Eight athletes from Hawai'i won 19 medals, including nine golds, during the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China.

The athletes, led by Leanne Ngai's four golds and Ray Donager's three, won in golf, powerlifting, swimming and track and field. They also earned four ribbons (fourth and fifth) in the events held Oct. 2 to 11.

In golf, Waimanalo's Sean Hively, 28, won gold in the 9-hole competition and Kane'ohe's Natalie Miyahira, 25, placed fourth in the women's 9-hole competition.

In powerlifting, Honolulu's Ngai, 27, won gold in the bench press, deadlift, squat and powerlift combination events. In the men's category, Kealakekua's Donager, 40, won gold in the bench, squat and combination. He took third in the squat.

In swimming, 'Ewa Beach's Nicole Kelley, 32, placed first in the 100-meter freestyle and third in another 100-meter freestyle division. (The Special Olympics has different divisions for the athletes based on their abilities.) She also placed second in the 200-meter freestyle and third in a 100-meter freestyle relay with three other U.S. team members. In the men's division, Honolulu's Zachary Mar, at 17 the youngest athlete representing Hawai'i, placed second in the 100-meter butterfly, third in the 200-meter freestyle, and fourth in the 100-meter freestyle.

In track and field, Kane'ohe's Jennifer Wong placed second in the 800-meter race with a time of 3:20.56, third in the 1,500-meter event with a time of 7:15.70, and fourth as part of the U.S. women's team in the 400-meter relay. Pearl City's Solray Duncan, 29, placed third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 13:04.44, fifth in the 1500-meter race with a time of 6:12.17, and his team placed third in the 400-meter relay.

The competition featured 7,000 Special Olympics athletes competing in 23 different sports. It was the first World Summer Games held in Asia and the second one held outside the United States.