Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Hong Kong at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Pan-To Barton Lui[1][2] | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Hong Kong competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Pan-To Barton Lui is the only athlete to represent the nation, competing in short track speed skating.[3] Three officials will also be a part of the delegation.[4][5]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hong Kong achieved one quota place.[6] Barton will become the first male athlete to represent Hong Kong at the Winter Olympics.[7]
Pan-To Barton Lui competed in the men's 1500 m heats and finished in 30th place overall (out of 36 athletes), which was not good enough to advance. With a single athlete competing in a single event, the country did not win a medal at these Games.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pan-To Barton Lui | Men's 1500 m | 2:22.139 | 5 | Did not advance | 30 | ||
References
- ↑ Kung, Kevin (12 January 2014). "Skater Barton Lui first Hong Kong man to compete at Winter Olympics". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Lui Pan To Barton qualified for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sochi". Hong Kong Skating Union. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Kin-wa, Chan (28 January 2014). "Hong Kong delegation on alert over terrorist threat for Sochi Games". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Hong Kong sends one athlete to Soch". http://www.ocasia.org/. Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Skater is Hong Kong's first male Winter Olympian". The Times of India (Hong Kong). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Walker, Jeremey (10 February 2014). "Barton Lui's four years of sacrifice for Sochi Games over in a flash". South China Morning Post (Sochi, Russia). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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