 m platform
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m mixed synchro
2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m team
2015 Singapore 10 m platform
2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform
2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m synchro
FINA Diving Grand Prix
2018 Singapore10 m platform
2017 San Juan10 m mixed synchro
2018 Kuala Lumpur10 m platform

Biography

Chan, a local born Singaporean, 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.[3]

Chan is a former student at the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and is currently a final year architecture student at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and has had to juggle his studies while diving competitively since 2013.[4]

Major competition results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 Asian Youth Games Nanjing 6th 10 m platform
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Nanjing 10th 10 m platform [5]
8th 10 m mixed team [5]
2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore 3rd 10 m platform [6]
2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix San Juan 6th 10 m platform [7]
2nd 10 m mixed synchro [8]
2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest 33rd 10 m platform [9]
14th 10 m team [10]
15th 10 m mixed synchro [11]
2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur 2nd 10 m mixed synchro [1]
2nd 10 m team [1]
3rd 10 m platform [1]
3rd 10 m synchro [1]
2018 FINA Diving World Cup Wuhan 22nd 10 m platform [12]
2018 Asian Games Jakarta–Palembang 8th 10 m synchro [13]
2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur 3rd 10 m platform [14]
2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Singapore 1st 10 m platform [15]
2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Calgary 22nd 10 m platform [16]
2019 Summer Universiade Napoli 16th 10 m platform [17]
2019 World Aquatics Championships Gwangju 32nd 10 m platform [18]
2019 Asian Diving Cup Kuala Lumpur 1st 10 m platform [19]
2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Singapore 11th 10 m platform [20]
2021 FINA Diving World Cup Tokyo 24th 10 m platform [21]
15th 10 m synchro [21]
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo 26th 10 m platform [22]

References
  1. "Diving: Jonathan Chan is first Singaporean diver to qualify for the Olympics". 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. "Diving: Jonathan Chan plunges into uncharted territory with Olympic milestone". 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. "Jonathan Chan: Singapore's Golden Boy in Diving". 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. "National diver and ASD student, Jonathan Chan, is a nominee for The Straits Times Athlete of the Year". 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  5. "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Official Results Book" (PDF). 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. "Singapore 2015 SEA Games Official Results Publication Aquatics (Diving)" (PDF). 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  7. "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Platform Results". 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  8. "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Mixed Synchro Results". 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  9. "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships Preliminary 10m Platform Round Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  10. "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships 10m Team Final Results". Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  11. "Hungary 2017 World Aquatics Championships 10m Mixed Synchro Final Results". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  12. "Wuhan 2018 FINA Diving World Cup 10 m Platform Preliminary Results". 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  13. "Jakarta 2018 Asian Games Diving 10 m Synchro Results". 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  14. "Kuala Lumpur 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 5 Results". 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  15. "Singapore 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 7 Results". 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  16. "Calgary 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 2 Results". 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  17. "Napoli 2019 30th Summer Universiade Diving Results Book" (PDF). 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  18. "Gwangju 2019 World Aquatics Championships Preliminary 10m Platform Round Results" (PDF). 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  19. "Diving: Jonathan Chan wins Asian Diving Cup to clinch historic Olympic spot". 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  20. "Singapore 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 9 Semi Final A Results". 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  21. "Tokyo 2021 FINA Diving World Cup Results". 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  22. "Men's 10m Platform" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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