Lance Tan Wei Sheng

File:Singapore Men's 4 x 400 m team at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games - 20111114.jpgIn his junior years, Tan competed in the 100m event at the Commonwealth Youth Games held in Bendigo, Australia. He finished 6th in his heat and did not advance to the next round.{{Cite web|url=http://bendigo2004.thecgf.com/About_the_Games/Results/Athletics/|title=Commonwealth Youth Games - Athletics|website=bendigo2004.thecgf.com|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710214951/http://bendigo2004.thecgf.com/About_the_Games/Results/Athletics/|archive-date=10 July 2012|url-status=live}}

Tan is also part of the quartet that holds the current National Junior 4 × 100 m record with a time of 41.28s, set in 2005 at the ASEAN Schools Track and Field Championships.{{Cite web |title=Active Records (In-line with World Athletics) |url=https://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/downloads/575}}{{cite web |title=Red Sports. Always Game. | Red Sports – Telling the Singapore Sports Story |url=http://www.redsports.sg/athletics/records/national-junior-records/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200947/http://www.redsports.sg/athletics/records/national-junior-records/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=2014-06-05 |publisher=Redsports.sg |df=dmy-all}}

In 2006, Tan represented Singapore at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics, held in Beijing, China.{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/lance-tan-wei-sheng-sea-games-2015-athletics-squad|title=Lance Tan Wei Sheng – SEA Games 2015 Athletics Squad | Singapore Athletics|date=4 June 2015|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621145324/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/lance-tan-wei-sheng-sea-games-2015-athletics-squad|archive-date=21 June 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.myactivesg.com/~/media/consumer/images/team%20singapore/major%20games/seag2015/comms%20book/athletics/athletics.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025235238/https://www.myactivesg.com/~/media/consumer/images/team%20singapore/major%20games/seag2015/comms%20book/athletics/athletics.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=live }}

Tan, together with Elfi Mustapa, Gary Yeo and Amirudin Jamal won bronze in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 15th ASEAN University Games in 2010, held in Changmai, Thailand. The team finished behind Indonesia and Thailand with a time of 40.62s.{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/15th-asean-university-game-2010 |title=15th Asean University Game 2010 | Singapore Athletic Association |publisher=Singaporeathletics.org.sg |date= 3 January 2011|access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910203201/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/15th-asean-university-game-2010 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.redsports.sg/2010/12/22/asean-university-games-michelle-sng-high-jump-4x100m/ |title=Red Sports. Always Game. | Red Sports – Telling the Singapore Sports Story |publisher=Redsports.sg |date=2010-12-22 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006010318/https://www.redsports.sg/2010/12/22/asean-university-games-michelle-sng-high-jump-4x100m/ |archive-date=6 October 2015 |url-status=live }}

At the 2011 SEA Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, Tan anchored the Singapore team to the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.{{cite web |author=connect |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/malaysian-drug-cheats-stripped-of-sea-games-gold/ |title=Malaysian drug cheats stripped of SEA Games gold |publisher=Sportskeeda |date=2012-07-17 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225021710/http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/malaysian-drug-cheats-stripped-of-sea-games-gold |archive-date=25 February 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Devinder |url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/sea-games-maf-gets-its-way-1.400227?localLinksEnabled=false |title=SEA GAMES: MAF gets its way - Other - New Straits Times |publisher=Nst.com.my |date=2013-11-14 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005817/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/sea-games-maf-gets-its-way-1.400227?localLinksEnabled=false |archive-date=23 September 2018 |url-status=live }} It is the first time that Singapore men have finished in the medal placings for the 4 × 400 m relay event at any major Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/11/SEA-Games-Singapore-medal-tally-history-v4.pdf |title=Statistics, history, results and medal tally on Singapore participation at the SEAP/SEA Games from 1959 to 2011 |publisher=Singaporeathletics.org.sg |access-date=2015-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211529/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/11/SEA-Games-Singapore-medal-tally-history-v4.pdf |archive-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=live }}

