Tang Kam Man

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Tang Kam Man
Personal information
Native name
Traditional Chinese鄧錦文
Simplified Chinese邓锦文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDèng Jǐnwén
Wade–GilesTêng⁴ Chin³ Wên²
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDang6 Gam2 Man4
Born (1955-06-05) 5 June 1955 (age 70)
Sport
SportCycling

Tang Kam Man (traditional Chinese: 鄧錦文; simplified Chinese: 邓锦文; born 5 June 1955) is a Hong Kong former cyclist and coach. He took part in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Tang competed at the 1971 Asian Cycling Championships in Singapore, the 1973 Asian Cycling Championships in Japan, and the 1974 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal. He coached the Hong Kong cycling national team at the 1987 Asian Cycling Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics and was the team mechanic at the 1996 Summer Olympics. By 2000, he was an official for the Hong Kong Cycling Association.

Career

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At a Hongkong Amateur Cycling Association event held in 1971, Tang competed on behalf of Team Vitasoy. He received first place with a time of 27.20 seconds, 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.[2] Tang competed at the 1971 Asian Cycling Championships in Singapore.[3][4] He qualified for four events: the 100 kilometres team time trial, the 200 kilometres massed start, the 1600 metres massed start, and the Tour of Singapore.[5] At the 1971 Hong Kong Festival (Chinese: 香港節), he placed first out out of 40 cyclists in a 10-mile race.[6] He competed at the 1973 Asian Cycling Championships in Japan and the 1974 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal.[3]

Tang was among 12 cyclists chosen by the Hongkong Cycling Association to train and compete for four spots at the 1974 Asian Games.[7] He competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics: men's individual road race (where he did not finish), men's individual pursuit (where he placed 24th), and men's team time trial (where his team placed 26th).[1] 110 cyclists participated in the selection trials for the 1979 Pabst Challenge. Tang placed third with a time of 4 hours, 11 minutes, and 33 seconds in the 16.5 mile race.[8] During the trials for the 1979 Asian Cycling Championships, Tang and two other cyclists set Hong Kong records.[9]

In 1987, Tang coached the cyclist Leung Hung Tak.[10] He was the coach for the Hong Kong cycling national team at the 1987 Asian Cycling Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[11][12] He coached five cyclists at the 1988 Olympics.[13] During the 1996 Summer Olympics, Tang was the Hong Kong cycling team's mechanic.[14] He was an official at the Hong Kong Cycling Association in 2000.[15] In his role at the association, Tang negotiated on behalf of the cyclist Wong Kam-po with the Italian cycling team Selle Italia–Pacific, which had offered Wong a job.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tang Kam Man Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "20 – Lap Race". South China Morning Post. 28 November 1971. p. 14. ProQuest 1549284940.
  3. ^ a b "Five HK cyclists for Manila event". South China Morning Post. 17 January 1975. p. 17. ProQuest 1526968979.
  4. ^ "Three HK cyclists for Asian titles". South China Morning Post. 21 September 1971. p. 14. ProQuest 1549156649.
  5. ^ "HKCA Need Another $4500 for Asian Meeting". South China Morning Post. 17 October 1971. p. 14. ProQuest 1549283129.
  6. ^ "香港節十里單車 鄧錦文獨佔鰲頭" [Tang Kam Man wins first place in Hong Kong Festival 10-mile cycling race]. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). 30 November 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2025 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  7. ^ "HK cyclists geared up for Games bid". South China Morning Post. 7 June 1974. p. 14. ProQuest 1526730854.
  8. ^ "Cyclist Chan clips record". South China Morning Post. 30 July 1979. p. 20. ProQuest 1533549087.
  9. ^ "亞洲單車賽選拔賽 前三名皆刷新紀錄 陳撝磊黎浩超鄧錦文分創佳績" [Top Three Break Records in Asian Cycling Championships Trials: Chan Wai Lai, Lai Ho Chiu, and Tang Kam Man Achieve Outstanding Results]. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 31 July 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2025 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  10. ^ Alladin, Unus (15 July 1987). "Cycling: Hung out to erase painful memory". South China Morning Post. p. 24. ProQuest 1538953085.
  11. ^ Alladin, Unus (19 July 1987). "Down to earth with a bump: Cycling". South China Morning Post. p. 14. ProQuest 1538350660.
  12. ^ Robinson, Spencer (25 August 1988). "Hongkong spot for game Hui". South China Morning Post. p. 36. ProQuest 1538676622.
  13. ^ Alladin, Unus (13 September 1988). "Testing time for HK team". South China Morning Post. p. 38. ProQuest 1538682070.
  14. ^ Careem, Nazvi (22 June 1996). "Olympic spirit watered down over time: Sales". South China Morning Post. p. 24. ProQuest 1658211985.
  15. ^ Chow, Aries (11 November 2000). "Italians offer Wong professional deal: Cycling". South China Morning Post. p. 23. ProQuest 2212487218.
  16. ^ Chow, Aries (16 November 2000). "Wong in no hurry to turn professional as he rejects Italian job: Cycling". South China Morning Post. p. 47. ProQuest 2212431968.
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