Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Hong Kong competed under the name "Hong Kong, China" at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Hong Kong sent 21 athletes to compete in eight events at the Beijing Games. ^[1] Although Hong Kong's NPC was a separate member of the IPC, Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events.

Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	HKG
NPC	Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
Website	www.hkparalympic.org
in Beijing
Competitors	21 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	So Wa Wai
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kwok Hoi Ying Karen	Boccia	Women's Mixed Individual - BC2	7th
Gold	Chan Yui Chong	Wheelchair fencing	Women's Individual Foil - Category B Women's Individual Épée - Category B	14th 16th
Gold	So Wa Wai	Athletics	Men's 200m - T36 Final	15th
Gold	Yu Chui Yee	Wheelchair fencing	Women's Individual Foil - Category A	16th
Silver	Leung Yuk Wing	Boccia	Men's Mixed Individual - BC4	9th
Silver	Yu Chui Yee	Wheelchair fencing	Women's Individual Épée - Category A	15th
Silver	Hui Charn Hung	Wheelchair fencing	Men's Individual Sabre - Category B	17th
Bronze	So Wa Wai	Athletics	Men's 100m - T36 Final	9th
Bronze	Fan Pui Shan	Wheelchair fencing	Women's Individual Épée - Category A Women's Individual Foil - Category A	15th 16th

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
So Wa Wai	100 m T36	N/A				12.38 SB
	200 m T36	N/A				24.65 WR[2]
	400 m T36	N/A				58.44 SB[3]	6th

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yu Chun Lai	100 m T36	N/A				15.66 SB	5th
	200 m T36	N/A				33.55 SB[4]	6th

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lau Wai Yan Vivian	Mixed ind. BC4	Dueso (ESP) L 5-6	Beres (HUN) W 3-2	Kratina (CZE) W 6-2	N/A	Santos (BRA) L 3-7	did not advance
Leung Yuk Wing	Mixed ind. BC4	Ni Suili (CHN) L 2-3	Streharsky (SVK) W 4-3	Durkovic (SVK) W 7-4	N/A	Pereira (POR) W 9-2	Dueso (ESP) W 6-1	Pinto (BRA) L 1-3
Leung Mei Yee	Mixed ind. BC1	Vaquerizo (ESP) L 0-5	Fernandes (POR) L 2-5	Zhang Qi (CHN) L 1-10	Sarela (FIN) W 3-2	did not advance
John Loung	Mixed ind. BC2	Hirose (JPN) L 3-4	Bonner (NZL) W 4-1	Murray (GBR) L 1-9	N/A	did not advance
Kwok Hoi Ying Karen	Mixed ind. BC2	Wilhelmsen (NOR) W 15-0	Morriss (NZL) W 3-2	Toon (NZL) W 4-3	N/A	Goncalves (POR) W 8-1	Martin (ESP) W 4-3	Murray (GBR) W 5-3
Wong Wing Hong	Mixed ind. BC2	Norsterud (NOR) L 1-6	Martin (ESP) L 1-8	Goncalves (POR) L 0-11	N/A	did not advance
Kwok Hoi Ying Karen, Lau Wai Yan Vivian	Mixed Pairs BC4	Czech Republic (CZE) L 2-4	China (CHN) W 8-4	Portugal (POR) W 3-2	N/A	did not advance[5]
Leung Yuk Wing, Leung Mei Yee, John Loung, Wong Wing Hong	Mixed team BC1-2	China (CHN) L 3-7	New Zealand (NZL) W 8-2	N/A	N/A	Spain (ESP) L 4-8	did not advance		5th[6]

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Yip Siu Hong	Icy Bet	Mixed individual championship test grade II	50.545	18
		Mixed individual freestyle test grade II	58.166	15

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Lam Yim Hung	Women's -40 kg	62.5kg	8

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cho Ping	Women's single sculls	6:38.46	11 R	7:34.64	9 FB	7:41.06	4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Leung Yuk Chun	Women's R2 10 m air pistol SH1A	344	15	did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kwong Kam Shing	Men's individual C4-5	Martin (FRA) L 1–3	Oka (JPN) L 0–3	3	did not advance
Tsang Tit Hung		Jung E C (KOR) L 0-3	Caci (ITA) W 3-2	2	did not advance
Kwong Kam Shing Tsang Tit Hung	Men's team C4-5	—			Germany (GER) L 2-3	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chan Siu Ling	Women's singles C5	Zimmerer (GER) L 0–3	Zhang B (CHN) L 0–3	Barszcz (POL) W 3–0	3	did not advance
Wong Pui Yi		Gu G (CHN) L 2-3	Wei M H (TPE) L 0-3	Paredes (MEX) L 2-3	4	did not advance
Chang Siu Ling Wong Pui Yi	Women's team C4-5	—				Slovenia (SLO) L 1-3	did not advance

