Colin Cheng
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| Native name | 郑忻如 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Colin Cheng Xinru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 September 1989 Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Laser 4.7, Laser Standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Brett Beyer[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colin Cheng Xinru (Chinese: 郑忻如; pinyin: Zhèng Xīnrú; born 10 September 1989) is a Singaporean sailor.[1] He has been cited as "the top Asian sailor in the men’s laser standard class".[2]
Cheng has resided in New South Wales, Australia since 2010, where he has studied and trained at the University of New South Wales.[2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's Laser class, finishing 15th of 49.[2] In 2015 he competed in the 2015 SEA Games.[3] In March-April 2016 he finished 13th in the Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta in Spain and in May 2016 he finished 26th out of 112 in the Laser World Championships in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.[3] He is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Colin Cheng". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cheng completes Singapore Sailing's largest Olympic contingent". Today Online. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Sailing: Colin Cheng gets second Olympic nod". Redsports.org. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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