Shek Wai Hung

Shek started gymnast training at the age of six.{{cite web |url=https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/10060/true?backUrl= |title=SHEK Wai Hung |website=FIG Database |accessdate=29 January 2016}} In 2008, Shek participated in the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, where he won a gold medal in the junior vault final.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2008/pacmjaf.html#vt |title=2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships – Vault Final Junior MAG |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} At the 2010 Asian Games, Shek placed eighth in the individual all-around, and sixth on vault.

In 2011, Shek participated in the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where he qualified fourth with an average score of 16.237{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/mag/q4vt.pdf |title=2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Vault Qualification (2 Vaults) |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} into the vault final – the first time ever for a Hong Kong gymnast to qualify into an event final at World Championships level. He came seventh in the final, having taken a big step forward on his first vault, with an average score of 15.950.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/mag/ef4vt.pdf |title=2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Vault Final |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}}

Shek qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United Kingdom via the Olympic Test Event in January that year. There, he finished 12th in the all-around qualification with a score of 86.482.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/gbr/ogtestart/magqaa.pdf |title=2012 Olympic Test Event – Men's All Around Qualification |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} This was the first time for Hong Kong to qualify two gymnasts, Shek and teammate Angel Wong to artistic gymnastics competition at the Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/news/spt/sptothers/mingpao/20120112/12513061602.html |title=黃曉盈躍進奧運與石偉雄倫敦獻技 |publisher=新浪網 |date=12 January 2012 |accessdate=29 January 2016}} The Olympics, however, proved to be a disappointing one to him. A fall on his first vault during qualification prevents Shek from advancing into the vault final, his strongest event.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/mag/ef4vt.pdf |title=2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Vault Final |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}}

Despite consideration of retiring from elite gymnastics, Shek continued his training after the disappointment at the London Olympics.{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Kin-wah |title=Shek Wai-hung in Asian Games dreamland after Olympic nightmare |url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1601188/shek-wai-hung-asian-games-dreamland-after-olympic-nightmare |accessdate=29 January 2016 |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=27 September 2014}} In 2014, Shek participated in the Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, in which he had a surprising victory over the reigning Olympic Champion, World Champion and Asian Games champion on vault, Yang Hak-seon by a narrow margin of 0.016 points.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/as/kor/asiangames/mag/af4vt.pdf |title=2014 Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Vault Final |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} Shek also made history of being the first gymnast from Hong Kong to win a medal in artistic gymnastics event at the Asian Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1600351/shek-wai-hung-saves-his-sport-after-clinching-gymnastics-gold-hong |title=Shek Wai-hung saves his sport after clinching Hong Kong's first gymnastics gold |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=25 September 2014 |accessdate=16 November 2015}} Just two weeks after the Asian Games, Shek took part in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, where he came sixth in the vault final with an average score of 14.999.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2014/mag/af4vt.pdf |title=2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Vault Final |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}}

In 2015, Shek competed at the World Championships held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom, where he came 36th in the individual all-around qualification{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/mag/c1aa.pdf |title=2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Individual All-Around Qualification |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} and 10th on vault,{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/mag/q4vt2.pdf |title=2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Vault Qualification (2 Vaults) |publisher=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=29 January 2016}} being the second reserve of the vault final.

In 2018, Shek participated in the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he won the gold medal in the Men's Vault.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=112812|title=(Asian Games) Golden hour for gymnast Shek Wai-hung |date=2018-08-24|newspaper=The Standard|access-date=2018-08-31}}

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