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Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Hong Kong was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.

Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
Competitors34 in 11 sports
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Hong Kong at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Beijing
Competitors34 in 11 sports
Flag bearers Wong Kam-Po (opening)
Lau Hiu Fung (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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In total, 34 athletes including 17 men and 17 women represented Hong Kong in 11 different sports including athletics, badminton, cycling, equestrian, fencing, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and triathlon.

Hong Kong was also the host of the equestrian competitions at the Hong Kong Equestrian Venues.

Background

The Hong Kong Equestrian Venues in Hong Kong was chosen as the host for the equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Competitors

In total, 34 athletes represented Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across 11 different sports.[3]

More information Sport, Men ...
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Badminton 123
Cycling 314
Equestrian 213
Fencing 123
Rowing 314
Sailing 112
Shooting 101
Swimming 044
Table tennis 336
Triathlon 112
Total171734
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Athletics

In total, two Hong Konger athletes participated in the athletics events – Lai Chun Ho in the men's 100 m and Wan Kin Yee in the women's 100 m.[3]

Men
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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lai Chun Ho 100 m 10.63 7 Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Wan Kin Yee 100 m 12.37 6 Did not advance
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Badminton

In total, three Hong Konger athletes participated in the badminton events – Ng Wei in the men's singles and Wang Chen and Yip Pui Yin in the women's singles.[3]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Ng Wei Men's singles  Lin D (CHN)
L 11–21, 12–21
Did not advance
Wang Chen Women's singles Bye  Sládeková (SVK)
W 21–7, 21–7
 Nehwal (IND)
L 19–21, 21–11, 11–21
Did not advance
Yip Pui Yin  Hallam (GBR)
L 15–21, 17–21
Did not advance
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Cycling

In total, four Hong Konger athletes participated in the cycling events – Wu Kin San in the men's road race, Wong Kam-Po in the men's points race, Wan Yiu Jamie Wong in the women's points race and Chan Chun Hing in the men's cross-country.[3]

Road

Wu Kin San was the first Hong Kong athlete to successfully complete the cycling road race.[4]

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Wu Kin San Men's road race 7:05:57 89
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Track

Omnium
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Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Wong Kam-Po Men's points race 5 0 15
Wan Yiu Jamie Wong Women's points race 0 0 15
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Mountain biking

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Chan Chun Hing Men's cross-country Did not finish
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Equestrian

In total, three Hong Konger athletes participated in the equestrian events – Kenneth Cheng, Patrick Lam and Samantha Lam in the individual jumping.[3]

Hong Kong competitors took part in the Olympic equestrian events for the first time.[5] Jennifer Lee withdrew due to health problems with her horse, Mr Burns.[6]

More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Kenneth Cheng Can Do Individual 6 =46 Q 21 27 57 Did not advance 27 57
Patrick Lam Urban 0 =1 Q 9 9 =22 Q 36 45 46 Did not advance 45 46
Samantha Lam Tresor 14 =66 Q 29 43 =63 Did not advance 43 =63
Kenneth Cheng
Patrick Lam
Samantha Lam
See above Team N/a 59 15 Did not advance 59 15
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Fencing

In total, three Hong Konger athletes participated in the fencing events – Lau Kwok Kin in the men's foil, Yeung Chui Ling in the women's épée and Chow Tsz Ki in the women's sabre.[3]

Men
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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Lau Kwok Kin Individual foil  Chida (JPN)
L 6–15
Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Yeung Chui Ling Individual épée N/a  Mincza-Nebald (HUN)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Chow Tsz Ki Individual sabre Bye  Bao Yy (CHN)
L 5–15
Did not advance
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Rowing

In total, four Hong Konger athletes participated in the rowing events – Law Hiu Fung in the men's single sculls, Chow Kwong Wing and So Sau Wah in the men's lightweight double sculls and Lee Ka Man in the women's single sculls.[3]

