Choi Ki Ho (; born 5 May 1991, in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

) is a Hong Kong cyclist. Choi placed first in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics Madison in Beijing, and won the 2010

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, Switzerland. At the

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, held in

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, he placed thirty-fourth in the under-23 road race. He competed for Hong Kong in the men's omnium at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Choi retired at the end of the 2013 season to pursue business studies.

2011 Tour of Korea

Choi Ki Ho won the

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at the age of 19 on 24 April 2011, becoming the youngest cyclist to do so."Choi wins Tour de Korea"
''The Korea Herald''. 24 April 2011. He completed the nine-stage race, a total distance of 1,335.9 kilometers, in a cumulative time of 33 hours 54 minutes 45 seconds. Austrian

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of Tabriz Petrochemical Team was 29 seconds behind, followed by American Dugan Williams of Sanofi Aventis, a professional team, clocking 33:55:22.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Ki Ho 1991 births Living people Hong Kong track cyclists Hong Kong male cyclists 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Hong Kong Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games