Kieran Chan

{{short description|Papua New Guinean swimmer}}

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| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = Boroko Swim Club

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Boroko, Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea

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Kieran Chan (born December 29, 1984) is a Papua New Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Kieran Chan|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/kieran-chan-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/kieran-chan-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 13 June 2013}} Chan competed for Papua New Guinea in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.{{cite news|title=Squad spots up for grabs at swim |url=http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20000824/sport04.htm |publisher=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier |date=24 August 2000 |accessdate=13 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020116212610/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20000824/sport04.htm |archivedate=16 January 2002 }} He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:14.40.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060013000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}} He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Antonio Leon of Paraguay and Joe Atuhaire of Uganda. Diving in with a 0.95-second deficit, Chan enjoyed the race of his life to take only a second seed in a lifetime best of 1:13.34. Chan failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall on the first day of prelims.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |format=PDF |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=240 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}