Theo Chan (陳銘泰)

Theo Chan 陳銘泰 is a Hong Kong track and field athlete specializing in long jump. He has broken the Hong Kong men's long jump record many times since 2013. He is presently the Hong Kong record holder at 8.12m set at Hong Kong Championships in 2016. Historically he is the second athlete to represent Hong Kong in the Olympic long jump event. He studied at Diocesan Boys' College, graduated from HKU majoring in Finance and now a full-time athlete at Hong Kong Sports Institute. His interest in sports started early. Apart from his own sport, he also acquired knowledge in ballet, trampoline, and triathlon, enough to act as host and commentator in broadcasting of various international competitions. His other hobbies are gardening, photography, meditation etc and he is also a dog lover!