Wong Liang Hun

James Wong (Wong Liang Hun, 黄良汉; born 8 May 1953) is a Singaporean fencer.[1][2] He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

Jame Wong
Personal information
Birth nameWong Liang Hun
Born (1953-05-08) 8 May 1953
Malacca Town, Malaya
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese黄良汉
Traditional Chinese黃良漢
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Liánghàn
RomanizationVòng Liònghon
Sport
SportFencing
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.

Wong first came to Singapore to join the Republic of Singapore Air Force. He won silver medals at the 1989, 1991, and 1993 Southeast Asian Games. After his retirement, he became a vice-president of the Singapore Fencing Association and a coach for the national team.[1][4] He also co-founded Z Fencing, a chain of fencing schools.[2] As of 2016, no fencer has represented Singapore at the Olympics since Wong and Tan Kim Huat in 1992.[5][6]

References
  1. "James Wong". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. 精英顾问小组任命 [Elite group of advisors appointed]. Z Fencing. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. "Wong Liang Hun Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. 击剑队老大哥想做国家教练 [Elder brother of the fencing team wants to be a national coach]. Lianhe Zaobao. 19 September 1990. Retrieved 20 August 2017 – via National Library, Singapore.
  5. Tan, Noah (27 June 2015). "S'pore's foil fencers can be 'competitive internationally in five years'". Today. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. Teng, Kiat (25 May 2016). "World champion teen fencer Lau Ywen aims to make Olympic history". Fit to Post Sports. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017 – via Yahoo News.


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