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Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation
Hong Kong at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors23 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Chan Sau Ying (Opening)
Lee Lai Shan (Closing)
Officials?
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Hong Kong competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for the last time as a British territory.

At these Games, Hong Kong won its first Olympic medal. Lee Lai Shan won a gold medal in sailing, in the board (mistral) event.

Athletes

Hong Kong sent 23 athletes to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

  • Chan Sau Ying - Athletics
  • Chan Siu Kwong - Badminton
  • Tim He - Badminton
  • Emmy Chan - Badminton
  • Wong Kam Po - Cycling
  • Ng Sui - Diving
  • Wu Ching Hui - Judo
  • Michael Andrew Tse - Rowing
  • Sam Wong - Windsurfing
  • Lee Lai Shan - Windsurfing
  • Chan Yuk Wah - Sailing
  • Andrew Service - Sailing
  • Yang Fung - Sailing
  • Cheung Mei Han - Sailing
  • Tung Chun Mei - Sailing
  • Micky Cheng - Shooting
  • Arthur Li - Swimming
  • Mark Kwok - Swimming
  • Snowie Pang - Swimming
  • Lo Chuen Tsung - Table Tennis
  • Chan Kong Wah - Table Tennis
  • Chan Tan Lui - Table Tennis
  • Chai Po Wah - Table Tennis

Medalists

Lee Lai Shan's jacket

Gold

Results by event

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Arthur Li
    1. Heat – 23.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Arthur Li
    1. Heat – 51.84 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

    1. Heat – 4:02.68 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Mark Kwok
    1. Heat – 2:04.01 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Mark Kwok
    1. Heat – 2:07.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Mark Kwok
    1. Heat – 4:31.13 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Notes

  1. "Olympic fencing champ says Hong Kong 'insane' after first gold for 25 years". France24. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Olympedia – Hong Kong, China at the 1996 Summer Olympics".

References

External links

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