Angie Tsang

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Angie Tsang
BornTsang Sze-Man
1978 (age 4546)
British Hong Kong
Native name曾思敏
Residence Hong Kong
Style Wushu
Nanquan
Years active1990–2019
Occupationpolice officer, martial artist, former child actress
SpouseSidney Chan
ChildrenWinsome Chan (daughter)
Waylon Chan (son)
Sports career
Country Hong Kong
Sport Wushu
Medal record
Women's Wushu
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Hanoi Nangun
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong Nangun
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Yerevan Nandao
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Macau Nandao
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Hanoi Nandao
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong Nandao
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Yerevan Nanquan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Yerevan Nangun
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Macau Nanquan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Macau Duilian
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Doha Nanquan
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Hanoi Nanquan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Hanoi All-around (NQ)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Hanoi Nandao
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Hanoi Nangun
East Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Osaka Nanquan
Police career
Country Hong Kong
Allegiance Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Department Hong Kong Police Force
Service years2003–present
StatusActive

Angie Tsang Sze-Man (born 1978) is a Hong Kong police officer, former wushu athlete and former child actress. She was best known as an Asian Games silver medalist for Wushu in 2006.

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Background

Tsang first started by learning lion dances at the age of 10, before moving on to Wushu on the advice of Mr. Ha Tak-kin, her martial arts instructor. In the same year, she won her first gold medal in the Hong Kong Wushu Age Group Competition. She was later selected by the Hong Kong Wushu Union to receive special training which paved the way for her to represent the country in world events.

As a child actress, Tsang portrayed a young Wong Fei-hung in the 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film Iron Monkey . She also made an appearance in the 1996 film Combo Cops .

As a member of Hong Kong's national wushu team, Tsang won a silver medal in the women's nangun (southern staff) event of World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong in 1999. She was a bronze-medal winner in the same event in 2001 in Yerevan.

Tsang joined the Hong Kong Police Force in January 2003. [1]

Tsang eventually won a gold medal in 2005 in Hanoi, Vietnam. [2]

Tsang won a silver medal in the Wushu taolu contest at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.

Personal life

Tsang was married to a fellow policeman Sidney Chan, with whom she had a daughter Winsome in 2008, and later a son Waylon. [3]

In September 2018, Tsang announced her plans to retire from martial arts the following year.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNote
1993 Iron Monkey Wong Fei-hung
1996 Combo Cops

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References

  1. Wushu champ begins police work, Info.gov.hk, 2003–04, (retrieved on November 27, 2007).
  2. Wushu World Championships Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Sports123.com (retrieved on November 27, 2006).
  3. "今日信報-- 南拳媽媽曾思敏 愛家才會贏". 今日信報. Retrieved 2022-01-06.