Jet Ng

Jet Ng (born 10 May 1998) is a Singaporean foil fencer.

Jet Ng
Full nameJet Ng Shang Fei
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998
Singapore
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubZ Fencing International Academy/Waseda University Fencing Club
Head coachJoseph Engert
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 MalaysiaFencing at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesFencing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games

Career

Ng attained a 5th-place finish at the 2015 Cadet World Championships (men's foil), the then-highest achieved by a Singaporean fencer,[1] before Ywen Lau won the 2016 Cadet World Championships in Women's Sabre. He won multiple Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) medals in Asian and Southeast Asian competitions.

Ng made his SEA Games debut in 2017, winning an individual bronze medal in the men's foil individual event. In 2019, Ng won the gold medal at the men's foil team event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[2]

Personal life

Ng was born on 10 May 1998 in Singapore. He attended Tao Nan School, Victoria School and Meridian Junior College. Ng attended Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan from 2019-2023, graduating with a Bachelors in Arts. He currently attends Waseda University's Graduate School of Sport Sciences.

Ng is a fan of the Star Wars franchise and started fencing to emulate the characters in the movies.

Ng picked up fencing at age 8 when emulating the characters of the Star Wars franchise, which he is a fan.

He is the nephew of veteran actress, Huang Bi Ren.[3]

International Awards

In addition to winning multiple National Championships and medals, Ng also had success on the international stage.

  • 2013 Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
  • 2013 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
  • 2014 Southeast Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
  • 2014 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Silver
  • 2015 Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
  • 2015 Asian U17 Championships - Silver
  • 2017 Southeast Asian Games - Bronze
  • 2018 Asian U20 Championships - Silver
  • 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Gold

References
  1. Migration (3 April 2015). "Fencing: Jet Ng secures highest-ever finish for S'porean at Cadet and Junior World C'ships | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "Singapore sports star spotlight: Man behind the mask, Jet Ng". AsiaOne. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "Huang Biren on Instagram: "Singapore fencer Jet Ng finished 5th among over 90 other athletes from around the world in the FIE Cadet n Junior World Championships 2015 inTashkent Uzbekisktan on Thursday...HE IS MY NEPHEW!!! Jet, yiyi is so proud of u!!! N u did Singapore proud!!!😘👏💝Singapore has the talents! Groom them!! I m sure our late Mr Lee Kuan Yew is very proud of u too!! #huangbiren #FIE CadetnJuniorWorldChampionships #Zfencing #fencing #sports #MeridianJuniorCollege"". Instagram. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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