Vivian Kong

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
Kong in 2024 with her Olympic gold medal
Personal information
NicknameSmiling Queen of Fencing (微笑劍后)[1][2][3]
Born (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)
Hong Kong
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Rank1st
EventÉpée
Turned pro2013
Coached byOctavian Zidaru
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold medal in Women's épée (2024)
Highest world ranking1st (2023)
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  Hong Kong
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
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
Kong Man Wai
Chinese江旻憓
Cantonese Yalegōng màhn waih
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Mínhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgōng màhn waih
Jyutpinggong1 man4 wai6

Vivian Kong Man Wai MH (Chinese: 江旻憓; Jyutping: gong1 man4 wai6; born 8 February 1994) is a Hong Kong left-handed épée fencer. A three-time individual Asian champion and three-time Olympian, she won gold in women's individual épée at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Dimsumdaily Hong Kong (28 July 2024). "Olympic champion Vivian Kong's vegetarian diet fuels her journey to gold". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "「微笑劍后」江旻憓凱旋歸港 稱冀與更多人分享喜悅". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ 吳慕兒 (28 July 2024). "江旻憓奧運奪金｜微笑劍后笑與淚交織港隊首金 真情流露傻話連篇". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Vivian Kong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.