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Full name | Wong Kam-po | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | British Hong Kong | 13 March 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track, road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000-2003 | Telekom Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003-2004 | Marco Polo Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-2006 | Purapharm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Tarbes Pyrénées Cyclisme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World 15 km Scratch race champion (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 黃金寶 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄金宝 | ||||||||||
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Wong Kam-po SBS MH (Chinese: 黃金寶; Jyutping: wong4 gam1 bou2, born 13 March 1973) is a Hong Kong racing cyclist. A specialist in road bicycle racing, at age 34 he became a track cycling world champion in the scratch race of the 2007 World Championships, which was not his specialty.
Wong Kam-po is a five-time Olympian (the most of any Hong Kong athlete) and much-lauded sports icon. He won Asian Games individual road race three times (1998, 2006, 2010) under competition from Pro tour cyclists of Central Asia countries such as Kazakhstan. He won also track World Cup twice. Latterly, he was a coach with the Hong Kong cycling national set-up.