Jennifer Dy Chan
{{Short description|Filipino archer (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jennifer Chan
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| full_name = Jennifer Germaine Dy Chan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|01|16}}
| birth_place =
| height = 165 cm
| weight = 63 kg
| country = Philippines
| sport = Archery
| coach = Dionisio Flores (1990s)
| coaching = Mark Javier (2008)
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's compound archery }}
{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Cup }}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Shanghai | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Xi'an|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Xi'an|Individual}}
{{MedalCompetition | Southeast Asian Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Vientiane | Individual }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Napyidaw | Individual }}
{{MedalGold | 2015 Singapore | Team }}
}}
Jennifer Germaine Dy Chan{{cite web |title=Jennifer Chan |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83181 |work=Olympedia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810055617/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83181 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |quote=Full name: Jennifer Germaine Dy Chan}}{{cite web |title=Jennifer Dy Chan |url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/470/jennifer-dy-chan |website=World Archery |accessdate=February 15, 2018}} (born January 16, 1965{{cite web |title=Jennifer Chan |url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/1628 |website=KL 2017 Results System |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025152/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/1628 |url-status=dead }}) is a Filipino archer who has competed for the Philippines at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Jennifer Chan |url=https://www.olympic.org/jennifer-chan |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006102738/https://www.olympic.org/jennifer-chan |url-status=dead }} She is a resident of Dumaguete.{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Al S. |title=Chan, Mendoza, Luis open RP Olympic bid |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1437%2C7544618 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=16 September 2000 |page=B14}}
Education
Chan attended the Silliman University{{cite news |title=Ninth Grader to Represent Philippines in Archery in Russia |url=http://archive.su.edu.ph/updates/news/2088-ninth-grader-to-represent-philippines-in-archery-in-russia |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |publisher=Siliman University |date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025124/http://archive.su.edu.ph/updates/news/2088-ninth-grader-to-represent-philippines-in-archery-in-russia |url-status=dead }} where she obtained a bachelor's degree in general science.{{cite news |last1=Jugado |first1=Michael Angelo |title=Dumaguete Olympian: Discipline is key to success |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/palarong-pambansa/2013/27586-dumaguete-olympian-discipline-is-key-to-success |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |work=Rappler |date=April 26, 2013}}
Career
Silliman University physical education instructor and Philippine national archery coach, Dionisio Flores encouraged Chan to take up archery. Before then, Chan was more into basketball and tennis but was convinced since she was told that archery is a sport she could play by herself. Chan trained for eight months before participating at the National Open which gave her a chance to compete in the Southeast Asian Games. According to World Archery, She took up archery in 1989 and debuted for her country in 1990.
Chan first competed in the 1991 edition of the Southeast Asian Games{{cite news |title=Archer Chan hits target in SEAG swan song |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/179457/archer-chan-hits-target-in-seag-swan-song/story/ |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |work=GMA News |date=December 15, 2009}} though she didn't medal.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Jennifer Chan competed in the women's individual event. She conceded a 143-160 defeat to a Turkish competitor in the first round and finish with a ranking of 59th out of 64 competitors.{{cite news |title=What has happened since '96? |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/112169/what-has-happened-since-96/story/ |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |work=GMA News |date=August 7, 2008}} She then coached Mark Javier who competed in the Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
She won the gold medal at the women’s individual compound event at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning 115-112 over Aung Ngeain. Her 2009 participation was supposed to be her last though she participated in the 2011, 2015, and 2017 editions. She won a silver in women's individual in 2011 and a bronze in the women's team event in 2015.
At the 2011 Archery World Cup in Shanghai, she was part of the Philippine team that won a bronze in the women's compound team event.
References
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External links
- {{World Archery|470|Jennifer Dy Chan}}
- {{Olympics.com|jennifer-chan|Jennifer Chan}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025152/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/1628 Jennifer Chan] at the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games (archived)
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Category:Filipino female archers
Category:Olympic archers for the Philippines
Category:Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
Category:Archers at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Archers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:SEA Games medalists in archery