Lianne Tan

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Born (1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 35)
Bilzen, Belgium
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
CountryBelgium
Lianne Tan
Tan in 2013
Personal information
Born (1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 35)
Bilzen, Belgium
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record250 wins, 238 losses
Highest ranking34 (27 September 2022)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Belgium
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuWomen's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 MilanGirls' singles

Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player.[2] She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio,[3] 2020 Tokyo,[4] and 2024 Paris Olympics.[5] She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan.[6] In 2015, she won the silver medal in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7]

Lianne Tan in 2011

Tan's father, Hank Tan, is Indonesian Chinese, while her mother, Maria Meyers, is Belgian (Flemish), and a native of Bilzen.[8][9] Her parents met when her father came to Belgium to study dentistry.[9]

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