Picasso Tan

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Picasso Tan
Personal information
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Sport
Sport Wushu
Event(s) Nanquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamSingapore Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Baltimore Nanquan
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Nanquan
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Manila Nanquan
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Nanquan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Singapore Daoshu
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Jakarta Nanquan

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

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Sung, Grace (1993-06-14). "Singapore's four out of five in wushu". The Straits Times . National Library Board. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ↑ Sung, Grace (1993-06-16). "Hardly wishy-washy". The Straits Times . National Library Board. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-" . Kyodo News . Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-13. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ↑ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  5. ↑ Low, Calvin (1996-11-16). "Late surge brings two bronze medals". The New Paper . National Library Board. p. 43. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ↑ "'pore bags one gold, four bronzes". The Straits Times . National Library Board. 1996-11-18. p. 32. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  7. ↑ "1997 SEA Games Results". Jakarta Post . 1997-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  8. ↑ "About Picasso International Productions". Picasso International Productions. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
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