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Siobhan Haughey

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Siobhan Haughey

何詩蓓

Siobhan Haughey is Hong Kong's most successful swimmer, and the first from the city to win an Olympic medal in the pool. She won two silver medals, in the women's 100m and 200m freestyle events at the Tokyo Games. A world-record holder in the 200m, she won two golds at the Short Course World Championships in 2021. At the 2024 Paris Games, she extended her record as Hong Kong’s most decorated Olympian, winning two more bronze medals.

Born

1 Oct 1997

Industry

Sport

Job Title

Swimmer, Olympian

Siobhan Haughey

(何詩蓓)

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Editorial | Hong Kong has scope to build on record Asian Games medal haul

The city’s total of gold medals has increased but maintaining the high-performance momentum will be challenging in some sports.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Analysis | City’s Asian Games mix of good, bad and ugly, but record medal haul still possible

Hong Kong have day to remember as Haughey medals again at ‘final Asian Games’

Asian Games, day 5: teen sensation Ohashi sets world record, Haughey claims silver

Japan’s Shin Ohashi wins men’s 200m breaststroke, Siobhan Haughey claims fourth medal of Games, after rowers add gold, silver and bronze.

Asian Games: Kan ‘really surprised’ to win bronze, break record in 100m butterfly

The 24-year-old beats Hong Kong record set by Siobhan Haughey in 2023 while finishing behind China’s Yu Yiting and Zhang Yufei,.

Siobhan Haughey stakes claim as Hong Kong’s greatest after fourth Asian Games win

Hongkonger says 100m freestyle title defence has ‘special meaning’ after injuries, need to change training regime in face of age, new rivals.

Dominant Haughey ‘pretty satisfied’ after storming to second Asian Games gold

Hong Kong swimmer takes women’s 100m freestyle title with ease in Tokyo, says parents being able to watch makes her happy.

Asian Games, day 3: Choi into foil gold medal bout after Lau silver, Leung bronze

Cheung Ka-long’s early exit leaves Ryan Choi to chase foil title alone, after wushu medal for Lau Chi-lung, cycling success for Chloe Leung.

Asian Games: Haughey back in action, fencers enter mix, 5 things to know on day 3

Siobhan Haughey, Cheung Ka-long and the women’s road race cycling team all have gold medals to defend in Japan.

Haughey leads by example, inspiring next generation of Hong Kong swim stars

The 28-year-old was in the 200m freestyle final with Gilaine Ma, while Adam Mak and Nicholas Cheung were in men’s 100m breaststroke.

Hong Kong athletes enjoy day to remember with 6-medal haul at Asian Games

Success across wushu, triathlon, karate and swimming took the city’s overall tally to eight, with fencers entering the mix tomorrow.

Asian Games, day 2: Yu takes gold, Haughey defends 200m title, Ho wins silver

China teen Yu Zidi adds second gold in women’s 200m IM, Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho add to Hong Kong medal haul on Monday.

Hong Kong’s Asian Games silver the surprise on day when results went as expected

Siobhan Haughey leads city to just second 4x100m freestyle silver as Grace Lau wins medal, China win six pool golds, hosts win opening gold.

Chaos, tepid public interest at Asian Games so far but things will heat up when it counts

Hong Kong team among those hit by issues such as housing, but the enlarged multi-sport event will see its share of world-class competition.

Asian Games: when it starts, how to watch, what’s new, where city could win gold

Event officially starts on Saturday, with karate star Grace Lau a potential early medallist before Siobhan Haughey gets into action Monday.

For love of the game: why some Hong Kong athletes chase impossible Olympic dreams

Some of the city’s best will never reach an Olympics, let alone a podium, so why do they continue to train as hard as those who do.

Hong Kong’s sports sector in 2024 helped generate extra HK$46b in value

Economic boost in year of city’s best Olympic showing spurs calls for targeted policies.

‘Age is not a limit’ for swimmer Siobhan Haughey

‘Age is not a limit’ for Haughey who is enjoying senior role in Hong Kong team

The recent emergence of Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old mainland Chinese prodigy, reinforced the perception of swimming as a young person’s sport.

On This Day | Windsurfer wins Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold. It would take almost exactly 25 years to win another one.

Editorial | Student of the Year Award winners set inspiring example for Hong Kong

The awards, which celebrate young people’s achievements, marked their 45th edition, with plans afoot to extend the scheme to the Greater Bay Area.

Marrit Steenbergen overhauls Siobhan Haughey to break 100m freestyle world record

Netherlands’ two-time world champion betters 2017 mark after overtaking the Hong Kong swimmer at the midway point at Rome meet.

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Swimmer will finish off European leg of her ‘race as training’ preparations for Asian Games in late June before returning to Hong Kong.

Style Edit: Chanel’s fireside chat to discuss all things time – and the J12

Chanel brought together director Juno Mak, architect Betty Ng, and Olympic swimmer Siobhan Haughey for an intimate fireside chat last month.

Exclusive | Ariarne Titmus: Olympic champion on retiring at 25 and Siobhan Haughey

Australian superstar swimmer reflects on ‘defining point in my life’, fearless work ethic and ‘eating pressure for breakfast’.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swims fastest 200m freestyle in 2 years in Norway

Olympic medallist wins Bergen Swim Festival race in meet record a week after four-gold haul in Sweden as she builds up for Asian Games.

Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards: Ryan Choi, Siobhan Haughey win ‘best of the best’

First-time nominee Choi takes home three awards while Haughey’s top award is her fourth among seven awards overall.

Hong Kong star Haughey to use ‘race as training’ approach in Asian Games build-up

The 28-year-old Olympic medallist says she has been using the new method since returning from injury about six months ago.

Editorial | Hong Kong has scope to build on record Asian Games medal haul

Analysis | City’s Asian Games mix of good, bad and ugly, but record medal haul still possible