Angie Tsang Sze-Man (born 1978) is a

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police officer, former

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athlete and former

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. She was best known as an

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silver medalist for

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in 2006.

Background

Tsang first started by learning lion dances at the age of 10, before moving on to Wushu on the advice of Mr Ha Tak-kin, her martial arts instructor. In the same year, she won her first gold medal in the Hong Kong Wushu Age Group Competition. She was later selected by the

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to receive special training which paved for her to represent the country in world events. As a child actress, Tsang portrayed a young

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in the 1993

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'' Iron Monkey''. She also made an appearance in the 1996 film '' Combo Cops''. As a member of Hong Kong's national wushu team, Tsang won a silver medal in the women's nangun (southern staff) event of

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in Hong Kong in 1999. She was a bronze-medal winner in the same event in 2001 in

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. Tsang joined the

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in January 2003. Tsang eventually won a gold medal in 2005 in

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. Tsang won a silver medal in the Wushu taolu contest at

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Personal life

Tsang was married to a fellow policeman Sidney Chan, with whom she had a daughter Winsome in 2008, and later a son Waylon. In September 2018, Tsang announced her plans to retire from martial arts in the following year.

Filmography

Films

References

External links

* 1978 births Hong Kong child actresses Living people Hong Kong police officers Hong Kong wushu practitioners Asian Games medalists in wushu Hong Kong film actresses Wushu practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games Wushu practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games {{HongKong-bio-stub