Marco Kwok Ho-Ting (Chinese: 郭灝霆; Jyutping: gwok3 hou6 ting4; born on 26 February 1988) is a Hong Kong's World Champion cyclist. On 24 March 2011, he stunned a quality field to win the gold medal in the scratch race at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Kwok beat Italy's Elia Viviani to second place, with Morgan Kneisky of France taking third.
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| Full name | Marco Kwok Ho-Ting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 26, 1988 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2006 | SCAA Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kwok and the Hong Kong famous cyclist Wong Kam-po are the only two Asian elite male cyclists, who have the honour to wear the Rainbow jersey.
"I didn't even prepare specifically for this race. It's so wonderful to win," said Kwok.[1]
Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, extended his congratulations to cyclist Marco Kwok Ho-ting on winning the gold medal.[2]
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 2009
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Korea
- 2010
- UCI Track World Cup Classics, Beijing
- 1st Madison
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Team pursuit, Asian Games
- 2011
- 1st
Scratch, UCI Track World Championships
Honours and awards
edit- Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service
- Hong Kong Sports Stars Award
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Stars Award: 2011[3]
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Sports Stars Award: 2011[3]
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards for Team Event: 2008
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards for Team Event: 2009
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards: 2007
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ World-beater Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine The Standard. Friday, March 25, 2011
- ^ SHA congratulates Marco Kwok Ho-ting on winning gold medal at Track Cycling World Championships Ends/Thursday, www.info.gov.hk March 24, 2011. Issued at HKT 17:38.
- ^ a b Continuing the Legend of Olympic Spirit! Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2011 – Announcement of Results Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. 27 February 2012.
External links
edit- Kwok Ho Ting at ProCyclingStats
- Rider profile on SCAA Cycling
