Wong Kam-po

Wong Kam-po
Personal information
Full nameWong Kam-po
Born (1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 51)
British Hong Kong
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Team information
DisciplineTrack, road
RoleCoach
Professional teams
2000-2003Telekom Malaysia
2003-2004Marco Polo Cycling Team
2005-2006Purapharm
2006Tarbes Pyrénées Cyclisme
2007Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
World 15 km Scratch race champion (2007)
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Men's Scratch 15 km
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Madison
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Points race
Men's road bicycle racing
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Individual Road Race
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Individual Road Race
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Individual Road Race
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Individual Road Race
Wong Kam-po
Traditional Chinese黃金寶
Simplified Chinese黄金宝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Jīnbǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwong4 gam1 bou2

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.