TAN Laurentia

Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Female

Sport Class: GI

Birth Country:

Singapore

Place of residence : LONDON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Team Test to Music SGP Singapore	14
	Individual Test - Grade I	5
	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade I	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
3	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
3	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2008	Beijing, CHN
3	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
11	Team Test to Music	2012	London, GBR
14	Team Test to Music	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Equestrian Games
2	Individual Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
3	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
4	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
5	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
5	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
7	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
9	Team Test to Music	2014	Caen, FRA

Going to the park, cycling, socialising, going to the cinema and the theatre, reading, spending time in the countryside, travel. (fei.org, 31 Mar 2018)

Occupation:

Hospitality Management, Tourism - Oxford Brookes University, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

English, Sign Language - British

Volker Eubel [national], GER; Penny Pegrum, GBR

Other sports:

She has competed in Para swimming at national level in Great Britain. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012; Facebook profile, 31 Mar 2020)

2007 for Singapore, World Championships in Great Britain (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

She began riding at age five at the Diamond Riding Centre in London, England. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

She took up Para equestrian as part of her physiotherapy sessions. "My love of horses started when I was a little girl. Riding a horse gave me the freedom, movement, and energy that my own legs could not do. Horses lend me their legs and together we can 'fly' and take on anything." (fei.org, 31 Mar 2018; Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (straitstimes.com, 09 Mar 2019)

British Para dressage rider Lee Pearson. (brookes.ac.uk, 15 Jun 2012)

Her family and friends. (fei.org, 31 Mar 2018)

Philosophy:

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall." [Confucius] (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

She was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014. (swhf.sg, 20 Mar 2014)

In recognition of her performances at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she was named the Straits Times' Athlete of the Year, presented with Singapore's Public Service Star [Bintang Bakti Masyarakat], and given the UK Deaf Overseas Sports Athlete of the Year award. (paralympic.org, 03 Sep 2013)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE I (FEI, 24 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

Impairment Details
She developed cerebral palsy and a hearing impairment after birth. She communicates both verbally and by using British Sign Language [BSL]. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

General
NO NEED FOR MUSIC
Her hearing impairment means that she cannot hear the music when she is competing in the freestyle event. "Being a deaf rider, the freestyle is the most difficult as marks are given on compulsory movements, choreography and music interpretation. Other riders can hear their music and pace themselves. I can't hear the music at all, let alone when it has started or is finishing. I can't hear where I am in the timing of the music, never mind if I have more time or less time to do a certain movement. But I think it is a blessing in a way as I can just concentrate on the riding, the horse, and the movements." (paralympic.org, 01 Jul 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a member of the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] athletes' committee. "My goal as a member of this committee is to represent the views of the Para equestrian community, resolve any concerns and issues from Para equestrian athletes, and keep all equestrian sports fair, clean, transparent, and enjoyable for both the athletes and the fans." (fei.org, 31 Mar 2018)

FROM SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND
Born in Singapore, she moved to England at age three with her family. "We moved because the schools there are very good with the necessary facilities. It was there that her deafness was diagnosed. I'm not sure if she could have achieved all this if she had stayed in Singapore," her mother Jannie said. (divinediary.com, 01 Sep 2008)

Milestones

She became the first Singaporean rider, and first rider from any Asian nation, to win a medal in dressage at the Paralympic Games by claiming two bronze medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Jun 2020; fei.org, 04 Sep 2012; beijing2008.cn, 11 Sep 2008)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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