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Jet Ng
Singaporean fencer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jet Ng (born 10 May 1998) is a Singaporean foil fencer.
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Career
Ng attained a 5th-place finish at the 2015 Cadet World Championships (men's foil), the then-highest achieved by a Singaporean fencer,[1] before Ywen Lau won the 2016 Cadet World Championships in Women's Sabre. He won multiple Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) medals in Asian and Southeast Asian competitions.
Ng made his SEA Games debut in 2017, winning an individual bronze medal in the men's foil individual event. In 2019, Ng won the gold medal at the men's foil team event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[2]
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Personal life
Ng was born on 10 May 1998 in Singapore. He attended Tao Nan School, Victoria School and Meridian Junior College.[citation needed] Ng attended Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan from 2019-2023, graduating with a Bachelors in Arts. He currently attends Waseda University's Graduate School of Sport Sciences.
Ng is a fan of the Star Wars franchise and started fencing to emulate the characters in the movies.[citation needed]
Ng picked up fencing at age 8 when emulating the characters of the Star Wars franchise, which he is a fan.[citation needed]
He is the nephew of veteran actress, Huang Bi Ren.[3]
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International Awards
In addition to winning multiple National Championships and medals, Ng also had success on the international stage.
- 2013 Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
- 2013 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
- 2014 Southeast Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
- 2014 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Silver
- 2015 Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
- 2015 Asian U17 Championships - Silver
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games - Bronze
- 2018 Asian U20 Championships - Silver
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Gold
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