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Ng Siu ChingMH

Personal information
Nickname	武术女王 "Wushu Queen"
Citizenship	Hong Kong (before 2000) American (after 2000)
Born	1968 (age 55–56) Ji'an, Jiangxi, China
Alma mater	Springfield College
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Nanquan
Team	Hong Kong Wushu Team (1986-1999)
Coached by	Yu Liguang, Lin Liguang
Medal record Women's Wushu Taolu Representing  Hong Kong World Championships 1995 Baltimore Nanquan 1995 Baltimore Qiangshu 1991 Beijing Changquan 1991 Beijing Jianshu 1991 Beijing Qiangshu 1993 Kuala Lumpur Jianshu 1993 Kuala Lumpur Nanquan 1993 Kuala Lumpur Qiangshu 1995 Baltimore Jianshu Invitational World Championships 1988 Hangzhou Gunshu 1988 Hangzhou All-around (CQ) 1988 Hangzhou Changquan 1988 Hangzhou Jianshu Asian Games 1990 Beijing CQ All-Around 1994 Hiroshima Nanquan East Asian Games 1997 Busan Nanquan 1993 Shanghai CQ All-Around 1993 Shanghai Nanquan Asian Championships 1996 Manila Jianshu 1987 Yokohama All-around 1987 Yokohama Changquan 1987 Yokohama Jianshu 1987 Yokohama Gunshu 1989 Hong Kong Changquan 1989 Hong Kong Jianshu 1989 Hong Kong Gunshu 1992 Seoul Qiangshu 1996 Manila Nanquan 1989 Hong Kong All-around 1992 Seoul All-around 1992 Seoul Nanquan Representing  Hong Kong World Championships 1997 Rome Nanquan 1997 Rome Jianshu 1999 Hong Kong Nanquan 1997 Rome Qiangshu 1999 Hong Kong Qiangshu Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Nanquan

Ng Siu Ching MH (simplified Chinese: 吴小清; traditional Chinese: 吳小清; pinyin: Wúxiǎoqīng; born 1968) is a former wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. She achieved an extensive medal record in international competition, becoming the first taolu athlete to win five gold medals at the World Wushu Championships. Ng also had multiple victories in the Asian Games and the East Asian Games.

Career

Representing British Hong Kong

Born in Jiangxi, Ng moved to Hong Kong in 1986. Her first major international appearance was at the 1987 Asian Wushu Championships in Yokohama, Japan, where she won silver medals in changquan, gunshu, and jianshu, thus winning the silver all-around medal. A few years later at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China, she won the bronze medal in the women's changquan all-around event. A year later, she competed in the 1991 World Wushu Championships also in Beijing and won three silver medals in changquan, jianshu, and qiangshu. Two years later, she competed in the 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China, and won a silver medal in the women's changquan all-around event and a bronze medal in nanquan. A few months later, she competed in the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and won silver medals in jianshu and nanquan and a bronze medal in qiangshu. A year later, she competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won the bronze medal in nanquan. At the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, USA, Ng won her first gold medals in international competition, becoming world champion in nanquan and qiangshu and also winning a bronze medal in jianshu. For her final competition representing British Hong Kong, she won the gold medal in women's nanquan at the 1997 East Asian Games.

Representing Hong Kong SAR

Representing the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Hong Kong, Ng first competed at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, where she was the world champion in nanquan and jianshu, and also won a silver medal in qiangshu. She then won a gold medal in women's nanquan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, making her become the first athlete from Hong Kong to receive a wushu gold medal in the Asian Games. For her last competition, Ng competed at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong where she was the gold champion in nanquan and additionally won a bronze medal in qiangshu. After announcing her retirement, she moved to the United States to pursue a degree in sports at Springfield College.

Competitive history

Year	Event	CQ	NQ	JS	QS	GS	AA
1987	Asian Championships
1989	Asian Championships
1990	Asian Games	3		3	3
1991	World Championships
1992	Asian Championships
1993	East Asian Games	?		?	?
	World Championships
1994	Asian Games
1995	World Championships
1996	Asian Championships
1997	East Asian Games
1998	Asian Games
1999	World Championships

Awards

Awarded by the Hong Kong SAR Government:

• Medal of Honour (1998)

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu
• World Wushu Championships § Statistics

References

1. "results of first-day asian wushu championships". Xinhua General News Service. Yokohama. 26 September 1987. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. Lam, S. F.; Chang, Julian W. (2005). The Quest for Gold: Fifty Years of Amateur Sports in Hong Kong, 1947–1997. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 9622097669. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
3. "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
4. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. Ong, Chin Huat (3 November 1997). "Secrets of a wushu whiz-kid". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
6. "Wushu whizz blends elegance and strength". South China Morning Post. 2 January 1998. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
7. 衛爾良 (15 August 2018). "【亞運會2018武術】耿曉靈放下教鞭再次參賽 親率後進共赴亞運". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
8. "China Continues Dominating at World Wushu Championships". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 8 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
9. Chow, Aires (13 November 1999). "Ng aiming for hometown glory". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
10. Lee, Alan (27 August 2000). "Champion proud of representing SAR". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
11. "1998 Honours List". South China Morning Post. 1 July 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

• 1968 births
• Living people
• Hong Kong wushu practitioners
• Chinese wushu practitioners
• Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong
• Wushu practitioners at the 1990 Asian Games
• Wushu practitioners at the 1994 Asian Games
• Wushu practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
• Asian Games medalists in wushu
• Springfield College alumni
• World champion wushu athletes