Wong Kam Po
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cycling | |||
World Championships  |
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| Gold | 2007 Mallorca | Elite Men's Scratch 15km | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Gold | 1998 Bangkok | Individual Road Race | |
| Gold | 2006 Doha | Individual Road Race | |
| Bronze | 2002 Busan | Individual Road Race | |
| National Games of PRC | |||
| Gold | 1997 | Individual Road Race | |
| Gold | 2001 | Individual Road Race | |
| Bronze | 2005 | Individual Road Race | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong.
Wong Kam Po (Traditional Chinese: 黃金寶, born March 13, 1973 in Hong Kong) in Shatin, Hong Kong, is a world champion cyclist.
Wong Kam Po joined the Hong Kong cycling team in 1990. He quitted the team after allegedly fighting with a team mate. After meeting his current coach Shen Jiang-Kong (Chinese: 沈金康), he rejoined the team and began a successful career, winning golds in the National Games of the People's Republic of China (1997 & 2001) and the Asian Games (1998 & 2006).
Wong Kam Po became the first Chinese World Champion cyclist by winning the 15km-scratch in 2007 World Track Cycling Championships.[1] Thus he has earned the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for the year 2007 - 2008.
Wong's idol is former Hong Kong cyclist Hung Chung Yam (Traditional Chinese: 洪松蔭).
[edit] Reference
- ^ "Britain continue golden start to track worlds", Yahoo! Sport, 2007-03-30. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Profile at doha-2006.com
- Profile at cyclingnews.com
- Profile at Hong Kong Olympic Committee
- Cyclingnews.com interview 2007
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