Tan is a former Singapore National Games champion, winning the 400m event in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/09/sng-2012-results-v7.pdf |title=Day 3 - PM Session |publisher=Singaporeathletics.org.sg |access-date=2015-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132426/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/09/sng-2012-results-v7.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/2012-singapore-national-games |title=2012 Singapore National Games | Singapore Athletic Association |publisher=Singaporeathletics.org.sg |date=2012-08-22 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133715/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/2012-singapore-national-games |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }} Tan clinched the silver medal in the 400m Open category at the 2012 National Championships, a feat he repeated in the 2013 edition.{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/Singapore-U23-Open-TF-Cship-2013-results-v2.pdf |title=Top Performer - SUN 3rd Singapore U23 / Open Track and Field Championships 2013 |publisher=Singaporeathletics.org.sg |access-date=2015-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124800/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/Singapore-U23-Open-TF-Cship-2013-results-v2.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}

Tan represented Singapore in the decathlon at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, finishing 8th with a new personal best.{{Cite web|url=https://www.redsports.sg/2015/06/11/sea-games-athletics-lance-tan-achieves-personal-best-in-mens-decathlon/|title=SEA Games Athletics: Lance Tan achieves personal best in Men's Decathlon|first=Nicole|last=Lum|website=RED SPORTS|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612192847/https://www.redsports.sg/2015/06/11/sea-games-athletics-lance-tan-achieves-personal-best-in-mens-decathlon/|archive-date=12 June 2015|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Tan switched to track cycling, representing Singapore in the sprint and team sprint at the Asian Cycling Confederation Track Asia Cup, finishing tenth and fourth respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uci.org|title=Home|website=UCI|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514021008/https://www.uci.org/|archive-date=14 May 2020|url-status=live}} Lance also won the yellow jersey in the 2016 OCBC Cycle Road Series, accumulating the most points over four races in the Men's Sports category.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/thumbs-up-for-cycling-road-race-series|title=Cycling: Thumbs up for OCBC cycling road race series|date=4 November 2016|website=The Straits Times|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719084359/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/thumbs-up-for-cycling-road-race-series|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/riders-earn-spots-national-road-racing-squad|title=Riders earn spots in national road racing squad|website=TODAYonline|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719084045/https://www.todayonline.com/sports/riders-earn-spots-national-road-racing-squad|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live}}

Tan competed at the 2017 South East Asian Games,{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cycling-lance-tan-gears-up-for-a-different-sprint|title=Cycling: Former S'pore track athlete Lance Tan gears up for a different sprint at SEA Games|date=30 June 2017|website=The Straits Times|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224230606/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cycling-lance-tan-gears-up-for-a-different-sprint|archive-date=24 February 2019|url-status=live}} representing Singapore in Cycling (Track). He competed in the Team Sprint and Team Pursuit, setting a new National record time for both events in the qualifying rounds of 46.883s and 4m:35.246s respectively. Team Singapore eventually finished 4th in the bronze medal finals for both events.{{Cite web |url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M9-2_rl.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144711/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M9-2_rl.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M16-3_rl.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144359/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M16-3_rl.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=dead }} In the individual match sprint event, Tan qualified for the quarter finals with a 200m time of 11.083s.{{Cite web |url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M12-1_rl.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144739/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/upload/pdf/cycling_M12-1_rl.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=dead }} He exited the competition in the quarter finals.

Later that year, he won the 1 kilometre time trial event at the Queen's Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand with a time of 1 minute 8.557 seconds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tan-redeems-himself-with-queens-cup-victory|title=National cyclist Lance Tan puts behind SEA Games disappointment to triumph at Queen's Cup|date=19 December 2017|website=The Straits Times|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052144/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tan-redeems-himself-with-queens-cup-victory|archive-date=23 September 2018|url-status=live}}
He qualified for the 2018 Asian Cycling Championships, clocking a personal record 1 minute 6.141 seconds and becoming the 2nd fastest Singaporean of all-time over the distance.{{Cite web|url=https://atresults.wixsite.com/attiming/acct2018|title=Asian Track Cycling Championships 2018|website=attiming|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019103528/https://atresults.wixsite.com/attiming/acct2018|archive-date=19 October 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=38th Asian Track Championships 2018 25th Junior Asian Track Championships 20 |url=https://30776fba-cb1c-4688-8a07-d72a3b6ff86a.filesusr.com/ugd/3f5745_23a4d6e1d36e499aaaa4b0e8cd13ac3b.pdf}}

Tan is a research engineer and works at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research since 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.imre.a-star.edu.sg/researcher.php?startlet=T&rid=&id=B537Q533A530 |title=IMRE |publisher=Imre.a-star.edu.sg |date=2013-11-01 |access-date=2014-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224152/http://www.imre.a-star.edu.sg/researcher.php?startlet=T&rid=&id=B537Q533A530 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

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