Picasso Tan

Picasso Tan
Personal information
Born1973 (age 52–53)
Sport
SportWushu
Events
Nanquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamSingapore Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Singapore
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 BaltimoreNanquan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 BangkokNanquan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 ManilaNanquan
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place1993 SingaporeNanquan
Silver medal – second place1993 SingaporeDaoshu
Bronze medal – third place1997 JakartaNanquan

Picasso Tan Yeow Kuan is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from Singapore.

Career

Tan made his debut at the 1993 SEA Games where he won a gold medal in nanquan and a silver medal in daoshu.[1][2] A year later, Tan competed at the 1994 Asian Games and finished in seventh place in men's nanquan.[3] A year later, he won a silver medal in nanquan at the 1995 World Wushu Championships.[4] He then competed in the 1996 Asian Wushu Championships and became the Asian champion in nanquan.[5][6] At the 1997 SEA Games, he won a bronze medal in nanquan.[7] Tan's last competition was at the 1998 Asian Games where he won a three-way tied bronze medal in men's nanquan.

After retiring from wushu, Tan founded Picasso International Productions which is an event choreography, production, and management company based in Singapore.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sung, Grace (14 June 1993). "Singapore's four out of five in wushu". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ Sung, Grace (16 June 1993). "Hardly wishy-washy". The Straits Times. p. 25. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 13 October 1994. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Low, Calvin (16 November 1996). "Late surge brings two bronze medals". The New Paper. p. 43. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ↑ "'pore bags one gold, four bronzes". The Straits Times. 18 November 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 16 November 2014 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. ↑ "1997 SEA Games Results". Jakarta Post. 24 October 1997. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "About Picasso International Productions". Picasso International Productions. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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