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Cheung Ka-long

(張家朗)

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Cheung Ka-long
張家朗
Cheung Ka-long is a left-handed Hong Kong foil fencer. He is the 2016 individual Asian champion, a three-time Olympian, and the 2024 individual foil Olympic champion. At the 2024 Paris Games, Cheung won his second Olympic gold medal, becoming only the third man in history to retain an Olympic foil title.
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10 Jun 1997
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Hong Kong’s delegation and athletes at the closing ceremony of Asian Games at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on October 4. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Double Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long will be competing in his fourth Asian Games. Photo: Elson Li
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Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long takes a moment during a men’s team foil contest against Hungary at the Kerry Fencing World Championships. Photo: Elson Li
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Hong Kong’s men (from left) Ryan Choi, Leung Chin-yu, Harris Ho and Cheung Ka-long acknowledge their supporters after winning silver. Photo: Elson Li
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Hong Kong have 24 fencers competing at the World Championships on home soil. Photo: Elson Li
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Cheng Tit-nam (left) and Lam Ho-long (second from right) are vying to join Ryan Choi (second from left) and Cheung Ka-long in the Hong Kong team for two major events. Photo: FIE
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Hong Kong’s Lam Ho-long (left) beat Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba to win the men’s foil junior title on Sunday. Photo: International Fencing Federation (FIE)
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