Colin Cheng

Cheng Xinru (Chinese: 郑忻如; pinyin: Zhèng Xīnrú; born 10 September 1989), known as Colin Cheng, is a Singaporean sailor.[1] He has been cited as "the top Asian sailor in the men’s laser standard class".[2]

Colin Cheng
Personal information
Native name郑忻如
Birth nameCheng Xinru
Born (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989
Singapore
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser 4.7, Laser Standard
CoachBrett Beyer[2]
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Singapore
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 HourtinLaser 4.7
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 DohaLaser 4.7
Silver medal – second place 2010 GuangzhouLaser
Bronze medal – third place 2014 IncheonLaser
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 BaliLaser
Updated on 11 June 2016.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng won the gold medal at the Laser 4.7 competition at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha.[3] He switched to Laser class and won the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.[3]

Cheng has resided in New South Wales, Australia since 2010, where he has studied and trained at the University of New South Wales.[2]

Cheng competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's Laser class, finishing 15th of 49.[2]

In 2014, Cheng competed in the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea and won the bronze medal.[3]

In 2015, he competed in the 2015 SEA Games.[4] 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.[4] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Cheng". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. "Cheng completes Singapore Sailing's largest Olympic contingent". Today Online. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. Sari, Haiqal (17 May 2015). "Olympian Cheng eyes two golds on SEA Games debut". The New Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "Sailing: Colin Cheng gets second Olympic nod". Redsports.org. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.


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