Cheng Ka Ho

Cheng Ka Ho
MH JP
Personal information
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Alma materCity University of Hong Kong (MBA)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Beijing Sports University
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Nanquan. Nandao, Nangun
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team (1994-2005)
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong Nangun
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Nanquan
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hanoi Nangun
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Nandao
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Nangun
Silver medal – second place 2003 Macau Nangun
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong Nanquan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Nanquan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hanoi Nandao
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Yangon Nandao

Cheng Ka Ho MH JP (Chinese: 鄭家豪; pinyin: Zhèngjiāháo) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and a former captain of the Hong Kong Wushu Team.

Career

Wushu career

Cheng started practicing wushu at the age of four under his parents and joined the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1994. He later made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships and became the first world champion in nangun in addition to winning a bronze medal in nanquan.[1] He was then a triple silver medalist two years later at the 2001 World Wushu Championships.[2] A year later, Cheng won the bronze medal in men's nanquan at the 2002 Asian Games.[3] He then was the world champion in nanquan and won a silver medal in nangun at the 2003 World Wushu Championships.[4] Cheng's last competition was at the 2005 World Wushu Championships where he was the world champion in nangun once again.[5]

Business career

After his competitive wushu career, Cheng pursued various degrees including a Master of Business Administration at the City University of Hong Kong.[6] He was first hired as a community service director in Hopewell Holdings but now works as a Business Development General Manager with Lee Kee Group.[6][7]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ a b Alladin, Unus (2021-10-14). "Dedication pays HK stars in silver and bronze". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  6. ^ a b "Mr. Ka-Ho CHENG, MH, JP". Our Hong Kong Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06.
  7. ^ "鄭家豪：運動員轉投商界自我增值不言倦" [Cheng Ka Ho: Athletes turn to the business world to increase their self-improvement without getting tired]. Sportsroad (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-11.