Chao Man Hou

Chao Man Hou

Personal information
Nationality	Macau
Born	(1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 29)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周文顥
Simplified Chinese	周文颢
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōu Wénhào
Yale Romanization	Jāu Màhn-houh
Jyutping	Zau1 Man4-hou6
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Chao Man Hou (born 21 February 1996) is a Macau swimmer. He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He was the flag bearer for Macau at the 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea. ^[5]

Chao graduated from the University of Macau in 2018. ^[6] At the 2018 Asian Games, he set a new Macau record in the qualifiers for men's 200 metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:15.34, coming in 7th place overall. ^[7] He is nicknamed "the frog king of Macau" (澳門蛙王, "frog style" being the literal translation of the Chinese name for the breaststroke). ^[8]

Major results

Individual

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Macau
2012	Asian Championships [9]	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14th (h)	50 m breaststroke	29.98
			14th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:06.31
			13th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:23.88
			15th (h)	200 m medley	2:16.25
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	12th (h)	50 m breaststroke	29.25
			18th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:04.44
			14th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:19.20
2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	47th (h)	50 m breaststroke	28.99
			49th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:03.46
2016	Asian Championships [10]	Tokyo, Japan	11th (h)	50 m breaststroke	28.61
			8th	100 m breaststroke	1:03.32
			11th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:18.98
2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	43rd (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:02.49
			28th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:15.41
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	23rd (h)	50 m breaststroke	28.47
			27th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:02.48
			30th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:17.48
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	6th	50 m breaststroke	27.91
			12th (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:02.23
			7th	200 m breaststroke	2:15.82
2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	36th (h)	50 m breaststroke	28.07
			41st (h)	100 m breaststroke	1:02.14
2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	5th	50 m breaststroke	27.76
			6th	100 m breaststroke	1:01.53

Relay

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Macau
2012	Asian Championships [11]	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	6th	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:36.80
			-	4 × 100 m medley relay	DQ
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	10th (h)	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:33.46
			7th	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:00.83
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:51.26
2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	23rd (h)	Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:48.80
			21st (h)	Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay	4.16.02
2016	Asian Championships [12]	Tokyo, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:37.10
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:01.18
2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (h)	Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:43.49
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	12th (h)	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:29.97
			9th (h)	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:51.00
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:50.22
			9th (h)	Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay	4:07.29

References

1. "16th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke - Heats Results Summary". FINA. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
2. "16th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats Results Summary". FINA. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
3. "17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats Results Summary". FINA. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
4. "17th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke - Heats Results Summary". FINA. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
5. "周文顥擔大旗難掩自豪". Macau Daily News . 20 September 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
6. "畢業，不止一種機會". University of Macau. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
7. "黃俊華男子南拳及南棍全能為澳門勇奪金牌". Macau Asia Satellite Television. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
8. "周文顥五十蛙第六". Macau Daily. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
9. "8th Asian Swimming Championships - Swimming Results Book" (PDF). www.asiaswimmingfederation.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
10. "All Results 2016 Asian Swimming Championships" (PDF). swim.seiko.co.jp. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
11. "8th Asian Swimming Championships - Swimming Results Book" (PDF). www.asiaswimmingfederation.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
12. "All Results 2016 Asian Swimming Championships" (PDF). swim.seiko.co.jp. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Au Ieong Sin Ieng	Flagbearer for   Macau at the Asian Games Incheon 2014	Succeeded by Sio Ka Kun