Howard Wing

Howard Wing (Chinese: 何浩華; pinyin: Hé Hàohuá; 28 January 1916 – 7 March 2008) was a Dutch and Chinese cyclist and businessman. He became the first cyclist to compete internationally for China after he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to an Irish mother and a Chinese father, Wing grew up in Rotterdam and cycled frequently when he was young. He joined Feyenoord's cycling club as a teenager and won multiple of the club's championships. He trained with the Dutch national team, though he had to leave as he did not possess a Dutch passport at the time. The Dutch Olympic Committee contacted the Chinese ambassador as the China National Amateur Athletic Federation was looking for European-based Chinese athletes to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was China's biggest medal hope at the 1936 Games, though he lost all of his rounds.

Wing subsequently competed at eight world championships and the 1948 Summer Olympics for China, though he injured himself at the latter, thus ending his career. Outside of sport, he owned a business specializing in store displays and moved to Canada with his wife in 1956. There, he retired and resided in Niagara Falls until his death.