Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Hong Kong at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors46 in 13 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Tse Ying Suet
Cheung Ka Long
Flag bearer (closing)Grace Lau
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the territory's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut as a British colony in 1952. At the time of the competition, it was Hong Kong's most successful appearance. Hong Kong earned the more medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics than it had at all previous Summer Olympics, including its first gold medal since the handover back to China.[2]

Medalists[]

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Cheung Ka Long Fencing Men's foil 26 July
 Silver Siobhan Haughey Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle 28 July
 Silver Siobhan Haughey Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle 30 July
 Bronze Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Minnie Soo Wai Yam		 Table tennis Women's team 5 August
 Bronze Grace Lau Karate Women's kata 5 August
 Bronze Lee Wai Sze Cycling Women's Sprint 8 August

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Badminton 2 2 4
Cycling 1 5 6
Equestrian 1 0 1
Fencing 4 4 8
Golf 0 1 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Karate 0 1 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Sailing 1 2 3
Swimming 2 7 9
Table tennis 4 4 8
Triathlon 1 0 1
Total 18 28 46

Athletics[]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong received male universality slot from IAAF to send one athlete to the Olympics, while one female athlete qualified by world ranking.[3]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Round 1 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chan Chung Wang Men's 110 m hurdles 14.23 8 Did not advance
Ching Siu Nga Women's 20 km walk N/A 1:37:53 35

Badminton[]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong entered four badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings; one entry each in the men's and women's singles and a pair in the mixed doubles.[4]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ng Ka Long Men's singles  Muñoz (MEX)
W (21–9, 21–10) 		 Cordón (GUA)
L (20–22, 13–21) 		N/A 2 Did not advance
Cheung Ngan Yi Women's singles  Polikarpova (ISR)
W (21–15, 15–21, 21–16) 		 Sindhu (IND)
L (9–21, 16–21) 		N/A 2 Did not advance
Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet 		Mixed doubles  Chan /
Goh (MAS)
W (22–20, 20–22, 21–16) 		 Wang /
Huang (CHN)
L (12–21, 18–21) 		 Lamsfuß /
Herttrich (GER)
W (22–20, 20–22, 21–16) 		2 Q N/A  Ellis /
Smith (GBR)
W (21–13, 21–18) 		 Zheng /
Huang (CHN)
L (16–21, 12–21) 		 Watanabe /
Higashino (JPN)
L (17–21, 21–23) 		4

Cycling[]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road[]

Hong Kong received a spare berth freed up by host nation Japan to send one rider competing in the men's Olympic road race, as the highest-ranked nation for men, not yet qualified, in the UCI World Ranking.[5][6]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Choy Hiu Fung Men's road race Did not finish[7]

Track[]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Hong Kong riders accumulated spots in the women's omnium and women's madison, as well as the women's sprint and keirin, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.[8]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification 1/32 Finals 1/32 Finals Repechage 1/16 Finals 1/16 Finals Repechage 1/8 Finals 1/8 Finals Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Lee Hoi Yan Women's sprint 11.232
64.103 		28 Did not advance
Lee Wai Sze 10.538
68.324 		9 Q  Krupeckaitė (LTU)
W 11.196
64.309 		Bye  Marchant (GBR)
L +0.025 		 Godby (USA)
W 11.402
63.147 		 Gros (FRA)
W 11.201
64.280 		Bye  Marchant (GBR)
W 2–0 		 Starikova (UKR)
L 0–2 		 Hinze (GER)
W 2–0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round 3rd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Lee Hoi Yan Women's keirin 4 4 Did not advance
Lee Wai Sze 3 1 1 5 8
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Sprint points Lap points Rank
Pang Yao Women's omnium DNF 16 19 4 16 10 0 -40 DNF – 18
Madison
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Leung Bo Yee
Pang Yao 		Women's madison 0 −40 13

Equestrian[]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Hong Kong entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition for the first time in twelve years, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (Southeast Asia and Oceania).[9]

Eventing[]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Thomas Heffernan Ho Tayberry Individual 46.70 61 55.60 102.30 48 17.20 119.50 42 Did not advance 119.50 42

Fencing[]

Main articles: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team foil and women's team épée for the first time since Seoul 1988, as the highest-ranked nation from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[10]

