Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Hong Kong competed under the name "Hong Kong, China" at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Hong Kong sent 21 athletes to compete in eight events at the Beijing Games. [1] Although Hong Kong's NPC was a separate member of the IPC, Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events.

Hong Kong at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeHKG
NPCHong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 8 sports
Flag bearer So Wa Wai
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Kwok Hoi Ying Karen Boccia Women's Mixed Individual - BC2 7th
  Gold Chan Yui Chong Wheelchair fencing Women's Individual Foil - Category B
Women's Individual Épée - Category B
14th
16th
  Gold So Wa Wai Athletics Men's 200m - T36 Final 15th
  Gold Yu Chui Yee Wheelchair fencing Women's Individual Foil - Category A 16th
  Silver Leung Yuk Wing Boccia Men's Mixed Individual - BC4 9th
  Silver Yu Chui Yee Wheelchair fencing Women's Individual Épée - Category A 15th
  Silver Hui Charn Hung Wheelchair fencing Men's Individual Sabre - Category B 17th
  Bronze So Wa Wai Athletics Men's 100m - T36 Final 9th
  Bronze Fan Pui Shan Wheelchair fencing Women's Individual Épée - Category A
Women's Individual Foil - Category A
15th
16th

Sports edit

Athletics edit

Men edit

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
So Wa Wai 100 m T36 N/A 12.38 SB  
200 m T36 N/A 24.65 WR[2]  
400 m T36 N/A 58.44 SB[3] 6th

Women edit

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yu Chun Lai 100 m T36 N/A 15.66 SB 5th
200 m T36 N/A 33.55 SB[4] 6th

Boccia edit

Athlete Event Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lau Wai Yan Vivian Mixed ind. BC4   Dueso (ESP)
L 5-6
  Beres (HUN)
W 3-2
  Kratina (CZE)
W 6-2
N/A   Santos (BRA)
L 3-7
did not advance
Leung Yuk Wing Mixed ind. BC4   Ni Suili (CHN)
L 2-3
  Streharsky (SVK)
W 4-3
  Durkovic (SVK)
W 7-4
N/A   Pereira (POR)
W 9-2
  Dueso (ESP)
W 6-1
  Pinto (BRA)
L 1-3
 
Leung Mei Yee Mixed ind. BC1   Vaquerizo (ESP)
L 0-5
  Fernandes (POR)
L 2-5
  Zhang Qi (CHN)
L 1-10
  Sarela (FIN)
W 3-2
did not advance
John Loung Mixed ind. BC2   Hirose (JPN)
L 3-4
  Bonner (NZL)
W 4-1
  Murray (GBR)
L 1-9
N/A did not advance
Kwok Hoi Ying Karen Mixed ind. BC2   Wilhelmsen (NOR)
W 15-0
  Morriss (NZL)
W 3-2
  Toon (NZL)
W 4-3
N/A   Goncalves (POR)
W 8-1
  Martin (ESP)
W 4-3
  Murray (GBR)
W 5-3
 
Wong Wing Hong Mixed ind. BC2   Norsterud (NOR)
L 1-6
  Martin (ESP)
L 1-8
  Goncalves (POR)
L 0-11
N/A did not advance
Kwok Hoi Ying Karen,
Lau Wai Yan Vivian
Mixed Pairs BC4   Czech Republic (CZE)
L 2-4
  China (CHN)
W 8-4
  Portugal (POR)
W 3-2
N/A did not advance[5]
Leung Yuk Wing,
Leung Mei Yee,
John Loung,
Wong Wing Hong
Mixed team BC1-2   China (CHN)
L 3-7
  New Zealand (NZL)
W 8-2
N/A N/A   Spain (ESP)
L 4-8
did not advance 5th[6]

Equestrian edit

Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Yip Siu Hong Icy Bet Mixed individual championship test grade II 50.545 18
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 58.166 15

Powerlifting edit

Athlete Event Result Rank
Lam Yim Hung Women's -40 kg 62.5kg 8

Rowing edit

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cho Ping Women's single sculls 6:38.46 11 R 7:34.64 9 FB 7:41.06 4

Shooting edit

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Leung Yuk Chun Women's R2 10 m air pistol SH1A 344 15 did not advance

Table tennis edit

Men edit

Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kwong Kam Shing Men's individual C4-5   Martin (FRA)
L 1–3
  Oka (JPN)
L 0–3
3 did not advance
Tsang Tit Hung   Jung E C (KOR)
L 0-3
  Caci (ITA)
W 3-2
2 did not advance
Kwong Kam Shing
Tsang Tit Hung
Men's team C4-5   Germany (GER)
L 2-3
did not advance

