Hong Kong, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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Hong Kong was also the host of the equestrian competitions

Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...

at the Hong Kong Equestrian Venues.

Athletics

Team Manager: LEUNG Hong Shun Alexander
Team Manager: WONG Kim Lun Joseph

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lai Chun Ho Lai Chun Ho Lai Chun Ho is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong.Lai represented Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of...	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...	10.63"	7	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wan Kin Yee Wan Kin Yee Wan Kin Yee is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong.Wan represented Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed sixth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of...	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	12.37	6	Did not advance

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ng Wei Ng Wei Ng Wei is a male badminton player who represents Hong Kong at the Olympics.-Career:Ng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia....	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	L 16-21 13-21	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Yip Pui Yin	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	L 15-21 17-21	Did not advance
(4) Wang Chen	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	Bye	W 21-7 21-7	L 19-21 21-11 11-21	Did not advance

Team Manager: HSU Show Hoo
Coach: HE Yi Ming
Coach: ZHENG Yumin

Cycling

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chan Chun Hing Chan Chun Hing Chan Chun Hing born on 24 April 1981 in Hong Kong, is a racing cyclist.-2010 Asian Games:Chan Chun Hing blazed to gold in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 16th Asian Games on 18 November 2010, crossing the finish line at two hours 11 minutes and 33 seconds, beating Japanese rider...	Cross-country	N/A	DNF

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Wu Kin San	Road race	7h 05' 57 (+42:08)	89

Wu is the first Hong Kong athlete to successfully complete the cycling road race.

Track

Points Races

Athlete	Event	Points/Laps	Rank
Wong Kam-Po Wong Kam-po Wong Kam-po BBS MH in Shatin, Hong Kong, is a world champion racing cyclist.-Biography:Wong Kam-po joined the Hong Kong cycling team in 1990. He quit the team after allegedly fighting with a team mate...	Men's points race	5	15th
Wong Wan Yiu, Jamie	Women's points race	0	15th

Team Manager: WONG Yiu Wah
Coach: SHEN Jinkang
Coach: ZHANG Xiaohua
Coach: ZHANG Jie
Mechanic: MAN Wai Chung

Equestrian

Hong Kong competitors will themselves be taking part in the Olympic Equestrian Events for the first time. Jennifer Lee withdrew due to health problems with her horse, Mr Burns.

Individual Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. Round 1		Ind. Round 2			Ind. Round 3			Final
			Ind. Round 1		Ind. Round 2			Ind. Round 3			Round A		Round B		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Kenneth Cheng	Can Do	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	6	46 T	21	27	57	Did not advance
Patrick Lam	Urban	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	0	1 T	9	9	22 T	36	45	46	Did not advance
Samantha Lam Samantha Lam Samantha Lam is a Chinese-Canadian equestrian. She competed for Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Tresor	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	14	66 T	29	43	63 T	Did not advance
~~Jennifer Lee~~	~~Mr Burns~~	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...

Team Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualifying round		Final
			Qualifying round		Round 1		Round 2		Total		Jump off
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Kenneth Cheng Patrick Lam Samantha Lam Samantha Lam Samantha Lam is a Chinese-Canadian equestrian. She competed for Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... ~~Jennifer Lee~~	as above	Team Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...	20	11	59	15	Did not advance

Team Manager: NOOREN Henricus Franciscus Everhardus
Team Manager: GUGLER Dietmar Walter
Veterinarian: MORAIS DE ALMEIDA PINTO FELIX Edurado

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Lau Kwok Kin Lau Kwok Kin Lau Kwok Kin is a fencer from Hong Kong, China who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the men's foil team competition. He also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games-References:...	Individual foil		L 6-15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Yeung Chui Ling Yeung Chui Ling Yeung Chui Ling is a fencer from Hong Kong, China who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's épée team competition. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing her only bout.-References:...	Individual épée		L 11-15	Did not advance
Chow Tsz Ki Chow Tsz Ki Chow Tsz Ki is a fencer from Hong Kong, China who won two bronze medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's sabre individual and team competitions. Her coach is Andras Decsi who is come from Hungary is working in Hong Kong Sabre Fencing Team now. She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic...	Individual sabre		L 5-15	Did not advance

Coach: DECSI Andras
Coach: WANG Changyong

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Law Hiu Fung	Single sculls	7:45.96	3 Q			7:29.21	6 SC/D	7:32.61	6 FD	7:06.17	20th
Chow Kwong Wing So Sau Wah	Lightweight double sculls	6:34.51	4 R	6:58.71	5 SC/D			6:33.79	3 FC	6:34.48	16th

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lee Ka Man Lee Ka Man Lee Ka Man is a rower from Hong Kong, China who won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the lightweight sincle sculls class. She also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Women's Single Sculls.-References:...	Single sculls	8:23.02	5 Q	8:04.68	6 SC/D	8:30.80	6 FE	7:56.07	23rd

