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Jennifer Chan
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Germaine Dy Chan
Born (1965-01-16) January 16, 1965 (age 59)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportArchery
Coached byDionisio Flores (1990s)
Now coachingMark Javier (2008)
Medal record
Women's compound archery
Representing  Philippines
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Xi'an Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Xi'an Individual
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Napyidaw Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team

Jennifer Germaine Dy Chan[1][2] (born January 16, 1965[3]) is a Filipino archer who has competed for the Philippines at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4] She is a resident of Dumaguete.[5]

Education

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Chan attended the Silliman University[6] where she obtained a bachelor's degree in general science.[5]

Career

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Silliman University physical education instructor and Philippine national archery coach, Dionisio Flores encouraged Chan to take up archery. Before then, Chan was more into basketball and tennis but was convinced since she was told that archery is a sport she could play by herself. Chan trained for eight months before participating at the National Open which gave her a chance to compete in the Southeast Asian Games.[5] According to World Archery, She took up archery in 1989 and debuted for her country in 1990.[2]

Chan first competed in the 1991 edition of the Southeast Asian Games[7] though she didn't medal.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Jennifer Chan competed in the women's individual event. She conceded a 143-160 defeat to a Turkish competitor in the first round and finish with a ranking of 59th out of 64 competitors.[8] She then coached Mark Javier who competed in the Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

She won the gold medal at the women’s individual compound event at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning 115-112 over Aung Ngeain. Her 2009 participation was supposed to be her last[7] though she participated in the 2011, 2015, and 2017 editions. She won a silver in women's individual in 2011 and a bronze in the women's team event in 2015.[3]

At the 2011 Archery World Cup in Shanghai, she was part of the Philippine team that won a bronze in the women's compound team event.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jennifer Chan". Olympedia. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Full name: Jennifer Germaine Dy Chan
  2. ^ a b c "Jennifer Dy Chan". World Archery. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Jennifer Chan". KL 2017 Results System. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Chan". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Jugado, Michael Angelo (April 26, 2013). "Dumaguete Olympian: Discipline is key to success". Rappler. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ninth Grader to Represent Philippines in Archery in Russia". Siliman University. May 20, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Archer Chan hits target in SEAG swan song". GMA News. December 15, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "What has happened since '96?". GMA News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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