Name Pan-To Lui Role Short Track Speed Skater | Height 1.73 m Weight 66 kg | |
Born April 8, 1993 (age 31) ( 1993-04-08 ) | ||
Pan-To "Barton" Lui (Chinese:呂品韜, born April 8, 1993 in Hong Kong) is a short track speed skater who has competed since 2010. Barton Lui has also qualified to compete for Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. By doing so he became the first male athlete to qualify from Hong Kong in short track speed skating, and has also carried the flag during the opening ceremony.
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Life
Lui grew up in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. He is fluent in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.
Career
Lui began short-track skating training at age 10 in Hong Kong. However, due to lack of venue for proper training, he moved to Vancouver in his teens for training. Later, he moved to train in Changchun, Jilin in China before moving to train at Korea National Sports University in Seoul, South Korea in 2012. He became a member of Hong Kong's official skating team in 2008. His international competition debut took place in 2010 World Championships in the 1000m event. His first medal was won at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships. At November's 2012 World Cup Championship in Turin and Kolomna, Russia, he qualified for the 1500m event for the short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He is currently the record holder in 500m, 1000m, and 1500m in short track speed skating for Hong Kong.