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Jacqueline Siu

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Jacqueline Siu
Personal information
Full nameJacqueline Wing Ying Siu
Other namesJackie
NationalityHong Kong
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 42)
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Individual dressage
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Individual dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team dressage

Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu (born 8 December 1982) is an dressage rider from Hong Kong. She is the first equestrian to win a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[1][2]

Early life and career

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Jacqueline was born in Hong Kong. She started riding horses when she was five years old.[3] When Siu was ten, she moved to England with her family. She kept on riding horses and raced for Great Britain at the European Youth Championships.[3] In 2005, she started to race under the Hong Kong flag. Siu started to compete at a higher level and later moved to the Netherlands.[4] In the Netherlands, Siu started training with Anky van Grunsven.[4]

Siu was at the Doha 2006, Guangzhou 2010, Incheon 2014, 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Hangzhou 2022. In 2018, she also was in the World Equestrian Games in Tryon.

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References

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  1. "HKJC Equestrian Team member Jacqueline Siu wins Hong Kong's first-ever equestrian gold medal at Asian Games - Corporate News - About HKJC - The Hong Kong Jockey Club". corporate.hkjc.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Tears of joy as Siu wins Hong Kong's first gold in Asian Games dressage". South China Morning Post. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Jackie Siu Makes Debut for Hong Kong at 2012 World Young Horse Championships". Eurodressage. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Training - Biography". www.jackie-siu.com.

Other websites

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