| Hong Kong at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | HKG |
| NPC | Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 23 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Hong Kong competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 24 athletes, 15 men and 9 women. [1] Competitors from Hong Kong won 19 medals, including 11 gold, 7 silver and 1 bronze to finish 17th in the medal table. [2]
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Cheng Yan Keung | T54 | 100m | 15.25 | 21 | did not advance | |||
| So Wa Wai | T36 | 100m | 12.76 | 4 Q | N/A | 12.51 |  | |
| 200m | N/A | 25.15 PR |  | |||||
| 400m | 1:01.32 | 6 Q | N/A | 57.52 | | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Yu Chun Lai | T36 | 100m | N/A | 15.77 | 5 | |||
| 200m | N/A | 33.90 | 6 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Leung Mei Yee | Mixed individual BC1 |  Padtong (THA) | L 2-5 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
 Aandalen (NOR) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
 Bak-Pederson (DEN) | L 3-4 | ||||||||
 Marques (POR) | W 7-1 | ||||||||
| Wilhelmsen (NOR) | W 6-1 | ||||||||
| Loung John | Mixed individual BC2 |  Curto (ESP) | L 3-9 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
 Cortez (ARG) | L 2-4 | ||||||||
 Bourbonniere (CAN) | W 13-0 | ||||||||
| Kwok Hoi Ying | Ferreira (POR) | W 4-3 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
 Connolly (IRL) | L 3-4 | ||||||||
| Scalise (ARG) | L 1-4 | ||||||||
| Wong Wing Hong |  Toon (NZL) | L 1-7 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Cordero (ESP) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Lorenzen (DEN) | L 3-5 | ||||||||
| Lau Yan Chi | Mixed individual BC4 |  Leung (HKG) | L 3-9 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
 Streharsky (SVK) | L 1-6 | ||||||||
| Durkovic (SVK) | L 6-7 | ||||||||
| Gauthier (CAN) | W 12-0 | ||||||||
| Leung Yuk Wing | Streharsky (SVK) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | N/A | Dueso (ESP) W 3-2 | Valentim (POR) W 5-1 | | ||
| Durkovic (SVK) | W 8-2 | ||||||||
| Lau (HKG) | W 9-3 | ||||||||
| Gauthier (CAN) | W 16-0 | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lau Yan Chi Leung Yuk Wing | Mixed pairs BC4 | de Oliveira Pereira (POR) Valentim (POR) | W 8-5 | N/A | | ||
 Beres (HUN) Gyurkota (HUN) | W 6-3 | ||||||
| Durkovic (SVK) Streharsky (SVK) | W 6-1 | ||||||
| Gomez (ESP) Dueso (ESP) | W 6-3 | ||||||
| Vandervies (CAN) Gauthier (CAN) | W 10-0 | ||||||
| Leung Mei Yee Loung John Kwok Hoi Ying Wong Wing Hong | Mixed team BC1-2 | Portugal (POR) | L 3-4 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| New Zealand (NZL) | L 5-10 | ||||||
| Ireland (IRL) | W 9-4 | ||||||
| Thailand (THA) | L 4-5 | ||||||
| Denmark (DEN) | W 12-2 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Leung Shui Mai | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 367 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kwong Kam Shing | Men's singles 5 |  Durand (FRA)L 0–3 |  Robertson (GBR)W 3–0 | 2 Q |  Oka (JPN)W 3–0 | Urhaug (NOR) W 3-2 |  Jung (KOR)L 0-3 | Durand (FRA) DSQ | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chan Siu Ling | Women's singles 5 |  Chen (CHN)L 1-3 | Palasse (FRA) L 0–3 |  Hsiao (TPE)W 3–2 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chan Kam Loi | Men's foil A | Zhang (CHN) | L 0-5 | 3 Q |  Walisiewicz (POL)W 15-13 | Pender (POL) L 8-15 | did not advance | ||
| Makowski (POL) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
 van der Wege (USA) | W 5-3 | ||||||||
| Fernandez (ESP) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
 Khder (IRQ) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Men's sabre A | Makowski (POL) | L 2-5 | 3 Q | Rodriguez (USA) W 15-11 | Makowski (POL) L 9-15 | did not advance | |||
| El Assine (FRA) | L 1-5 | ||||||||
| Fernandez (ESP) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Doeme (HUN) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Khder (IRQ) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Chung Thing Ching | Men's épée B |  Komar (UKR) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | N/A | Wong (HKG) L 12-15 | did not advance | ||
| Park (KOR) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
 Sarri (ITA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Hisakawa (JPN) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Soler (ESP) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Men's foil B | Szekeres (HUN) | W 5-4 | 1 Q | Sarri (ITA) W 15-7 | Rodgers (USA) L 10-15 | did not advance | |||
| Mari (ITA) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Durand (FRA) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Arnau (ESP) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Fung Ying Ki | Men's foil A |  Al Qallaf (KUW) | W 5-3 | 1 Q |  Peppas (GRE)W 15-0 | Maillard (FRA) W 15-2 | Pender (POL) W 15-9 | Zhang (CHN) W 15-12 | |
| Walisiewicz (POL) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| El Assine (FRA) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Serafini (ITA) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
 Dulah (MAS) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Men's sabre A | Pellegrini (ITA) | L 2-5 | 2 Q | Serafini (ITA) W 15-2 | Jablonski (POL) L 13-15 | did not advance | |||
| Rodriguez (USA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
 Lipinski (GER) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Sanchez (ESP) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Hui Charn Hung | Men's foil B | Rodgers (USA) | W 5-0 | 1 Q | Durand (FRA) W 15-10 | Alsaedi (KUW) W 15-0 | Rodgers (USA) W 15-8 | Czop (POL) W 15-11 | |
| Shenkevych (UKR) | W 5-3 | ||||||||
| Lewonowski (POL) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Hisakawa (JPN) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Men's sabre B | Czop (POL) | L 2-5 | 3 Q | Arnau (ESP) W 15-3 | Czop (POL) W 15-8 | Szekeres (HUN) W 15-8 | Wysmierski (POL) L 4-15 | | |
