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Gymnastics - Kevin Tan

Born: September 24, 1981

Home: Fremont, CA

Kevin is of Chinese descent, and his given name is Kai Wen.  He was a six-time all-American at Penn State, where he is now assistant gymnastics coach.  Still-rings is one of his best events.

Table Tennis  - Chang Gao Jun
Born: January 25, 1969
Hometown: Boading, China
Resides: Gaithersburg, Md. 
Events: Singles, Doubles

Gao began playing table tennis at the age of 6.   She won an Olympic silver medal in Barcelona, Spain in 1992 as a member of the Chinese National Team.  She has been a member of the U.S. National team since 1996.

Shooting - Sandra Fong

Born: April 15, 1990

Birthplace: New York, New York

Hometown: New York, New York

Events: Air Rifle, Three-Position Rifle

Sandra’s father is from Hong Kong.  He taught Sandra and her sisters to shoot when they were young.  She beat out older sister Abigail for her spot on the Olympic team and her younger sister Danielle will compete at the Paraolympics in shooting.

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