TAN Adele Qian Xiu

Singapore
Shooting
31 Mar 1999
24
Female
1.52/4'12''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SHO Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women 25
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women
SGP
Singapore
 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
50m Range
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification
#05
Finished
50m Range
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women
#06
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
21Women's 10m Air Rifle2020Tokyo, JPN625.3
World Championships
5Women's 10m Air Rifle2018Changwon, KOR184.3
World Cup
3Women's 10m Air Rifle - Team2022Cairo, EGY16
6Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions - Team2022Changwon, KOR866
13Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions - Team2022Baku, AZE1293
13Women's 10m Air Rifle2017Qabala, AZE416.0
13Women's 10m Air Rifle2017Munich, GER417.5
22Women's 10m Air Rifle2019Beijing, CHN626.2
24Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team2022Cairo, EGY625.2
26Women's 10m Air Rifle2016Baku, AZE413.9
32Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions2023Lima, PER571
37Women's 10m Air Rifle2022Changwon, KOR624.5
42Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions2022Changwon, KOR574
46Women's 10m Air Rifle2022Baku, AZE624.4
50Women's 10m Air Rifle2019Munich, GER625.1
56Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions2022Baku, AZE571
69Women's 10m Air Rifle2019Rio de Janeiro, BRA620.3
76Women's 10m Air Rifle2022Cairo, EGY622.1
Asian Championships
3Women's 10m Air Rifle2017Wako, JPN228.2
7Women's 10m Air Rifle2018Kuwait City, KUW141.6
23Women's 10m Air Rifle2022Daegu, KOR619.5
South East Asian Games
3Women's 10m Air Rifle - Team2021Hanoi, VIE1863.8
3Women's 10m Air Rifle2019Subic, PHI227.3
3Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team2019Subic, PHI17
11Women's 10m Air Rifle2021Hanoi, VIE618.1
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Playing the piano. (The Straits Times YouTube channel, 15 Jul 2021)
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Athlete, Student
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Psychology - National University of Singapore, Singapore
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English, Mandarin
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Left eye, right hand (ISSF, 12 Dec 2017)
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Her younger sister Fernel Tan has represented Singapore in shooting. She competed at the 2022 World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, and won team bronze alongside Adele in the women's 10m air rifle at the 2021 South East Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Apr 2023; sportsschool, 17 Jan 2021)
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She took up shooting in 2012. (ISSF, 12 Dec 2017)
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She joined the Learn-To-Shoot [LTS] youth programme set up by the Singapore Sports School [SSP] in 2012. "After enrolling for the LTS, I liked the sport because it is relatively quiet and allows me to internalise my feelings. From there I went on to join the SSP." (straitstimes, 29 Apr 2018)
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US rifle shooter Matthew Emmons. (The Straits Times YouTube channel, 15 Jul 2021)
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"Before every competition, I have to listen to calming music, and I typically don't eat meat on my competition days because it's easier to digest, as I'm in a very stable and still position for a very long time." (Singapore Sports School Facebook page, 15 Jun 2021)
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"I love that my sport is mentally challenging, so even for someone like me who is only 1.5 metres tall and not the best in running or physical strength, I still can show my mental strength in other areas, like through shooting." (Singapore Sports School Facebook page, 15 Jun 2021)
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In March 2018 she received a Sports Excellence Scholarship at the spexScholarship Awards Presentation Ceremony in Singapore. (Singapore Sports School Facebook page, 20 Mar 2018; sportsschool, 20 Mar 2018)

She received the Singapore Schools Sports Council [SSSC] Best Sports Girl Award in Air Rifle Shooting for 2017. (moe, 2017)

Additional Information

General
SISTER ACT
Her younger sister Fernel Tan has also represented Singapore in shooting. "When there is a need to, we will be competitive, especially in competitions. It's our responsibility as athletes to do our best. We don't let go of our own abilities [just because they are sisters] but we also don't hate each other. Everyone thinks that our friends and family will compare and there's only one gold medallist but since we were young, our parents weren't like that. If she wins, it probably just means that she was better on the day and I probably have some stuff to improve on." (tnp, 22 May 2022)

PSYCHOLOGY
She has worked with a psychologist to help her deal with pressure and setbacks. "A low point in my career was probably in 2017 and 2018, where I didn't make three major competitions consecutively, missing out by 0.1 and 0.2 points. So, back then it was quite a big blow but slowly as I mature and grow, and as I seek help from my psychologist, I know how to deal with pressure and I know how to treat myself better." (Singapore Sports School Facebook page, 15 Jun 2021; straitstimes, 15 May 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event