Ng Siu Ching Explained

Ng Siu Ching
Honorific Suffix:MH
Nickname:武术女王 "Wushu Queen"
Citizenship:Hong Kong (before 2000)
American (after 2000)
Birth Place:Ji'an, Jiangxi, China
Alma Mater:Springfield College
Sport:Wushu
Event:Changquan, Nanquan
Team:Hong Kong Wushu Team (1986-1999)
Coach:Yu Liguang
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Ng Siu Ching (; born 1968) is a former wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. She achieved an extensive medal record in international competition, becoming the first taolu athlete to win five gold medals at the World Wushu Championships. Ng also had multiple victories in the Asian Games and the East Asian Games.

Career

Born in Jiangxi, Ng moved to Hong Kong in 1986. Her first major international appearance was at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China, where she won the bronze medal in the women's changquan all-around event.[1] A year later, she competed in the 1991 World Wushu Championships also in Beijing and won three silver medals in changquan, jianshu, and qiangshu.[2] Two years later, she competed in the 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China, and won a silver medal in the women's changquan all-around event and a bronze medal in nanquan. A few months later, she competed in the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and won silver medals in jianshu and nanquan and a bronze medal in qiangshu.[3] A year later, she competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won the bronze medal in women's nanquan. At the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, USA, Ng won her first gold medals in international competition, becoming world champion in nanquan and qiangshu and also winning a bronze medal in jianshu.[4] For her final competition representing British Hong Kong, she won the gold medal in women's nanquan at the 1997 East Asian Games.

Representing the SAR of Hong Kong, Ng first competed at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, where she was the world champion in nanquan and jianshu, and also won a silver medal in qiangshu.[5] She then won a gold medal in women's nanquan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, making her become the first athlete from Hong Kong to receive a wushu gold medal in the Asian Games.[6] For her last competition, Ng competed at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong where she was the gold champion in nanquan and additionally won a bronze medal in qiangshu.[7] [8] After announcing her retirement, she moved to the United States to pursue a degree in sports at Springfield College.[9]

Competitive history

YearEventCQJSQS
1990Asian Games333
1991World Championships
1993East Asian Games???
World Championships
1994Asian Games
1995World Championships
1997East Asian Games
1998Asian Games
1999World Championships

Awards

Awarded by the Hong Kong SAR Government:

See also

References

  1. Book: Lam. S. F.. The Quest for Gold: Fifty Years of Amateur Sports in Hong Kong, 1947–1997. Chang. Julian W.. Hong Kong University Press. 2005. 9622097669. Hong Kong. 190–191. 20 June 2021.
  2. Web site: 2019. The 1st World Wushu Championships. 20 June 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  3. Web site: 2019. World Wushu Championships 1993 Results. 20 June 2021. International Wushu Federation.
  4. News: 3 November 1997. Secrets of a wushu whiz-kid. South China Morning Post. subscription. 20 June 2021.
  5. News: 2 January 1998. Wushu whizz blends elegance and strength. South China Morning Post. subscription. 20 June 2021.
  6. Web site: 衛爾良 . 【亞運會2018武術】耿曉靈放下教鞭再次參賽 親率後進共赴亞運 . zh-hk . . 15 August 2018 . 13 July 2021 .
  7. News: 8 November 1999. China Continues Dominating at World Wushu Championships. People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 20 June 2021.
  8. News: Chow. Aires. 13 November 1999. Ng aiming for hometown glory. South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. subscription. 23 June 2021.
  9. News: Lee. Alan. 27 August 2000. Champion proud of representing SAR. South China Morning Post. 23 June 2021.
  10. News: 1 July 1998. 1998 Honours List. South China Morning Post. subscription. 13 July 2021.