Michael Tse (rower)

Michael Tse
Personal information
Native name
Traditional Chinese謝家德
Simplified Chinese谢家德
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Jiādé
Wade–GilesHsieh Chia Te
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCe6 Gaa1 Dak1
Full nameMichael Andrew Tse
NationalityHong Konger
Born (1964-01-13) 13 January 1964 (age 60)
Sport
SportRowing

Michael Andrew Tse (traditional Chinese: 謝家德; simplified Chinese: 谢家德; born 13 January 1964) is a Hong Kong rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] In both the 1995 and 1996 Asian Canoeing Championships, he received a silver medal. Tse became a fitness coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in 1991 and had become its head coach by 1999. He was the deputy director of the Institute of Human Performance at the University of Hong Kong in 2008.

Biography

Michael Andrew Tse was born in the United States on 13 January 1964 and is of Chinese and German descent.[1][2][3] He moved to Hong Kong in 1990 and became a fitness coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Sha Tin in 1991.[2] By 1999, he had become its head coach.[2] He was responsible for overseeing the institute's budget and training Hong Kong's top athletes.[2][4] Athletes including the windsurfer Lee Lai Shan and the cyclist Wong Kam-po sought his advice at the institute.[5]

When he was 29 years old in 1993, he started training in rowing. Tse said, "I wanted to prove to the Hong Kong sports community that even someone without great natural talent, who works while training, can reach an Asian level. In fact, other athletes can do the same."[2] During the 1994 Asian Games, Tse placed fifth in the men's single sculls.[6] He represented Hong Kong at the 1995 and 1996 Asian Canoeing Championships. In both competitions, he received a silver medal.[4] During a rowing qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, he placed second.[5] He was the only athlete on the Hong Kong rowing team to qualify for that year's Olympics.[7] During the 1998 Asian Games, Tse placed fifth in the men's single sculls.[8] At the inaugural Asian Indoor Rowing Championships (Chinese: 亞洲室內划艇錦標賽) held in 2000, Tse placed second in the men's open individual 2000m.[9][10]

Tse received a bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester. In 2004, he was a doctoral student in exercise science at the University of Hong Kong.[4] He was the deputy director of the Institute of Human Performance at the University of Hong Kong in 2008.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Tse Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ngai, Man-ling 倪文玲 (23 October 1999). "退休運動員 畫出新彩虹" [Retired Athletes Paint a New Rainbow]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). p. AA5.
  3. ^ "划艇之樂───突破篇" [The Joy of Rowing───Breakthrough Chapter]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 21 December 1998. p. E6.
  4. ^ a b c Chow, Ka-wah 徐嘉華 (9 March 2004). "健身初哥學法攻gym場" [Fitness Beginner's Guide to the Gym]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). p. AA6.
  5. ^ a b "健身院臥虎藏龍" [Fitness Centers: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 15 December 2002. p. AA10.
  6. ^ "划艇隊盼再創佳績" [Canoeing Team Hopes to Achieve Another Great Performance]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 19 November 1998. p. A19.
  7. ^ "吳家樂奪銅獲奧運入場券" [Ng Ka-lok Wins Bronze and Secures Olympic Spot]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 18 October 1999. p. AA5.
  8. ^ "衝線落後歐紹燕逾11秒吳家樂划艇獲銀牌" [Ng Ka-lok Wins Silver in Canoeing, Finishes Over 11 Seconds Behind Ou Shaoyan]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 19 December 1998. p. B22.
  9. ^ "擬爭陝西亞艇賽作告別戰 吳家樂無悔運動員生涯" [Ng Ka-lok to Make Farewell at Shaanxi Asian Canoeing Championships, No Regrets in Her Athlete Career]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 31 January 2001. p. A36.
  10. ^ "吳家樂划艇奪金" [Ng Ka-lok Wins Gold in Canoeing]. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 28 February 2000. p. B5.
  11. ^ "港大成殘奧選手集訓基地" [HKU Becomes Paralympic Training Base]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 3 September 2008. p. A14.