Angel Wong (gymnast)
{{short description|Hong Kong artistic gymnast}}
{{Infobox gymnast
|name= Wong Hiu Ying Angel
|image= Wong Hiu Ying Angel HK HendersonLandCup2011.jpg
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|nickname= Ang
|country= {{HKG}}
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|11}}
|birth_place= Hong Kong
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|education= Hong Kong Polytechnic University}}
|height={{convert|153|cm|ftin}}
|discipline=WAG
|natlteam= 1998-2013
|club=GAHK
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|headcoach= Poon King Hung
|assistcoach= Zhong Jian
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|eponymousskills= Balance Beam
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{{Medal|Country|{{HKG}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Summer Universiade}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Shenzhen|Vault}}
{{Medal|Competition|Pacific Rim Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2012 Everett|Vault}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2008 Doha|Vault}}
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Angel Wong Hiu Ying ({{zh|c=黃曉盈|j=wong4 hiu2 jing4}}) is a Hong Kong gymnast. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Senior career
= 2008 =
Earlier in 2008, Angel competed at the Doha World Cup, winning a silver medal. Later, Angel competed at the Madrid World Cup later in the year. She qualified to the final but in the finals, she fell and came 8th.
= 2009 =
At the World Championships in London, she placed 58th in the all-around and 25th on Vault.
= 2010 =
She won a silver and a bronze in the Doha and Ghent World Cups on Vault and she placed 13th on Vault at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
= 2011 =
At the World Championships in Tokyo, she placed 84th all-around.
= 2012 =
She qualified to the Olympics via the Test Event in January. S
Eponymous skill
Wong has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.{{cite web |title=2022-2024 Code of Points Women’s Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=22 January 2022 |pages=117, 209 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512092714/https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20WAG%20COP%202025-2028.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=22 April 2024 |access-date=2 February 2025}}
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| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty{{efn|name=difficulty|Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points}} | Added to the Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance beam | Wong | Salto forward tucked with 1/2 turn mount | F (0.6) | 2012 Olympic Games |
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Category:Olympic gymnasts for Hong Kong
Category:Hong Kong female artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:Gymnasts at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
Category:Universiade medalists for Hong Kong
Category:Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong