Chow Ting Yu (Chinese: 周定宇; pinyin: Zhōudìngyǔ), known professionally as Marvel Chow, is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from Hong Kong.
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Sports University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Hong Kong Wushu Team (1992-2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Wu Chenglin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Wushu edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Ip Man (2008)
- Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
- Golden Brother (2014)
Awards edit
Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "周定宇威水史" [Zhou Dingyu's Wei Shui History]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Young gun Chow spears gold for HK". South China Morning Post. 1999-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wan, Freda (2005-01-11). "Wushu wonders strike gold for HK". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
External links edit
- Marvel Chow at IMDb
- Chow Ting Yu at Douban (in Chinese)