Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Hong Kong competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Hong Kong was also the host of the equestrian competitions at the Hong Kong Equestrian Venues.

## Athletics

### 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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lai Chun Ho | 100 m | 10.63 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wan Kin Yee | 100 m | 12.37 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ng Wei | Men's singles | Lin D (CHN) L 11–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Chen | Women's singles | Bye | Sládeková (SVK) W 21–7, 21–7 | Nehwal (IND) L 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yip Pui Yin | Women's singles | Hallam (GBR) L 15–21, 17–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

### Road

Wu Kin San is the first Hong Kong athlete to successfully complete the cycling road race.

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wu Kin San | Men's road race | 7:05:57 | 89 |

### Track

**Omnium**

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Wong Kam-Po | Men's points race | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Wan Yiu Jamie Wong | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 15 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chan Chun Hing | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Equestrian

Hong Kong competitors will themselves be taking part in the Olympic Equestrian Events for the first time. Jennifer Lee withdrew due to health problems with her horse, Mr Burns.

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Kenneth Cheng | Can Do | Individual | 6 | =46 Q | 21 | 27 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 27 | 57 |
| Patrick Lam | Urban | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 9 | 9 | =22 Q | 36 | 45 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 45 | 46 |
| Samantha Lam | Tresor | Individual | 14 | =66 Q | 29 | 43 | =63 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 43 | =63 |
| Kenneth Cheng Patrick Lam Samantha Lam | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 | 15 |

## Fencing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lau Kwok Kin | Individual foil | Chida (JPN) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yeung Chui Ling | Individual épée | — | Mincza-Nebald (HUN) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chow Tsz Ki | Individual sabre | Bye | Bao Yy (CHN) L 5–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Law Hiu Fung | Single sculls | 7:45.96 | 3 QF | — | — | 7:29.21 | 6 SC/D | 7:32.61 | 6 FD | 7:06.17 | 20 |
| Chow Kwong Wing So Sau Wah | Lightweight double sculls | 6:34.51 | 4 R | 6:58.71 | 5 SC/D | — | — | 6:33.79 | 3 FC | 6:34.48 | 16 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lee Ka Man | Single sculls | 8:23.02 | 5 QF | 8:04.68 | 6 SC/D | 8:30.80 | 6 FE | 7:56.07 | 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Chan King Yin | RS:X | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Chan Wai Kei | RS:X | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 93 | 9 |

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Wong Fai | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 558 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Hoi Shun Stephanie Au | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.85 NR | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hoi Shun Stephanie Au | 400 m freestyle | 4:14.82 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hoi Shun Stephanie Au | 800 m freestyle | 8:41.66 | 29 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Ning Elaine Chan | 50 m freestyle | 26.54 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.68 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai | 200 m individual medley | 2:18.91 NR | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson | 100 m freestyle | 55.32 NR | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson | 100 m butterfly | 59.35 NR | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

### Men's singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cheung Yuk | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Persson (SWE) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ko Lai Chak | Singles | Bye | Bye | Gionis (GRE) W 4–3 | Ryu S-M (KOR) W 4–2 | Ovtcharov (GER) W 4–1 | Wang H (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Ching | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Jang S-M (PRK) W 4–1 | Tan Rw (CRO) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women's singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lau Sui Fei | Singles | Bye | Bye | Xian Y F (FRA) W 4–1 | Guo Y (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lin Ling | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Kostromina (BLR) W 4–0 | Li Jw (SIN) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tie Ya Na | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Shen Yf (ESP) W 4–1 | Li Qb (AUT) W 4–3 | Wang N (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cheung Yuk Ko Lai Chak Li Ching | Men's team | Group D Japan (JPN) L 0 – 3 Nigeria (NGR) W 3 – 0 Russia (RUS) W 3 – 1 | 2 | Did not advance | Chinese Taipei (TPE) W 3 – 0 | South Korea (KOR) L 1 – 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lau Sui Fei Lin Ling Tie Ya Na | Women's team | Group C Romania (ROU) W 3 – 0 Poland (POL) W 3 – 0 Germany (GER) W 3 – 0 | 1 Q | China (CHN) L 0 – 3 | Bye | Japan (JPN) L 2 – 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Chi Wo Lee | Men's | 18:54 | 0:28 | 58:24 | 0:32 | 36:22 | 1:54:40.78 | 43 |
| Tania So Ning Mak | Women's | 21:18 | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |

## Officials

* IOC Member & NOC President: Timothy Fok
* Hon. Secretary General: Pang, Chung
* Chef de Mission: Hui, Victor
* Deputy Chef de Mission - Sailing: Kwok, Chi Leung Karl
* Headquarters Official: Lau, Chiang Chu Vivien
* Headquarters Official: Leung, Mee Lee
* Chief Medical Officer: Chang, Wai Julian
* Deputy Chef de Mission - Equestrian: Eckgans, Sacha Johannes
* NOC Guest: Conway, Anthony Francis Martin
* Medical Officials: Yeung, Sai Mo Simon
* Medical Officials: Look, Ka Mei Debbie
* Medical Officials: Cheuk, Wai Ling Phoebe
* Medical Officials: Long, Qinyan
* Medical Officials: Xu, Zhengzheng
* Youth Camp Participants: Li, Chung Him Samuel
* Youth Camp Participants: Woo, Wing Tung
