Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||
Competitors | ||||||||||
Medals Rank: 49 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Hong Kong competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for the last time as a British colony.
At these Games, Hong Kong won its first ever Olympic medal. Lee Lai Shan won a gold medal in sailing, in the board (mistral) event.
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[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Lee Lai Shan — sailing, women's sailboard (Mistral)
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Arthur Li
- Heat – 23.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Arthur Li
- Heat – 51.84 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Mark Kwok
- Heat – 4:02.68 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Mark Kwok
- Heat – 2:04.01 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Mark Kwok
- Heat – 2:07.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Mark Kwok
- Heat – 4:31.13 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
[edit] References
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF), Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.