Joan Poh
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Joan Poh OLY (born 14 April 1991) is a Singaporean rower. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Education[edit]
Poh studied nursing at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and National University of Singapore (NUS).[2]
Career[edit]
Poh works as a staff nurse in the renal unit of Tan Tock Seng Hospital.[3][4]
Sporting career[edit]
Poh was part of NYP's dragonboat team and was one of the best paddlers.[4] In 2009, she was called up to the national women's team, and represented Singapore at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in dragon-boating but did not win any medals.[4][5] Poh then left the national team but joined the NUS's dragonboat team.[4]
The Singapore Sailing Federation and Sport Singapore started a talent scouting programme to find a sailing partner for Dawn Liu in the women's 470 for the 2013 SEA Games held in Myanmar.[4] Initially not chosen as the sailing partner for Liu, after the selected partner failed with Liu, Poh was eventually chosen as Liu's partner.[4] Due to little time left for preparation, they failed to qualify for the Games.[4]
Poh and Liu decided to change to the 49erFX class and attempted to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics held at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.[4] However Liu broke her hand during the International Sailing Federation World Championships in Spain in September 2014, ending their qualification attempt.[4]
Liu ended their partnership eight months before the 2015 SEA Games held in Singapore.[4] Poh failed to find another partner and unsuccessful attempted change to keelboat as the team was already formed.[4] On a friend's suggestion, Poh changed to rowing just before the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. She represented Singapore in the 1,000m women's coxless pair with Joanna Chan where they won the bronze medal.[5]
At the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan, Poh placed 12th but Singapore received an invitation from World Rowing to send her to the Games, as the next highest-ranked nation vying for qualification.[3] On her Olympics debut, Poh finished 28th out of 32 athletes in the women's single sculls event.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rowing - POH Joan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "I'm not the Jill of all trades, says dragonboater, sailor and rower Joan Poh". TODAYonline. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b May, Tiffany (20 July 2021). "Between nursing shifts, a Singapore rower trained for the Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Abdul Aziz, Sazali (31 October 2021). "ST Singaporean of the Year nominee: Rower Joan Poh on her inspiring journey". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Rowing's promising debut may help grow sport in Singapore". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rowing: Singapore's Joan Poh finishes 28th overall in single sculls competition at Tokyo Olympics". TODAY. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Singaporean female rowers
- Olympic rowers for Singapore
- Rowers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Rowers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore
- Singaporean female sailors (sport)
- Dragon boat racers at the 2010 Asian Games
- 21st-century Singaporean women
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games medalists in rowing