Vivian Kong

Vivian Kong Man Wai (born 8 February 1994) is a Hong Kong left-handed épée fencer, three-time individual Asian champion, and two-time Olympian.[1][2][3]

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Kong. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Vivian Kong and the Chinese-style name is Kong Man-wai.

Vivian Kong Man-wai
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994
Hong Kong
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportFencing
Rank1st
Event(s)Épée
Coached byOctavian Zidaru
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2023)
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoIndividual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 HangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2014 IncheonIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2018 JakartaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Individual
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Seoul Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Wuxi Individual
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Suwon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chiba Team

Career

Kong competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She became the first fencer from Hong Kong to win a World Cup title when she won the FIE Women's Épée World Cup in Havana, Cuba in January 2019.[4]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's épée event at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[5]

Medal record

World Championship
Year Location Event Position
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[6]
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Individual Women's Épée 3rd[7]

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
2017-05-26 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[8]
2023-01-29 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd[9]
2023-05-07 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 1st[10]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
2014-07-02 Germany Leipzig, Germany Individual Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2016-05-20 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[12]
2018-01-19 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[13]
2018-09-11 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[14]
2019-11-01 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 1st[15]
2019-08-02 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 1st[16]
2019-05-17 United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Individual Women's Épée 3rd[17]
2022-12-10 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual Women's Épée 2nd[18]

Asian Championship
Year Location Event Position
2011 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Women's Épée 3rd
2014 South Korea Suwon City, South Korea Team Women's Épée 3rd[19]
2015 Singapore Singapore, Singapore Team Women's Épée 3rd
2016 China Wuxi, China Team Women's Épée 3rd[20]
2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Individual Women's Épée 2nd[21]
2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Team Women's Épée 3rd[22]
2018 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Individual Women's Épée 1st[23]
2018 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Team Women's Épée 2nd[24]
2019 Japan Chiba, Japan Team Women's Épée 3rd[25]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Épée 1st[26]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Women's Épée 2nd[27]
2023 China Wuxi, China Individual Women's Épée 1st[28]
2023 China Wuxi, China Team Women's Épée 2nd[29]

References
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