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competed at the

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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the territory's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, having not attended the

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in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The

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sent a total of 42 athletes to the Games, 22 men and 20 women, to compete in 13 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Hong Kong's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the

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in Rio de Janeiro. Eight Hong Kong athletes had competed in Beijing, including track and road cyclist Wong Kam Po, who competed at his fifth Olympic games as the oldest and most experienced athlete, at age 39. Three other athletes made their third Olympic appearance: swimmer

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, table tennis player

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, and single sculls rower So Sau Wah. Hong Kong also made its Olympic debut in men's sprint relay event, artistic gymnastics, and weightlifting. Hong Kong left London with only a single Olympic medal, their third in history. Road and track cyclist Lee Wai Sze, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won the bronze medal in the women's keirin event.

Medallists

Archery

Hong Kong has qualified one man.

Athletics

Hong Kong has qualified one team of men's 4x100 relay, and one female sprinter. ;Key * Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only * Q = Qualified for the next round * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target * NR = National record * N/A = Round not applicable for the event * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round ;Men ;Women

Badminton

Legend: Q=Qualified

Cycling

Road

Track

;Sprint ;Keirin ;Omnium

Mountain biking

Fencing

Hong Kong has qualified 6 fencers. ;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men ;Women

Judo

Hong Kong has qualified 1 judoka

Rowing

Hong Kong has qualified the following boats. ;Men Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Hong Kong has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events ;Men ;Women M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

;Women

Swimming

Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ;Women

Table tennis

Hong Kong has qualified four athletes for singles

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events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011

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and Jiang Tianyi have qualified for the men's event;

and

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have qualified for the

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. ;Men ;Women

Weightlifting

Hong Kong has qualified one athlete.

References

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