Chan Yui Chong

Chan Yui-chong (born 4 January 1983)^[1] is a Hong Kong wheelchair fencer who has been part of the territory's team since 2002. She has competed for Hong Kong at the Summer Paralympics, the Asian Para Games and at the IWAS World Championships.

Chan Yui-chong

Personal information
Nationality	Hong Kong
Born	4 January 1983 (1983-01-04) (age 42)
Sport
Sport	Wheelchair fencing
Medal record Women's wheelchair fencing Representing  Hong Kong Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Foil B 2014 Incheon Épée B IWAS World Championships 2016 Hong Kong Foil B 2013 Budapest Foil B 2016 Hong Kong Épée B Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Épée team 2004 Athens Foil B 2004 Athens Foil team 2008 Beijing Épée B 2008 Beijing Foil B 2004 Athens Épée B 2016 Rio de Janeiro Épée team 2012 London Épée B 2012 London Epée team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Épée B

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.

Sporting career

Chan Yui-chong joined the Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team in 2002.^[2] She took up the sport after being inspired by a music video featuring a fencer.^[3] At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, she won three gold medals and a silver in the épée B at the age of 21.^[2][3] She won two further gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China,^[2] including a defeat of China's Yao Fang in the final of the épée B.^[4]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Chan made it to the semi-finals in the épée B competition once more. She was defeated 15-14 by Zhou Jingjing of China. However, when she fought Germany's Simone Briese-Baetke, Chan was this time victorious by the same scoreline, winning the bronze medal event for the second time in a row.^[5] Her further success was praised by Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-ying.^[6] Chan competed at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea, where she won gold in the foil B, but placed second in the épée B following defeat by China's JingJing Zhou.^[7]

Personal life

Chan enjoys fishing as a hobby.^[2] She is married to fellow wheelchair fencer Tam Chik-sum.^[5][8]