高皓塱

English

Ko Ho-long is a Hong Kong male long jumper, born in 1998 and one of the city's leading exponents of the event after Chan Ming-tai. His name also appears in some media and competition records in the variant form 高澔塱. In 2018 he represented Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, reaching the men's long jump final with a leap of 7.47 metres for twelfth place. In 2023 he competed in the men's long jump at the Asian Athletics Championships, appearing alongside Chan Ming-tai, and also at the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu, gaining further experience at a high level in the region. At the Thailand athletics open meet held from late November to early December that year, he won the men's long jump with 7.87 metres, improving his personal best. In the Hong Kong Athletics Series he has also competed alongside Chan Ming-tai, the pair using the meetings as preparation in their quest for Paris Olympic qualification. The Hong Kong men's long jump record is held by Chan Ming-tai at 8.12 metres, set in Wan Chai in 2016, and Ko has for years followed close behind, remaining among the local leaders and a mainstay of the Hong Kong team in the event. His personal bests and competition record are as published by the Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates.