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Harbeth Fu

Harbeth Fu

Hong Kong swimmer (born 1980)

Harbeth Fu Wing (Chinese: 符泳; pinyin: Fú Yǒng; Jyutping: fu4 wing6; born March 18, 1980) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He represented Hong Kong, China at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later became a top 16 finalist at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006).

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Fu Wing competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 23.71 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including Kyrgyzstan's Sergey Ashihmin, Goodwill Games silver medalist for Russia, and Kazakhstan's two-time Olympian Sergey Borisenko. Fu Wing closed out the field to last place in a time of 24.20, finishing behind leader Borisenko by 0.74 seconds. Fu Wing failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third overall in the prelims.[3][4]

At the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Fu Wing failed to medal in any of his individual events, finishing eleventh in the 50 m freestyle (23.66), and seventeenth in the 100 m freestyle (53.44).[5][6]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harbeth Fu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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    "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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    "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 104. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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    "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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    "Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four". Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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