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
Cheung Ka Long Men's foil Bye  Mertine (FRA)
W 15–12 		 Foconi (ITA)
W 15–3 		 Borodachev (ROC)
W 15–14 		 Choupenitch (CZE)
W 15-10 		 Garozzo (ITA)
W 15–11 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cheung Siu Lun  Sanità (GER)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Ryan Choi Bye  Van Haaster (CAN)
W 15–10 		 Shikine (JPN)
L 6–15 		Did not advance
Cheung Ka Long
Cheung Siu Lun
Ryan Choi
Lawrence Ng Lok Wang 		Men's team foil N/A Bye  ROC (ROC)
L 39–45 		Classification 5–8
 Germany (GER)
L 39–45 		Classification 7–8
 Egypt (EGY)
W 45–21 		7
Kaylin Hsieh Women's épée  Murtazaeva (ROC)
L 7–14 		Did not advance
Vivian Kong Bye  Doig (PER)
W 15–11 		 Knapik-Miazga (POL)
W 15–8 		 Murtazaeva (ROC)
L 10–15 		Did not advance
Coco Lin  Tikanah (SGP)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Vivian Kong
Kaylin Hsieh
Coco Lin
Chu Ka Mong 		Women's team épée N/A  China (CHN)
L 32–44 		Classification 5–8
 United States (USA)
L 31–42 		Classification 7–8
 ROC (ROC)
W 28–27 		7

Golf[]

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong entered one female golfer into the Olympic tournament. Tiffany Chan qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings of 29 June 2021.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Tiffany Chan Women's 77 (+6) 74 (+3) 69 (−2) 70 (−1) 290 +6 T50

Gymnastics[]

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic[]

Hong Kong entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Shek Wai Hung secured one of the three spots available for individual-based gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified through the all-around, in the vault exercise at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Shek Wai Hung Vault N/A 14.274 N/A 14.274 12 Did not advance

Karate[]

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world bronze medalist Grace Lau qualified directly for the women's kata category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[12]

Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Grace Lau Women's kata 26.15 2 Q 26.40 2 Q Bronze medal final
 Bozan (TUR)
W 26.94–26.52  		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rowing[]

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing first in the B-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Winne Hung Women's single sculls 8:17.79 4 R 8:23.58 2 QF 8:36.37 6 SC/D 7:56.30 6 FD 8:02.79 23

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[]

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.[14]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Michael Cheng Men's RS:X 3 8 8 12 8 9 13 22† 15 15 15 13 EL 119 13
Hayley Chan Women's RS:X 12 8 13 5 7 6 8 14† 7 4 8 3 14 95 8
Stephanie Norton Women's Laser Radial 29 35 37 22 37 33 33 37 41 42† N/A EL 304 39

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result

Shooting[]

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong granted an invitation from ISSF to send Chen Haohui in the men's rapid fire pistol to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.[15]

However, Chen Haohui did not participate in the games.[16] This is due to his resident status in Hong Kong was not fulfilled and was one to two months shy of the 7 years required to acquire the Hong Kong SAR Passport, and thus the  [zh] had rejected the invitation from the ISSF.[17]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Did not start

Swimming[]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong swimmers further 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)):[18][19]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ian Ho 50 m freestyle 22.45 32 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.49 34 Did not advance
William Thorley 10 km open water N/A 1:58:33.40 22
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stephanie Au 100 m backstroke 1:01.07 26 Did not advance
Siobhan Haughey 50 m freestyle 24.75 15 Q Withdrew Did not advance
100 m freestyle 52.70 AS 2 Q 52.40 AS 2 Q 52.27 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m freestyle 1:56.48 8 Q 1:55.16 2 Q 1:53.92 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Camille Cheng
Stephanie Au
Ho Nam Wai
Tam Hoi Lam 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:43.52 [20] 15 N/A Did not advance
N/A 4 × 200 m freestyle relay DNS N/A Did not advance
Camille Cheng
Siobhán Haughey
Toto Wong
Jamie Yeung 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:02.86 13 N/A Did not advance

Table tennis[]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games, with additional two alternate athletes for the team tournaments. The men's and women's teams secured one of nine available places, respectively, at the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.[21][22] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Hong Kong table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, China.[23]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lam Siu Hang Singles Bye  Afanador (PUR)
W 4–3 		 Gnanasekaran (IND)
W 4–3 		 Harimoto (JPN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Wong Chun Ting Bye  Chuang (TPE)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Ho Kwan Kit
Lam Siu Hang
Wong Chun Ting 		Team N/A  France (FRA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Doo Hoi Kem Singles Bye  Shin (KOR)
W 4–2 		 Eerland (NED)
W 4–1 		 Chen (CHN)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Minnie Soo Wai Yam Bye  M Xiao (ESP)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Minnie Soo Wai Yam 		Team N/A  Brazil (BRA)
W 3–1 		 Romania (ROU)
W 3–1 		 Japan (JPN)
L 0–3 		 Germany (GER)
W 3-1 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem 		Doubles  Szudi /
Pergel (HUN)
W 4–0 		 Lebesson /
Yuan (FRA)
L 3–4 		Did not advance

Triathlon[]

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Hong Kong entered one triathlete to compete at the Games for the first time since 2008. British-born Oscar Coggins sealed a place in the men's event by topping the list of individual triathletes from Asia and Oceania vying for qualification based on the ITU World Rankings.[24]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Oscar Coggins Men's 17:54 0:41 56:29 0:28 33:23 1:48:55 33

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