Olympic history of the People's Republic of China

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237	195	176

The People's Republic of China first took part in the Summer Olympics in 1952.

Between 1956 and 1980 there was no participation in the summer games; the People's Republic has been represented at the winter games since 1980. Young athletes have been sent to all of the Youth Olympic Games held so far.

The People's Republic of China has hosted once summer games and once youth summer games. In 2008 the Summer Games took place in Beijing and the 2014 Youth Summer Games in Nanjing . In 2022, the Winter Games will be held in Beijing, making Beijing the first city to host both Summer and Winter Games.

General

Liu Changchun, the first Chinese to compete in the Olympic Games in 1932

Ye Qiaobo won the first Chinese winter sports medal in 1992

First winter Olympic champion in China: Yang Yang (A)

The Chinese NOK was founded in 1910 and represented the Olympic interests of the Republic of China . In 1922 the NOK was recognized by the IOC. In 1932 in Los Angeles , the athlete Liu Changchun was the first Chinese athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. He was the only Chinese in Los Angeles. In Berlin in 1936 54 Chinese took part, including two women. The track and field athlete Li Sen was the first woman from China to participate in the Olympic Games. In London in 1948 there were still 27 participants.

The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. The government and army of the Republic of China withdrew to the island of Taiwan . In 1952 the NOK of the People's Republic of China, the Zhongguo Aolinpike Weiyuanhui , was founded. The People's Republic received an invitation from the IOC for the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, which was also accepted. The swimmer Wu Chuanyu was the first Olympic athlete in the People's Republic of China. In 1954, the NOK of the People's Republic was recognized by the IOC. An invitation to the Melbourne Games in 1956 was accepted, but rejected again in protest due to the one-China policy . In 1958 the People's Republic of China resigned from the IOC. IOC member Professor Tung Huyi resigned from office.

It was not until 1979 that the IOC decided that the People's Republic of China alone represented "China". Thus the NOK of the People's Republic of China became a member of the IOC again. The NOK of the former Republic of China was renamed the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee . At the 1980 Winter Games, athletes from the People's Republic competed again after a break of 28 years. The speed skaters Kong Meiyu, Chen Shuhua and Shen Guogin are the first winter Olympians. The first male winter athletes are the speed skaters Wang Nianchun, Zhao Weichang and Su He and the cross-country skiers Lin Guanghao and Ren Guiping. The first women of the People's Republic to participate in the Summer Games are the shooters Lui Haiying and Wen Zhifeng, the swimmers Ding Jilian and Yan Hong and the cyclists Lu Suyan, Wang Li and Lu Yue.

Although it has only been a regular participant in the Olympic Games since 1984, the People's Republic of China is one of the most successful nations. In the Eternal Medal Table, it is in 7th place, in the Eternal Medal Table of the Summer Games, 5th place and in the Eternal Medal Table of the Winter Games, 14th place.

The People's Republic of China is the leading nation in two sports. So far 53 medals, 28 gold, 17 silver and eight bronze medals have been won in table tennis, and 41 medals in badminton, including 18 gold, 8 silver and 15 bronze medals. In diving, weightlifting, shooting and taekwondo, the People's Republic is in second place. Most Olympic victories were won in diving (40). Most of the medals (73) were won by apparatus gymnasts. In winter sports, the People's Republic is in second place on the short track. 30 medals were won, including 9 gold, 13 silver and 8 bronze medals.

The first medal for the People's Republic of China was won in Los Angeles in 1984. On July 29th there were several medal winners and Olympic champions to celebrate among the shooters. With the free pistol, Xu Haifeng became the first Olympic champion of the People's Republic of China. The first female medalist also became an Olympic champion. Ma Yanhong won gold on the uneven bars on July 30th.

The first medals were won at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. The speed skater Ye Qiaobo won silver over 500 meters on February 10th. The first man to win a medal at the Winter Games was short tracker Li Jiajun with silver over 1000 meters in Nagano on February 17, 1998. The first Olympic victory in winter came on February 16, 2002 in Salt Lake City, when the short tracker Yang Yang (A) won the 500 meter competition. In the men's category , freestyle skier Han Xiaopeng , who won the jumping in Turin on February 23, 2006, became the first male winter Olympic champion.

With five Olympic victories, three athletes are the most successful Chinese at the Olympic Games. Wu Minxia and Chen Ruolin were five times Olympic champions in diving, Zou Kai five times in apparatus gymnastics. With seven medals, Wu Minxia is the most successful participant in the number of medals.

1952 in Helsinki only one athlete took part, in 1984 in Los there were 215 athletes. The largest Olympic team with 599 players competed in Beijing in 2008. The first winter sports team in Lake Placid in 1980 consisted of 24 athletes. Most winter sports enthusiasts started in Vancouver in 2010 with 86 participants. The most successful Olympic Games were the domestic games in Beijing in 2008. A total of 100 medals were won, including 34 gold, 51 silver and 21 bronze medals. This made the People's Republic the most successful team. The most successful winter games were the 2010 games in Vancouver. Here the athletes won the most gold medals (5) and the most medals in total with five gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

The People's Republic of China has three IOC members. In 2000, the politician Yu Zaiqing was elected an IOC member. From 2008 to 2012 and again since 2014 he is one of the IOC vice presidents. He is a member of the Membership Election Commission, the Olympic Channel Commission and the Marketing Commission. In 2010 the short tracker Yang Yang (A), the first winter Olympic champion in the People's Republic, followed. She is a member of the Athletes' Commission as well as a member of the commission for the Olympic program. Finally, in 2012, former badminton player Li Lingwei became a member of the IOC. She is a member of the Olympic Solidarity Commission and the Olympic Program Commission.

Applications and hosting of the Olympic Games

Applications

Summer games

Beijing applied to host the 27th Olympic Games in 2000. Beijing was in the lead in the first three ballots and in the fourth ballot in a playoff with Sydney . Here you lost with 43:45 votes.

The next application was for the organization of the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. In the second ballot, Beijing was able to prevail against Toronto , Paris and Istanbul .

Winter games

Harbin applied to host the 21st Winter Olympics in 2010, but the application was not accepted by the IOC.

Beijing applied to host the 24th Winter Olympics in 2022. Almaty was able to prevail in the first ballot . This makes Beijing the first city in Olympic history to host both summer and winter games.

Alignment

The first Olympic Games on Chinese soil were the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing . 11,126 athletes from 204 countries took part. The competitions took place from August 8 to 24, 2008. The sailing competitions were held off Qingdao . The Olympic soccer tournament was also held in stadiums in Qinhuangdao , Shanghai , Shenyang and Tianjin . The NOK Hong Kong co-hosted the games and the equestrian competitions were held here.

The games were opened by President Hu Jintao . The Olympic flame was the former gymnast Li Ning lit the Olympic oath spoke the table tennis player Zhang Yining for active and former gymnast Huang Liping for the competition judges.

The Olympic Winter Games will also take place in Beijing in 2022.

Overview of the participations

Invasion of the Chinese athletes in 2008

Li Ning lit the 2008 Olympic flame

Summer games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1896-1928	not participated
1932-1948	Participation in the team of the Republic of China
1952	1	1	0
1956-1980	not participated
1984	215	132	83	Wang Libin	15th	8th	9	32	4th
1988	273	149	124	Song Tao	5	11	12	28	11
1992	244	117	127	Song Ligang	16	22nd	16	54	4th
1996	294	111	183	Liu Yudong	16	22nd	12	50	4th
2000	271	91	180	Liu Yudong	28	16	14th	58	3
2004	384	136	248	Yao Ming	32	17th	14th	63	2
2008	599	310	289	Yao Ming	48	22nd	30th	100	1
2012	375	160	215	Yi Jianlian	38	31	22nd	91	2
2016	392	151	241	Lei Sheng	26th	18th	26th	70	3

Winter games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1924-1976	not participated
1980	24	13	11	Zhao Weichang
1984	37	21st	16	Zhao Shijian
1988	13	6th	7th	Zhang Zhubin
1992	32	12	20th	Song Chen		3		3	15th
1994	24	7th	17th	Liu Yanfei		1	2	3	19th
1998	57	15th	42	Zhao Hongbo		6th	2	8th	16
2002	66	21st	45	Zhang Min	2	2	4th	8th	13
2006	73	35	38	Yang Yang (A)	2	4th	5	11	14th
2010	86	30th	56	Han Xiaopeng	5	2	4th	11	7th
2014	62	26th	36	Tong Jian	3	4th	2	9	12
2018	81	35	46	Zhou Yang	1	6th	2	9	16

Overview of the sports

Summer games

badminton

18th	8th	15th

The People's Republic of China has been represented in badminton since 1992. With 41 medals won, it is the leading nation in the sport. Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi won bronze in men's doubles. In the women's category , Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua won silver, and Lin Yanfen and Yao Fen bronze in women's doubles. Huang Hua and Tang Jiuhong also won bronze in the women's singles .

The first Olympic victory in badminton was achieved by Ge Fei and Gu Yun in women's doubles in 1996 . Here Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu won bronze. The mixed doubles Sun Man and Liu Jianjun also won bronze. In the men's singles, Dong Jiong won silver. In Sydney in 2000, Chinese badminton players won gold in four of five competitions. Ji Xinpeng became Olympic champion in the men's singles, Xia Xuanze won bronze. In the women's singles, Gong Zhichao won gold and Ye Zhaoying won bronze. The mixed doubles Gao Ling and Zhang Jun also achieved the Olympic victory. In the women's doubles, all the medals went to China. Ge Fei and Gu Yun were able to repeat their 1996 Olympic victory. Silver went to Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei , bronze went to Gao Ling and Qin Yiyuan.

In Athens 2004, the mixed doubles Gao Ling and Zhang Jun won gold again. In the women's singles, Zhang Ning became Olympic champion, Zhou Mi won bronze. In the women's doubles, Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei won gold, while silver went to Huang Sui and Gao Ling.

In 2008 in Beijing, Lin Dan became Olympic champion in the men's singles, Chen Jin won bronze. The men's doubles Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won silver, the mixed doubles He Hanbin and Yu Yang bronze. In the women's category , Zhang Ning was able to repeat her Olympic victory, beating her compatriot Xie Xingfan in the final . In the women's doubles, Du Jing and Yu Yang won, the duo Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen took bronze.

In London 2012, the Chinese presented all Olympic champions. Lin Dan repeated his victory from Beijing, Chen Long won bronze. In the men's doubles, the duo Cai Yan and Fu Haifeng won. The mixed doubles were won by Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei , who beat the duo Xu Chen and Ma Jin in the final . Li Xuerui won the women's singles after beating her teammate Wang Yihan in the final . The women's doubles were won by Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei. The pair Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang were disqualified for match- fixing . They purposely lost their last group game so as not to meet supposedly stronger opponents.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro there were two Olympic victories. Chen Long won the men's singles, Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan won the men's doubles. Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei won bronze in mixed doubles.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ge Fei Gu Yun	1996 Atlanta	Women doubles
Ji Xinpeng	2000 Sydney	Men singles
Gao Ling Zhang Jun	2000 Sydney	Mixed
Gong Zhichao	2000 Sydney	Women singles
Ge Fei Gu Yun	2000 Sydney	Women doubles
Gao Ling Zhang Jun	2004 Athens	Mixed
Zhang Ning	2004 Athens	Women singles
Zhang Jiewen Yang Wei	2004 Athens	Mixed
Lin Dan	2008 Beijing	Men singles
Zhang Ning	2008 Beijing	Women singles
You Jing Yu Yang	2008 Beijing	Women doubles
Lin Dan	2012 London	Men singles
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	2012 London	Male doubles
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	2012 London	Mixed
Li Xuerui	2012 London	Women singles
Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	2012 London	Male doubles
Chen Long	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men singles
Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Male doubles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	1992 Barcelona	Women doubles
Dong Jiong	1996 Atlanta	Men singles
Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	2000 Sydney	Women doubles
Huang Sui Gao Ling	2004 Athens	Women doubles
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	2008 Beijing	Male doubles
Xie Xingfan	2008 Beijing	Women singles
Xu Chen Ma Jin	2012 London	Mixed
Wang Yihan	2012 London	Women singles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	1992 Barcelona	Male doubles
Huang Hua	1992 Barcelona	Women singles
Tang Jiuhong	1992 Barcelona	Women singles
Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	1992 Barcelona	Women doubles
Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	1996 Atlanta	Women doubles
Sun Man Liu Jianjuan	1996 Atlanta	Mixed
Xia Xuanze	2000 Sydney	Men singles
Ye Zhaoying	2000 Sydney	Women singles
Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan	2000 Sydney	Women doubles
Zhou Mi	2004 Athens	Women singles
Chen Jin	2008 Beijing	Men singles
He Hanbin Yu Yang	2008 Beijing	Mixed
Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	2008 Beijing	Women doubles
Chen Long	2012 London	Men singles
Zhao Yunlei Zhang Nan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Mixed

