Ko Lai-chak (; born 10 May 1976 in
Chancheng,
Foshan
Foshan (, ; Chinese: 佛山) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta m ...
, Guangdong, China) is a table tennis player from
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 ...
.
He won a silver medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in the men's doubles alongside
Li Ching.
At the
2006 Asian Games
The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...
he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and the men's team competition. He uses a penhold grip. In the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, he made it to the quarter-finals.
References
External links
ITTF DATABASE
1976 births
Living people
Hong Kong male table tennis players
Olympic silver medalists for Hong Kong
Olympic table tennis players for Hong Kong
People from Foshan
Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Nanhai District
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic medalists in table tennis
Asian Games bronze medalists in table tennis
Asian Games gold medalists in table tennis
Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
Asian Games table tennis players for Hong Kong
Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Table tennis players from Guangdong
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
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