Wong I-sheauWong I-sheau (汪亦岫, Pinyin: Wāng Yìxiù; born February 12, 1989, in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese equestrian who competes in show jumping. She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she competed in the Equestrian Jumping Individual event.[1] She finished in 68th place.[2] Wong was the flagbearer for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Team in the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[3][4][5] She is the first athlete to compete in the Equestrian events in the history of the country.[6] Wong qualified for the Rio 2016 Games in the Group G FEI qualifier in Hagen, Germany on August 25, 2015. Her horse is an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare named Zadarijke V.[7][8] Wong also trains with a Dutch gelding named Quinlan.[9] Having represented Taiwan in the past 3 Asian Games, Wong will be once again riding for Team Taipei in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[needs update] Wong's sister is artist Ilyn Wong.[10] References
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