Sophia Pang (born 1972) is a Singaporean adventurer. She is the first woman from Singapore to reach the South Pole.
Sophia Pang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Business School |
| Occupation | Adventurer |
| Known for | First woman from Singapore to reach South Pole |
Biography
editPang graduated from Nanyang Business School in 1994.[1] Before Pang left on her Antarctic expedition, she used to teach classes as a freelance fitness instructor.[2]
In August 2008, she found an online application for women to represent their country in Antarctica and she decided to apply.[3] She eventually beat out 70 other applicants to take the spot to travel to the South Pole.[3] She joined a team, that was later funded by Kaspersky Lab, called the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, and which included women from New Zealand, Jamaica, India, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Ghana and Brunei.[4][5] Pang was the person who secured the Kaspersky sponsorship for the team by contacting their Singapore distributor.[4]
Pang underwent a five-month training program to get ready for the trip.[1] The expedition left on 22 November 2009 from Messner Start, which is around 900 kilometers from the pole.[6][1] Pang and her team reached the South Pole at around 10 am, Singapore Time, on 30 December 2009.[7]
Pang was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sophia Pang". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ Chong, April (28 January 2010). "Fresh from Her South Pole Expedition, Mother-of-Three Sophia Pang Has Dreams of Conquering the North Pole, Too, One Day". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b Teo, Wan Gek (7 June 2009). "Mum of Three Sets Her Sights on South Pole". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b Chua, Grace (21 September 2009). "South Pole Team Clears Funding Hurdle". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ "Pakistan: Eight intrepid women to set out on Antarctic expedition". Daily the Pak Banker. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ "First Cypriot to reach the South Pole" Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Cyprus Mail, January 1, 2010
- ^ Chua, Grace (31 December 2009). "First S'pore woman to reach South Pole".