Personal information | |||||||||
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Born | 18 March 1990 | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 梁宏光 | ||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Hóngguāng | ||||||||
Yale Romanization | Lèuhng Wàhnggwõng | ||||||||
Jyutping | Loeng4 Wang4-gwong1 | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Country | Macau | ||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||
Event | sprinter | ||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 29 August 2015. |
Wang Kuong Leong (born 18 March 1990) is a male Macau sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. [1]
At the 2014 Lusofonia Games, Leong won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. [2]
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