Hong Kong at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Hong Kong at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Flag bearers Han Yueshuang (opening and closing) | | |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Background
Short track speed skating
Han Yueshuang was 27 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[5] She had previously been the only competitor to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[8] She competed in three events, the 500, 1,000, and 1,500 metre races. On 13 February, in the 500 metres, she was drawn into the 8th heat, and placed third in her heat with a time of 48 seconds.[9] She did not advance to the quarterfinals, and was placed 24th for the event.[10] On 20 February, she participated in the 1,500 metres event, in heat two, she came in last with a time of 2 minutes and 35 seconds, which placed her 32nd for the event.[11][12] In the 1,000 metres on 24 February, she placed fourth in heat seven, with a time of 1 minute and 38 seconds. This put her in 27th rank for the event.[13][14]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Han Yueshuang | Women's 500 m | 48.625 | 3 | did not advance | 24 | ||||
Women's 1000 m | 1:38.115 | 4 | did not advance | 27 | |||||
Women's 1500 m | 2:35.742 | 6 | did not advance | 32 |
See also
References
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- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Han Yue Shuang Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 500 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.