Hong Kong competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the territory's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut as a British colony in 1952.
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China sent a team of 37 athletes, 13 men and 24 women, to compete in nine sports at the Games. The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was smaller by five athletes than in London, and also, featured more female athletes than males for only the second time in its Olympic history.
Eleven athletes from Hong Kong previously competed at London 2012, including bronze medalist Lee Wai Sze in track cycling, badminton player Yip Pui Yin in the women's singles, mountain biker Chan Chun Hing, and 37-year-old table tennis player Tie Ya Na, who attended her fourth Olympics as the oldest and most experienced member. Other notable athletes on the Hong Kong roster also featured Youth Olympians Doo Hoi Kem (table tennis) and 18-year-old Siobhán Haughey (swimming), Asia's top-ranked épée fencer Vivian Kong, and backstroke swimmer and three-time Olympian Stephanie Au, who was selected by the committee to carry the Hong Kong flag at the opening ceremony.
Unlike the previous Games, Hong Kong failed to win a single medal in Rio de Janeiro. The special administrative region's best medal hope, Lee Wai Sze missed out on a place in the finals of her respective track cycling events, following her involvement in the controversial clash in the women's keirin, and her quarterfinal defeat to Germany's eventual champion Kristina Vogel in the women's sprint. Meanwhile, windsurfer Michael Cheng wrapped up his Olympic campaign with one of Hong Kong's most unexpected outcomes at the Games, finishing eighth overall.
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):
Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankYiu Kit ChingWomen's marathon2:36:1139
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionChan Ming TaiMen's long jump7.7917Did not advance
Badminton
Hong Kong has qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the men's singles, one in the women's singles, and a pair each in the women's and mixed doubles.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHu YunSinglesW (21–18, 21–19)W (21–16, 21–15)1 QL (10–21, 13–21)Did not advanceNg Ka LongW (21–17, 21–18)W (21–11, 21–14)1 QL (21–23, 17–21)Did not advance
Women AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYip Pui YinSinglesL (18–21, 12–21)L (21–5, 13–21, 19–21)3Did not advancePoon Lok YanTse Ying SuetDoublesL (9–21, 11–21)L (17–21, 21–18, 16–21)L (15–21, 13–21)4Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLee Chun HeiChau Hoi WahDoublesL (16–21, 15–21)L (12–21, 21–19, 15–21)W (21–17, 21–14)3Did not advance
Cycling
Road Hong Kong has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his best individual ranking at the 2015 Asian Championships.
AthleteEventTimeRankCheung King LokMen's road raceDid not finish
Track Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Hong Kong riders have accumulated spots in women's sprint and women's keirin, as well as both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankLee Wai SzeWomen's sprint10.80066.6663 QW 11.35563.408W 11.55162.332L, LDid not advance5th place finalL6
Keirin AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinalRankRankRankRankLee Wai SzeWomen's keirin1 Q7
Omnium AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRankRankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRankLeung Chun WingMen's omnium16204:29.162131613161:03.73082612.26582611110511Diao Xiao JuanWomen's omnium11203:44.4551414141436.944161014.4991120221010012
Mountain biking Hong Kong has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 Asian Championships.
AthleteEventTimeRankChan Chun HingMen's cross-country1:44:4132
Fencing
Hong Kong has entered three fencers into the Olympic competition. Vivian Kong had claimed a spot in the women's épée, as one of the two highest-ranking fencers coming from the Asian zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. Meanwhile, Cheung Ka Long and London 2012 foil fencer Lin Po Heung were added to the Hong Kong roster by virtue of a top three finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCheung Ka LongMen's foilW 15–8L 10–15Did not advanceVivian KongWomen's épéeW 15–10L 11–15Did not advanceLin Po HeungWomen's foilL 8–15Did not advance
Golf
Hong Kong has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Tiffany Chan (world no. 434) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankTiffany ChanWomen's71757369288 +437
Rowing
Hong Kong has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's lightweight double sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChiu Hin ChunTang Chiu MangMen's lightweight double sculls6:45.055 R7:22.056 SC/D7:33.474 FD6:57.9519Lee Ka ManLee Yuen YinWomen's lightweight double sculls7:29.875 R8:20.966 SC/D8:14.172 FC7:46.8516 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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Hong Kong sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and Asian qualifying regattas. Windsurfers Michael Cheng and Sonia Lo were selected to the Hong Kong roster at the Asian Sailing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 March 2016.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Michael ChengMen's RS:X361156169131321172661268Sonia LoWomen's RS:X15151516192211171771213EL15717 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
Hong Kong swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
A total of seven swimmers (one man and six women) were selected to the Hong Kong's Olympic roster, with veterans Sze Hang Yu and Stephanie Au racing in the pool for their third Games and Geoffrey Cheah becoming the first male to compete in 12 years.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGeoffrey Cheah50 m freestyle22.4632Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCamille Cheng50 m freestyle25.9244Did not advance100 m freestyle54.9224Did not advance200 m freestyle1:59.7129Did not advanceSiobhán Haughey200 m freestyle1:56.919 Q1:57.5613Did not advance200 m individual medleyDid not advanceYvette Kong100 m breaststroke1:09.5632Did not advance200 m breaststrokeDid not advanceClaudia Lau100 m backstroke1:01.2719Did not advance200 m backstroke2:10.9418Did not advanceStephanie AuCamille ChengYvette KongSze Hang Yu4 × 100 m medley relay4:03.8514colspan=2 Did not advance
Table tennis
Hong Kong has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Tang Peng, Wong Chun Ting, 2014 Youth Olympic runner-up Doo Hoi Kem, and Lee Ho Ching were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.
Ho Kwan Kit and three-time Olympian Tie Ya Na were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTang Peng Singlescolspan=3 L 2–4Did not advanceWong Chun Tingcolspan=3 W 4–0L 3–4Did not advanceHo Kwan KitTang PengWong Chun TingTeamcolspan=4 W 3–0L 1–3Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDoo Hoi KemSinglescolspan=3 W 4–2L 0–4Did not advanceLee Ho Chingcolspan=3 W 4–1L 0–4Did not advanceDoo Hoi KemLee Ho ChingTie Ya NaTeamcolspan=4 W 3–1L 1–3Did not advance
See also Hong Kong at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Hong Kong Delegation's Official Website