Kai Wen "Kevin" Tan ( Chinese : ?????????, Pinyin: T??n K??iw??n, born September 24, 1981) is an American artistic gymnast.

Tan was born in Fremont, California in 1981 to immigrants from Taiwan. He graduated from Mission San Jose High School, Class of 2000.

He is of Chinese descent. His Chinese and legal name is Kai Wen and that is the name he uses in international competition. He uses his English language name Kevin in domestic events and in his coaching at Penn State.

Career

At Penn State, Tan was a six time All-American. He won the NCAA team championship as a senior in 2004 and also won the individual titles in still rings in 2003 and 2004, thus becoming Penn State's first back-to-back NCAA champion on the still rings. He also earned All-American honors on the parallel bars (2002) and high bar (2003) during his career.

Coaching

Following his graduation, he began working as an assistant coach of the Penn State men's gymnastics team.

Tan has been a member of the U.S. National Team for several years.

International

He was a member of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 U.S. teams to the World Gymnastics Championships and is a 3-time U.S. national champion on the still rings, his specialty.

Olympics 2008

Tan was named to the 2008 Olympic team and was selected as captain of the team.