Lee Wai Sze

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lee. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Sarah Lee and the Chinese-style name is Lee Wai Sze.
Lee Wai Sze
Lee Wai Sze in 2016
Personal information
Born (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)[1]
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Major wins
Time trial 500 m, 2010 Asian Games
Keirin, 2014 Asian Games
Keirin, 2012 Olympic Games
Sprint, 2020 Olympic Games
Keirin, 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
Sprint, 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
Time trial 500m, [
Keirin, 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Hong Kong
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk 500m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 500m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Minsk Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Sprint
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 500m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Sprint
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2016 Izu Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Jakarta Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Jincheon Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2020 Jincheon Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tenggarong 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sharjah 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Izu 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Jakarta Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sharjah Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sharjah Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Izu Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Jakarta Team sprint
Lee at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2010

Sarah Lee Wai Sze, BBS, MH[2] (Chinese: 李慧詩; Jyutping: lei5 wai6 si1; born 12 May 1987) is a former Hong Kong professional track cyclist.[1]

Her greatest success to date is winning the bronze medal in the women's keirin at the 2012 London Olympics, Hong Kong's third-ever Olympic medal and first in cycling. She won a second Olympic bronze medal in the women's sprint at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[3] making her the first Hong Kong athlete to win medals in two different Olympic Games.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wai Sze Lee". Athlete overview. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "2011 Honours List". Press Releases. Government of Hong Kong. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ Shum, Michael (9 August 2021). "Olympians do us proud. Sarah Lee snatches bronze to swell HK's historic medal haul". The Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ Chau, Candice (8 August 2021). "Cyclist Sarah Lee wins bronze at Tokyo Olympics, bringing Hong Kong medal haul to 6". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 8 August 2021.