Hong Kong at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Hong Kong at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hong Kong (1876-1941 and 1945-1955).svg
IOC code HKG
NOC Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong
Website www.hkolympic.org  (in Chinese and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Unnamed team official
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Hong Kong competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Contents

Four athletes competed for Hong Kong, and a non-participant served as flag-bearer for the Hong Kong delegation at the opening ceremony. [1]

Competitors

The following is the list of the number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Swimming 224
Total224 [2]

Swimming

Men

Heat/semifinal ranks given are within the group.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cheung Kin Man 100 m freestyle 1:00.351:00.98Did not advance
Francisco Monteiro 1:03.15Did not advance
Cheung Kin Man 400 m freestyle 5:11.46Did not advance
Francisco Monteiro 5:21.66Did not advance
Cheung Kin Man 1500 m freestyle 20:50.26—Did not advance
Francisco Monteiro 22:26.76—Did not advance
Women

Heat ranks given are within the group.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cynthia Eager 100 m freestyle 1:16.87Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:55.87Did not advance
Irene Kwok 200 m breaststroke 3:19.26Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "15th Olympic Games Opened as 70,000 See Rites in Rain". The Milwaukee Journal. 19 July 1952. Retrieved 12 August 2016. Hong Kong sent a flagbearer and four athletes
  2. ↑ "Olympedia – Hong Kong, China at the 1952 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-08-29.


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