Hayley Chan

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Hayley Victoria Chan and the Chinese-style name is Chan Hei-man.

Hayley Chan
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Personal information
Birth nameChan Hei-man
Full nameHayley Victoria Chan
Nationality Hong Kong
Born (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 33)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSailboard
ClubWindsurfing Association of Hong
Kong[1]
CoachChan Hai Shun[1]
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Mistral
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang RS:X

Hayley Victoria Chan (Chinese: 陳晞文, Chan Hei-man, born 10 January 1991 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong windsurfer, who specialised in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] She captured a silver medal in windsurfing at the 2010 Asian Games, and later represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chan trains for the Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong under her personal coach Chan Hai Shun.[1] As of September 2013, Chan is ranked fourth in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation, following her successes at the One World Championships in Boracay, Philippines and at the World Championships in Buzios, Brazil.[3][needs update]

Chan made her official worldwide debut at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where she captured a silver medal in the women's Mistral class with a net score of 21, trailing host nation's Wang Ning by eight points.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Chan competed in the women's RS:X class after receiving a berth through her result at the World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5] She narrowly missed a chance to sail for the medal race by seven points, finishing twelfth in a fleet of twenty-six sailors with a net score of 96 points.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hei Man Hayley Victoria Chan". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hayley Chan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Sports Digest: HK windsurfers look for Rio training site". South China Morning Post. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ Sallay, Alvin (6 June 2012). "Hayley's Olympic dreams sunk". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ^ Chan, Kin-wa (15 August 2012). "Chan says HKU to thank for gaining Olympics spot". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ Simpson, Peter (7 August 2012). "Chan will take flight in medal chase". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's RS:X". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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