Benedict Tan Chi Loong (born 21 November 1967) is a former Singaporean

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and a doctor. He competed in the Laser event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Tan was the former president of the

Singapore Sailing Federation The Singapore Sailing Federation ( Abbreviation: SSF; ), also known as SingaporeSailing, is the National Sports Association (NSA) responsible for the management and organisation of the sport of sailing in Singapore. The Federation works closely ...

(SSF) from 2010 to 2018.

Early life

Tan was born in a

Peranakan The Peranakans () are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (), namely the British Colonial ruled ports in the Malay Peninsula, ...

family with a younger sibling. He studied in Eunos Primary, Ghim Moh Secondary School, and

Hwa Chong Junior College The Hwa Chong Junior College () was a junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education. The school merged with The Chinese High School on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. History Founding Hwa Chong Jun ...

Sailing

At the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

held at Hiroshima, Japan, Tan won the gold medal in the Laser class. In 2010, Tan became the president of the SSF. In 2018, he stepped down from the position.

Sports

In 2018, Tan was elected as one of the

Singapore National Olympic Council The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the Republic of Singapore. It was founded in 1947 as the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council (SOSC) before renaming to its curr ...

's vice presidents.

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* 1967 births Living people Singaporean male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Singapore Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Laser Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore {{Singapore-yachtracing-bio-stub