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competed at the

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, United States, for the last time as a British territory. At these Games, Hong Kong won its first Olympic medal. Lee Lai Shan won a gold medal in sailing, in the board (mistral) event.

Medalists

Gold

* Lee Lai Shan —

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, Women's Mistral

Results by event

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Men's 50m Freestyle *

Arthur Li Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, GBM, GBS JP (; born 27 June 1945) is a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He is currently member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the chairman of the Council of the Universi ...

*# Heat – 23.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place) Men's 100m Freestyle *

*# Heat – 51.84 (→ did not advance, 43rd place) Men's 400m Freestyle * *# Heat – 4:02.68 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Men's 200m Butterfly * Mark Kwok *# Heat – 2:04.01 (→ did not advance, 34th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley * Mark Kwok *# Heat – 2:07.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley * Mark Kwok *# Heat – 4:31.13 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Medalists

Gold

Results by event

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