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  Li Yongbo (2011), bronze 1992

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  Gao Ling (2011), gold 2000 and 2004, silver 2004, bronze 2000

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  Zhang Jun, Gold 2000 and 2004

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  Zhang Ning, Gold 2004, 2008

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  Lin Dan, Gold 2008 and 2012

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  Chen Jin, bronze 2008

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  Chen Long, bronze 2012, gold 2016

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  2012 award ceremony in men's doubles: In the middle Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng

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  Zhao Yunlei (left) and Zhang Nan (2016), Gold 2012

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  Tian Qing (front) and Zhao Yunlei (2013), Gold 2012

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  Li Xuerui, Gold 2012

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  Wang Yihan, silver 2012

baseball

-	-	-

Baseball has been an Olympic sport since 1992. As a host, China took part in the Olympic baseball tournament for the first and only time in 2008. With just one win out of seven preliminary round games, of all things against Taiwan, they shared seventh and last place with the Netherlands.

basketball

-	1	1

When they first participated in Los Angeles in 1984, the women's team made it into the bronze medal game as fourth in the preliminary round. Opponent Canada was beaten 63:57, the first Olympic basketball medal to be won. The men failed with just one win in the preliminary round and finished 10th after the placement games. The men's team also failed in the preliminary round in 1988 in Seoul. In the end it was enough for 11th place. The women also failed after the preliminary round. In the placement rounds they made 6th place.

In 1992, the men could not win a single game and finished last. The women reached the semi-finals as second in their preliminary group, beating Cuba 109-70. In the final, the United Team of the Former Soviet Republics lost 66:76. In 1996 the men reached the quarter-finals, in which they were defeated by Yugoslavia with 61: 128. Both placement games were lost, the team finished 8th. The women failed in the preliminary round, but were able to win both placement games and thus finished 9th.

In 2000 only the men were qualified. Again they failed in the preliminary rounds and lost the game for 9th place. The 2004 tournament ran exactly like the 1996 tournament. The men made it to the quarter finals, losing to Lithuania with 75:95 and also lost their placement games. Again they finished 8th. The women failed in the preliminary round and won their placement game, which meant 9th place.

At the domestic summer games in 2008, the men's team reached u. a. reached the quarterfinals with a 59:55 victory over Germany. Again they met Lithuania, again they lost, this time with 68:94. The women also reached the quarter-finals. Here they beat Belarus with 77:62. In the semifinals amn lost against Australia 56:90. The bronze match against Russia was also lost with 81:94.

In 2012 the men were eliminated without a win after the preliminary round. The women reached the quarter-finals, but failed here to Australia. As four years earlier, the men remained without a win in 2016 and were eliminated after the preliminary round. The women also had to leave after the preliminary round.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1992 Barcelona	Women's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1984 Los Angeles	Women's tournament	first medal win

Beach volleyball

-	1	1

Beach volleyball was first played in Atlanta in 1996. Chinese athletes did not take part in an Olympic tournament until 2000. In 2008 both women's teams were able to work their way up to the semi-finals. Here they met in the first semi-final. The duo Tian Jia and Wang Jie defeated their compatriots Xue Chen and Zhang Xi , who defeated the German duo Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig in the preliminary round . The bronze game was won by Xue and Zhang, while Tian and Wang lost the final game in straight sets.

In 2012, Xue and Zhang reached the semifinals again, but failed there. In the quarterfinals they defeated the Austrian siblings Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Tian Jia Wang Jie	2008 Beijing	Women's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2008 Beijing	Women's tournament

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  Tian Jia, silver 2008

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  Zhang Xi (front) and Xue Chen in the quarter-final match against the Americans Nicole Branagh (r.) And Elaine Youngs (l.)

Archery

1	6th	2

2012 award ceremony in the men's singles: Dai Xiaoxiang with bronze on the far right

In 1984, the Chinese first took part in Olympic archery. In the women's individual category, Li Lingjuan won silver. The women's team also won silver in 1992. In the individual, Wang Xiaozhou took fourth place. A silver medal was also won in 1996, this time by He Ying in the individual.

