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Hank Chien
Chien at the Kong-Off 3 tournament in Denver, Colorado
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine[1][2]

Hank Chien is a 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 surgeoninQueens.[2]

The documentary Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition follows his first attempt to break the world record.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kilgannon, Corey (January 6, 2012). "Dr. Hank Chien, a King of Donkey Kong". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ McElroy, Justin (2011-01-11). "Hank Chien reclaims King of Kong title". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  • ^ "The Kong Off 4". www.thekongoff.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  • ^ Sean (March 24, 2011). "Doctor Kong Trailer: Yet Another Arcade Game Documentary". FilmJunk. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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