Hong Kong at the Olympics
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Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952, then as a British colony. Hong Kong has participated at every Summer Olympic Games (14 summer, 4 winter) since then except for the boycotted 1980 Games, and has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Hong Kong was founded in 1950 as the Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, and is now known as the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. It was recognised by the IOC in 1951, and subsequently, Hong Kong was represented separately from Great Britain (for any gold medal ceremony, the colonial flag of Hong Kong was raised and the British national anthem was played) at all future Olympic Games.
After the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the NOC for the special administrative region has been designated Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong is represented separately at the Olympics by its own choice (for any gold medal ceremony the Hong Kong SAR flag is raised and the PRC national anthem is played). As permitted under its constitution as agreed upon handover from the United Kingdom (specifically, Article 151, Chapter 7 of The Basic Law), it "may, on its own, ... maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organizations in the appropriate fields, including the economic, trade, financial and monetary, shipping, communications, tourism, cultural and sports fields." [1]
Hong Kong won its first medal in 1996, which was also its first gold medal. Since then, athletes from Hong Kong have won a total of 3 medals.
In 2008, Hong Kong was the site of the equestrian venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1952 Helsinki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1956 Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1960 Rome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1964 Tokyo | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1968 Mexico City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1972 Munich | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1976 Montreal | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||||
1984 Los Angeles | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1988 Seoul | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1992 Barcelona | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1996 Atlanta | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
2000 Sydney | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2004 Athens | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
2008 Beijing | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2012 London | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by Winter Games
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 Sochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medals by sport
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Sailing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Lee Lai Shan | 1996 Atlanta | Sailing | Women's sailboard (Mistral) |
Silver | Ko Lai Chak Li Ching |
2004 Athens | Table tennis | Men's doubles |
Bronze | Lee Wai Sze | 2012 London | Cycling | Women's Keirin |
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Hong Kong
- Hong Kong at the Paralympics
- Hong Kong at the Commonwealth Games
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
References
External links
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