In 2004 in Athens the team won the fourth silver medal for China, again with He Ying. Zhang Juanjuan, a member of the 2004 women's team, became the 2008 Olympic champion in singles and won silver with the team. The men's team won bronze. In 2012 the women's team won silver for the third time in a row. Dai Xiaoxiang won bronze in the singles. In 2016, the men's team lost to the Australian team in the match for bronze.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhang Juanjuan	2008 Beijing	singles	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Lingjuan	1984 Los Angeles	singles	first medal win
Wang Xiaozhu Wang Hong Ma Xiangjun	1992 Barcelona	team
Hey Ying	1996 Sydney	singles
He Ying Lin Sang Zhang Juanjuan	2004 Athens	team
Chen Ling Guo Dan Zhang Juanjuan	2008 Beijing	team
Cheng Ming Fang Yuting Xu Jing	2012 London	team

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jiang Lin Li Wenquan Xue Haifeng	2008 Beijing	team
Dai Xiaoxiang	2012 London	singles

Boxing

3	3	6th

The People's Republic of China has been represented in Olympic boxing since 1988. The first success came in 2004 in Athens. In the light flyweight division, Zou Shiming won the bronze medal. In 2008 there were two Olympic victories as well as one silver and one bronze medal. Gold went to Zou Shiming in light flyweight and Zhang Xiaoping in light heavyweight. Silver went to Zhang Zhilei in the super heavyweight division, bronze to Qanat Ïsläm in the welterweight division.

In 2012, Zou Shiming was able to defend his 2008 light flyweight victory. In the women's race, Ren Cancan won silver in the flyweight division and Li Jinzi won bronze in the middleweight division. In 2016, Chinese female boxers won three medals. Yin Junhua took silver in the lightweight, Ren Cancan bronze in the flyweight and Li Qian bronze in the middleweight division. In the men's race, Hu Jianguan won bronze in the flyweight division.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zou Shiming	2008 Beijing	Light flyweight	first Olympic victory
Zhang Xiaoping	2008 Beijing	Light heavyweight
Zou Shiming	2012 London	Light flyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhang Zhilei	2008 Beijing	Super heavyweight
Ren Cancan	2012 London	Flyweight
Yin Junhua	2016 Rio de Janeiro	lightweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zou Shiming	2004 Athens	Light flyweight
Qanat Ïsläm	2008 Beijing	Welterweight
Li Jinzi	2012 London	medium weight
Hu Jianguan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Flyweight
Ren Cancan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Flyweight
Li Qian	2016 Rio de Janeiro	medium weight

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  Zhang Xiaoping, 2008 Olympic champion

fencing

4th	7th	3

Lei Sheng, 2012 Olympic champion

Sun Yujie, gold and bronze 2012, silver 2016

The People's Republic of China has been participating in fencing since 1984. And the first Olympic victory could be celebrated right from the first participation. Jujie Luan won the individual competition in women's foil fencing. In 1992 Wang Huifeng won silver in this discipline. The men's foil team won the silver medal in 2000, the women's epee team the bronze medal. In 2004, three silver medals followed by the men's foil team, Wang Lei in the men's epee singles and Tan Xue in the women's saber fencing.

In 2008, saber fencer Zhong Man achieved his second Chinese Olympic victory when he won the individual ranking. The men's epee team reached fourth place, as did the foil fencer Zhu Jun . The women's saber team won silver. Epee fencer Li Na finished fourth, saber fencer Tayn Xue fifth.

In 2012, Chinese fencers achieved two Olympic victories and a bronze medal. The Olympic champion was the foil fencer Lei Sheng and the women's epee team. Bronze won the saber fencer Sun Yujie . In 2016, a silver medal followed by the women's sword team and a bronze medal by the sword fencer Sun Yiwen.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jujie Luan	1984 Los Angeles	Foil single	first Olympic victory and medal win
Zhong Man	2008 Beijing	Saber single
Lei Sheng	2012 London	Foil single
Luo Xiaojuan Xu Anqi Sun Yujie Li Na	2012 London	Epee team

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Wang Huifeng	1992 Barcelona	Foil single
Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Ye Chong	2000 Sydney	Foil team
Wang Lei	2004 Athens	Epee single
Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Ye Chong Wu Hanxiong	2004 Athens	Foil team
Tan Xue	2004 Athens	Saber single
Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue	2008 Beijing	Saber crew
Sun Yiwen Xu Anqi Sun Yujie Hao Jialu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Epee team

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Na Liang Qin Yang Shaoqi	2000 Sydney	Epee team
Sun Yujie	2012 London	Epee single
Sun Yiwen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Epee single

Soccer

1	-	2

A Chinese soccer team took part in the Olympic tournament for the first time in 1988. The men's team was eliminated with only one draw after the preliminary round. I.a. one had lost against the team of the Federal Republic of Germany with 0: 3.

It was not until 1996 that a football team was able to qualify again. The women's team reached the semi-finals and won 3-2 against Brazil. In the final they lost to the USA with 1: 2. In 2000 the women failed as third party in the preliminary round. Also in 2004 it was over after the preliminary round. The team suffered a bitter 8-0 defeat against Germany.

In 2008 both women and men took part. The men managed only one draw and were eliminated after the preliminary round. The women qualified for the quarter-finals, but were eliminated after a 2-0 draw against Japan. It wasn't until 2016 that the women were there again. This time too, they qualified for the quarter-finals. Here they met Germany and lost 1-0 to the eventual Olympic champion.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1996 Atlanta	Women's tournament	first medal win

Weightlifting

34	15th	8th

When China first participated in Olympic weightlifting in 1984, there were four Olympic victories and two silver medals. Olympic champions were Zeng Guoqiang in flyweight, who won the first weightlifting medal , Wu Shude in bantamweight, Chen Weiqiang in featherweight and Yao Jingyuan in lightweight. Zhou Peishun won silver in flyweight and Lai Runming in bantamweight.

Long Qingquan, Olympic champion in 2008 and 2016

The Chinese weightlifters won one silver and four bronze medals in 1988. He Yingqiang won silver in the bantamweight, bronze went to He Zhuoqiang in the flyweight, Liu Shoubin in the bantamweight, Ye Huanmin in the featherweight and Li JInhe in the lightweight. Zhang Shoulie in the flyweight division and Cai Yanshu in the middle division ranked fourth. Two silver and two bronze medals were achieved in 1992. Lin Qisheng won silver in the flyweight and Liu Shoubin in the bantamweight, bronze won Luo Jianming in the bantamweight and He Yingqiang in the featherweight.

