Ryan Choi (fencer)

Ryan Choi Chun-yin
Personal information
Native name
蔡俊彥
Born (1997-10-09) 9 October 1997
Hong Kong
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryHong Kong
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubHong Kong Sports Institute
Head coachGrégory Koenig
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's foil
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiIndividual
Silver medal – second place2026 Hong KongTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 MilanTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 BaliIndividual
Silver medal – second place2018 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 SeoulIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 ChibaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 WuxiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 Kuwait CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 BaliTeam
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2021 ChengduTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 ChengduIndividual
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 NanjingMixed team
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingIndividual
Choi Chun-yin
Traditional Chinese蔡俊彥
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcoi3 zeon3 jin6

Ryan Choi Chun-yin (Chinese: 蔡俊彥; Jyutping: coi3 zeon3 jin6); born 9 October 1997) is a Hong Kong fencer.[1] He competed in the men's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Student stage

Choi started learning fencing at La Salle Primary School, and joined the fencing team after entering La Salle College, and represented the school in inter-school competitions, making a name for himself. Since Form 3, he, who is good at foil, has started special training at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Due to the overlap of fencing practice schedules, he rarely participates in the Saturday afternoon group practice of the La Salle Fencing Team, but he still represents the school in competitions and is one of the main players in the team.[3]

Choi won the gold medal in the individual foil event at the 2012 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships. He also won the B Grade individual foil championship in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Inter-school Fencing Competition held in January 2013.[4] Choi briefly studied accounting at the University of Hong Kong and quit in his sophomore year in 2018 to become a full-time athlete.[5] He was roommates with actor-singer Edan Lui during his university years.[6]

Medal record

World Championships

Year Location Event Position
2023 Italy Milan, Italy Team Men's Foil 3rd
2025 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Men's Foil 1st[7]
2026 Hong Kong Hong Kong Team Men's Foil 2nd

Grand Prix

Year Location Event Position
2019-05-17 China Shanghai, China Individual Men's Foil 3rd[8]
2022-05-15 South Korea Incheon, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 2nd[9]
2025-05-18 China Shanghai, China Individual Men's Foil 1st[7]

World Cup

Year Location Event Position
2019-05-05 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Team Men's Foil 2nd[10]
2020-02-23 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Foil 3rd[11]
2023-12-09 Japan Tokoname, Japan Individual Men's Foil 3rd
2023-12-10 Japan Tokoname, Japan Team Men's Foil 3rd
2024-05-04 Hong Kong Hong Kong Team Men's Foil 1st
2025-12-06 Japan Fukuoka, Japan Individual Men's Foil 1st
2026-01-10 France Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 2nd
2026-01-11 France Paris, France Team Men's Foil 1st
2026-04-19 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Foil 2nd
2026-05-03 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Team Men's Foil 3rd

Asian Championship

Year Location Event Position
2018 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Team Men's Foil 2nd[12]
2019 Japan Chiba, Japan Team Men's Foil 3rd[13]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 3rd[14]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Foil 3rd[15]
2023 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Foil 3rd[15]
2024 Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait Team Men's Foil 3rd
2025 Indonesia Bali, Indonesia Individual Men's Foil 1st
2025 Indonesia Bali, Indonesia Team Men's Foil 3rd
2026 India New Delhi, Insia Team Men's Foil 2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Choi". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Men's Foil Team: Entry List by Event" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "曾俊華網誌:Carpe Diem". 香港政府新聞網. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "喇沙衞冕失敗女拔萃5連霸". 東方日報. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "劍擊尖子|喇沙仔蔡俊彥9歲學劍棄讀港大苦練 27歲終奪花劍大獎賽金牌圓夢". Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ↑ 余嘉文 (6 August 2021). "蔡俊彥中小學讀喇沙再入讀港大會計系 中學曾獲校友曾俊華讚賞". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Fencing Time Live". www.fencingtimelive.com.
  8. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  10. ↑ "Historic Team Medal at Men's Foil World Cup". HKSI. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "【男子花劍世界盃.埃及直擊】張家朗6分鐘狂追27分 港隊絕殺法國奪銅". Sportsroad. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 June 2022.