Chao Man Hou (born 21 February 1996) is a Macau swimmer. He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Macau |
| Born | 21 February 1996 |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 周文顥 |
| Simplified Chinese | 周文颢 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Wénhào |
| Yale Romanization | Jāu Màhn-houh |
| Jyutping | Zau1 Man4-hou6 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
He was the flag bearer for Macau at the 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea.[5]
Chao graduated from the University of Macau in 2018.[6] At the 2018 Asian Games, he set a new Macau record in the qualifiers for men's 200 metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:15.34, coming in 7th place overall.[7] He is nicknamed "the frog king of Macau" (澳門蛙王, "frog style" being the literal translation of the Chinese name for the breaststroke).[8]
Major Results
Individual
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Macau | |||||
| 2012 | Asian Championships[9] |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 14th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.98 |
| 14th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.31 | |||
| 13th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.88 | |||
| 15th (h) | 200 m medley | 2:16.25 | |||
| 2014 | Asian Games |  Incheon, South Korea | 12th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 29.25 |
| 18th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.44 | |||
| 14th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.20 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia | 47th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.99 |
| 49th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.46 | |||
| 2016 | Asian Championships[10] |  Tokyo, Japan | 11th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.61 |
| 8th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.32 | |||
| 11th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.98 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 43rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.49 |
| 28th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.41 | |||
| Universiade |  Taipei, Taiwan | 23rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.47 | |
| 27th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.48 | |||
| 30th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.48 | |||
| 2018 | Asian Games |  Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 50 m breaststroke | 27.91 |
| 12th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.23 | |||
| 7th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.82 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 36th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.07 |
| 41st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.14 | |||
Relay
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Macau | |||||
| 2012 | Asian Championships[11] | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 6th | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.80 |
| - | 4 × 100 m medley relay | DQ | |||
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:33.46 |
| 7th | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:00.83 | |||
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:51.26 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 23rd (h) | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:48.80 |
| 21st (h) | Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4.16.02 | |||
| 2016 | Asian Championships[12] | Tokyo, Japan | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.10 |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:01.18 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (h) | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:43.49 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:29.97 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:51.00 | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:50.22 | |||
| 9th (h) | Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:07.29 | |||