In 1996 two Olympic victories were achieved, as well as a silver and a bronze medal. Olympic champions were Tang Lingsheng in bantamweight and Zhan Xugang in lightweight. Zhang Xiangsen won silver in the flyweight division, his compatriot Lan Shizhang reached fourth place. Xiao Jianqang won bronze in the featherweight division.

In 2000, female weightlifters from China also took part for the first time. All four women who competed became Olympic champions. The men contributed another Olympic victory as well as a silver and a bronze medal. The women's Olympic champions were Yang Xia featherweight, Chen Xiaomin middleweight, Lin Weining light heavyweight and Ding Meiyuan super heavyweight. In the men's category , Zhan Xugang was Olympic champion for the second time, this time in the middleweight division. In bantamweight there was silver for Wu Wenxiong and bronze for Zhang Xiangxiang. Fourth place went to Le Maosheng in the featherweight division and Zhang Guozheng in the lightweight division.

Five gold and three silver medals were achieved in Athens in 2004. The men's Olympic champions were Shi Zhiyong in the featherweight division and Zhang Guozheng in the lightweight division. In the women's category, Chen Yanqing won the lightweight, Liu Chunhong the light heavyweight and Tang Gonghong the super heavyweight. Silver won the men's bantamweight and Le Maosheng featherweight Wu Meijin , and the women's Li Zhuo flyweight.

With eight Olympic victories, the 2008 Beijing domestic games were the most successful for Chinese weightlifters. With another silver medal, medals could be won in all nine weight classes in which Chinese weightlifters competed. The men's Olympic champions were Long Qingquan in bantamweight, Zhang Xiangxiang in featherweight, Liao Hui in lightweight and Lu Yong in light heavyweight. Li Hongli won silver in the middleweight division. In the women's category, Chen Xiexia won the flyweight division, Chen Yanqing , who was able to defend her Olympic victory in the lightweight, Liu Chunhong , who also defended her title in the light heavyweight division, and Cao Lei in the heavyweight division.

Five gold and two silver medals were added in London in 2012. In the men's category , Lin Qingfeng became the Olympic champion in the lightweight and Lü Xiaojun in the middleweight division. Wu Jingbiao won silver in the bantamweight division, as did Lu Haojie in the middleweight division. Zhang Jie finished fourth in the featherweight division. Wang Mingjuan in the flyweight division, Li Xueying in the lightweight division and Zhou Lulu in the super heavyweight division became Olympic champions.

Chinese weightlifters recorded exactly the same number of medals in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Long Qingquan was again Olympic bantamweight champion after 2008. Shi Zhiyong also won gold in the middleweight division, which is not related to the 2004 Olympic featherweight champion. Li Xiaojun won silver in the middleweight division and Tian Tao in the light heavyweight division. Yang Zhe finished fourth in the heavyweight division. For women, Deng Wei middleweight, Xiang Yanmei light heavyweight and Meng Suping super heavyweight Olympic champion.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zeng Guoqiang	1984 Los Angeles	Flyweight	first medal and Olympic victory
Wu Shude	1984 Los Angeles	Bantamweight
Chen Weiqiang	1984 Los Angeles	Featherweight
Yao Jingyuan	1984 Los Angeles	lightweight
Tang Lingsheng	1996 Atlanta	Bantamweight
Zhan Xugang	1996 Atlanta	lightweight
Zhan Xugang	2000 Sydney	medium weight
Yang Xia	2000 Sydney	Featherweight
Chen Xiaomin	2000 Sydney	medium weight
Lin Weining	2000 Sydney	Light heavyweight
Ding Meiyuan	2000 Sydney	Super heavyweight
Shi Zhiyong	2004 Athens	Featherweight
Zhang Guozheng	2004 Athens	lightweight
Chen Yanqing	2004 Athens	lightweight
Liu Chunhong	2004 Athens	Light heavyweight
Tang Gonghong	2004 Athens	Super heavyweight
Long Qingquan	2008 Beijing	Bantamweight
Zhang Xiangxiang	2008 Beijing	Featherweight
Liao Hui	2008 Beijing	lightweight
Lu Yong	2008 Beijing	Light heavyweight
Chen Xiexia	2008 Beijing	Flyweight
Chen Yanqing	2008 Beijing	lightweight
Liu Chunhong	2008 Beijing	Light heavyweight
Cao Lei	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight
Lin Qingfeng	2012 London	lightweight
Lu Xiaojun	2012 London	medium weight
Wang Mingjuan	2012 London	Flyweight
Li Xueying	2012 London	lightweight
Zhou Lulu	2012 London	Super heavyweight
Long Qingquan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Bantamweight
Shi Zhiyong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	lightweight
Deng Wei	2016 Rio de Janeiro	medium weight
Xiang Yanmei	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Light heavyweight
Meng Suping	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Super heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhou Peishun	1984 Los Angeles	Flyweight
Lai Runming	1984 Los Angeles	Bantamweight
Hey Yingqiang	1988 Seoul	Bantamweight
Lin Qisheng	1992 Barcelona	Flyweight
Liu Shoubin	1992 Barcelona	Bantamweight
Zhang Xiangsen	1996 Atlanta	Flyweight
Wu Wenxiong	2000 Sydney	Bantamweight
Wu Meijin	2004 Athens	Bantamweight
Le Maosheng	2004 Athens	Featherweight
Li Zhuo	2004 Athens	lightweight
Li Hongli	2008 Beijing	medium weight
Wu Jingbiao	2012 London	Bantamweight
Lu Haojie	2012 London	medium weight
Lu Xiaojun	2016 Rio de Janeiro	medium weight
Tian Tao	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Light heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hey Zhuoqiang	1988 Seoul	Flyweight
Liu Shoubin	1988 Seoul	Bantamweight
Ye Huanmin	1988 Seoul	Featherweight
Li Jinhe	1988 Seoul	lightweight
Luo Jianming	1992 Barcelona	Bantamweight
Hey Yingqiang	1992 Barcelona	Featherweight
Xiao Jiangang	1996 Atlanta	Featherweight
Zhang Xiangxiang	2000 Sydney	Bantamweight

golf

-	-	1

In 2016, golf was reinstated in the Olympic program. Feng Shanshan won the bronze medal in the women.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Feng Shanshan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	singles	first medal win

Handball

-	-	1

China participates in Olympic handball tournaments since 1984. A women's team competed in Los Angeles. Against the team of the Federal Republic of Germany there was a 20:19 victory, against Austria a 21:16 victory. A draw against South Korea meant the team was third and thus a bronze medal when they participated for the first time. In 1988 the team failed in the preliminary round and finished 6th after the placement round.

