Xu Yuan Zhen (born 25 April 1985) is a Singaporean former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) class.[1] A member of the Singapore Sailing Federation, Xu trained for the Games under head coach Craig Ferris.
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| Full name | Xu Yuan Zhen | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | XYZ | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Singapore | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1985 Singapore | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | Dinghy (470) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | National Optimist Sailing Scheme | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Craig Ferris (AUS) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Xu and Terence Koh won the silver medal in the men's 470.[2]
Xu competed for the Singaporean sailing squad, as a skipper in the men's 470 class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3] He and Koh topped the selection criteria in a three-way battle with two other teams comprising Roy Tay and Chung Peiming, and Teo Wee Chin and Benjamin Tan, based on their cumulative scores attained at three international regattas stipulated by the Singapore Sailing Federation.[4]
At the Olympics, Xu and Koh suffered a disqualification in the 5th race. However they managed two top 10 finishes in the 6th and 7th races, coming in at the 8th and 10th position respectively. Discarding the points from the disqualification, they were placed twenty-second overall with 159 net points.[5]
After the Olympics, Xu stopped sailing to concentrate on studies while his partner retired due to a back injury and focusing on his business and studies.[6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xu Yuan Zhen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Singapore Blitz Medals". World Sailing. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Event Guide: Men's Two Person Dinghy – 470". World Sailing. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Lin, Xin Yi (27 June 2008). "Koh siblings among four off to Beijing" (PDF). Singapore Management University. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Low, Lin Fhoong (21 January 2009). "Much change in Olympic sailing squad" (PDF). Singapore Management University. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Xu Yuan Zhen
External links
edit- Yuanzhen Xu at World Sailing
- Yuan Zhen Xu at Olympics.com
- Yuan Zhen Xu at Olympic.org (archived)
- Yuan Zhen Xu at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 July 2012)
- Xu Yuan Zhen at Olympedia
- Xu Yuan Zhen at the Singapore National Olympic Council
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