Jet Ng

Jet Ng (born 10 May 1998) is a Singaporean foil fencer.

Jet Ng
Full nameJet Ng Shang Fei
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998
Singapore
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubZ Fencing International Academy/Waseda University Fencing Club
Head coachJoseph Engert
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
2017 MalaysiaFencing at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
2019 PhilippinesFencing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games

Career

Ng attained a 5th-place finish at the 2015 Cadet World Championships (men's foil), the then-highest achieved by a Singaporean fencer, before Ywen Lau won the 2016 Cadet World Championships in Women's Sabre. He won multiple Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) medals in Asian and Southeast Asian competitions.

Ng made his SEA Games debut in 2017, winning an individual bronze medal in the men's foil individual event. In 2019, he returned to the SEA Games after completing 2 years of full-time national service. He won the Gold Medal with the Singapore Team in the men's foil team event.

Personal life

Ng was born on 10 May 1998 in Singapore. He attended Tao Nan School, Victoria School and Meridian Junior College.

Ng is a fan of the Star Wars franchise and started fencing to emulate the characters in the movies.

Ng picked up fencing at age 8. Ng fences in Z Fencing in Singapore and Waseda Fencing Club in Japan. He got inducted as into the first batch of "Hall of Fame" in Z Fencing in 2015.

He is the nephew of acclaimed veteran actress, Huang Bi Ren.

From October 2017 to August 2019, Ng served his mandatory military service as an Artillery Officer, while qualifying for the 2019 SEA Games in the process.

Ng attends Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

International Awards

In addition to winning multiple National Championships and medals, Ng also had success on the international stage.

  • 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Gold
  • 2018 Asian U20 Championships - Silver
  • 2017 Southeast Asian Games - Bronze
  • 2016 U20 World Cup - 4th
  • 2015 World U17 Championships - 5th
  • 2015 Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
  • 2015 Asian U17 Championships - Silver
  • 2014 Southeast Asian U20 Championships - Bronze
  • 2014 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Silver
  • 2014 European U17 Circuit - 4th
  • 2013 Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
  • 2013 Southeast Asian U17 Championships - Bronze
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