It wasn't until 1996 that the women's team was back. Again you only became third in the group. The game for 5th place against Germany was won 28:26. In 2004 the women qualified for the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual Olympic champion Denmark with 28:32. Both games in the placement round were lost, ultimately finishing 8th.

In Beijing in 2008, both the men's and women's teams qualified as hosts. The men could not win any of their preliminary round games and were eliminated as the last group. The women reached the quarter-finals, but lost to South Korea 23:31. The game for 5th place against France was lost 23:31.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1984 Los Angeles	Women's tournament	first medal win

hockey

-	1	-

With the women's team, a Chinese team took part in the Olympic hockey tournament for the first time in 2000. As second in the preliminary group, u. a. with a 2-1 victory over Germany, the team qualified for the medal group with six teams. In the final statement, China took 5th place.

In 2004, the women were first in their preliminary group. In the semifinals, the Chinese met the German team and only lost 3: 4 in the seven-meter shoot-out. After the regular playing time including extra time it was 0-0. In the bronze medal match against Argentina, China lost 1-0.

The men were also qualified as hosts in 2008. However, they only managed one draw against New Zealand. They lost against Germany 1: 4. The men finished last in the group and played against South Africa for 11th place. China won 4-3 after extra time. The women were more successful, they took second place in their preliminary group. In the semifinals they defeated Germany 3-2. The final against the Netherlands was lost 2-0. The women had won their first hockey medal.

In 2012 only women were qualified again. This time they were third in their group. The placement game for 5th place against Australia was lost 2-0. In 2016, a draw against Germany and a victory over Spain were only enough for fifth place in the preliminary group. The team was eliminated and finished 9th in the final bill.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	2008 Beijing	Women's tournament	first medal win

Judo

8th	3	11

Chinese athletes have been taking part in the judo tournament since 1984. Women were responsible for the first medals and the first Olympic victory in 1992. With her victory in the heavyweight division, Zhuang Xiaoyan became China's first medalist and Olympic champion in judo. Two bronze medals were added by Li Zhongyun in the half-lightweight division and Zhang Di in the light-middleweight division.

Xian Dongmei, Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008

In 1996, Sun Fuming became an Olympic heavyweight champion. Wang Xianbo won bronze in the middleweight division. Two Olympic victories as well as a silver and a bronze medal were added in 2000. Gold was won by Tang Lin in the light heavyweight division and Yuan Hua in the heavyweight division. Silver went to Li Shufang in the light middleweight division, and bronze went to Liu Yuxiang in the light weight division. In 2004 the women remained successful. There was an Olympic victory, one silver and four bronze medals. Xian Dongmei became Olympic champion in the half -light weight category. Liu Xia won silver in the light heavyweight division. Bronze went to Gao Feng in the extra light weight, Qin Dongya in the middle weight and Sun Fuming in the heavy weight.

At the Summer Games in their own country in 2008, the Chinese won three Olympic victories and one bronze medal. Gold was won by Xian Dongmei in the light weight division, who could repeat her Olympic victory from 2004, Yang Xiuli in the light weight division and Tong Wen in the heavy weight division. Bronze went to Xu Yan in the lightweight.

2012 in London could not be celebrated for the first time since 1988 Olympic victory. Xu Lili won silver in the light middleweight division, Tong Wen bronze in the heavyweight division. In 2016 there were two bronze medals by Yu Song in the heavyweight division and Cheng Xunzhao in the middleweight division, who became the first Chinese man to win a medal in judo.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhuang Xiaoyan	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight	first medal and Olympic victory
Sun fuming	1996 Atlanta	Heavyweight
Tang Lin	2000 Sydney	Light heavyweight
Yuan Hua	2000 Sydney	Heavyweight
Xian Dongmei	2004 Athens	Half light weight
Xian Dongmei	2008 Beijing	Half light weight
Yang Xiuli	2008 Beijing	Light heavyweight
Tong Wen	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Shufang	2000 Sydney	Light middleweight
Liu Xia	2004 Athens	Light heavyweight
Xu Lili	2012 London	Light heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Zhongyun	1992 Barcelona	Half light weight
Zhang Di	1992 Barcelona	Light middleweight
Wang Xianbo	1996 Atlanta	medium weight
Liu Yuxiang	2000 Sydney	Half light weight
Gao Feng	2004 Athens	Extra light weight
Qin Dongya	2004 Athens	medium weight
Sun fuming	2004 Athens	Heavyweight
Xu Yan	2008 Beijing	lightweight
Tong Wen	2012 London	Heavyweight
Cheng Xunzhao	2016 Rio de Janeiro	medium weight
Yu Song	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight

Canoeing

2	-	-

In 1984 in Los Angeles, Chinese canoeists took part for the first time. The first success came in 1992 when the women's kayak foursome reached 5th place in the final. In 1996 he finished fourth. In 2004 in Athens Meng Guanlian and Yang Wenjun became Olympic champions in the two-man Canadian over 500 meters. The women's two-person kayak came fourth over 500 meters. In 2008 in Beijing Meng and Yang were able to repeat their Olympic victory. Chen Zhongyun and Zhang Zhiwu reached 5th place over 1000 meters, as did Zhong Hongyan in the women's single kayak over 500 meters.