Men
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Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Law Hiu Fung Single sculls 7:45.96 3 QF N/a 7:29.21 6 SC/D 7:32.61 6 FD 7:06.17 20
Chow Kwong Wing
So Sau Wah
Lightweight double sculls 6:34.51 4 R 6:58.71 5 SC/D N/a 6:33.79 3 FC 6:34.48 16
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Women
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Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lee Ka Man Single sculls 8:23.02 5 QF 8:04.68 6 SC/D 8:30.80 6 FE 7:56.07 23
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

In total, two Hong Konger athletes participated in the sailings events – Chan King Yin in the men's sailboard and Chan Wai Kei in the women's sailboard.[3]

Men
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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Chan King Yin RS:X 5 4 2 5 3 33 21 27 7 8 2 84 6
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Women
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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Chan Wai Kei RS:X 10 10 6 13 7 12 6 7 14 4 18 93 9
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

In total, one Hong Konger athlete participated in the shooting events – Wong Fai in the women's 25 m rapid fire pistol.[3]

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Wong Fai 25 m rapid fire pistol 558 18 Did not advance
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Swimming

In total, four Hong Konger athletes participated in the swimming events – Hoi Shun Stephanie Au in the women's 200 m freestyle, the women's 400 m freestyle and the women's 800 m freestyle, Yu Ning Elaine Chan in the women's 50 m freestyle, Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai in the women's 100 m backstroke and the women's 200 m individual medley and Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson in the women's 100 m freestyle and the women's 100 m butterfly.[3]

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hoi Shun Stephanie Au 200 m freestyle 2:00.85 NR 31 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:14.82 24 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:41.66 29 N/a Did not advance
Yu Ning Elaine Chan 50 m freestyle 26.54 44 Did not advance
Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai 100 m backstroke 1:02.68 34 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:18.91 NR 33 Did not advance
Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson 100 m freestyle 55.32 NR 26 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 59.35 NR 30 Did not advance
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Table tennis

In total, six Hong Konger athletes participated in the table tennis events – Cheung Yuk, Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching in the men's singles and the men's team and Lau Sui Fei, Lin Ling and Tie Ya Na in the women's singles and the women's team.[3]

Men's
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Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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Cheung Yuk Singles Bye  Persson (SWE)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Ko Lai Chak Bye  Gionis (GRE)
W 4–3
 Ryu S-M (KOR)
W 4–2
 Ovtcharov (GER)
W 4–1
 Wang H (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Li Ching Bye  Jang S-M (PRK)
W 4–1
 Tan Rw (CRO)
L 2–4
Did not advance
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Women's
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Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
Rank
Lau Sui Fei Singles Bye  Xian Y F (FRA)
W 4–1
 Guo Y (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Lin Ling Bye  Kostromina (BLR)
W 4–0
 Li Jw (SIN)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Tie Ya Na Bye  Shen Yf (ESP)
W 4–1
 Li Qb (AUT)
W 4–3
 Wang N (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
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Team
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Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
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Cheung Yuk
Ko Lai Chak
Li Ching
Men's team Group D
 Japan
L 0 – 3
 Nigeria
W 3 – 0
 Russia
W 3 – 1
2 Did not advance  Chinese Taipei
W 3 – 0
 South Korea
L 1 – 3
Did not advance
Lau Sui Fei
Lin Ling
Tie Ya Na
Women's team Group C
 Romania
W 3 – 0
 Poland
W 3 – 0
 Germany
W 3 – 0
1 Q  China
L 0 – 3
Bye  Japan
L 2 – 3
Did not advance
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Triathlon

In total, two Hong Konger athletes participated in the triathlon events – Daniel Chi Wo Lee in the men's race and Tania So Ning Mak in the women's race.[3]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Daniel Chi Wo Lee Men's 18:54 0:28 58:24 0:32 36:22 1:54:40.78 43
Tania So Ning Mak Women's 21:18 Lapped
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