Chan Chun Hing
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| Full name | Chun Hing Chan | ||||||||||||
| Born |
24 April 1981 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Hong Kong Cycling Association[3] | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||
 Men's Cross-Country, 2010 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chun Hing Chan[1][2] (Chinese: 陳振興; Jyutping: can4 zan3 hing3; born 24 April 1981) MH[4] is a Hong Kong professional racing cyclist. He specialises in cross-country mountain biking but also occasionally participates in road race.[1][2]
Early Years
Chan was born on 24 April 1981 in Hong Kong.[1][2] He grew up in Fanling with his parents and five older siblings.[5] Chan went to Kei San Secondary School, where he took up downhill mountain biking at Form 2.[5] After graduating from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education,[6] Chan trained part-time as a road cyclist and took up a job in the telecom industry for two years.[5] In 2002 at the age of 21, Chan decided to quit his job and became a full-time athlete[5][6] and turned his focus into cross-country mountain biking.[7] Chan is coached by Jinkang Shen.[5]
Career
In his early professional years, Chan competed in both cross-country mountain biking and road cycling. Chan won gold in the 2003 China National Mountain Bike Championship and also in the 2005 China National Road Cycling Championships.[7] In 2006, Chan won silver at the Asian Mountain Bike Championship,[7] an event that he finished third in the subsequent three years (2007, 2008 and 2009).[7] In 2007, Chan won a bronze medal in the individual road race 196 km event at the Asian Cycling Championships.[7][8]
Chan competed in the 2009 Chinese National Games and won a silver medal in cross-country mountain biking.[7] This performance brought him to the fore and Chan blazed to gold in the cross-country mountain bike race at the 16th Asian Games in 2010,[5][6][7] crossing the finish line at 2 hours 11 minutes and 33 seconds[9] and beating his main rival Japanese rider Kohei Yamamoto.[10] Chan's performance has impressed the Hong Kong cycling hierarchy, and he received the Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards for 2010.[11] In 2011, Chan won gold in the China National Mountain Bike Championship, and he also received the Medal of Honour from the Hong Kong Government in 2011 for his outstanding achievements in international cycling competitions.[4]
Chan took part in the 2012 London Olympics.[1][2] He participated in the cross-country cycling race.[12] Chan eventually finished at the 38th place (out of 50 competitors) with a time of 1 hour 41 minutes and 59 seconds.[13]
Personal life
Although Chan grew up in a farm, he is afraid of snakes.[14]
Palmarès
- 2003
- 1st
Cross-country, China National Mountain Bike Championships - 2005
- 1st Road race, China National Road Cycling Championships
- 2006
- 2nd
Cross-country, Asian Mountain Bike Championships - 2007
- 3rd
Cross-country, Asian Mountain Bike Championships - 3rd Road race, Asian Cycling Championships
- 2008
- 3rd Cross-country, Asian Mountain Bike Championships
- 2009
- 3rd Cross-country, Asian Mountain Bike Championships
- 2nd Cross-country, Chinese National Games
- 2010
- 1st Cross-country, Asian Games
- 2011
- 1st Cross-country, China National Mountain Bike Championships
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Chun Hing Chan". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Chun Hing Chan". LOCOG. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Particulars of Athlete". Hong Kong Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2011 Honours List". Press Releases. Government of Hong Kong. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 拚命三郎大器晚成 (in Chinese). The Sun. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 節衣宿食3萬蚊用兩年 (in Chinese). The Sun. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 陳振興抗戰8年苦盡金來 (in Chinese). The Sun. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ 第27回アジア自転車競技選手権大会 (in Japanese). Japan Cycling Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "HK's Chan Chun Hing wins men's cross-country cycling title at Asian Games". Xinhua News. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Hong Kong’s Chan Chun Hing scores surprise mountain bike win at Asian Games". VeloNews.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards". Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Hong Kong China Delegation - Delegation List". Hong Kong Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Cross-country Results". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ 陳振興玩命換回報 (in Chinese). The Sun. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Yuk Ming Kwong Tsz Hei Li Yvette Man-Yi Kong Tsz Ka Kaka Chan |
 Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards2010 With: Hau Wah Brenda Chan Tsun Sang Lee Wai Sze Lee |
Succeeded by Ngan Yi Cheung Ching Ching Yu Chin To Wong Hiu Lam Cheng In Kwan Lau Kwan Hoi Lok Perry Wong Tsz Hong Lau |
| Notes and references | ||
| 1. http://sportstar2011.hkolympic.org/past.php | ||