Chow Ting Yu

Chow Ting Yu (Chinese: 周定宇; pinyin: Zhōudìngyǔ), known professionally as Marvel Chow, is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from Hong Kong.

Chow Ting Yu
Personal information
Born1978 (age 44–45)
Alma materBeijing Sports University
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team (1992-2005)
Coached byWu Chenglin
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong Qiangshu
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Qiangshu
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Jianshu (old)
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Qiangshu (old)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Macau Duilian
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong Jianshu

Career

Wushu

In his youth, Chow wanted to pursue a career in badminton and decided to learn wushu when he was 14 on the side to help him improve on his main sport.[1][2] Unexpectedly, he chose instead to pursue wushu. He went to train at the Beijing Sport University and became a member of the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1995.[1][3]

Chow made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a bronze medal in jianshu.[4][5] Two years later at the 2001 World Wushu Championships, he was a double silver medalist in jianshu and qiangshu.[6] His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he was once again the world champion in qiangshu and a silver medalist in the inaugural rendition of duilian.[7][8]

Acting

After retiring from competitive wushu, Chow started practicing wing chun which eventually led to his acting roles starting with Ip Man in 2008.[2]

Filmography

Awards

Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong

  • Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong: 2011[2]

References
  1. "周定宇：我不是一介武夫！" [Zhou Dingyu: I am not a martial artist!]. BizHK (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. Lai, Jiajun (2019-04-26). "【武打星蹤】周定宇：輸過才有真正的世界冠軍" [[Martial Arts Star Trail] Zhou Dingyu: Only after losing is there a real world champion]. HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. "周定宇威水史" [Zhou Dingyu's Wei Shui History]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-12-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. "Young gun Chow spears gold for HK". South China Morning Post. 1999-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-12-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  7. "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  8. Wan, Freda (2005-01-11). "Wushu wonders strike gold for HK". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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