Alexandra Yeung

Alexandra Yeung Ka Wah
Personal information
Native name
Traditional Chinese楊嘉華
Simplified Chinese杨嘉华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Jiāhuá
Wade–GilesYang Chia‑hua
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJoeng4 Gaa1 Waa4
NationalityCanadian-Chinese[1]
Born (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972
Sport
SportCycling
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yeung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Alexandra Yeung and the Chinese-style name is Yeung Ka Wah.

Alexandra Yeung Ka Wah (traditional Chinese: 楊嘉華; simplified Chinese: 杨嘉华; born 15 September 1972) is a Hong Kong cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Shen Jin-kang began coaching her in 1997. Yeung represented Hong Kong in multiple international cycling competitions, including at the 1997 World Cycling Championships B, the 1998 and the 2002 Asian Games, and the 1999 and 2001 Asian Cycling Championships.

Biography

Yeung is Canadian-Chinese.[1] She competed in the 5th Hong Kong Junior Triathlon Championship (香港三項小鐵人錦標賽) held in 1991. With a time of 49 minutes and 46 seconds in the cycling contest, Yeung placed first in the girls' under-18 group.[3] She began being coached by Shen Jin-kang in August 1997. That year, she participated in the 1997 National Games of China.[1] Yeung competed in December 1997 at the World Cycling Championships B held at the Velodrome Rakyat in Malaysia.[1][4] After receiving a bronze medal in the 16 km (9.9 mi) points race, she placed fourth in the 3 km (1.9 mi) individual pursuit and sixth in the road race.[1][4][5] Yeung competed in the 1998 Asian Games.[6]

At the 1999 Asian Cycling Championships, Yeung received the ninth and final place in the women's 68.5 km (42.6 mi) individual road bicycle racing.[7] She placed 27th in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a time of two hours, 11 minutes, and 29.79 seconds.[8][9] She was added to the Olympic roster late in the process, having been told she qualified for the team a little over a month before the competition.[10][11] The 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony took place on the same day as Yeung's birthday so Yeung's coach, Shen Jin-kang, desginated a physiotherapist to purchase gifts on behalf of the team for her.[12] Kenneth Howe of the South China Morning Post called Yeung's showing there as among the finest by a Hong Kong athlete.[8]

At the 2001 Asian Cycling Championships, Yeung placed seventh in the women's 74 km (46 mi) individual road race out of 22 total participants.[13] In May 2002, Yeung trained in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, with Lauren Franges.[14] In July that year, she broke her right collarbone while training in the United States so missed an Asian Championships event. Before returning to Hong Kong, she spent time training with a professional American cycling team until the middle of September.[15] Later that year at the 2002 Asian Games, Yeung competed in the 24.2 km (15.0 mi) time trial final and placed fifth with a time of 37 minutes and 21.16 seconds.[16][17] She traveled to Busan with her 210 kg (460 lb) of gear, among them a motorcycle and a bicycle. Hong Kong football team members, who flew on the same plane with her, helped her with her luggage.[15] In November 2002, Yeung competed in the Himalaya Mountain Climbing Cycling Race (喜瑪拉雅山爬山單車賽), which took place over three days in the Himalayas in Kathmandu, Nepal.[18] In the women's division, she placed second overall, having finished second twice and first once. On the final day, she raced using one hand for the final 20 kilometres (12 mi) on a steep downhill segment, matching her typical speed despite having sprained her left hand when hitting a mud-filled pothole.[18][19] The race featured 150 cyclists from Europe and Asia.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hui, Jessie (17 December 1997). "Cycling: Yeung's medal a first for Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. p. 28. ProQuest 1799762078. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandra Yeung Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "青少年三年鐵項賽人 基爾爾積遜勇奪冠軍 華嘉楊獲女子十八歲以下組冠軍" [Junior Triathlon Championship: Kiehl Jackson Wins Overall Title, Wah Ka-Yeung Takes Girls' Under-18 Crown]. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). 9 December 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 27 July 2025 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  4. ^ a b Chandra, P. (17 December 1997). "Masleeza adds to the glitter". New Straits Times. p. 47. ProQuest 269167463.
  5. ^ "Casual Wong looking ahead after modest road race ride". South China Morning Post. 18 December 1997. p. 29. ProQuest 1799762169.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Asian Games Competitors". South China Morning Post. 31 October 1998. p. 17. ProQuest 1918903576.
  7. ^ "Results of Asian Cycling Championships". Xinhua News Agency. 13 June 1999. p. 1. ProQuest 454153760.
  8. ^ a b Howe, Kenneth (27 January 2001). "The bikers' blues: Riding on hiking trails can put them in jail, but they say there's nowhere else to go". South China Morning Post. p. 39. ProQuest 2420418201.
  9. ^ Sallay, Alvin (2 October 2000). "Fok dreams of sports-mad SAR: Games supremo apologies for Hong Kong's lack of success but hopes to take leaf out of Australia's book". South China Morning Post. p. 45. ProQuest 2212435661. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ^ Chow, Aries (11 October 2000). "Cycling: Wong hits road in quest to turn pro". South China Morning Post. p. 45. ProQuest 2212497627.
  11. ^ "女越野單車楊嘉年華喜達標" [Female mountain biker Yeung Ka Nin Wah joyfully meets target at carnival]. Hong Kong Daily News (in Chinese). 24 September 2000. p. A6.
  12. ^ "楊嘉華生辰巧遇開幕禮" [Yeung Ka Wah's birthday coincides with opening ceremony]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 15 September 2000. p. B17.
  13. ^ "楊嘉華亞洲單車賽得第五" [Yeung Ka Wa Finishes Fifth in Asian Cycling Championship]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 16 July 2001. p. A40.
  14. ^ Ryan, Shannon (28 May 2002). "A sport's growth spurt: Women's pro cycling is taking off. The Liberty classic is part of that boom". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ a b "楊嘉華望圓獎牌夢" [Yeung Ka Wa Hopes to Realise Medal Dream]. Sing Pao Daily News (in Chinese). 26 September 2002. p. A33.
  16. ^ "Results of Asian Games cycling". Xinhua News Agency. 30 September 2002. p. 1. ProQuest 453420534.
  17. ^ "楊嘉華單車賽獲第五" [Yeung Ka Wah Places Fifth in Cycling Race]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 1 October 2002. p. B12.
  18. ^ a b "楊嘉華重拾單車樂趣" [Yeung Ka Wah Rediscovers the Joy of Cycling]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 14 December 2002. p. C6.
  19. ^ a b "楊嘉年華奪亞席" [Yeung Ka Wah Wins Silver]. The Sun (in Chinese). 8 December 2002. p. A31.


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