Vivian Kong

Vivian Kong Man Wai (born 8 February 1994)[1] is a Hong Kong fencer. She competed in the women's épée event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] On 12 January 2019, she became the first Hong Kong fencer to win a World Cup title, doing so in Havana, Cuba.[3] In March 2019, she was ranked no.1 in the world for Women's Epee.[4] In the same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's épée event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Man Wai Vivian Kong
Personal information
NationalityHong Kong
Born (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994
Hong Kong
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportFencing
Event(s)Épée
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
2019 BudapestIndividual
Asian Games
2014 IncheonIndividual
2014 IncheonTeam
2018 JakartaIndividual
2018 JakartaTeam

In 2018, she competed in the women's épée event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China. She was eliminated in her first match by Malika Khakimova of Uzbekistan. A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual épée event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] She was also part of the Hong Kong team that won one of the bronze medals in the women's team épée event.[1]

References
  1. "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "Vivian Kong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Fencing star Vivian Kong makes history for Hong Kong by taking gold at World Cup in Cuba". South China Morning Post/Sports. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Fencer - KONG Man Wai Vivian - HONG KONG - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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