Tan Cheong Min

{{Short description|Malaysian wushu practitioner}}

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{{MedalGold | 2023 Riyadh | Nanquan + Nandao}}

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{{MedalGold | 2018 Yangon | Duilian}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Yokohama | Nangun}}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Yangon | Nanquan}}

{{MedalSilver | 2024 Yokohama | Nanquan}}

{{MedalBronze | 2018 Yangon | Nandao}}

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{{MedalGold | 2017 Kazan | Duilian}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Shanghai | Nandao}}

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{{MedalSilver | 2019 Shanghai | Duilian}}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Kazan | Nangun}}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Fort Worth | Nangun}}

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{{MedalSilver | 2022 Hangzhou | Nanquan + Nandao }}

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{{MedalGold|2024 Macau|Nandao}}

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{{MedalGold | 2023 Phnom Penh | Nanquan }}

{{MedalGold | 2023 Phnom Penh | Nandao + Nangun }}

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{{MedalSilver | 2017 Taipei | Nanquan + Nandao }}

{{MedalCompetition | ASEAN University Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2018 Naypyidaw | Nandao + Nangun }}

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Tan Cheong Min ({{Zh|c=陈昌敏|p=Chén Chāngmǐn}}; born 20 August 1998) is a wushu taolu athlete from Malaysia.

Career

Tan made her international debut at the 2017 World Wushu Championships where she won a gold medal in duilian and the bronze medal in nangun.{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Tiek Huat |date=2017-10-03 |title=Cheong Min wins silver at Wushu championships |work=The Star |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2017/10/03/tan-cheong-min-silver-wushu/ |access-date=2023-12-03}} She then competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade where she won the silver medal in women's nanquan + nandao combined.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-29 |title=Event Overview - Women's Taolu - Nanquan & Nandao |url=https://res-taipei.fisu.net/eng/zz/engzz_wushu-event-overview-women-s-taolu-nanquan-and-nandao.htm |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=FISU}} A year later, she competed in the 2018 Asian Games and finished fourth in women's nanquan. Shortly after, she won a gold medal in duilian, a silver medal in nanquan, and a bronze medal in nandao at the 2018 Taolu World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-18 |title=2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results |url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2nd-Taolu-World-Cup-2018_Yangon-Myanmar_Results.pdf |access-date=2021-12-16 |website=International Wushu Federation}} She then competed at the 2019 World Wushu Championships where she became the world champion in nandao and won silver medals in nanquan and duilian.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-09 |title=Wushu exponent Cheong Min feeling no pressure as world champion |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2023/05/907416/wushu-exponent-cheong-min-feeling-no-pressure-world-champion |access-date=2023-12-02}}

At the 2023 SEA Games, Tan was a double gold medalist in nanquan and nandao + nangun combined.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Tan Cheong Min – The Double Gold Medalist Of The Malaysian Contingent |url=https://olympics.com.my/tan-cheong-min-the-double-gold-medalist-of-the-malaysian-contingent/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Olympic Council of Malaysia}} A few months later, she won the silver medal in women's nanquan at the 2022 Asian Games.{{Cite news |last=Aznan |first=Syafiq |date=2023-09-26 |title=Tears of joy as Cheong Min wins Asian Games silver |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2023/09/960003/tears-joy-cheong-min-wins-asian-games-silver#google_vignette |access-date=2023-12-02}}{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Tiek Huat |date=2023-09-26 |title=Wushu exponent Cheong Min wins first silver at Asiad |work=The Star |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/others/2023/09/26/wushu-exponent-cheong-min-wins-first-silver-at-asiad |access-date=2023-12-02}} Around a month later, she won the gold medal in women's nanquan + nandao combined at the 2023 World Combat Games.{{Cite news |date=2023-10-22 |title=Cheong Min bags gold at World Combat Games, Saudi Arabia |work=Malay Mail |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/10/22/cheong-min-bags-gold-at-world-combat-games-saudi-arabia/97823 |access-date=2023-12-02}} Shortly after, she won the bronze medal in nangun at the 2023 World Wushu Championships despite having a flu.{{Cite news |last=Rajan |first=K. |date=2023-11-18 |title=Cheong Min fails to defend world crown in Fort Worth |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2023/11/979670/cheong-min-fails-defend-world-crown-fort-worth |access-date=2023-12-03}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book |url=https://iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16th-World-Wushu-Championships-Results-Book.pdf |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=International Wushu Federation}} Several months later, she competed in the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships and became the Asian champion in nandao in addition to winning silver medals in nanquan and nangun.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results |url=https://wfa-asia.org/uploads/ueditor/php/upload/file/20240919/1726711753511906.pdf |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Wushu Federation of Asia}} Shortly after, she won the gold medal in nangun and the silver medal in nanquan at the 2024 Taolu World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book |url=https://xhimg.iwuf.org/xhimg/soft/241105/The-3rd-Taolu-World-Cup-Results-Book.pdf |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=International Wushu Federation}}

See also

{{Portal|Biography|Martial Arts}}

References

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