Lai Chun Ho (Chinese: 黎振浩; Jyutping: lai4 zan3 hou4; born February 5, 1989, in Hong Kong) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong.[1]

Lai Chun Ho
Personal information
Born (1989-02-05) February 5, 1989 (age 35)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Hong Kong
SportAthletics
Event4 × 100m relay
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta 100m sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta 4 × 100 metres relay
Asian Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Puna 4 × 100 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kobe 4 × 100 metres relay
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen 4 × 100 metres relay
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hangzhou 60m sprint
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin 4 × 100 metres relay
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 4 × 100 metres relay

In July 2008, Lai Chun Ho snatched gold in the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Jakarta with a time of 10.46 seconds. He then teamed up with Tsui Chi Ho, Tong Hang and Chan Kei Fung to take bronze in the 4 × 100 m relay for Hong Kong.

Lai represented Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 10.63 seconds.[1]

Lai Chun-ho is a member of the sprint team that also includes Yip Siu-keung, Leung Ki-ho and Lawrence Ho who won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.[2]

At the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in Hangzhou in February, Lai Chun Ho took the silver medal in the men's 60 metres sprint event with 6.78 seconds.[3]

Lai is also a member of the team that ran in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay race in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The team recorded 38.61 seconds in heat 2 and failed to make it to the final.

References

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  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Lai Chun Ho, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
  2. ^ "HK scores best Universiade result". Hong Kong Government. 23 August 2011.
  3. ^ "LAI Chun-ho won a Silver Medal in Men's 60m in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Hong Kong Olympic Committee. 23 February 2012.
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