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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Family name hatnote Шаблон:Infobox fencer Шаблон:Chinese Edgar Cheung Ka-long (Шаблон:Zh; born 10 June 1997) is a Hong Kong left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.[1]

Cheung is the first athlete representing Hong Kong in history to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second to become an Olympic champion.[2][3]

Career

Cheung Ka Long was born to parents who both played national league basketball in Hong Kong. He took up fencing in the fourth grade. In 2013, he was named Hong Kong's Most Promising Young Athlete at the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. In 2014, he was named an Outstanding Junior Athlete by the Hong Kong Sports Institute;[4] he won a bronze in team foil at the Asian Fencing Championships and at the Asian Games that same year. In 2015, he earned two bronzes, one in individual foil and another in team foil during the Asian Fencing Championships. In 2016, he won gold and a bronze in team in the Asian Fencing Championships. At the Olympics in foil, he defeated Heo Jun in the round of 32 before losing to Guilherme Toldo in the round of 16, finishing 14th overall.[5] In 2017, Cheung won gold in individual foil at the Junior World Championships.[6] He then earned a silver medal in individual foil and a bronze in team foil in the Asian Fencing Championships. In 2018, he won a silver in team foil at the Asian Fencing Championships along with a bronze in individual foil and a silver in team foil at the Asian Games. In 2019, he earned a silver medal in the Turin Grand Prix, a bronze in the Anaheim Grand Prix as well as a silver in individual foil and a bronze in team foil at the Asian Fencing Championships.

In 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics, Cheung and Tse Ying Suet were the flag bearers for Hong Kong.[7] In foil, he defeated Julien Mertine in the round of 32, 2018 world champion Alessio Foconi in the round of 16, Kirill Borodachev in the quarterfinals and Alexander Choupenitch in the semifinals. In the final he faced the reigning Olympic champion Daniele Garozzo; after trailing 1–4 he fought back to win by a score of 15–11.[8][9] This was Hong Kong's first Olympic gold medal in fencing and its second-ever gold.[10]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Foil 1st[11]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2022 Шаблон:Flagicon Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Foil 3rd[12]
2023 Шаблон:Flagicon Milan, Italy Team Men's Foil 3rd

Asian Championship

Year Location Event Position
2014 Шаблон:Flagicon Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Foil 3rd[13]
2015 Шаблон:Flagicon Singapore Individual Men's Foil 3rd[14]
2015 Шаблон:Flagicon Singapore Team Men's Foil 3rd[15]
2016 Шаблон:Flagicon Wuxi, China Individual Men's Foil 1st[16]
2017 Шаблон:Flagicon Hong Kong Individual Men's Foil 2nd[17]
2017 Шаблон:Flagicon Hong Kong Team Men's Foil 3rd[18]
2018 Шаблон:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Team Men's Foil 2nd[19]
2019 Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Foil 2nd[20]
2019 Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Foil 3rd[21]
2022 Шаблон:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 1st[22]
2022 Шаблон:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Foil 3rd[23]
2023 Шаблон:Flagicon Wuxi, China Team Men's Foil 3rd[24]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2019-02-08 Шаблон:Flagicon Turin, Italy Individual Men's Foil 2nd[25]
2019-03-15 Шаблон:Flagicon Anaheim, California Individual Men's Foil 3rd[26]
2023-03-19 Шаблон:Flagicon Busan, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 2nd[27]
2024-02-11 Шаблон:Flagicon Turin, Italy Individual Men's Foil 1st[28]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2017-05-05 Шаблон:Flagicon St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Men's Foil 3rd[29]
2017-10-20 Шаблон:Flagicon Le Caire, Egypt Individual Men's Foil 3rd[30]
2019-05-05 Шаблон:Flagicon St. Petersburg, Russia Team Men's Foil 2nd[31]
2020-02-23 Шаблон:Flagicon Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Foil 3rd[32]
2022-01-15 Шаблон:Flagicon Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 1st[33]
2023-01-12 Шаблон:Flagicon Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 3rd
2023-05-06 Шаблон:Flagicon Acapulco, Mexico Individual Men's Foil 2nd
2023-11-10 Шаблон:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey Individual Men's Foil 2nd

Impact

The term "Ka-long effect" was coined after his historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics. Fencing schools witnessed a surge in calls from parents wanting their kids to take up lessons, as the sport received a huge boost in popularity.[34]

References

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External links

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