Phan Manh Tan is one of the faces that left an impression on the audience in the first years of the show Road to Olympia. The former student of the 8th class of Math major at Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted was the champion of the second season.
Currently, Phan Manh Tan has a wife and two sons, lives in Melbourne, Australia and works in the information technology industry.
In 2021, according to the introduction from Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted (on the occasion of the school's 30th anniversary), Manh Tan is the Senior Manager of the consulting department - IBM Group, Australia.
Previously, in 2001, the young man from Ha Tinh province won the laurel wreath in a thrilling and breathtaking contest. Thanks to the question about his strength in Chemistry, Phan Manh Tan chose the star of hope and won the victory.
At that time, the name Phan Manh Tan was all over the newsstands. Not only was he a good student, he also impressed with his handsome face and radiant smile, being “someone else’s child” in the eyes of his parents.
Besides Road to Olympia, Phan Manh Tan is famous for winning third prize in the national Chemistry competition. The male student born in 1984 is also one of the typical faces of Ha Tinh Specialized High School.
After graduating from high school, Phan Manh Tan went to Australia to study Information Technology at Swinburne University, then pursued a PhD in Information Technology.
Although he had the opportunity to stay at school to do research and teaching, Manh Tan decided to try his hand in the corporate environment.
During his years abroad, Phan Manh Tan was exposed to many cultures and lifestyle differences. However, he still tried to maintain Vietnamese characteristics in his family. The Olympia season 2 champion couple lives according to Vietnamese family traditions and teaches their children to speak Vietnamese.
His wife is a Northerner, a family-oriented woman. They met while studying and working in the land of kangaroos.
In Australia, Phan Manh Tan lives near a high school friend, who also came from the 8th grade Math class of Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted. Every weekend, the children living far away from home would meet up, talk to each other in their native accents, and make traditional Vietnamese dishes.
In daily life, Manh Tan is a private person, rarely sharing private stories on social networks.
The rare time he appeared in the media was through an article honoring "Portrait of outstanding alumni" of Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
