Matthew Kwok Hon-ming (also Kwok Hon-ming, Chinese: 郭漢明; pinyin: Guō Hànmíng; Jyutping: gwok3 hon3 ming4; born April 18, 1979) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2000), and a member of the University of Hawaiʻi swimming and diving team under head coach Sam Freas.[2] He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in the 100 m breaststroke, and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father's homeland. Kwok is also a younger brother of Olympic swimmer and Asian Games bronze medalist Mark Kwok.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Kwok. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Matthew Kwok and the Chinese-style name is Kwok Hon-ming.
Kwok competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:05.29 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Namibia's three-time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier. He posted a lifetime best of 1:05.28 to pick up a fifth seed by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Lindemeier. Kwok failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5][6]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
matthew, kwok, ming, also, kwok, ming, chinese, 郭漢明, pinyin, guō, hànmíng, jyutping, gwok3, hon3, ming4, born, april, 1979, hong, kong, former, swimmer, specialized, breaststroke, events, single, time, olympian, 2000, member, university, hawaiʻi, swimming, div. Matthew Kwok Hon ming also Kwok Hon ming Chinese 郭漢明 pinyin Guō Hanming Jyutping gwok3 hon3 ming4 born April 18 1979 is a Hong Kong former swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events 1 He is a single time Olympian 2000 and a member of the University of Hawaiʻi swimming and diving team under head coach Sam Freas 2 He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in the 100 m breaststroke and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father s homeland Kwok is also a younger brother of Olympic swimmer and Asian Games bronze medalist Mark Kwok Matthew KwokPersonal informationFull nameMatthew Kwok Hon mingNational team Hong KongBorn 1979 04 18 18 April 1979 age 44 Laguna Hills California U S Height1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBreaststrokeCollege teamUniversity of Hawaiʻi U S CoachSam Freas U S In this Hong Kong name the surname is Kwok In accordance with Hong Kong custom the Western style name is Matthew Kwok and the Chinese style name is Kwok Hon ming Kwok competed only in the men s 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney He posted a FINA B standard entry time of 1 05 29 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships 3 4 He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three including Namibia s three time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier He posted a lifetime best of 1 05 28 to pick up a fifth seed by three hundredths of a second 0 03 behind Lindemeier Kwok failed to advance into the semifinals as he placed fiftieth overall on the first day of prelims 4 5 6 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Matthew Kwok Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 3 July 2017 Retrieved 3 June 2013 Staff 13 October 2000 Hawaii Beat Honolulu Star Bulletin Retrieved 2 June 2013 Swimming Men s 100m Breaststroke Startlist Heat 3 PDF Sydney 2000 Omega Timing Retrieved 23 April 2013 a b Sallay Alvin 17 September 2000 Swimmer Kwok sets new local mark South China Morning Post Retrieved 28 May 2013 Sydney 2000 Swimming Men s 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 PDF Sydney 2000 LA84 Foundation p 240 Archived from the original PDF on 19 August 2011 Retrieved 23 April 2013 Newberry Paul 16 September 2000 Thompson anchors U S relay win Thorpe wins 400 free Canoe ca Retrieved 28 May 2013 External links editHK Swim Bio in Chinese nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Hong Kong swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Kwok amp oldid 1181554526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
