Hank Chien

Hank Chien
Chien at the Kong-Off 3 tournament in Denver, Colorado, 2013
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 (age 51)
Taiwan
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHarvard University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine[1][2]

Hank Chien (Chinese: 簡碩宏; pinyin: Jiǎn Shuòhóng; born August 4, 1974) is a Taiwanese-American former world record holder and two-time "Kong-Off" Champion of the video game Donkey Kong.[2][3] As of January 2016, his personal best sits at 1,138,600. Chien won the first Kong-Off, a Donkey Kong competition which occurred on March 19–20, 2011. The competition featured Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell and eight other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.[4]

Hank Chien was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of two.[1] He works as a plastic surgeon in Queens.[2] Chien grew up in Forest Hills, New York City. He attended and graduated from Stuyvesant High School, where he participated in the National Mathematics Competitions, placing 12th, and was also a member of the USA Mathematical Olympiad team.[5] He later went on to attend and graduate from Harvard University and Mount Sinai Medical School.

The documentary Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition follows his first attempt to break the world record.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Kilgannon, Corey (January 6, 2012). "Dr. Hank Chien, a King of Donkey Kong". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Hutchinson, Bill (March 10, 2010). "Queens doctor, Hank Chien, named new King of Kong, smashes video game's top score". Daily News. New York City. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ^ McElroy, Justin (2011-01-11). "Hank Chien reclaims King of Kong title". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. ^ "The Kong Off 4". www.thekongoff.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. ^ Li, Chunyan (9 April 2010). "美华裔外科医师变电玩高手 获吉尼斯世界纪录证书". Chinanews.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ^ Sean (March 24, 2011). "Doctor Kong Trailer: Yet Another Arcade Game Documentary". FilmJunk. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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