Daphne Chia
| Daphne Theresa Chia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1996 Indianapolis, United States |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Singapore (2013–2015) |
Former coach | Zhu Xiaoping[1] |
Daphne Theresa Chia (born 26 September 1996) is a former Singaporean rhythmic gymnast. She represented Singapore at international competitions from 2013 to 2015.
Early life and education
[edit]Chia was born on 26 September 1996 in Indianapolis, United States.[2] She attended Raffles Girls' School,[3] and then Raffles Institution in Singapore.[4] Chia was a medical student at University of Cambridge.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Chia started training as a rhythmic gymnast at the age of nine.[4] In 2009, Chia represented her secondary school in the national Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[3] She started representing Singapore in international competitions since 2010, starting with the ASEAN School Games 2010 in which her rhythmic gymnast team was placed second.[4] In 2013, Chia represented Singapore in Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[4][7] In 2014, Chia represented Singapore in 2014 Commonwealth Games – women's rhythmic team all-around gymnastics and was placed eighth.[2] In 2015, Chia represented Singapore in 2015 Southeast Asian Games – women's rhythmic individual all-around gymnastics event and was placed sixth.[8][6] She had retired from the sport thereafter and chose to further her studies at University of Cambridge.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Chia renounced her US citizenship in 2018.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gymnastics coach Zhu Xiaoping loses cancer fight". The Straits Times. 20 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Daphne Theresa CHIA Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.[dead link]
- 1 2 Chiang, Alan. "CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' and RGS win divisional rhythmic gymnastics titles". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "S'pore national gymnast on gruelling schedule that keeps her in shape". AsiaOne. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- 1 2 "Daphne CHIA | Medical Student | BA (Hons) | University of Cambridge, Cambridge | Cam | School of Clinical Medicine". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Dancing, prancing and romancing". ActiveSG. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Daphne Theresa Chia". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Results - Women's rhythmic individual all-around". 28th Southeast Asian Games. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.