Christy Ren
Christy Ren | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 任家貝 | |
| Born | August 5, 1983 |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
| Known for | Olympic short track speed skater |
Christy Ren (Chinese: 任家貝; Jyutping: jam6 gaa1 bui3; born August 5, 1983) is a former short track speed skater Olympian representing Hong Kong at the 2002 Olympics.[1] Ren is an investment banker with HSBC.[2]
Early life
[edit]On 05 Aug 1983, Ren was born in Hong Kong. At age 8, Ren started figure skating.[3]
Education
[edit]In 2002, as a freshman at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, Ren competed in the 2002 Olympics.[4][5] In 2005, Ren graduated from Tufts University.[6]
Career (Sport)
[edit]She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics for Hong Kong. Along with teammate Cordia Tsoi Pop-Yee, they became the first athletes to represent Hong Kong at the Winter Olympics.[7]
She was a member of the Hong Kong Speedskating Union.
After the 2002 Games, Ren has since left the sporting world and completed her studies at Tufts. Ren is working in investment banking with HSBC.[2]
Ren is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic.org Christy Ren". Retrieved Nov 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "hk.linked.com Christy Ren". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved Nov 22, 2016.
- ^ Tamer, Mary. "tufts.edu, Winter 2003, Christy Ren". Retrieved Nov 22, 2016.
- ^ "olympic.org". Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "enews.tufts.edu, Olympics Bound!,Dec 13, 2001". Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Tamer, Mary. "Winter 2003 Feature – Personal Best: Christy Ren, A05". Tufts Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Lone Hong Kong athlete battles big chill". The Standard. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christy Ren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.