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Kai Wen "Kevin" Tan (simplified Chinese: 谭凯文; traditional Chinese: 譚凱文; pinyin: Tán Kǎiwén; born September 24, 1981) is an American artistic gymnast.
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| Full name | Kai Wen Tan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Kevin Tan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1981 Fremont, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Chevron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Randy Jepson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Slava Boiko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 譚凱文 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谭凯文 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Tan was born in 1981 in Fremont, California. He graduated from Mission San Jose High School, Class of 2000.
Career
At Penn State, Tan was a six time All-American. He won the NCAA team championship as a senior in 2004 and also won the individual titles in still rings in 2003 and 2004, thus becoming Penn State's first back-to-back NCAA champion on the still rings. He also earned All-American honors on the parallel bars (2002) and high bar (2003) during his career.
Following his graduation, he began working as an assistant coach of the Penn State men's gymnastics team.[1]
Tan was a member of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 U.S. teams to the World Gymnastics Championships and is a 3-time U.S. national champion on the still rings, his specialty.
Tan was named to the 2008 Olympic team and was selected as captain of the team.[2] Tan did not qualify for the event final for his signature event the rings.[3] During the finals on the last event the pommel horse, Tan scored 12.755. Fellow team member and original alternate Alexander Artemev secured the bronze medal with a score 15.350.[4]
See also
- List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
References
- "Kevin Tan to represent the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- Macur, Juliet (2008-06-22). "Paul Hamm Among Two to Win Olympic Berths". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Gymnastics Men's Artistic Rings Qualification". Official Olympics 2008 Website. Archived from the original on 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- Lloyd, Janice (2008-08-12). "No Hamms, No Problem; American men take Bronze". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
External links
- Kevin Tan at TeamUSA.org
- Kevin Tan at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Kevin Tan at USA Gymnastics
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На других языках
- [en] Kevin Tan
[fr] Kai Wen Tan
Kai Wen Tan, connu sous le nom de Kevin Tan en compétitions nationales, né le 24 septembre 1981 à Fremont, est un gymnaste artistique américain.[it] Kai Wen Tan
Kai Wen "Kevin" Tan (谭凯文S, Tán KǎiwénP, 譚凱文T; Fremont, 24 settembre 1981) è un ginnasta statunitense vincitore della medaglia di bronzo nel concorso a squadre a Pechino 2008.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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