Women edit

Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chan Siu Ling Women's singles C5   Zimmerer (GER)
L 0–3
  Zhang B (CHN)
L 0–3
  Barszcz (POL)
W 3–0
3 did not advance
Wong Pui Yi   Gu G (CHN)
L 2-3
  Wei M H (TPE)
L 0-3
  Paredes (MEX)
L 2-3
4 did not advance
Chang Siu Ling
Wong Pui Yi
Women's team C4-5   Slovenia (SLO)
L 1-3
did not advance

Wheelchair fencing edit

Men edit

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition Score Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chan Wing Kin Men's foil A   Ye R (CHN) L 2-5 2 Q   Mato (HUN)
W 15-11
  Betti (ITA)
W 15-14
  Zhang L (CHN)
L 5-15
  Pender (POL)
L 9-15
4
  Bazhukov (UKR) W 5-3
  Makowski (POL) W 5-1
  Frolov (RUS) W 5-2
  Calhoun (USA) W 5-0
Men's sabre A   Tian (CHN) L 3-5 2 Q   Citerne (FRA)
W 15-13
  Davydenko (UKR)
W 15-10
  Ye R (CHN)
L 11-15
  Pellegrini (ITA)
L 5-15
4
  Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE) W 5-2
  Davydenko (UKR) W 5-0
  Serafini (ITA) W 5-3
  Redondo (ESP) W 5-2
Hui Charn Hung Men's foil B   Hu D (CHN) L 1-5 2 Q   Alsaedi (KUW)
W 15-3
  Szekeres (HUN)
L 11-15
did not advance
  Szekeres (HUN) W 5-3
  Komar (UKR) W 5-2
  Moreno (USA) W 5-1
  Kim G H (KOR) W 5-0
Men's sabre B   Mari (ITA) L 4-5 2 Q   Szekeres (HUN)
W 15-12
  Soler (ESP)
W 15-10
  Cratere (FRA)
W 15-14
  Francois (FRA)
L 9-15
 
  Pluta (POL) W 5-1
  Yusupov (RUS) W 5-4
  Soler (ESP) L 2-5
  Moreno (USA) W 5-1
Wong Tang Tat Men's épée A   Tian (CHN) L 2-5 2 Q   Stanczuk (POL)
L 11-15
did not advance
  Betti (ITA) W 5-4
  Stanczuk (POL) W 5-4
  Alqallaf (KUW) W 5-3
  Horvath (HUN) W 5-4

Women edit

Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition Score Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chan Yui Chong Women's épée B   Jana (THA) L 1-5 2 Q   Ye H (CHN)
W 15-10
  Jana (THA)
W 15-8
  Yao F (CHN)
W 15-12
 
  Ye H (CHN) W 5-1
  Dani (HUN) W 5-4
  Lukianenko (UKR) W 5-3
  Hassen Bey (ESP) W 5-0
Women's foil B   Ye H (CHN) W 5-3 1 Q   Palfi (HUN)
W 15-4
  Ye H (CHN)
W 15-5
  Yao F (CHN)
W 15-8
 
  Jana (THA) W 5-2
  Palfi (HUN) W 5-3
  Vasilyeva (RUS) W 5-1
  Demello (USA) W 5-0
Fan Pui Shan Women's épée A   Zhang C (CHN) L 4–5 4 Q   Juhasz (HUN)
W 15–12
  Yu C Y (HKG)
L 10-15
  Krajnyak (HUN)
W 15-14
 
  Gorlina (UKR) W 5-4
  Krajnyak (HUN) L 4-5
  Trigilia (ITA) W 5-3
  Picot (FRA) W 5-3
Women's foil A   Poignet (FRA) L 1-5 2 Q   Trigilia (ITA)
W 15-13
  Zhang C (CHN)
L 1-15
  Poignet (FRA)
W 15-12
 
  Krajnyak (HUN) L 1-5
  Zhang W (CHN) W 5-3
  Gorlina (UKR) W 5-1
  Witos-Eze (POL) W 5-3
Yu Chui Yee Women's épée A   Juhasz (HUN) W 5-3 1 Q   Witos-Eze (POL)
W 15-6
  Fan P S (HKG)
W 15-10
  Zhang C (CHN)
L 13-15
 
  Witos-Eze (POL) W 5-3
  Halkina (BLR) W 5-3
  Zhang W (CHN) W 5-3
  Poignet (FRA) W 5-4
Women's foil A   Zhang C (CHN) L 3-5 2 Q   Krajnyak (HUN)
W 15-1
  Poignet (FRA)
W 15-6
  Zhang C (CHN)
W 15-13
 
  Trigilia (ITA) W 5-2
  Picot (FRA) W 5-3
  Halkina (BLR) W 5-3
  Juhasz (HUN) W 5-0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/ch/index_04_1.asp Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/ch/page04/2008/20080618_team_list_for_press.pdf Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/games/2008_paralympic_games/eng/index_04.asp Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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