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 name	Cheng Xinru
Nationality	Singapore
Born	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 Singapore
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)	Laser 4.7, Laser Standard
Coach	Brett Beyer[2]
Medal record Men's sailing Representing  Singapore World Championships 2006 Hourtin Laser 4.7 Asian Games 2006 Doha Laser 4.7 2010 Guangzhou Laser 2014 Incheon Laser Asian Championships 2008 Bali Laser
Updated on June 11, 2016.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

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 competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

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. "Sailing: Colin Cheng gets second Olympic nod". Redsports.org. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

External links

• Colin Cheng at World Sailing
• Colin Cheng at the International Olympic Committee
• Colin Cheng at the Singapore National Olympic Council