Au Yeung Wai Sum

Catherine Au Yeung Wai-sum (Chinese: 歐陽慧心; Jyutping: au1 joeng4 wai3 sam1; born 16 October 1984) is a sabre fencer from Hong Kong, China.

Au Yeung Wai-sum
Born (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Pattaya CityIndividual
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 Kota KinabaluTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 Chiang MaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 ManilaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 NantongTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BangkokTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 DohaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 ShanghaiTeam
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2013 TianjinTeam
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Individual

Au Yeung took up fencing with some of her friends.[1] She joined the national team in 2004 after being noticed by a national coach at an inter-school competition. She won a team silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships[2] and a team bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games.[1] She won a silver medal in the 2010 Pattaya City World Cup. In the 2011 Summer Universiade she reached the semifinals after defeating Romania's Mihaela Bulică, then lost to another Romanian, Bianca Pascu, and came away with a bronze medal.[3]

Au Yeung graduated in marketing from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[1]

Notes
  1. Gigi Lam (16 July 2007). "Olympics on Au Yeung". South China Morning Post.
  2. Unus Alladin (1 August 2005). "HK bring back four medals". South China Morning Post.
  3. "Au Yeung Wai-sum won a Bronze Medal in Women's Sabre in Universiade 2011". Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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