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Hayley Chan

Hayley Chan

Hong Kong windsurfer (born 1991)


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]

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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. "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. Sallay, Alvin (6 June 2012). "Hayley's Olympic dreams sunk". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. Chan, Kin-wa (15 August 2012). "Chan says HKU to thank for gaining Olympics spot". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. Simpson, Peter (7 August 2012). "Chan will take flight in medal chase". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2013.



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