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| CHOI Ryan |
| NOC |
Hong Kong, China
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
09 Oct 1997
in Hong Kong, HKG
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Hong Kong Sports Institute [HKSI]: Hong Kong, CHN |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Accounting - The University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, CHN |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2021 he was named Male Athlete of the Year by the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong, China. (hkelite.org, 01 Jul 2021)
He was flag bearer for Hong Kong, China at the opening ceremony of the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy. (scmp.com, 04 Jul 2019)
In 2014 he received a Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Award from the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. (hksi.org.hk, 18 Mar 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Gregory Koenig, FRA |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in grade four of primary school. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Cantonese, English |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You always pass failure on your way to success." (sportstar2014.hkolympic.org, 16 Jan 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His mother forced him to go to a fencing lesson. "I didn't really want to go, but my mother made me because it was run by a friend of hers and they wanted more students. But, after the class, I loved it and wanted to continue." |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To finish on the podium at the Asian Games, the world championships, and the Olympic Games. (harpersbazaar.com.hk, 23 Dec 2021) |
| Hero / Idol |
US fencer Race Imboden. (sportsroad.hk, 02 Sep 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Hong Kong, China |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
5 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2019 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Foil |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2019 |
7 |
Individual Foil |
Budapest, Hungary |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2022 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2022 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2019 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2019 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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