Hong Kong at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Hong Kong at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
IOC code HKG
NOC Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Website www.hkolympic.org  (in Chinese and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors37 in 9 sports
Flag bearers Stephanie Au (opening) [1]
Chan Chun Hing (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Hong Kong competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the territory's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut as a British colony in 1952.

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The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China sent a team of 37 athletes, 13 men and 24 women, to compete in nine sports at the Games. [3] [4] The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was smaller by five athletes than in London, and also, featured more female athletes than males for only the second time in its Olympic history.

Eleven athletes from Hong Kong previously competed at London 2012, including bronze medalist Lee Wai Sze in track cycling, badminton player Yip Pui Yin in the women's singles, mountain biker Chan Chun Hing, and 37-year-old table tennis player Tie Ya Na, who attended her fourth Olympics as the oldest and most experienced member. Other notable athletes on the Hong Kong roster also featured Youth Olympians Doo Hoi Kem (table tennis) and 18-year-old Siobhán Haughey (swimming), Asia's top-ranked épée fencer Vivian Kong, and backstroke swimmer and three-time Olympian Stephanie Au, who was selected by the committee to carry the Hong Kong flag at the opening ceremony. [1] [5]

Unlike the previous Games, Hong Kong failed to win a single medal in Rio de Janeiro. The special administrative region's best medal hope, Lee Wai Sze missed out on a place in the finals of her respective track cycling events, following her involvement in the controversial clash in the women's keirin, and her quarterfinal defeat to Germany's eventual champion Kristina Vogel in the women's sprint. [6] Meanwhile, windsurfer Michael Cheng wrapped up his Olympic campaign with one of Hong Kong's most unexpected outcomes at the Games, finishing eighth overall. [7]

Athletics

Hong Kong athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [8] [9]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Yiu Kit Ching Women's marathon 2:36:1139
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Chan Ming Tai Men's long jump 7.7917Did not advance

Badminton

Hong Kong has qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the men's singles, one in the women's singles, and a pair each in the women's and mixed doubles. [10] [11]

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Hu Yun Singles Flag of Spain.svg  Abián  (ESP)
W (21–18, 21–19)
Flag of Brunei.svg  Yu Woon  (BRU)
W (21–16, 21–15)
1 QFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chou T-c  (TPE)
L (10–21, 13–21)
Did not advance
Ng Ka Long Flag of Portugal.svg  Martins  (POR)
W (21–17, 21–18)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Giuffre  (CAN)
W (21–11, 21–14)
1 QFlag of South Korea.svg  Son W-h  (KOR)
L (21–23, 17–21)
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yip Pui Yin Singles Flag of Thailand.svg  Intanon  (THA)
L (18–21, 12–21)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Tolmoff  (EST)
L (21–5, 13–21, 19–21)
3Did not advance
Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet
Doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg  Maheswari /
Polii  (INA)
L (9–21, 11–21)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Olver /
Smith  (GBR)
L (17–21, 21–18, 16–21)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Hoo K M /
Woon K W  (MAS)
L (15–21, 13–21)
4Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah
Doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang N /
Zhao Yl  (CHN)
L (16–21, 15–21)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Jordan /
Susanto  (INA)
L (12–21, 21–19, 15–21)
Flag of Germany.svg  Fuchs /
Michels  (GER)
W (21–17, 21–14)
3Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Hong Kong has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his best individual ranking at the 2015 Asian Championships. [12] [13]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Cheung King Lok Men's road race Did not finish

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Hong Kong riders have accumulated spots in women's sprint and women's keirin, as well as both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Lee Wai Sze Women's sprint 10.800
66.666
3 QFlag of France.svg  Cueff  (FRA)
W 11.355
63.408
ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Meares  (AUS)
W 11.551
62.332
ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Vogel  (GER)
L, L
Did not advance5th place final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Ts  (CHN)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
Flag of Russia.svg  Voynova  (RUS)
L
6
Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Lee Wai Sze Women's keirin 1 QByeDNF7
Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Leung Chun Wing Men's omnium 16204:29.162131613161:03.73082612.26582611110511
Diao Xiao Juan Women's omnium 11203:44.4551414141436.944161014.4991120221010012

Mountain biking

Hong Kong has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 Asian Championships. [14]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Chan Chun Hing Men's cross-country 1:44:4132

Fencing

Hong Kong has entered three fencers into the Olympic competition. Vivian Kong had claimed a spot in the women's épée, as one of the two highest-ranking fencers coming from the Asian zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. [15] Meanwhile, Cheung Ka Long and London 2012 foil fencer Lin Po Heung were added to the Hong Kong roster by virtue of a top three finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Cheung Ka Long Men's foil ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Heo J  (KOR)
W 15–8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Toldo  (BRA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Vivian Kong Women's épée ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Shutova  (RUS)
W 15–10
Flag of Italy.svg  Fiamingo  (ITA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Lin Po Heung Women's foil ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Di Francisca  (ITA)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Golf

Hong Kong has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Tiffany Chan (world no. 434) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [16]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Tiffany Chan Women's 71757369288+437

Rowing

Hong Kong has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's lightweight double sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea. [17] [18]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chiu Hin Chun
Tang Chiu Mang
Men's lightweight double sculls 6:45.055 R7:22.056 SC/D7:33.474 FD6:57.9519
Lee Ka Man
Lee Yuen Yin
Women's lightweight double sculls 7:29.875 R8:20.966 SC/D8:14.172 FC7:46.8516

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Hong Kong sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and Asian qualifying regattas. [19] Windsurfers Michael Cheng and Sonia Lo were selected to the Hong Kong roster at the Asian Sailing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 March 2016. [20]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Michael Cheng Men's RS:X 361156169131321172661268
Sonia Lo Women's RS:X 15151516192211171771213EL15717

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Hong Kong swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [21] [22]

A total of seven swimmers (one man and six women) were selected to the Hong Kong's Olympic roster, with veterans Sze Hang Yu and Stephanie Au racing in the pool for their third Games and Geoffrey Cheah becoming the first male to compete in 12 years. [23]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Geoffrey Cheah 50 m freestyle 22.4632Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Camille Cheng 50 m freestyle 25.9244Did not advance
100 m freestyle 54.9224Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:59.7129Did not advance
Siobhán Haughey 200 m freestyle 1:56.919 Q1:57.5613Did not advance
200 m individual medley DNSDid not advance
Yvette Kong 100 m breaststroke 1:09.5632Did not advance
200 m breaststroke DNSDid not advance
Claudia Lau 100 m backstroke 1:01.2719Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:10.9418Did not advance
Stephanie Au
Camille Cheng
Yvette Kong
Sze Hang Yu
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.8514Did not advance

Table tennis

Hong Kong has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Tang Peng, Wong Chun Ting, 2014 Youth Olympic runner-up Doo Hoi Kem, and Lee Ho Ching were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings. [24]

Ho Kwan Kit and three-time Olympian Tie Ya Na were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings. [25]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tang Peng Singles ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Calderano  (BRA)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Wong Chun Ting ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wang  (CAN)
W 4–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Niwa  (JPN)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Ho Kwan Kit
Tang Peng
Wong Chun Ting
Team Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
W 3–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Doo Hoi Kem Singles ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Póta  (HUN)
W 4–2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding N  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Lee Ho Ching ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Bilenko  (UKR)
W 4–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Xx  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Tie Ya Na
Team Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)
W 3–1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 1–3
Did not advance

See also

References

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