Angel Wong (gymnast)

Wong Hiu Ying Angel
Wong Hiu Ying Angel
Nickname(s)	Ang
Country represented	Hong Kong
Born	11 May 1987; Hong Kong
Height	153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	1998-2013
Club	GAHK
Head coach(es)	Poon King Hung
Assistant coach(es)	Zhong Jian
Eponymous skills	Balance Beam
Representing Hong Kong
Summer Universiade
Pacific Rim Championships
Asian Championships
Education	Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Angel Wong Hiu Ying (Chinese: 黃曉盈; Jyutping: wong⁴ hiu² jing⁴) is a Hong Kong gymnast. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[1] placing 13th on vault and 52nd in the all-around competition.

Senior career

2008

Earlier in 2008, Angel competed at the Doha World Cup, winning a silver medal. Later, Angel competed at the Madrid World Cup later in the year. She qualified to the final but in the finals, she fell and came 8th.

2009

At the World Championships in London, she placed 58th in the all-around and 25th on Vault.

2010

She won a silver and a bronze in the Doha and Ghent World Cups on Vault and she placed 13th on Vault at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2011

At the World Championships in Tokyo, she placed 84th all-around.

2012

She qualified to the Olympics via the Test Event in January. She placed 13th on Vault and 52nd in the all-around.[2]

Eponymous Skills

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty	When Added to Code of Points
Balance Beam	Wong	Salto forward tucked with 1/2 turn; mount	F	2012 Olympic Games

References

"Angel Hiu Ying Wong". Retrieved 17 April 2013.
Kung, Kevin (31 January 2012). "Olympic Achievement". Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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[London2012-1] "Angel Hiu Ying Wong". Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[OAchieve-2] Kung, Kevin (31 January 2012). "Olympic Achievement". Retrieved 17 April 2013.