Hong Kong competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, excluding the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of the United States boycott, and the last nation to enter the stadium in the opening ceremony before the host nation, because of the use of the Greek alphabet.
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China sent a total of 32 athletes to the Games, 14 men and 18 women, to compete in 10 sports, surpassing only a single athlete short of the record from Sydney four years earlier. For the first time in Olympic history, Hong Kong was represented by more female than male athletes. Thirteen of them had previously competed in Sydney, including track cyclist Wong Kam Po, Mistral windsurfer and 1996 Olympic champion Lee Lai Shan, and backstroke swimmer Sherry Tsai, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony as her team entered last into the stadium for the second time since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]
Hong Kong left Athens with a striking silver medal effort from table tennis players Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching in the men's doubles tournament. Indeed, both of them became the first male athletes to claim an Olympic medal for Hong Kong after gaining its territorial independence from the colonial British rule in 1997.[2][3]
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Medalists 1
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Athletics 2
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Badminton 3
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Cycling 4
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Fencing 5
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Rowing 6
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Sailing 7
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Shooting 8
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Swimming 9
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Table tennis 10
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Triathlon 11
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See also 12
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References 13
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External links 14
Medalists
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 at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[4][5]
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Key
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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Men
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Track & road events
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Athlete
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Event
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Heat
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Quarterfinal
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Semifinal
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Final
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Result
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Chiang Wai Hung
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100 m
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10.70
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6
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Did not advance
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Badminton
Cycling
Road
Track
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Omnium
Fencing
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Men
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Athlete
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Event
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Round of 64
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinal
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Semifinal
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Opposition
Score
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Rank
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Lau Kwok Kin
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Individual foil
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 McGuire (CAN)
L 14–15
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Did not advance
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Women
Rowing
Hong Kong rowers qualified the following boats:
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Men
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; R=Repechage
Sailing
Hong Kong sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
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Men
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Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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M*
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Chi Ho Ho
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Mistral
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21
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22
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13
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24
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18
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3
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17
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7
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21
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9
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7
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138
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14
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Women
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Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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M*
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Lee Lai Shan
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Mistral
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3
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8
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5
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1
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OCS
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3
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2
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4
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5
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8
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3
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42
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4
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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
Hong Kong has qualified a single shooter.
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Women
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):
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Men
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Women
Table tennis
Eight Hong Kong table tennis players qualified for the following events.
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Men
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Women
Triathlon
Hong Kong has qualified a single triathlete.
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Athlete
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Event
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Swim (1.5 km)
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Trans 1
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Bike (40 km)
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Trans 2
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Run (10 km)
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Total Time
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Rank
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Daniel Lee
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Men's
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18:17
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0:19
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1:05:38
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0:19
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39:35
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2:03:30.39
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43
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See also
References
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^ Chan, Kin-wa (19 July 2009). "Graceful exit for Tsai".
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^ Berlin, Peter (25 August 2004). "'Too many languages'".
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^ Muhr, Ken (21 August 2004). "Hong Kong men reach Olympic final".
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^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards".
External links
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Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
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HK Olympic Committee (Chinese) (English)
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