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
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventÉpée
Turned pro2013
Coached byOctavian Zidaru
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.