Chai Fong Ying

Chai Fong Ying
Personal information
Born (1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 (age 38)
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
TeamMalaysia Wushu Team (2005-2013)
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Women's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hanoi Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ankara Taijiquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Taijiquan+Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Taijiquan+Taijijian
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macau Taijijian
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Taijiquan+Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Taijiquan+Taijijian
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chai.

Chai Fong Ying (Chinese: 蔡奉芸; pinyin: Cài Fèngyún; born 23 October 1986) is a former wushu taolu and taijiquan athlete from Malaysia.[1] She was a three-time world champion and a double gold medalist at the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games. She also won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament.

Career

Chai's international debut was at the 2005 World Wushu Championships where she won the gold medal in taijijian.[2][3] This qualified her for the 2006 Asian Games where she won the gold medal in women's taijiquan.[4] A year later, she competed and won the gold medal in the women's taijiquan and taijijian combined event at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, becoming the first Malaysian woman to win a gold medal in wushu at the Games.[5] After winning the gold medal in taijiquan and placing fourth in taijijian at the 2007 World Wushu Championships,[6] Chai qualified for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she won the silver medal in the women's taijiquan combined event.[7][8][9] She also won a gold medal in taijijian at the 2008 Asian Wushu Championships.[10] Chai then competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games and won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event once more. Despite not winning medals at the 2009 World Wushu Championships, she qualified for the 2010 Asian Games where she kept her gold medal title in women's taijiquan, becoming the first non-Chinese athlete to become a double gold medalist.[11][12][13] Her last major appearance as a year later at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where she won a bronze medal in taijiquan.[14]

In 2013, Chai announced her retirement from competition, citing injuries and her desires to start a business career as her main reasons for doing so.[15] She became the acting secretary of the Malaysian Wushu Federation, but stepped down a year later when it became known that Malaysian athlete, Tai Cheau Xuen, was tested positive for sibutramine after winning the gold medal in women's nanquan at the 2014 Asian Games.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chai Fong Ying". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (2005-12-13). "Wushu: Fong Ying scores for Malaysian women on world stage". The Star. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. ^ "Fong Ying creates history thanks to her small booklet". The Star. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. ^ "Wushu: Fong Ying creates history if she wins". The Star. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  6. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  7. ^ Fang, Qunjie (2008-08-24). "中国武术队以6枚金牌排名第一 继续领跑奖牌榜" [The Chinese Wushu team ranked first with 6 gold medals and continues to lead the medal list]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  8. ^ "Beijing 2008 Wushu tournament". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  9. ^ "C14AN_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Taijiquan & Taijijian". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  10. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (2008-05-20). "Wushu: Fong Ying puts aside studies to create history at Asian meet". The Star. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  11. ^ "最美太极女神蔡奉芸 (广州亚运会太极拳剑冠军)" [The most beautiful Tai Chi goddess Cai Fengyun (Champion of Tai Chi sword in Guangzhou Asian Games)]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  12. ^ "Wushu winner credits Jackie Chan for success". The Borneo Post. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  13. ^ "Wushu family rejoices as Fong Ying bags first gold for Malaysia". China Daily. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  14. ^ yee, Ian (2012-01-31). "Get Personal: Chai Fong Ying". R.AGE. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  15. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (2013-08-01). "Too taxing for future accountant - Fong Ying quits wushu to focus on pursuing her degree". The Star. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  16. ^ "武术不需用药　师姐蔡奉芸震惊" [Martial arts don’t need medicine. Sister Cai Fengyun shocked]. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-20.