Hong Kong at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the territory's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics and, at the opening ceremony, its team was the last to enter the stadium before the host nation because of the use of the Greek alphabet.

Hong Kong at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Athens
Competitors32 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai (opening)
Li Ching and Ko Lai Chak (closing)
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China sent a total of 32 athletes to the Games, 18 women and 14 men, 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 eventually became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Hong Kong left Athens with a silver medal feat from table tennis players Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching in the men's doubles tournament.[2][3]

Medalists
Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverKo Lai Chak
Li Ching		Table tennisMen's doublesAugust 21

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong athletes 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]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chiang Wai Hung 100 m 10.70 6 Did not advance

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ng Wei Men's singles  Lee C W (MAS)
L 3–15, 13–15		 Did not advance
Ling Wan Ting Women's singles  Cheng S-C (TPE)
L 9–11, 8–11		 Did not advance
Wang Chen  Blanco (PER)
W 11–1, 11–4		  Jie Y (NED)
W 8–11, 13–10, 11–8		  Zhang N (CHN)
L 11–9, 6–11, 7–11		 Did not advance
Koon Wai Chee
Li Wing Mui		 Women's doubles N/A  Emms /
Kellogg (GBR)
L 4–15, 4–15		 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Wong Kam Po Men's road race Did not finish

Track
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Wong Kam Po Men's points race 2 0 20

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Lau Kwok Kin Individual foil  McGuire (CAN)
L 14–15		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Chan Ying Man Individual foil  Varga (HUN)
L 3–15		 Did not advance
Chow Tsz Ki Individual sabre  E Jacobson (USA)
L 11–15		 Did not advance

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Law Hiu Fung Single sculls 7:28.16 3 R 7:10.72 2 SA/B/C 7:17.52 6 FC 7:10.75 18
Lo Ting Wai
So Sau Wah		 Lightweight double sculls 6:43.49 5 R 6:41.09 5 SC/D 6:37.03 4 Did not advance

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
Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Chi Ho Ho Mistral 21 22 13 24 18 3 17 7 21 9 7 138 14
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Lee Lai Shan Mistral 3 8 5 1 OCS 3 2 4 5 8 3 42 4

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 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong has qualified a single shooter.

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lo Ka Kay 10 m air pistol 371 34 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2004 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
Chi Kin Daniel Tam 100 m breaststroke 1:05.11 44 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:19.48 41 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yu Ning Elaine Chan 50 m freestyle 27.48 47 Did not advance
Wing Suet Sandy Chan 200 m butterfly 2:18.45 29 Did not advance
Sze Hang Yu 200 m freestyle 2:07.55 39 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:02.42 32 Did not advance
Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai 100 m backstroke 1:04.25 30 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:19.83 28 Did not advance
Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson 100 m freestyle 57.33 34 Did not advance
Tsz Wa Yvonne Yip 100 m breaststroke 1:14.53 39 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eight Hong Kong table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ko Lai Chak Singles Bye  Kamal (IND)
W 4–0		  Korbel (CZE)
W 4–3		  Persson (SWE)
W 4–1		  Wang Lq (CHN)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Leung Chu Yan Bye  O Il (PRK)
W 4–1		  Maze (DEN)
W 4–1		  Samsonov (BLR)
W 4–3		  Ryu S-M (KOR)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Li Ching Bye  Monteiro (BRA)
W 4–1		  Schlager (AUT)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Cheung Yuk
Leung Chu Yan		 Doubles N/A Bye  Mazunov /
Smirnov (RUS)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Ko Lai Chak
Li Ching		 N/A Bye  Joo S-H /
Oh S-E (KOR)
W 4–1		  Grujić /
Karakašević (SCG)
W 4–1		  Mazunov /
Smirnov (RUS)
W 4–2		  Chen Q /
Ma L (CHN)
L 2–4
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lau Sui-fei Singles Bye  Ganina (RUS)
W 4–2		  Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Lin Ling Bye  Zamfir (ROM)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Tie Ya Na Bye  Tóth (HUN)
W 4–1		  Kim H-H (PRK)
W 4–1		  Kim K-A (KOR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Lau Sui-fei
Lin Ling		 Doubles Bye  Fadeyeva /
Melnik (RUS)
W 4–2		  Fujinuma /
Umemura (JPN)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Song Ah Sim
Tie Ya Na		 Bye  Ganina /
Palina (RUS)
W 4–0		  Wang N /
Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 2–4		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong has qualified a single triathlete.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Daniel Lee Men's 18:17 0:19 1:05:38 0:19 39:35 2:03:30.39 43

See also

References
  1. Chan, Kin-wa (19 July 2009). "Graceful exit for Tsai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. Berlin, Peter (25 August 2004). "Too many languages". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. Muhr, Ken (21 August 2004). "Hong Kong men reach Olympic final". ITTF. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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