Tang Wai-lok
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Nationality | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tang Wai-lok (
Personal life
At the age of 6, Tang was diagnosed with mild intellectual disability and had to transfer to a special-needs school, at the age of 11 he began swimming and his efforts paid off in a call up to the youth team, and eventually the Hong Kong Paralympic Swimming Team for the 2012 Paralympics. One of Tang's biggest influences is his mother, who he says had a "vital role" in his success.[1]
Awards and Accolades
Accolades he has include being recipient of the 2014 Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Athlete, a 2015
Performance Across Competitions
2012 Paralympic Games
Tang participated in the
2016 Paralympic Games
Tang won Hong Kong's first Paralympic Swimming Gold in the
2020 Paralympic Games
In the
Other International Events
In the 2015 INAS Global Games, Tang won Gold in the Men's 200m freestyle, Men's 200m and 400m Medley Relay and Men's 800m freestyle relay. Silver in the Men's 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 400m Men's freestyle Relay and Bronze in the Men's 50m backstroke.[9]
Tang achieved Gold in the 2018 Asian Para Games for the Men's 200 meter freestyle, as well as Silver for the Men's 200 meter individual medley.[10]
In the 2019 INAS Global Games, Tang achieved Gold in the Men's 4x50m medley relay, Silver in the Men's 4x50m, 4 × 100 m, 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay, Silver in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay and Bronze in the Men's 100m freestyle and Men's 200m individual Medley.[11]
References
- ^ "A medal for Mum". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Swimming: TANG Wai Lok". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "London 2012 - swimming - mens-200-m-freestyle-s14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "London 2012 - swimming - mens-100-m-backstroke-s14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "London 2012 - swimming - mens-100-m-breaststroke-sb14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "HK's first gold won and new record set at Rio 2016 Paralympics by swimmer Tang Wai-lok". Young Post. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "A medal for Mum". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Disappointment as defending champion Tang fails to reach final". South China Morning Post. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ https://www.virtus.sport/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Box_2015-Ecuador.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2018 Asian Para Games - Sporting Achievements - News & Publications - Hong Kong Sports Institute". www.hksi.org.hk. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Para Athletes Shine at INAS Global Games". www.hksi.org.hk. Retrieved 2021-09-27.