Tan Eng Yoon (9 January 1928 – 30 January 2010) was a Singaporean sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. In the triple jump event at the

1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games The 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was the first and inaugural edition of the biennial multi-sport event for Southeast Asian athletes, organised by the SEAP Games Federation. I ...

, he set a Singaporean record that lasted for 32 years. He later became the coach of the national team, and was the first President of the Singapore Olympians Association. Tan died on 30 January 2010 after being hit by a motorist.

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* 1928 births 2010 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Singaporean male sprinters Singaporean male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Singapore Place of birth missing SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1959 SEAP Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore Road incident deaths in Singapore Pedestrian road incident deaths 20th-century Singaporean people {{Singapore-athletics-bio-stub