Xavier Pang

 

Name: Xavier Pang

Date of birth: 12-03-2009

Height: 161 cm

Current School: Singapore Sports School 

Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: I started at 3 years old because sister did it. 

First Club: Bazgym Gymanstics 

First Coach: Mr Bruce

Current Club: National Training Centre

Current Coach: Coach Park

Favourite apparatus: Pommel Horse

Favourite skill: Flops

Most difficult skill to learn so far: Wu Gunian

Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: Scored 13.100 on the Pommel Horse during National Championships. 

Major Sporting Achievements:

  1. JRC Star Championships 2023 – Team 1st 
  2. National Championships – Personal Best score of 13.100 on the Pommel Horse 
  3. National Championships – 1st on the Pommel Horse 
  4. National Championships – Scored 69.700 on IAA 

Previous Sports Award / MAP Awards:

  1. Peter Lim Scholarship 

Most admired sports person: Max Whitlock

Who is your favourite gymnast and why? Max Whitlock because he is good on the Pommel Horse. 

Favourite music: Baby Shark

Favourite movie: Top Gun Maverick 

My favourite local dish: My favourite local dish is Chicken rice because it's simple and nice.

My main support group: Myself and my rabbit.

If I was not an athlete, I would like to be... A Pro Gamer

Top 3 things on my bucket list:

  1. Podium Youth Olympic Games on Pommel Horse 
  2. Become a pro gamer
  3. Be financially free 

I love to hang out at... because... My house because my rabbit and PC is there.

One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is... I do not like to go out a lot.

What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?

Mental blocks when doing new skills.

Any other pre-competition routines that you practice besides warm up? 

Close my eyes and imagine myself doing the routine.