Harbeth Fu Explained

Harbeth Fu
Fullname:Harbeth Fu Wing
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Kwun Tong Swimming Club
Coach:Fu Dajin
Birth Date:18 March 1980
Birth Place:Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:750NaN0
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Harbeth Fu Wing (; 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).

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Harbeth Fu. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712160937/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fu/fu-wing-harbeth-1.html. dead. 12 July 2017. 10 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 104. 28 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle). https://archive.today/20130615204434/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep21.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 7 June 2013.
  5. News: Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games. Swimming World Magazine. 5 October 2002. 15 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210352/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp. 28 December 2013.
  6. News: Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four. Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. 26 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130615173926/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4186.asp. 15 June 2013.