Steven Wong
{{Short description|Hong Kong BMX cyclist}}
{{For|other people with similar names|Stephen Wong (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Steven PMJ Wong
| image = EAG.BMX001.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Dessel, Belgium
| height = {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = BMX
Road
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| amateuryears1 =
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| proyears1 = 2011–2012
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Champion System|2011}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3356&npage=&search=&l=ENG|title=Champion System Pro Cycling Team (CSS) - CHN|accessdate=9 January 2012|work=UCI Continental Circuits|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065453/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3356&npage=&search=&l=ENG|url-status=dead}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{HKG}}}}
{{MedalSport |Men's BMX}}
{{MedalCompetition|2005 China National Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Jiangsu | Men's BMX}}
{{MedalCompetition|East Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Hong Kong | Men's BMX}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Guangzhou | Men's BMX}}
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Steven Patrick Marie Josee Wong ({{zh|c=王史提芬|j=wong4 si2 tai4 fan1}}; born on 28 April 1988) is a BMX cyclist for Hong Kong.
Steven Wong was born to a Hong Kong Chinese father and Belgian mother. he has a little sister and grew up in Belgium. His father has a restaurant in Belgium. He was invited to race for Belgium but decided to race for Hong Kong instead.
He first raced for Hong Kong at the 2005 China National Games and won the Gold Medal in BMX cycling.
In 2009, he fell at the 2009 China National Games and failed to defend his gold medal.
Then in December 2009 he won the Gold Medal at the East Asian Games. In November 2010 he won the Gold Medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Doping
Wong tested positive for Exogenous Steroids in an out-of-competition test 10 April 2012, and was handed a two-year suspension for doping.[http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 UCI list of suspensions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715214800/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 |date=15 July 2014 }}, uci.ch Wong claimed that his positive test was due to a skin cream.{{Cite news |last=Kinwa |first=Chan |date=23 January 2013 |title='Careless action' that may have cost cyclist Steven Wong everything |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1133881/careless-action-may-have-cost-cyclist-steven-wong-everything |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 11, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090206220750/http://steven-wong.net/ Official website]
- [http://www.hkolympic.org/article/sport_star_interviews/973 Interview at the Hong Kong Olympic Council.]
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Category:Hong Kong male cyclists
Category:21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen
Category:Doping cases in cycling
Category:Chinese sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists in cycling
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
Category:Asian Games cyclists for Hong Kong
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Belgian people of Hong Kong descent