Sam Tan (archer)

Samantha Tan Pek Hoon (1948 – 23 August 1992) was a Singaporean archer. Previously working with the Housing and Development Board as a stenographer, she took up the sport in late 1974. She went on to compete at the 1977 SEA Games, where she won five silver medals in archery; she was dubbed the "Silver Lady" for her performance. Tan went on to participate at the 1978 Asian Games and the 1979 SEA Games, but faced a one-year ban in 1979 from the Archery Association of Singapore (AAS) for her frequent unpunctuality. Following this, she announced her retirement from archery, but was later convinced by AAS president Bill Wee to return to the sport in March 1983.

Tan then competed at the 1983 SEA Games, where she won two golds and a bronze, becoming the first Singaporean archer to win a gold at the SEA Games. She also participated at the 1983 World Archery Championships in Los Angeles, United States, and at the 1984 International Invitational Friendly Shoot in Guangxi, China. However, in 1985, she was given a two-year ban from the AAS for her misconduct during the trip to China. Tan subsequently retired from the sport, and she died in 1992 from cancer. She has since been described as "the country's most-medaled SEA Games archer" by Sport Singapore.