Team Manager: CHRISTOPHER John Perry
Coach: WONG Chi Wai

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal	Score	Rank
Chan King Yin Chan King Yin Chan King Yin is a sailor from Hong Kong, China who won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the mistral light class. At the 2010 Asian Games, Chan seized his second Asian Games Gold Medal, in the mistral event.-External links:* *...	Sailboard	+1:02 5pt 5th	+1:00 4pt 2nd	+0:16 2pt 2nd	+1:01 5pt 2nd	+2:13 3pt 2nd	+4:19 (33pt) 1st	+4:17 21pt 5th	+13:19 27pt 8th	+1:56 7pt 7th	+2:07 8pt 7th	+0:00 2pt 6th	84	6th

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal	Score	Rank
Chan Wai Kei Chan Wai Kei Chan Wai Kei is a sailor from Hong Kong, China who won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the mistral class. She also competed in the windsurfing event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing in 9th position.-References:...	Sailboard	+2:29 10pt 10th	+2:27 10pt 8th	+2:07 6pt 8th	+2:18 13pt 8th	+2:40 7pt 9th	+3:51 12pt 10th	+2:44 6pt 9th	+5:37 7pt 10th	+4:02 (14pt) 9th	+1:30 4pt 9th	+1:54 18pt 9th	93	9th

Team Manager: Lam Wing Chung
Coach: Rene Appel
Assistant Coach: Cheung Kwok Bun

Shooting

Men

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

Team Manager: Yang Joe Tsi

Swimming

Team Manager: Yeung, Kam Tat Wilson

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hoi Shun Stephanie Au	400 m freestyle	4:14.82	24			Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:00.85	31	Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:41.66	29			Did not advance
Yu Ning Elaine Chan	50 m freestyle	0:26.54	44	Did not advance
Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai	200 m individual medley	2:18.91	33	Did not advance
Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai	100 m backstroke	1:02.68	34	Did not advance
Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson	100 m butterfly	0:59.35	30	Did not advance
Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson	100 m freestyle	0:55.32	26	Did not advance

The following broke their own Hong Kong record:

Au 200m freestyle
Tsai 200m IM
Wilson 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle

Table tennis

All six singles players will also participate in the team event.

Team Manager: Hui Jun
Coach: Chan Kong Wah
Coach: Li Hui Fen

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
(9) Cheung Yuk	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....				L 1 - 4	Did not advance
Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai Chak Ko Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....			W 4 - 3	W 4 - 2	W 4 - 1	L 1 - 4	Did not advance
(8) Li Ching Li Ching Li Ching is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.-Career:...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....				W 4 - 1	L 2 - 4	Did not advance

Men's Team
Round Robin

August 13

	3 – 1
	3 - 0

August 14

0 - 3

Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
6	3	3	0	9	0
5	3	2	1	6	4
4	3	1	2	3	8
3	3	0	3	3	9

Bronze Play-off Round 1: Won against 3 - 0

Bronze Play-off Round 2: Lost to 3 - 1

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Lau Sui Fei Lau Sui Fei Lau Sui-fei is a table tennis player. She participated in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Athens 2004 Olympic Games as a Hong Kong representative. She started playing table tennis when she was eight.-Profile:-References:...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....			W 4 - 1	L 0 - 4	Did not advance
(10) Lin Ling Lin Ling Lin Ling is a female table tennis player from China, she is currently competing for Hong Kong. Since 2000 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....				W 4 - 0	L 3 - 4	Did not advance
(7) Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.Tie played for China in the Universiade...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....				W 4 - 1	W 4 - 3	L 1 - 4	Did not advance

Women's Team
Round Robin

August 13

3 - 0

August 14

	3 - 0
	3 - 0

Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
6	3	3	0	9	0
5	3	2	1	6	5
4	3	1	2	5	7
3	3	0	3	1	9

Semi Final: Lost to 3 - 0

Bronze Play-off Round 2: Lost to 3 - 2

Triathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Daniel Chi Wo Lee	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:54	58:24	36:22	1:54:40.78	43

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Tania So Ning Mak Mak So Ning Mak So Ning "Tania" is a Chinese triathlete who competed for Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008 she did not finish in the Olympic triathlon event after being lapped on the cycling course.-External links:*...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	21:18 (+1:29) 54th			Lapped	—

Team Manager: Andrew John Patrick
Coach: Ruth Catherine Hunt

Officials

IOC Member & NOC President: Timothy Fok
Timothy Fok
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting , GBS, JP, the eldest son of Henry Fok, is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency...
Hon. Secretary General: Pang, Chung
Chef de Mission: Hui, Victor
Deputy Chef de Mission - Sailing: Kwok, Chi Leung Karl
Headquarters Official: Lau, Chiang Chu Vivien
Headquarters Official: Leung, Mee Lee
Chief Medical Officer: Chang, Wai Julian
Deptuy Chef de Mission - Equestrian: Eckgans, Sacha Johannes
NOC Guest: Conway, Anthony Francis Martin
Medical Officials: Yeung, Sai Mo Simon
Medical Officials: Look, Ka Mei Debbie
Medical Officials: Cheuk, Wai Ling Phoebe
Medical Officials: Long, Qinyan
Medical Officials: Xu, Zhengzheng
Youth Camp Participants: Li, Chung Him Samuel
Youth Camp Participants: Woo, Wing Tung

External links

Hong Kong, China Delegation 2008 Beijing - List

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