Hong Kong at the Commonwealth Games
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

competed at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

 (as well as British Empire & Commonwealth Games and British Commonwealth Games) as a British colony or dependent territory in 1934
1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games. They were held at the White City Stadium in London, England from 4–11 August 1934, apart from the cycling at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, and the swimming, which took place at the Empire Pool in Wembley...

, then from 1954
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 30 July-7 August 1954. These were the first games since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952....

 until 1962
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth....

 and from 1970
1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...

 to 1994
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...

. The abbreviation for Hong Kong was HKG. In 1997 the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China, and as a result Hong Kong no longer participates.

Overall medal tally

After the last games attended by Hong Kong in 1994, Hong Kong had 17 medals, see All-time tally of medals
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games
This page shows the all-time medal table for the Commonwealth Games. The table is updated as of 14 October 2010, the day the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi ended....

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Gold Medals

  • Mens Fours - Abdul R. Kitchell, Clementi Delgado, George Angelo Souza, Robert E. da Silva 1970
  • Mens Fours - Kin Fun Phillip Chok, Majid Jr. Hassen, Omar Kachong Dallah, Robert E. da Silva 1978
  • Mens Doubles - Clementi Delgado and Eric Liddell 1978
  • Mixed Doubles Badminton - Chan Chi Choi and Amy Chan 1990
  • Mens Rapid Fire Pistol - Solomon Lee 1982

Silver Medals

  • Men Four Bowl - Alfred E. Coates, Jose A. da Luz, Raoul F. da Luz, Robert S. Gourlay 1954
  • Men Single Bowl - Mark McMahon 1990

Bronze Medals

  • Men Air Pistol - Ho Kar Fai 1986
  • Men's Pairs Free Pistol - Gilbert U and Kar-Fai Ho 1986
  • Men Free Air Pistol - Gilbert U 1990
  • Men Visually Impaired Singles Bowl - Carlos Braga Antunes 1990
  • Women Visually Impaire Singles Bowl - Sunny Tank 1990
  • Men Single Bowl - Ken Wallis 1994
  • Women Four Bowl - Jenny Wallis, Natividad Rozario, Sau Ling Chau, Yee Lai Lee 1990
  • Mixed Team Badminton - Amy Chan, Chi Choi Chan, Kin Ngai Chan, Man Wa Chan, Mei Yin Chui, Pak Kum Ng, Siu Kwong Chan, Yick Kei Yeung, Yin Sat Cheng 1990
  • Mixed Team Badminton - athletes not available 1994
  • Men Visually Impaired Singles Bowl - Carlos Braga Antunes 1994

Overall Standings

Gold Silver Bronze Total
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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All-time Hong Kong Commonwealth Competitors

List of athletes whom have competed for the Games for Hong Kong, but did not place in medal standings:

Track

  • Lee Tze-Fai - Mens 100m and 200m
  • Yeung Sai Mo - Mens 500m and 1500m
  • Yuko Gordon - Women's 3000m
  • Lau Chi-keung - Mens 400m and 400m H

Badminton

  • Man Hing Wong
  • Yu Sze
  • Chuen Wong
  • Tin Cheung Chan
  • Har Ping Wong
  • Chun Mui Tong
  • Selwyn Kwok
  • Amy Chan
  • Lap Chuen Wong
  • Man Hing Wong
  • Yu Sze

Boxing

  • Kam Chan Boxing - Mens Bantamweight
  • Choi Wing Boxing - Mens Flyweight Division (51 kg)
  • Pok Wong Boxing - Mens Light Welterweight Division (63.5 kg)

Road Race (Cycling)

  • Tat-Ming Chow Cycling - Mens Road Race (185 km)
  • Yiu-Ming Fong Cycling - Mens Road Race (185 km)

  • Chung-Yam Hung Cycling - Mens Road Race (185 km)

Diving

  • Billy Yang Diving - Mens 3m Springboard Diving
  • Andrew Tang Diving - Mens 3m Springboard Diving and Diving - Mens High Diving/Tower
  • Amy Lam Diving - Women's 3m Springboard Diving

Shooting

  • Peter Rull Shooting - Mens 50m Rifle Prone
  • Dick Winney Shooting - Mens 50m Rifle Prone
  • Janie Lee Shooting - Mens 50m/Free Pistol and Mens 50m/Free Pistol (Team)
  • Peter Dawson Shooting - Mens Air Pistol
  • Shu-Ming Cheng, Kevin Ngan Shooting - Mens Clay Pigeon Trap
  • Chung-Kin Ho Shooting - Mens Rapid Fire Pistol
  • Peter Hung Shooting - Mens Skeet
  • Tsun-Man Chow Shooting - Mens Skeet

Swimming

  • Yiu-Fai Leung - Mens 100m Backstroke
  • Yuen Chung Swimming - Mens 100m Backstroke

  • Lotta Flink - Women's 100m Backstroke, Women's 200m Backstroke, Women's 200m Individual Medley, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Kathryn Wong - Women's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Butterfly, Women's 200m Backstroke, Women's 200m Individual Medley, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Kam Shing Watt - Mens 100m Breaststroke and Swimming - Mens 200m Breaststroke
  • Alex Tang Swimming - Mens 100m Breaststroke and Swimming - Mens 200m Breaststroke, Mens 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Lai Yee Chow Swimming - Women's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Johnny Li - Mens 100m Butterfly, Mens 100m Freestyle, Mens 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Mens 4x100m Medley Relay, Mens 4x200m Freestyle Relay
  • Shiu Hang Chan - Mens 100m Butterfly, Mens 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Mens 4x200m Freestyle Relay
  • Yi Ming Tsang Swimming - Mens 100m Butterfly, Mens 200m Butterfly, Mens 400m Freestyle, Mens 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Mens 4x100m Medley Relay, Mens 4x200m Freestyle Relay, Mens 200m Freestyle
  • Fenella Ng Swimming - Women's 100m Butterfly, Women's 200m Butterfly, Women's 400m Freestyle, Women's 800m Freestyle, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Che Hung Lau Swimming - Mens 100m Freestyle, Mens 200m Freestyle
  • Yuen Chung - Mens 200m Backstroke, Mens 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Mens 4x200m Freestyle Relay
  • Yiu Fai Leung Swimming - Mens 200m Backstroke, Mens 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Wai Lai - Swimming - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

See also

  • Hong Kong at the Olympics
    Hong Kong at the Olympics
    Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952, then as a British colony. Hong Kong has participated at every Summer Olympic Games since then except for the boycotted 1980 Games, and has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.The National Olympic Committee for Hong Kong...

  • Hong Kong at the Asian Games
    Hong Kong at the Asian Games
    - Medals by Asian Games :...

  • Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
    Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
    The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China is the national olympic committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. As such it is a separate member of the International Olympic Committee . The current president is Timothy Fok...

    - formerly Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong

External links

  • The official Commonwealth Games website shows participation by Hong Kong in eleven Games: 1934, then 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994. Note that while the Results by Country table for 1934 does not show Hong Kong, the introductory remarks say that Hong Kong participated.
  • The Australian Commonwealth Games Association website also shows a team from Hong Kong at the 1934 Games.
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