Daphne Theresa Chia (born ) is a former

Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, m ...

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...

. She represented Singapore at international competitions from 2013 to 2015.

Early life and education

Chia was born on 26 September 1996 in

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, United States. She attended Raffles Girls' School, and then

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both b ...

in Singapore. Chia was a medical student at

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Career

Chia started training as a rhythmic gymnast at the age of nine. In 2009, Chia represented her secondary school in the national Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. She started representing Singapore in international competitions since 2010, starting with the ASEAN School Games 2010 in which her rhythmic gymnast team was placed second. In 2013, Chia represented Singapore in

Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The Asian Gymnastic Union (AGU) organizes Asian Gymnastics Championships for each of the International Gymnastics Federation, FIG gymnastic disciplines: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymn ...

and

World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rh ...

. In 2014, Chia represented Singapore in 2014 Commonwealth Games – women's rhythmic team all-around gymnastics and was placed eighth. In 2015, Chia represented Singapore in 2015 Southeast Asian Games – women's rhythmic individual all-around gymnastics event and was placed sixth. She had retired from the sport thereafter and chose to further her studies at

Personal life

Chia renounced her US citizenship in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Daphne Theresa 1996 births Living people Singaporean rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games People who renounced United States citizenship