Hong Kong At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Hong Kong competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia under the name Hong Kong, China for the first time, as these were the first Games after the territory's handover from the United Kingdom to China in 1997.
31 athletes competed across 9 sports; Chiang Wai Hung, Ho Kwan Lung, Tang Hon Sing, William To Wai Lok and Maggie Chan Man Yee in athletics, Tam Kai Chuen, Ng Wei, Koon Wai Chee Louisa and Ling Wanting in badminton, Yueng Alexandra Ka-Wah and Wong Kam Po in cycling, Yu Yuet in diving, Lo Sing Yan, Lui Kam Chi and Fenella Ng in rowing, Chi Ho Ho and Lee Lai Shan in sailing, Li Hao Jian in shooting, Mark Kin Ming Kwok, Matthew Hon Ming Kwok, Tam Chi Kin, Lik Sun Fong, Wing Harbeth Fu, Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Yan Kay Flora Kong, Chan Wing Suet and Caroline Sin Wing Chiu in swimming, and Cheung Yuk, Leung Chu Yan, Song Ah Sim and Wong Ching in table tennis. No Hong Kong athlete won a medal in any event.
| Hong Kong at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HKG |
| NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 31 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Fenella Ng |
| Officials | ? |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Chiang Wai Hung | Men's 100m | 10.64 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chiang Wai Hung Ho Kwan Lung Tang Hon Sing William To Wai Lok | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 40.15 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||
| Maggie Chan Man Yee | Women's 5000m | 16:20.43 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||
| Women's 10000m | 35:21.20 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||||
Badminton
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Tam Kai Chuen | Men's singles | Bye |  Hendrawan (INA)L 7–15, 7–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Ng Wei | Bye |  Ji X (CHN)L 15–7, 4–15, 11–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Koon Wai Chee Louisa | Women's singles | Bye |  Morgan (GBR)L 11–8, 3–11, 1–11 | Did not advance | |||
| Ling Wanting | Bye | Gong (CHN) L 4–11, 3–11 | Did not advance | ||||
- Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Koon Wai Chee Louisa Ling Wanting | Women's doubles |  Kirkegaard (DEN) / Olsen (DEN)L 9–15, 15–13, 5–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Koon Wai Chee Louisa Tam Kai Chuen | Mixed doubles |  Bergström (SWE) / Karlsson (SWE)L 13–15, 15–10, 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Cycling
- Cross country
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yueng Alexandra Ka-Wah | Women's cross-country | 2:11:29 | 27 |
- Track cycling
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wong Kam Po | Men's points race | 14 | 11 |
Diving
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yu Yuet | Men's 3m springboard | 227.64 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||
Rowing
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lo Sing Yan Lui Kam Chi | Men's lightweight double sculls | 7:09.75 | 5 R | 7:05.05 | 4 FC | — | 6:49.19 | 16 | |
| Fenella Ng | Women's single sculls | 8:19.88 | 5 R | 8:16.62 | 4 SC/D | 8:21.40 | 3 FC | 8:11.06 | 16 |
Sailing
Hong Kong sent one man and one woman to the Sailing competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Chi Ho Ho | Mistral | 12 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 200 | 28 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Lee Lai Shan | Mistral | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 6 | ||
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Li Hao Jian | 25m rapid fire pistol | 571 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
Hong Kong swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mark Kin Ming Kwok | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.71 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:58.94 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:01.99 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Matthew Hon Ming Kwok | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.28 | 50 | Did not advance | |||
| Tam Chi Kin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.04 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Lik Sun Fong | 200 m backstroke | 2:05.47 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m Individual Medley | 2:09.00 | 46 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m Individual Medley | 4:29.02 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Wing Harbeth Fu | 50 m freestyle | 24.20 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai | 50 m freestyle | 27.38 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:05.28 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yan Kay Flora Kong | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.09 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Chan Wing Suet | 200 m butterfly | 2:19.86 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| Caroline Sin Wing Chiu | 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.87 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Table tennis
Men
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Cheung Yuk | Singles |  Hoyama (BRA)W 3–2 |  Liu (CAN)W 3–1 | 1 Q |  Matsushita (JPN)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Leung Chu Yan |  Ryu (KOR)L 0–3 |  Smythe (AUS)L 2–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Cheung Yuk Leung Chu Yan | Doubles |  Kreanga (GRE) / Tsiokas (GRE)W 2–1 | Gerada (AUS) / Smythe (AUS) W 2–0 | 1 Q | Lee C-S (KOR) / Ryu (KOR) L 3–2 | Did not advance | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Song Ah Sim | Singles |  Palina (RUS)L 0–3 |  Musoke (UGA)W 3–0 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Wong Ching | Melnik (RUS) L 2–3 |  Abdul-Aziz (EGY)W 3–0 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Song Ah Sim Wong Ching | Doubles | Fujinuma (JPN) / Konishi (JPN) L 1–2 |  Morel (CHI) / Tepes (CHI)W 2–0 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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