Chow Ting Yu

Chow Ting Yu
Personal information
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Alma materBeijing Sports University
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team (1992-2005)
Coached byWu Chenglin
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong Qiangshu
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Qiangshu
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Jianshu (old)
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Qiangshu (old)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Macau Duilian
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong Jianshu
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hanoi Qiangshu
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Hanoi Jianshu

Chow Ting Yu (Chinese: 周定宇; pinyin: Zhōudìngyǔ, born 1977), known professionally as Marvel Chow, is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from Hong Kong.

Career

Wushu

In his youth, Chow wanted to pursue a career in badminton and decided to learn wushu when he was 14 on the side to help him improve on his main sport.[1][2] Unexpectedly, he chose instead to pursue wushu. He went to train at the Beijing Sport University and became a member of the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1995.[1][3]

Chow made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a bronze medal in jianshu.[4][5] Two years later at the 2001 World Wushu Championships, he was a double silver medalist in jianshu and qiangshu.[6] His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he was once again the world champion in qiangshu and a silver medalist in the inaugural rendition of duilian.[7][8]

Acting

After retiring from competitive wushu, Chow started practicing wing chun which eventually led to his acting roles starting with Ip Man in 2008.[2]

Filmography

Awards

Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong

References

  1. ^ a b "周定宇：我不是一介武夫！" [Zhou Dingyu: I am not a martial artist!]. BizHK (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c Lai, Jiajun (2019-04-26). "【武打星蹤】周定宇：輸過才有真正的世界冠軍" [[Martial Arts Star Trail] Zhou Dingyu: Only after losing is there a real world champion]. HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ "周定宇威水史" [Zhou Dingyu's Wei Shui History]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-12-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. ^ "Young gun Chow spears gold for HK". South China Morning Post. 1999-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-12-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  7. ^ "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  8. ^ Wan, Freda (2005-01-11). "Wushu wonders strike gold for HK". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-13.