Daphne Chia

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Daphne Theresa Chia
Born (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)
Indianapolis, United States
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Years on national team2013–2015
Former coach(es)Zhu Xiaoping [1]

Daphne Theresa Chia (born 26 September 1996) is a former Singaporean rhythmic gymnast. She represented Singapore at international competitions from 2013 to 2015.

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Early life and education

Chia was born on 26 September 1996 in Indianapolis, United States. [2] She attended Raffles Girls' School, [3] and then Raffles Institution in Singapore. [4] Chia was a medical student at University of Cambridge. [5] [6]

She renounced her US citizenship in 2018. [7]

Career

Chia started training as a rhythmic gymnast at the age of nine. [4] In 2009, Chia represented her secondary school in the national Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. [3] She started representing Singapore in international competitions since 2010, starting with the ASEAN School Games 2010 in which her rhythmic gymnast team was placed second. [4] In 2013, Chia represented Singapore in Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. [4] [8] In 2014, Chia represented Singapore in 2014 Commonwealth Games – women's rhythmic team all-around gymnastics and was placed eighth. [2] In 2015, Chia represented Singapore in 2015 Southeast Asian Games – women's rhythmic individual all-around gymnastics event and was placed sixth. [9] [6] She had retired from the sport thereafter and chose to further her studies at University of Cambridge. [5] [6]

References

  1. "Gymnastics coach Zhu Xiaoping loses cancer fight". The Straits Times. January 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Daphne Theresa CHIA Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Chiang, Alan. "CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' and RGS win divisional rhythmic gymnastics titles". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "S'pore national gymnast on gruelling schedule that keeps her in shape". AsiaOne. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. 1 2 "Daphne CHIA | Medical Student | BA (Hons) | University of Cambridge, Cambridge | Cam | School of Clinical Medicine". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  6. 1 2 3 "Dancing, prancing and romancing". ActiveSG. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  7. "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. "2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Daphne Theresa Chia". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. "Results - Women's rhythmic individual all-around". 28th Southeast Asian Games. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.