Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | HKG |
NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Barton Lui Pan-To [1] [2] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Hong Kong competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Barton Lui Pan-To is the only athlete to represent the nation, competing in short track speed skating. [3] Three officials will also be a part of the delegation. [4] [5]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hong Kong achieved one quota place. [6] Barton will become the first male athlete to represent Hong Kong at the Winter Olympics. [7]
Barton Lui Pan-To competed in the men's 1500 m heats and finished in 30th place overall (out of 36 athletes), which was not good enough to advance. With a single athlete competing in a single event, Hong Kong did not win a medal at these Games. [8]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Barton Lui Pan-To | Men's 1500 m | 2:22.139 | 5 | did not advance | 30 |
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