| Mari (ITA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Park (KOR) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
| Arnau (ESP) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Moreno (USA) | W 5-3 | ||||||||
| Kwong Wai Ip | Men's épée A | Maillard (FRA) | L 3–5 | 5 Q | Al Qallaf (KUW) W 15-14 | Zhang (CHN) W 15–14 | More (FRA) L 13-15 | Jablonski (POL) W 15–10 |  |
| Pender (POL) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Doeme (HUN) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
| Zhang (CHN) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
| van der Wege (USA) | W 5-3 | ||||||||
| Men's foil A | Pender (POL) | L 0-5 | 2 Q | Pellegrini (ITA) L 8-15 | did not advance | ||||
| Citerne (FRA) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
| Peppas (GRE) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Rodriguez (USA) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Tai Yan Yun | Men's épée A | Al Qallaf (KUW) | L 3-5 | 4 Q | Pender (POL) L 7-15 | did not advance | |||
| Lipinski (GER) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Jablonski (POL) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
| More (FRA) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Peppas (GRE) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Rodriguez (ESP) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Men's sabre A | Jablonski (POL) | L 2-5 | 2 Q | Lipinski (GER) L 13-15 | did not advance | ||||
| More (FRA) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Serafini (ITA) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Ahner (GER) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Dulah (MAS) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Wong Ho Ming | Men's épée B | Mayer (GER) | L 3-5 | 3 Q | Latreche (FRA) W 15-4 | Chung (HKG) W 15-12 | Komar (UKR) L 5-15 | Rodgers (USA) L 10-15 | 4 |
| Lewonowski (POL) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Latreche (FRA) | L 3-5 | ||||||||
| Alsaedi (KUW) | W 5-4 | ||||||||
| Shumate (USA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Men's foil B | Francois (FRA) | L 3-5 | 5 Q | Czop (POL) L 9-15 | did not advance | ||||
| Alsaedi (KUW) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Hu (CHN) | W 5-3 | ||||||||
| Komar (UKR) | L 1-5 | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chan Yui Chong | Women's épée B | Jana (THA) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | N/A | Weber Kranz (GER) W 15-9 | Dani (HUN) W 15-8 | Jana (THA) L 13-15 | |
| Palfi (HUN) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Hickey (USA) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Stollwerck (GER) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Women's foil B | Hassen Bey (ESP) | W 5-2 | 1 Q | N/A | Palfi (HUN) W 15-9 | Jana (THA) W 15-12 | Dani (HUN) W 15-4 | | |
| Wyrzykowska (POL) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Lykyanenko (UKR) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Masciotra (ARG) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Fan Pui Shan | Women's épée A | Picot (FRA) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | N/A | Assmann (FRA) W 15-14 | Trigila (ITA) W 15-9 | Yu (HKG) L 8-15 | |
| Witos (POL) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Imeri (GER) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Alexander (USA) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Women's foil A | Picot (FRA) | W 5-0 | 1 Q | N/A | Witos (POL) W 15-7 | Picot (FRA) W 15-14 | Yu (HKG) L 4-15 | | |
| Rossek (GER) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Frelik (POL) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Gilmore (USA) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Tani (JPN) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Wong Kit Mui | Women's épée B | Dani (HUN) | L 3-4 | 4 Q | Weber Kranz (GER) L 5-15 | did not advance | |||
| Magnat (FRA) | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Weber Kranz (GER) | L 4-5 | ||||||||
 de Mello (BRA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Women's foil B | Dani (HUN) | L 0-5 | 4 Q | Palfi (HUN) L 4-15 | did not advance | ||||
| Hickey (USA) | L 3-5 | ||||||||
| Stollwerck (GER) | L 1-5 | ||||||||
| de Mello (BRA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Yu Chui Yee | Women's épée A | Trigilia (ITA) | L 2–5 | 2 Q | Meyer (FRA) W 15-5 | Picot (FRA) W 15–9 | Krajnyak (HUN) W 15–9 | Fan (HKG) W 15–8 | |
| Rossek (GER) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Jurak (HUN) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Meyer (FRA) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Frelik (POL) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Women's foil A | Trigilia (ITA) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | N/A | Rossek (GER) W 15-5 | Krajnyak (HUN) W 15-5 | Fan (HKG) W 15-4 | | |
| Witos (POL) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Assmann (FRA) | W 5-1 | ||||||||
| Presutto (ITA) | W 5-2 | ||||||||
| Jurak (HUN) | W 5-0 | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chung Ting Ching Kwong Wai Ip Tai Yan Yun Wong Ho Ming | Men's épée team | United States (USA) W 45–37 | France (FRA) L 24–45 | China (CHN) L 45–32 | 4 |
| Chan Kam Loi Fung Ying Ki Hui Charn Hung Kwong Wai Ip | Men's foil team | Spain (ESP) W 45-6 | Kuwait (KUW) W 45-42 | China (CHN) L 41-45 | |
| Chan Kam Loi Fung Ying Ki Hui Charn Hung Tai Yan Yun | Men's sabre team | Spain (ESP) W 45-15 | Italy (ITA) W 45-38 | Poland (POL) W 45-43 | |
| Chan Yui Chong Fan Pui Shan Wong Kit Mui Yu Chui Yee | Women's épée team | Bye | France (FRA) W 45-29 | Hungary (HUN) W 45-33 | |
| Women's foil team | Bye | Poland (POL) W 45-20 | Hungary (HUN) W 45-22 | | |
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