Talk:Sam Tan (archer)

GA review

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Nominator: Actuall7 (talk · contribs) 15:25, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Canary757 (talk · contribs) 06:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi review to follow. Canary757 (talk) 06:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi. Good initial impressions.

• Page is stable. Earwig high of 3.8% so no copyvio issue.
• I'd link archer (lead), archery and bowler on first usage.

•  Done

• Maybe change 'Steven' to He. Is he a relation?

• Clarified.

• Can the 'first competition' be defined?

•  Done

• I'd link Guangxi, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta etc but if you think these are overly common geographical terms it's not an issue.

More to follow. Thanks.

Canary757 (talk) 08:41, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

• per MOS:OVERSECTION I think early life is too short for a level 2 header (==) and there should simply be a combined Life and career section.

•  Done

• Considered a possible gold medalist - by whom?

• Clarified.

• 83 Worlds - Where did she finish?

• Added.

• Why do we need to know Poland, Mongolia etc were competing in that competition?

• I added that information to include some context on the International Invitational Friendly Shoot, as there isn't info on it elsewhere on Wikipedia. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 03:19, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

• I accept the free-use rationale for the image.

More to follow. Thanks. Canary757 (talk) 10:59, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Source check. 3 4a 4b 7 9 10 13 16a 16b 17 21 24 27 28 all good. Presented well with clippings. Canary757 (talk) 12:38, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Last part.

• Lead - She went on to compete at the 1977 SEA Games, where she won five silver medals in archery Could 'in archery' be dropped as the article has already introduced her as an archer?

•  Done

• I think there is overuse of Tan did Tan then etc maybe replace a few Tan's with 'She' did this etc.

•  Done

• Indonesia, she was considered a possible gold medalist, but she managed a silver and a bronze I'd reword this slightly as it makes it sound (to me at least) that the silver and a bronze were a small failure of sorts. I think like 'despite' and 'however' 'but' can be a WP:WORDSTOWATCH and I think here it's use is not ideal. Fine to state she was a favorite but I'd reword to drop the but.

•  Done

• could face another ban from the AAS for alleged misconduct after arriving at the airport for the International Invitational Friendly Shoot. I'd clarify that this happened in China.

• I don't think it would be that confusing to a reader, as it is already previously stated that the IIFS was held in China. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 03:19, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

• Later in October 1979, I think there needs to either be a comma after later or simply use Later that month, or The following month, depending on when exactly the SEA Games took place?

• "Later that month" doesn't really work here, so I've added a comma. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 03:19, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Let me know your thoughts. Over to you. Thanks. Canary757 (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for taking this up @Canary757, have replied to all the above! – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 03:19, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for addressing many of the suggestions. Article is well referenced, broad enough for the subject, is well written, neutral and free of original research. Promoting. Congrats. Canary757 (talk) 06:29, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Zzz plant (talk) 23:52, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Singapore's "most-medaled SEA Games archer" was banned twice from competitive archery? Source: The quote: ; first ban: ; second ban:
  • ALT1: ... that archer Sam Tan was known as the "Silver Lady" for winning five silver medals at the 1977 SEA Games? Source:
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Improved to Good Article status by Actuall7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

– actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:15, 5 April 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 20:15, 8 April 2026 (UTC)