鍾慧欣

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Chung Wai Yan is a Hong Kong high jumper born in 1998. She was spotted for her school track team in primary school and took up the high jump seriously at secondary school thanks to a height advantage, gradually rising through the local ranks. Noted for her consistency, she has a personal best of 1.84m, set at the Chinese Taipei Athletics Open on 28 May 2023, where she won silver; in that year's Hong Kong ranking she stood first in the women's high jump with that mark. The 2023 season was her breakthrough year on the international stage: she represented Hong Kong in the high jump at the Chengdu World University Games and then finished fifth in the women's high jump at the Hangzhou Asian Games with 1.80m. At the same Games her teammate Wong Yuen Nam placed seventh, giving Hong Kong two athletes in the top placings. That year she went through three major championships in a row — the Asian championships, the World University Games and the Asian Games — and despite an ankle sprain affecting her preparation produced steady results, breaking down in tears afterwards. In 2025 she was named to the Hong Kong, China delegation for the women's high jump at the 15th National Games. High jump depends on a precise run-up and take-off, and form can fluctuate from season to season, so Chung's ability to hold a level above 1.80m across multiple seasons is notable. The Hong Kong women's high jump record of 1.88m is held by Cecilia Yeung. In 2026 she won bronze with 1.80m at the inaugural Asian Jumps Championships in Chongqing, reaching the podium at an Asian-level event. Chung has long been one of the territory's top-ranked high jumpers and has repeatedly represented Hong Kong at Asian championships and multi-sport Games.