In 2012 in London, the women's two-man kayak over 500 meters came fourth, the men's two-man Canadier came sixth in the slalom.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Meng Guanlian Yang Wenjun	2004 Athens	C 2 500 m	first Olympic victory and medal win
Meng Guanlian Yang Wenjun	2008 Beijing	C 2 500 m

athletics

8th	10	14th

The first track and field athletes of the People's Republic of China started in Los Angeles in 1984. The first medal was won by the high jumper Zhu Jianhua with bronze . Also in the final were Liu Yunpeng who came in seventh and Cai Shu in eighth place. Zou Zhenxiang reached fourth place in the triple jump and Liu Yuhuang fifth in the long jump. In the women's category , the shot putter Li Meisu was fifth and the high jumper Zheng Dazhen seventh.

In 1988 in Seoul, the women achieved the top results. Li Meisu won bronze in the shot put. Zhao Youfeng finished 5th in the marathon, Wang Xiuting 7th over 10,000 meters. In 1992 in Barcelona, Chen Yueling became China's first female athletics Olympic champion after her victory in walking over 10 kilometers. Here Li Chunxiu also won bronze, Cui Yingxi came fifth. This discipline was held for the first time, so Chen was the first Olympic champion of this discipline. In the shot put won Huang Zhihong bronze, Zhou Tianhua was fifth. Another bronze medal was won by Qu Yunxia in the 1,500 meter run. Liu Li finished fifth. Over 10,000 meters, Zhong Huandi came in fourth and Wang Xiuting in sixth. In the men's race, Chen Shaoguo finished fifth in the 20 km walk. Huang Geng in the long jump and Zou Sixin in the triple jump both finished 8th.

Wang Junxia was Olympic champion over 5000 meters in Atlanta in 1996. She was the first Olympic champion in this discipline, which was held for the first time. She also won silver over 10,000 meters. Sui Xinmei also won silver in the shot put. Wang Yan won bronze in the 10 kilometer walk, while Gu Yan crossed the finish line fourth. Xiao Yanling was fifth in the discus throw, Ren Ruiping sixth in the triple jump and Li Lei eighth in the javelin throw. In 2000 in Sydney, Wang Liping achieved an Olympic victory in walking over 20 kilometers. Li Ji reached 7th place in the 10,000-meter run, the women's 100-meter relay qualified for the final and finished eighth.

In 2004 in Athens, the first male athlete from China won an Olympic gold medal. Liu Xiang won gold in the 110 meter hurdles. In the walkers, Zhu Hongjun reached 6th place over 20 kilometers and Yu Chaohong 4th place over 50 kilometers. In the women's category , Xing Huina was Olympic champion over 10,000 meters, Sun Yingjie was sixth. Wang Liping finished eighth in the 20-kilometer walk, while hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu came in seventh.

At the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008, Chinese athletes won one silver and three bronze medals. Zhang Wenxiu won silver in the hammer throw after the original Olympic champion Aksana Mjankowa from Belarus was convicted of doping and disqualified. Zhou Chunxiu won bronze in the marathon. Gong Lijiao won bronze in the shot put, also afterwards, after the runner-up Natallja Michnewitsch and the third Nadseja Astaptschuk , both from Belarus, were disqualified for doping. Gong reached 5th place in the final. In the discus throw, the Cuban Yarelis Barrios was disqualified for doping and her silver medal was revoked. Song Aimin thus advanced to Bronze Square . Zhu Xiaolin took 4th place in the marathon, Liu Hong achieved the same place in walking over 20 kilometers and her teammate Wang Hao over the same distance. In the shot put, Li Meiju moved up to 6th place.

The most successful athletes in London in 2012 were the walkers. In the men's race, Chen Ding was Olympic champion over 20 kilometers, Wang Zhen won bronze, and Cai Zelin came fourth. Over 50 kilometers, Si Tianfeng , who was originally third, was awarded the silver medal after the winner, Russian Sergei Kirdjapin , was convicted of doping and disqualified. Since the Russian Igor Jarochin, who originally finished in fourth place, was also disqualified, Li Jiangbo moved up to fourth place. The walkers were also successful with women. In the competition over 20 kilometers, the Russian Olga Kaniskina , who was in second place, was disqualified for doping. As a result, third-placed Qoijing Gyi moved up to the silver medal rank . Liu Hong subsequently received the bronze medal, Lü Xiuzhi moved up to 5th place. Also in the shot put there was silver and bronze after disqualifications. The Belarusian Nadseja Astaptschuk , originally Olympic champion, and the third Russian Jewgenija Kolodko were convicted of doping and disqualified. Gong Lijiao and Li Ling , who took 4th and 5th place, received silver and bronze respectively. Liu Xiangrong moved up to 5th place. In the discus throw, Li Yanfeng reached 3rd place. After the disqualification of the Russian Darja Pishchalnikova , who was in 2nd place , Li was subsequently awarded the silver medal. In the hammer throw there were several changes in the classification. First, the Chinese Zhang Wenxiu was listed as a bronze medalist. Due to a software error, however, the fifth attempt by the German Betty Heidler was incorrectly indicated with a width that was almost five meters too short. Heidler's attempt was corrected after the competition, so Zhang fell out of the medal ranks. In 2016, the winner Tatiana Lyssenko from Russia was subsequently disqualified. Zhang got the bronze medal after all. In the javelin throw, Lü Huihui took fifth place . In the marathon, Zhu Xiaolin was sixth.

