Mark Kwok (swimmer)
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| Native name | 郭建明 | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mark Kwok Kin-ming | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1977 Laguna Hills, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly, medley | ||||||||||||||
| Club | HYFCO Travel Agency | ||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mark Schubert (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Kwok Kin-ming (Jyutping: gwok3 gin3ming4; born 20 June 1977) is a former swimmer for Hong Kong, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle but also competed in butterfly and individual medley. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a bronze medalist at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in 200, 400, and 800 m freestyle, and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father's homeland. While studying in the United States, Kwok has competed for the USC Trojans, and has received four All-American honors at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in four consecutive seasons.