Chun Hing Chan
(; born 24 April 1981)
is a
Hong Kong
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former professional
racing cyclist
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. He specialised in
cross-country mountain biking although he also participated in
road races.
Early years
Chan was born on 24 April 1981 in
British Hong Kong.
He grew up in
Fanling with his parents and five older siblings.
Chan went to
Kei San Secondary School, where he took up
downhill mountain biking
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The rider ...
at
Form 2.
After graduating from the
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
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,
Chan trained
part-time
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as a
road cyclist
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and took up a job in the
telecom industry for two years.
In 2002 at the age of 21, Chan decided to quit his job and became a
full-time
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athlete and turned his focus into
cross-country mountain biking.
Chan was coached by Jinkang Shen ().
Career
In his early professional years, Chan competed in both
cross-country mountain biking and
road cycling
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. Chan won
gold
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in the 2003
China National Mountain Bike Championship and also in the 2005
China National Road Cycling Championships.
In 2006, Chan won
silver
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at the
Asian Mountain Bike Championship,
an event that he finished
third
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in the subsequent three years (2007, 2008 and 2009).
In 2007, Chan won a
bronze medal in the individual road race 196 km event at the
Asian Cycling Championships
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.
Chan competed in the
2009 Chinese National Games and won a
silver medal in
cross-country mountain biking.
This performance brought him to the fore and Chan blazed to
gold
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in the
cross-country mountain bike race at the
16th Asian Games in 2010,
crossing the finish line at 2 hours 11 minutes and 33 seconds
and beating his main rival
Japanese
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rider
Kohei Yamamoto.
Chan's performance has impressed the
Hong Kong cycling hierarchy, and he received the
Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards for 2010.
In 2011, Chan won
gold
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in the
China National Mountain Bike Championship, and he also received the
Medal of Honour from the
Hong Kong Government in 2011 for his outstanding achievements in international cycling competitions.
Chan took part in the
2012 London Olympics
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.
He participated in the
cross-country cycling race. Chan eventually finished in 38th place (out of 50 competitors) with a time of 1 hour 41 minutes and 59 seconds.
Chan competed for Hong Kong at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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in the
mountain biking cross-country race. He finished in 32nd place with a time of 1 hour 44 minutes and 41 seconds. He was the flag bearer for Hong Kong during the closing ceremony.
Chan retired from racing after the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Chan became a cycling coach after his retirement.
He has also set up companies organising
mountain bike racing competitions and
bicycle touring
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.
Personal life
Although Chan grew up on a
farm
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, he is afraid of
snakes.
Chan married Sin Ying Leung (), a former
Hong Kong A1 Division Championship
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Current clubs
A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season:
* Eagles (飛鷹)
* Eastern (東方)
* ...
basketball player and former
ATV sports news presenter, in 2012.
As of 2016, the couple has one son together.
Major results
;2003
:1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
China National Mountain Bike Championships
;2005
:1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Road race,
China National Road Cycling Championships
;2006
:2nd
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
Asian Mountain Bike Championships
;2007
:3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
Asian Mountain Bike Championships
:3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Road race,
Asian Cycling Championships
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;2008
:3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
Asian Mountain Bike Championships
;2009
:3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
Asian Mountain Bike Championships
:2nd
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
Chinese National Games
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;2010
:1st
![Gold medal asia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Gold_medal_asia.svg)
Cross-country,
Asian Games
;2011
:1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Cross-country,
China National Mountain Bike Championships
References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
Hong Kong male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Hong Kong
Asian Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2006 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games