Hank Chien

Hank Chien is a former world record holder and two-time "Kong-Off" Champion of the video game Donkey Kong.[2][3] As of January 2016, his personal best sits at 1,138,600. Chien won the first Kong Off, a Donkey Kong competition which occurred on March 19–20, 2011. The competition featured Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell and eight other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.[4]

Hank Chien
Chien at the Kong Off 3 tournament in Denver, Colorado
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974
Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine[1][2]
OccupationPlastic surgeon

Hank Chien was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of two.[1] He works as a plastic surgeon in Queens.[2]

The documentary Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition, follows his first attempt to break the world record.[5]

References
  1. Kilgannon, Corey (January 6, 2012). "Dr. Hank Chien, a King of Donkey Kong". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. Hutchinson, Bill (March 10, 2010). "Queens doctor, Hank Chien, named new King of Kong, smashes video game's top score". Daily News. New York City. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. McElroy, Justin (2011-01-11). "Hank Chien reclaims King of Kong title". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. "The Kong Off 4". www.thekongoff.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. Sean (March 24, 2011). "Doctor Kong Trailer: Yet Another Arcade Game Documentary". FilmJunk. Retrieved November 30, 2015.


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