黃曉盈

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Angel Wong Hiu Ying (Chinese: 黃曉盈), born in 1987, is a Hong Kong artistic gymnast and the first woman to represent Hong Kong, China in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games, competing at London 2012 in the vault and all-around. On the balance beam she performed a mount of her own invention, a front tuck with a half twist, which was later officially named the 'Wong Hiu Ying Angel' element by the International Gymnastics Federation's Women's Technical Committee, placing her in the sport's history. She has competed at numerous World Championships (including 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2023) and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. In 2015, while preparing for the Asian Championships, she suffered a severe injury in which all four ligaments in her left knee were torn, requiring surgery and a long rehabilitation. She returned to competition: in 2023 she placed sixth on the balance beam at the World Challenge Cup in Turkey, and later that year, aged 36 and after a nine-year absence from the Asian Games, she competed on the balance beam at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, falling twice in qualification. A graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnic University in fashion and textile design, she has said she has no plans to retire.