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| updated = 22 November 2010}} Wong Kam-po SBS BBS MH (, born 13 March 1973 in Hong Kong) in Shatin, Hong Kong, is a world champion racing cyclist. After retiring from professional cycling, he is now a coach in the Hong Kong team. ==Biography== Wong Kam-po joined the Hong Kong cycling team in 1990. He quit the team after allegedly fighting with a team mate. After meeting his current coach Shen Jiang-Kong (), he rejoined the team and began a successful career, winning golds in the National Games of China (1997 & 2001) and the Asian Games (1998, 2006 & 2010). His 1997 win of the Philippine Marlboro Tour was the only championship by a non-Filipino in the event. In 1992, he was banned from international races for one year for deserting the trouble-plagued 1992 pre-Olympic training squad in France, in support of his coach Chow Tat-ming who was in dispute with the Hong Kong Cycling Association over wages. Wong returned to racing in the opening race of the 1993-94 season.〔('Heavyweight' Wong surprised by recall to national side ), SCMP, 19 Jan 1994〕 Wong Kam-po became the first Chinese World Champion cyclist by winning the 15 km-scratch in 2007 UCI Track World Championships. He earned the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for the year 2007-08. Wong performed well at the 2007 UCI B World Championships road race, with a 4th-place finish, to win an invitation to the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is the flag bearer for Hong Kong. After Wong Kam-Po won his third Asian Games Gold Medal in Guangzhou, Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing said, "I would like to pay my particular tribute to our cyclist Wong Kam-po who has won three gold, one silver and one bronze, including the gold medal grabbed today, during his various performances at the Asian Games. He epitomises Hong Kong people's determination and perseverance. This is legendary."〔(More gold at the Asian Games ) 22 November 2010 news.gov.hk〕 At the 2012 London Olympics, Wong Kam-Po finished 37th in the Men's road race. His time of 5 hours, 46 minutes and 37 seconds was just 40 seconds off the winner Alexander Vinokurov.〔(HK cyclist Wong Kam-po finishes 37th ) ''Radio Television Hong Kong''. 29 July 2012.〕 Wong was the first Hong Kong rider to gain Category One status in Europe.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wong Kam-po」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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