The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Hong Kong

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This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 18 of which were born in Hong Kong. This makes Hong Kong the birth place of the 78th most number of Athletes behind Philippines, and Malaysia.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Chinese Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chinese Athletes.

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1. Freddie Wolff (1910 - 1988)

With an HPI of 52.07, Freddie Wolff is the most famous Chinese Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Frederick Ferdinand Wolff, CBE, TD (13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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2. Vivian Kong (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 46.66, Vivian Kong is the 2nd most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Vivian Kong Man Wai (Chinese: 江旻憓; Jyutping: gong1 man4 wai6; born 8 February 1994) is a Hong Kong left-handed épée fencer. A three-time individual Asian champion and three-time Olympian, she won gold in women's individual épée at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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3. Doo Hoi Kem (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 37.00, Doo Hoi Kem is the 3rd most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Doo Hoi Kem (Chinese: 杜凱琹; born 27 November 1996) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. She won two medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and she was a member of Hong Kong women's team at the 2014 World Team Championships. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Wong Chun Ting at the World Championships. In 2021, she also won bronze in the women's team event with Lee Ho Ching and Minnie Soo Wai Yam at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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4. ISAC (b. )

With an HPI of 36.15, ISAC is the 4th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

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5. Lucía Rodríguez (b. )

With an HPI of 35.38, Lucía Rodríguez is the 5th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 2 different languages.

Lucía Rodríguez may refer to: Lucía Rodríguez (athlete) Lucía Rodríguez (comedian) Lucía Rodríguez (footballer)

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6. Lee Ho Ching (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 35.04, Lee Ho Ching is the 6th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 13 different languages.

Lee Ho Ching (born 24 November 1992) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's singles and the women's team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal with Doo Hoi Kem and Minnie Soo Wai Yam in the women's team event.

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7. Grace Lau (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 34.63, Grace Lau is the 7th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Grace Lau Mo-sheung (Chinese: 劉慕裳; born 19 October 1991) is a Hong Kong karateka. She won bronze in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Hong Kong athlete to win an Olympic medal in karate. She is a three-time medallist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also a medallist in this event at the Asian Games and the World Beach Games. She is a six-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Karate Championships.

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8. Minnie Soo (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 32.15, Minnie Soo is the 8th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Minnie Soo Wai Yam (Chinese: 蘇慧音, born 13 April 1998) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. In 2018, she won bronze in the women’s team event at the World Championship and the Asian Games. Later at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she also won a bronze medal in the women’s team event with Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching.

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9. Camille Cheng (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 31.82, Camille Cheng is the 9th most famous Chinese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Camille Cheng Lily-mei (Chinese: 鄭莉梅; born 9 May 1993) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle, and 4x100 metre medley relay.

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10. Ian Ho (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 31.40, Ian Ho is the 10th most famous Chinese Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Ian Yentou Ho (Chinese: 何甄陶; born 25 April 1997) is a freestyle swimmer. Born in the United States, he represents Hong Kong internationally. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won silver in the men's 50-metre freestyle for Hong Kong during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Ho swam collegiately at Virginia Tech.

People

Pantheon has 18 people classified as Chinese athletes born between 1910 and 2002. Of these 18, 17 (94.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese athletes include Vivian Kong, Doo Hoi Kem, and ISAC. The most famous deceased Chinese athletes include Freddie Wolff. As of April 2024, 17 new Chinese athletes have been added to Pantheon including Vivian Kong, Doo Hoi Kem, and ISAC.

Living Chinese Athletes

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