Salom Yiu

Salom Yiu Kam Shing MH (Chinese: 姚錦成; born 4 February 1988) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. He plays for USRC Tigers RFC, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team and the Hong Kong national rugby union team.

Salom Yiu Kam Shing
MH
Personal information
Born (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988
Guangdong, China
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Hong Kong
SportMen's Rugby union
Medal record
National Games of China
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liaoning Men's Rugby Sevens
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's Rugby Sevens
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMen's Rugby Sevens
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's Rugby Sevens
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's Rugby Sevens
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Men's Rugby Sevens

Career

Salom Yiu started his career after first watching the Hong Kong Sevens from the spectator stands and then doing more research on the sport.[1] He was a member of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team at the 2009 East Asian Games. He was a Silver medal winner at both the 2009 East Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games, falling both times to Japan.[2] He became a full-time professional when Rugby Sevens became the first team sport admitted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in April 2013.[3]

In 2022, He competed for Hong Kong at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4]

References
  1. Kevin Kaho Tsui (14 March 2013). "Meet the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Team". Hong Kong Magazine.
  2. "Japan mauls HK to avenge Sevens loss in Borneo". China Daily. 24 November 2010.
  3. "Elite sevens players get into special program". The Standard (Hong Kong). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
  4. "Hong Kong Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed - Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
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