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
IOC code	HKG
NOC	Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Website	www.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Sydney
Competitors	31 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Fenella Ng
Officials	?
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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	31	27	13	18	32	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	17	10	6	6	4	5	20	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

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Li Hao Jian	25m rapid fire pistol	571	18	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

External links

• Hong Kong