Chow Ting Yu (), 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

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and decided to learn wushu when he was 14 on the side to help him improve on his main sport. Unexpectedly, he chose instead to pursue wushu. He went to train at the

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and became a member of the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1995. Chow made his international debut at the

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where he became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a bronze medal in jianshu. Two years later at the

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, he was a double silver medalist in jianshu and qiangshu. His last competition was at the

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where he was once again the world champion in qiangshu and a silver medalist in the inaugural rendition of duilian.

Acting

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

Filmography

* ''Ip Man'' (2008) * '' Ip Man: The Final Fight'' (2013) * '' Golden Brother'' (2014)

Awards

Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong * : 2011

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chow, Ting Yu Living people Hong Kong wushu practitioners Wushu practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games 1978 births World champion wushu athletes