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Biography
Chow Ting Yu (Chinese: 周定宇; pinyin: Zhōudìngyǔ), known professionally as Marvel Chow, is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from Hong Kong.
Career
Wushu
In his youth, Chow wanted to pursue a career in badminton and decided to learn wushu when he was 14 on the side to help him improve on his main sport. Unexpectedly, he chose instead to pursue wushu. He went to train at the Beijing Sport University and became a member of the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1995.
Chow made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a bronze medal in jianshu. Two years later at the 2001 World Wushu Championships, he was a double silver medalist in jianshu and qiangshu. His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he was once again the world champion in qiangshu and a silver medalist in the inaugural rendition of duilian.
Acting
After retiring from competitive wushu, Chow started practicing wing chun which eventually led to his acting roles starting with Ip Man in 2008.
Filmography
- Ip Man (2008)
- Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
- Golden Brother (2014)
Awards
Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong
- Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong: 2011