Hong Kong at the Olympics

Hong Kong at the Olympics is a history which began in 1952.

Hong Kong at the
Olympics
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer appearances
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Hong Kong was HOK.[1] It is now HKG.[2]

History

Hong Kong was first at the Olympic Games in 1952, then as a British colony. Hong Kong has been at every Summer Olympic Games since then except for the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. They have also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Hong Kong was formed 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.

After the sovereignty of Hong Kong was passed to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the NOC has been named Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong is separate at the Olympics by its own choice.

In 2008, Hong Kong was the site of the equestrian venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Medalists

Competitors from Hong Kong have twice won Olympic medals:

Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold Lee Lai Shan1996 AtlantaSailingWomen's sailboard
11 Gold Cheung Ka Long2020 TokyoFencingMen's Foil
22 Silver Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching2004 AthensTable tennisMen's doubles
22 Silver Siobhan Haughey2020 TokyoSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle
22 Silver Siobhan Haughey2020 TokyoSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
33 BronzeLee Wai Sze2012 LondonCyclingWomen's Keirin
33 BronzeDoo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Minnie Soo Wai Yam		2020 TokyoTable tennisWomen's team
33 BronzeGrace Lau2020 TokyoKarateWomen's kata
33 BronzeLee Wai Sze2020 TokyoCyclingWomen's Sprint

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

Further reading
  • Monique Berlioux, ed. (February 1977). "Hong Kong and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (112). Lausanne: International Olympic Committee: 104–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

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