Wheelchair fencing

Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition	Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Chan Wing Kin	Men's foil A	Ye R (CHN)	L 2-5	2 Q	Mato (HUN) W 15-11	Betti (ITA) W 15-14	Zhang L (CHN) L 5-15	Pender (POL) L 9-15	4
		Bazhukov (UKR)	W 5-3
		Makowski (POL)	W 5-1
		Frolov (RUS)	W 5-2
		Calhoun (USA)	W 5-0
	Men's sabre A	Tian (CHN)	L 3-5	2 Q	Citerne (FRA) W 15-13	Davydenko (UKR) W 15-10	Ye R (CHN) L 11-15	Pellegrini (ITA) L 5-15	4
		Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE)	W 5-2
		Davydenko (UKR)	W 5-0
		Serafini (ITA)	W 5-3
		Redondo (ESP)	W 5-2
Hui Charn Hung	Men's foil B	Hu D (CHN)	L 1-5	2 Q	Alsaedi (KUW) W 15-3	Szekeres (HUN) L 11-15	did not advance
		Szekeres (HUN)	W 5-3
		Komar (UKR)	W 5-2
		Moreno (USA)	W 5-1
		Kim G H (KOR)	W 5-0
	Men's sabre B	Mari (ITA)	L 4-5	2 Q	Szekeres (HUN) W 15-12	Soler (ESP) W 15-10	Cratere (FRA) W 15-14	Francois (FRA) L 9-15
		Pluta (POL)	W 5-1
		Yusupov (RUS)	W 5-4
		Soler (ESP)	L 2-5
		Moreno (USA)	W 5-1
Wong Tang Tat	Men's épée A	Tian (CHN)	L 2-5	2 Q	Stanczuk (POL) L 11-15	did not advance
		Betti (ITA)	W 5-4
		Stanczuk (POL)	W 5-4
		Alqallaf (KUW)	W 5-3
		Horvath (HUN)	W 5-4

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition	Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Chan Yui Chong	Women's épée B	Jana (THA)	L 1-5	2 Q	Ye H (CHN) W 15-10	Jana (THA) W 15-8	Yao F (CHN) W 15-12
		Ye H (CHN)	W 5-1
		Dani (HUN)	W 5-4
		Lukianenko (UKR)	W 5-3
		Hassen Bey (ESP)	W 5-0
	Women's foil B	Ye H (CHN)	W 5-3	1 Q	Palfi (HUN) W 15-4	Ye H (CHN) W 15-5	Yao F (CHN) W 15-8
		Jana (THA)	W 5-2
		Palfi (HUN)	W 5-3
		Vasilyeva (RUS)	W 5-1
		Demello (USA)	W 5-0
Fan Pui Shan	Women's épée A	Zhang C (CHN)	L 4–5	4 Q	Juhasz (HUN) W 15–12	Yu C Y (HKG) L 10-15	Krajnyak (HUN) W 15-14
		Gorlina (UKR)	W 5-4
		Krajnyak (HUN)	L 4-5
		Trigilia (ITA)	W 5-3
		Picot (FRA)	W 5-3
	Women's foil A	Poignet (FRA)	L 1-5	2 Q	Trigilia (ITA) W 15-13	Zhang C (CHN) L 1-15	Poignet (FRA) W 15-12
		Krajnyak (HUN)	L 1-5
		Zhang W (CHN)	W 5-3
		Gorlina (UKR)	W 5-1
		Witos-Eze (POL)	W 5-3
Yu Chui Yee	Women's épée A	Juhasz (HUN)	W 5-3	1 Q	Witos-Eze (POL) W 15-6	Fan P S (HKG) W 15-10	Zhang C (CHN) L 13-15
		Witos-Eze (POL)	W 5-3
		Halkina (BLR)	W 5-3
		Zhang W (CHN)	W 5-3
		Poignet (FRA)	W 5-4
	Women's foil A	Zhang C (CHN)	L 3-5	2 Q	Krajnyak (HUN) W 15-1	Poignet (FRA) W 15-6	Zhang C (CHN) W 15-13
		Trigilia (ITA)	W 5-2
		Picot (FRA)	W 5-3
		Halkina (BLR)	W 5-3
		Juhasz (HUN)	W 5-0

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Hong Kong at the Paralympics
• Hong Kong, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics