Women
MAS
Anja Chong
MAS- Date of birth10 Mar 1994
- Height167 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Director
- HometownNULL
- Place of birthN/A
- Start skatingShe began skating aged nine at a friend's birthday celebrations. She began taking figure skating lessons and eventually switched to short track.
- Club N/A
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Malay, Mandarin
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning three gold medals in the 500m, the 1000m and the 3000m relay at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
"Work hard. Do good. Be kind, spread joy." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
US short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2016)
Her mother. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2017, 02 Dec 2016)
NATIONAL FIRSTS
In 2017 she became the first female Malaysian short track skater to qualify for a world championships, and in 2011 she became the first Malaysian short track skater of any gender to compete at a World Cup event. (anjachaong.com, 21 Sep 2017)
HIATUS
She took a four-year break from the sport to finish her law degree. Two weeks after completing her final exams, she returned to competitive skating. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2016; anjachaong.com, 21 Sep 2017)
OCCUPATION
In 2018 she became a director and head of business development for the Portcullis Group, and a director of the Portcullis Institute. (LinkedIn profile, 11 Feb 2019)
In 2017 she became the first female Malaysian short track skater to qualify for a world championships, and in 2011 she became the first Malaysian short track skater of any gender to compete at a World Cup event. (anjachaong.com, 21 Sep 2017)
HIATUS
She took a four-year break from the sport to finish her law degree. Two weeks after completing her final exams, she returned to competitive skating. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2016; anjachaong.com, 21 Sep 2017)
OCCUPATION
In 2018 she became a director and head of business development for the Portcullis Group, and a director of the Portcullis Institute. (LinkedIn profile, 11 Feb 2019)
"It began with a love for the speed and the feeling of being on the ice. It then grew as an appreciation for the discipline and nuance of control, mastery of focus and the feeling of the rest of the world just slipping away."
