Hank Chien

Hank Chien
Born August 4, 1974
Residence New York, New York
Nationality American
Education Computer science and mathematics degree from Harvard University[1][2]
Alma mater Harvard University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine[1][2]
Occupation Plastic Surgeon[1][2]

Hank Chien is the former world record holder of the video game Donkey Kong.[2][3] As of November 2012, his personal best sits at 1,138,600. Chien is also the winner of the first Kong Off, a Donkey Kong competition which occurred on March 19–20, 2011. The competition featured Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell and 8 other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.[4]

The documentary "Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition", follows his first attempt to break the world record.

Chien was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of two.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kilgannon, Corey (January 6, 2012). "Dr. Hank Chien, a King of Donkey Kong". New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hutchinson, Bill (March 10, 2010). "Queens doctor, Hank Chien, named new King of Kong, smashes video game's top score". NY Daily News. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Joystiq.com
  4. ↑ Thekongoff.com