Hank Chien | |
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Born |
Taiwan |
August 4, 1974
Residence | New York City, New York, U.S |
Nationality | American |
Education | Computer science and mathematics degree from Harvard University |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Occupation | Plastic Surgeon |
Hank Chien is a former world record holder and 2-time "Kong-Off" Champion of the video game Donkey Kong. 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 8 other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.
The documentary Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition, follows his first attempt to break the world record.
Chien was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of two. He works as a plastic surgeon in Queens.