Hong Kong at the Olympics

Hong Kong at the Olympics is a history which began in 1952.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Hong Kong was HOK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|website=LA84 Foundation|page=9|accessdate=16 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|archivedate=12 February 2012}}</ref> It is now HKG."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

History
Hong Kong was first at the Olympic Games in 1952, then as a British colony.  Hong Kong has been at every Summer Olympic Games since then except for the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.  They have also been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Hong Kong was formed in 1950 as the Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong'', and is now known as the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.

After the sovereignty of Hong Kong was passed to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the NOC has been named Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong is separate at the Olympics by its own choice.

In 2008, Hong Kong was the site of the equestrian venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Medalists
Competitors from Hong Kong have won Olympic gold medals three times:
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   Lee Lai Shan  1996 Atlanta  Sailing  Women's sailboard     Cheung Ka Long  2020 Tokyo  Fencing  Men's Foil  Vivian Kong2024 ParisFencingWomen's Epee   Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching  2004 Athens  Table tennis  Men's doubles    Siobhan Haughey  2020 Tokyo  Swimming  Women's 200 m freestyle	   Siobhan Haughey  2020 Tokyo  Swimming  Women's 100 m freestyle	   Lee Wai Sze  2012 London  Cycling  Women's Keirin   Doo Hoi KemLee Ho ChingMinnie Soo Wai Yam  2020 Tokyo  Table tennis  Women's team   Grace Lau  2020 Tokyo  Karate  Women's kata   Lee Wai Sze  2020 Tokyo  Cycling  Women's Sprint

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Further reading


Other websites 
 Hong Kong profile at London2012.com 

Category:Sport in Hong Kong
Category:Nations at the Olympics