Personal information | |
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Nationality | Macau |
Born | 21 February 1996 |
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2012 | Asian Championships [9] | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 47th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.99 |
49th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.46 | |||
2016 | Asian Championships [10] | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 43rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.49 |
28th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.41 | |||
Universiade | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 6th | 50 m breaststroke | 27.91 |
12th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.23 | |||
7th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.82 | |||
2019 | World Championships | ![]() | 36th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.07 |
41st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.14 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2012 | Asian Championships [11] | ![]() | 6th | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.80 |
- | 4 × 100 m medley relay | DQ | |||
2014 | Asian Games | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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] | ![]() | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.10 |
10th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:01.18 | |||
2017 | World Championships | ![]() | 16th (h) | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:43.49 |
2018 | Asian Games | ![]() | 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 |
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