Cheung Ka Long

Edgar Cheung Ka-long (Chinese: 張家朗; Jyutping: zoeng1 gaa1 long5; born 10 June 1997) is a Hong Kong left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Cheung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Edgar Cheung and the Chinese-style name is Cheung Ka-long.
Edgar Cheung Ka-long
張家朗
Cheung in 2016
Personal information
Born (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997
Hong Kong
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubHong Kong Sports Institute
Head coachGrégory Koenig
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Domestic ranking1
Medal record
Men's foil
Representing  Hong Kong
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoIndividual
World Championships
2022 CairoIndividual
2023 MilanTeam
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Individual
2018 Jakarta Team
2014 Incheon Team
2018 JakartaIndividual
2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
2016 Wuxi Individual
2022 Seoul Individual
2017 Hong Kong Individual
2018 Bangkok Team
2019 Chiba Individual
2014 Suwon Team
2015 Singapore Individual
2015 Singapore Team
2016 WuxiTeam
2017 Hong KongTeam
2019 ChibaTeam
2022 SeoulTeam
2023 Wuxi Team
Junior World Championships
2017 PlovdivIndividual
Cheung Ka-long
Traditional Chinese張家朗

Cheung is the first athlete representing Hong Kong in history to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second to become an Olympic champion.


He is also the first Hong Kong fencer to win a gold medal.

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