Chow Kwong Man

Chow Kwong Man
Personal information
Native name
Traditional Chinese周光文
Simplified Chinese周光文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Guāngwén
Wade–GilesChou¹ Kuang¹-wên²
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZau1 Gwong1 Man4
Born (1943-12-03) 3 December 1943
Sport
SportCycling

Chow Kwong Man (Chinese: 周光文; born 3 December 1943) is a former Hong Kong cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of Chow Kwong Choi.[1] Chow began competitive cycling around 1959. He took part in the 1963 Asian Cycling Championships and the 1965 Asian Cycling Championships.

Career

Around 1959, Chow began participating in competitive cycling.[2] Representing the South China Athletic Association, Chow finished in second place at the 30-mile Road Race organised by the Hongkong Cycling Association in 1961 with a time of 1 hour 28 minutes and 9 seconds.[3] On behalf of South China Club, Chow took part the next month in the Carlsberg Trophy, a 28-mile race organised by the Hongkong Cycling Association and the East Asiatic Company. He finished third with a time of 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 45 seconds.[4] At the 25-mile Hercules Trophy Race later that month, Chow placed third with a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 36 seconds.[5] He finished seventh in a 60-mile competition in 1961 organised by the Hongkong Cycling Association to prepare cyclists for the inaugural Tour of Hongkong.[6] After the fifth stage of the Tour of Hongkong, Chow finished in 15th place overall with a time of 10 hours, 43 minutes, and 55.4 seconds in the 188-mile race.[7]

Chow competed in the 1963 Asian Cycling Championships. In the first semi-final for the 800 metres massed start, Chow placed third.[8] After he and his twin brother Chow Kwong Choi got injured at the Stadium Merdeka during the 4,000 metre team pursuit event, they were both deemed medically unable to participate in the 200 kilometer massed-start road race.[9] Chow won the Bireley Shield at the Massed Start Race, a 28-mile competition, in 1963. He had been in third place until the two leaders of the race fell. After Man Sun-ming collided with Michael Watson, Chow steered clear them and secured the victory, finishing 10 seconds ahead of Watson.[10] At the Macao-Hongkong interport cycling race in 1964, Chow finished in third place.[11]

Chow took part in a selection competition to determine the cyclists who would represent Hong Kong at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In the 65-mile massed start race in New Territories, he placed first, with a one-second lead over the second-place finisher, Chow Kwong Choi.[12] During the individual road race at the Olympics, Chow was behind the victor, Mario Zanin by 0.2 seconds and was ranked 92nd.[13] At the team time trial at the Olympics, Chow competed in a team that included Chow Kwong Choi, Mok Sau Hei, and Michael Watson. Out of 32 teams, they ranked 30th.[14] In 1965, he set a Hong Kong cycling record of 9 minutes and 3.9 seconds in the 5,000 metre race.[15] Chow competed in the 1965 Asian Cycling Championships.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Chow Kwong Man Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ Myatt, Carl (13 September 1964). "Tokyo entry crowns series of astonishing achievements by ... Hongkong's pedal pushers. From infamy to manhood in four short years". South China Morning Post. p. 30. ProQuest 1507376827.
  3. ^ "Cycling: HKCA Holds 30-Mile Road Race". South China Morning Post. 5 September 1961. p. 3. ProQuest 1533283698.
  4. ^ "Cycling: Two Riders Dead-Heat in Thrilling Finish". South China Morning Post. 18 October 1961. p. 3. ProQuest 1533297215.
  5. ^ "Cycling: South China Team Have A Clear Field". South China Morning Post. 31 October 1961. p. 3. ProQuest 1533298699.
  6. ^ "Cycling: Mike Watson Wins Two-Stage Race". South China Morning Post. 21 November 1961. p. 3. ProQuest 1533306800.
  7. ^ "Cycling: Koreans Sweep The Board In Tour Of Hongkong". South China Morning Post. 27 November 1961. p. 3. ProQuest 1533323784.
  8. ^ "Cycling: H.K. In Final Of Massed Start Race: Kuala Lumpur, June 6". South China Morning Post. 7 June 1963. p. 2. ProQuest 1506830638.
  9. ^ "Cycling: Hongkong's Star Twins Injured: Kuala Lumpur, June 7". South China Morning Post. Reuters and Agence France-Presse. 8 June 1963. p. 2. ProQuest 1506830960.
  10. ^ "Cycling: Chow Kwong-man Wins Bireley Shield". South China Morning Post. 6 November 1963. p. 2. ProQuest 1506922723.
  11. ^ "Cycling: H.K. Makes Clean Sweep In Interport: Macao, Apr. 19". South China Morning Post. 20 April 1964. p. 3. ProQuest 1506985823.
  12. ^ "Cycling: Exciting Final Trial In New Territories". South China Morning Post. 1 September 1964. p. 2. ProQuest 1507051091.
  13. ^ "Fantastic Cycling Finish". South China Morning Post. 23 October 1964. p. 1. ProQuest 1507100767.
  14. ^ "Cyclists Waiting for the Gun". South China Morning Post. 16 October 1964. p. 3. ProQuest 1507098292.
  15. ^ "Cycling: Numerous Spills At South China". South China Morning Post. 23 May 1966. p. 4. ProQuest 1507322895.
  16. ^ "參加第二屆亞洲單車錦標賽 香港單車隊授旗出發 趙莉莉參加亞姐角逐 單車聖火昨晚在大馬燃着，正由運動員向菲律賓傳送。" [Hong Kong Cycling Team Sets Off for the 2nd Asian Cycling Championships: Flag Presentation Ceremony Held. Chiu Lai-lai Competes in Miss Asia Pageant. Cycling Torch Lit in Malaysia Last Night, Now Being Relayed to the Philippines by Athletes]. Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). 20 November 1965. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  17. ^ "Cycling: Hongkong Team for Asian Championships". South China Morning Post. 27 October 1965. p. 2. ProQuest 1507361980.
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