Chan Chun Hing

Chun Hing Chan
Personal information
Full name Chun Hing Chan
Born 24 April 1981
Hong Kong
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)[2]
Team information
Current team Hong Kong Cycling Association[3]
Discipline Mountain bike racing
Role Rider
Major wins
Men's Cross-Country, 2010 Asian Games
Infobox last updated on
18 August 2012
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.

Chun Hing Chan[4][5] (Chinese: 陳振興; Jyutping: can4 zan3 hing3; born 24 April 1981) MH[6] is a Hong Kong professional racing cyclist. He specialises in cross-country mountain biking but also occasionally participates in road race.[4][5]

Early Years

Chan was born on 24 April 1981 in Hong Kong.[4][5] He grew up in Fanling with his parents and five older siblings.[7] Chan went to Kei San Secondary School, where he took up downhill mountain biking at Form 2.[7] After graduating from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education,[8] Chan trained part-time as a road cyclist and took up a job in the telecom industry for two years.[7] In 2002 at the age of 21, Chan decided to quit his job and became a full-time athlete[7][8] and turned his focus into cross-country mountain biking.[9] Chan is coached by Jinkang Shen.[7]

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.[9] In 2006, Chan won silver at the Asian Mountain Bike Championship,[9] an event that he finished third in the subsequent three years (2007, 2008 and 2009).[9] In 2007, Chan won a bronze medal in the individual road race 196 km event at the Asian Cycling Championships.[9][10]

Chan competed in the 2009 Chinese National Games and won a silver medal in cross-country mountain biking.[9] 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,[7][8][9] crossing the finish line at 2 hours 11 minutes and 33 seconds[11] and beating his main rival Japanese rider Kohei Yamamoto.[12] Chan's performance has impressed the Hong Kong cycling hierarchy, and he received the Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards for 2010.[13] 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.[6]

Chan took part in the 2012 London Olympics.[4][5] He participated in the cross-country cycling race.[14] Chan eventually finished at the 38th place (out of 50 competitors) with a time of 1 hour 41 minutes and 59 seconds.[15]

Chan competed for Hong Kong at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the mountain biking cross-country race. He finished in 32nd place with a time of 1 hour 44 minutes and 41 seconds.[16] He was the flag bearer for Hong Kong during the closing ceremony.[17]

Personal life

Although Chan grew up on a farm, he is afraid of snakes.[18]

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. ↑ "Chun Hing Chan". Rio 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chun Hing Chan". Rio 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Particulars of Athlete". Hong Kong Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Chun Hing Chan". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Chun Hing Chan". LOCOG. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 "2011 Honours List". Press Releases. Government of Hong Kong. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 拚命三郎大器晚成 (in Chinese). The Sun. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 節衣宿食3萬蚊用兩年 (in Chinese). The Sun. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 陳振興抗戰8年苦盡金來 (in Chinese). The Sun. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "HK's Chan Chun Hing wins men's cross-country cycling title at Asian Games". Xinhua News. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Hong Kong's Chan Chun Hing scores surprise mountain bike win at Asian Games". VeloNews.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards". Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Hong Kong China Delegation - Delegation List". Hong Kong Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Men's Cross-country Results". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  17. ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  18. ↑ 陳振興玩命換回報 (in Chinese). The Sun. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Yuk Ming Kwong
Tsz Hei Li
Yvette Man-Yi Kong
Tsz Ka Kaka Chan		 Hong Kong Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards
2010
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802153359/http://sportstar2011.hkolympic.org:80/past.php
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