Oscar Coggins
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| Birth name | Oscar Louis Coggins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) (2018–) British (1999–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Hong Kong (1999–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1999 Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oscar Louis Coggins (Chinese: 奧斯卡; born October 7, 1999)[1] is a triathlon athlete from Hong Kong, raised by British parents.
Coggins attended Millfield School from 2016 to 2018.[2] In 2018, he renounced his British citizenship in order to represent this birth place Hong Kong in the Olympics and other games.[3] He represented Hong Kong at the 2020 Olympics, following in Daniel Lee's footsteps as the second male triathlete representing the region at the Olympic Games and placed the highest of any Hong Kong triathlete.[3][4] He finished a 33rd in the men's triathlon at Tokyo 2020.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oscar Coggins | NBC Olympics". Tokyo2020. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Millfield at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Millfield School. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Hong Kong's second Olympic triathlete Oscar Coggins readies for 'hardest 30 minutes of my life'". South China Morning Post. 2021-06-30. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b "Tokyo Olympics: Hong Kong's Oscar Coggins 33rd in brutal triathlon marred by false start". South China Morning Post. 2021-07-26. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Men's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.