1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Hong Kong)
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Hong Kong took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for the eleventh time in the Summer Olympics. It was the last participation as a British crown colony before Hong Kong was to be returned to the People's Republic of China by Great Britain on January 1, 1997. The team consisted of 23 athletes, of which 14 were male and nine were female. They started in 25 competitions in ten sports. During the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996, athlete Chan Sau Ying carried the Hong Kong flag into the Olympic Stadium.
Medalist
With a gold medal won, the Hong Kong team finished 49th in the medal table . It was the first Olympic victory for Hong Kong as well as the first ever medal win.
gold
- Lee Lai Shan : sailing , windsurfing
Attendees
The youngest participant was the diver Ng Sui with 15 years and 339 days, the oldest the shooter Cheng Shu Ming with 50 years and 238 days.
| Surname | Age | gender | sport | Result (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chai Po Wa | 30th | Female | Table tennis | Round of the last 16 in singles, quarter-finals in doubles |
| Chan Kong Wah | 34 | male | Table tennis | 9th place in doubles |
| Chan Oi Ni | 30th | Female | badminton | 17th place in the mixed |
| Chan Sau Ying | 25th | Female | athletics | 7th place in the first heat over the 100 meter hurdles |
| Chan Siu Kwong | 30th | male | badminton | 17th place in doubles |
| Chan Tan Lui | 27 | Female | Table tennis | 5th place in the singles; 5th place in doubles |
| Chan Yuk Wah | 32 | male | sailing | 36th place in the 470 |
| Cheng Shu Ming | 50 | male | Shooting sports | 49th place in the trap |
| Cheung Mei Han | 30th | Female | sailing | 20th place in the 470 |
| Hai Po Wa | 30th | Female | Table tennis | 9th place in the individual; 5th place in doubles |
| Hey Thim | 34 | male | badminton | 17th place in doubles; 17th place in the mixed |
| Kwok Kimi Ming | 19th | male | swim | 29th place in the 400-meter freestyle; 34th place over 200-meter butterfly; 29th place in the 200 meter medley; 20th place over 400 meter locations |
| Lee Lai Shan | 25th | Female | sailing | Gold in windsurfing |
| Li Kai Yien | 23 | male | swim | 42nd place in the 50-meter freestyle; 42nd place in the 100-meter freestyle; 50th place over 100 meter butterfly |
| Lo Chuen Tsung | 32 | male | Table tennis | 33rd place in the individual; 9th place in doubles |
| Ng Sui | 15th | male | Diving | 33rd place from the tower |
| Pang Wang Yiu | 18th | Female | swim | 41st place over 100 meter chest |
| Andrew Service | 35 | male | sailing | 36th place in the 470 |
| Michael Tse | 32 | male | rowing | 21st place in the one |
| Tung Chun Mei | 22nd | Female | sailing | 20th place in the 470 |
| Wong Kam Po | 23 | male | Cycling | Road racing |
| Wong Tak Sum | 31 | male | sailing | 28th place in windsurfing |
| Wu Ching | 22nd | Female | Judo | 20th place in the light middleweight division |
| Yang Fung | 27 | male | sailing | 46th place in the laser |
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB ).
Web links
- Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