Both men and women won a set of medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In the men's category, Wang Zhen became the Olympic champion in the 20-kilometer walk, while Cai Zelin won silver. Over 50 kilometers, Yu Wei reached 5th place. Dong Bin won bronze in the triple jump and his teammate Cao Shuo came fourth. Wang Jianan was fifth in the long jump , Xue Changrui was sixth in the pole vault. The men's 100 meter relay missed a medal with fourth place by just 0.26 seconds. In the women, Liu Hong became Olympic champion in walking over 20 kilometers, Lü Xiuzhi won bronze, Qoijing Gyi reached 5th place. Zhang Wenxiu won the silver medal in a hammer throw. Gong Lijiao came fourth in the shot put and Su Xinyue came fifth in the discus throw.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Chen Yueling	1992 Barcelona	10 kilometers of walking	first Olympic victory
Wang Junxia	1996 Atlanta	5000 meters
Wang Liping	2000 Sydney	20 kilometers of walking
Liu Xiang	2004 Athens	110 meter hurdles
Xing Huina	2004 Athens	10,000 meters
Chen thing	2012 London	20 kilometers of walking
Wang Zhen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	20 kilometers of walking
Liu Hong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	20 kilometers of walking

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Huang Zhihong	1992 Barcelona	Shot put
Wang Junxia	1996 Atlanta	10,000 meters
Sui Xinmei	1996 Atlanta	Shot put
Zhang Wenxiu	2008 Beijing	Hammer throw
Si Tianfeng	2012 London	50 kilometers of walking
Qoijing Gyi	2012 London	20 kilometers of walking
Gong Lijiao	2012 London	Shot put
Li Yanfeng	2012 London	Discus throw
Cai Zelin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	20 kilometers of walking
Zhang Wenxiu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Hammer throw

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhu Jianhua	1984 Los Angeles	high jump	first medal win
Li Meisu	1988 Seoul	Shot put
Li Chunxiu	1992 Barcelona	10 kilometers of walking
Qu Yunxia	1992 Barcelona	1500 meters
Wang Yan	1996 Atlanta	10 kilometers of walking
Zhou Chunxiu	2008 Beijing	marathon
Gong Lijiao	2008 Beijing	Shot put
Song Aimin	2008 Beijing	Discus throw
Wang Zhen	2012 London	20 kilometers of walking
Liu Hong	2012 London	20 kilometers of walking
Li Ling	2012 London	Shot put
Zhang Wenxiu	2012 London	Hammer throw
Dong bin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Triple jump
Lü Xiuzhi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	20 kilometers of walking

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  Liu Xiang, 2004 Olympic champion

• 

  Zhu Hongjun at the 2004 20 km walking competition

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  Zhou Chunxiu, bronze 2008

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  Zhang Wenxiu, silver 2008, bronze 2012, silver 2016

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  Gong Lijia, bronze 2008, silver 2012

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  Liu Hong, bronze 2012, Olympic victory 2016

• 

  Wang Hao

• 

  Zhu Xiaolin

• 

  Lu Huihui

• 

  Xue Changrui

Modern pentathlon

-	1	-

The first Chinese pentathlete competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. The results of the individual athletes improved more and more. In Beijing in 2008, Qian Zhenhua was ranked 4th for men and Chen Qian was ranked 5th for women. She was able to repeat this placement in London in 2012. In London, Cao Zhongrong won China's first medal in this sport at the Olympic Games with silver.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Cao Zhongrong	2012 London	singles	first medal win

Cycling

1	3	3

The People's Republic of China has been represented in Olympic cycling since 1984. A first success was achieved in 1988 in Seoul. In the women's sprint, Zhou Suying finished sixth. In 1996, Wang Yan finished seventh in the discipline. The first medal was won in Sydney in 2000. In the 500-meter time trial, Jiang Cuihua won bronze in front of her team-mate Wang Yan. In 2004, Jiang Yonghua won a silver medal in this discipline.

In Beijing in 2008, Guo Shuang won bronze in the women's sprint. Ren Chengyuan finished fifth on the mountain bike. In 2012, Guo Shuang was able to repeat her medal win. She also took silver in the Keirin and silver in the team sprint with Gong Jinjie . In Rio de Janeiro 2016, Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi became the first Chinese cycling Olympic champions. Zhong also took 5th place in the sprint.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi	2012 Rio de Janeiro	Team sprint	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jiang Yonghua	2004 Athens	500 meter time trial
Guo Shuang	2012 London	Keirin
Guo Shuang Gong Jinjie	2012 London	Team sprint

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jiang Cuihua	2000 Sydney	500 meter time trial	first medal win
Guo Shuang	2008 Beijing	sprint
Guo Shuang	2012 London	sprint

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  Guo Shuang, bronze 2008 and 2012, silver 2012

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  Gong Jinjie, silver 2012, Olympic victory 2016

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  Zhong Tianshi, Olympic gold medal in 2016

horse riding

-	-	-

The first equestrian teams from the People's Republic of China took part in the domestic summer games that took place in Hong Kong in 2008 . The only rider in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, eventing rider Hua Tian, ​​achieved 8th place in the individual ranking for the best result of an Olympic rider from China.

Wrestling

2	3	6th

Chinese wrestlers first competed in Los Angeles in 1984. Here reached the freestyle wrestler Gao Wenhe in the light flyweight and the Greco-Roman wrestler Hu Richa in the flyweight both place 4. 1988 in Seoul followed another fourth place by Yang Changcen in the bantamweight of the Greco-Roman style.

Sheng Zetian won China's first Olympic medal in wrestling in Barcelona in 1992. In the bantamweight of the Greco-Roman style, he won bronze. In 1996 in Atlanta he was able to repeat this placement. Also in 2000 in Sydney he won bronze again, this time in featherweight.

In 2004 in Athens also women wrestlers took part. In the heavyweight division of the freestyle, Wang Xu achieved the first Chinese Olympic victory in wrestling. Wang Jiao became Olympic champion in this weight class of freestyle in Beijing in 2008. Xu Li won silver in the lightweight freestyle. Chang Yongxian also won silver in the middleweight division of the Greco-Roman style.

In London 2012, Jing Ruixue won silver in the women's middleweight freestyle. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, two bronze medals for women followed by Sun Yanan in flyweight and Zhang Fengliu in heavyweight, both in freestyle.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Wang Xu	2004 Athens	Heavyweight, freestyle	first Olympic victory
Wang Jiao	2008 Beijing	Heavyweight, freestyle

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Chang Yongxiang	2008 Beijing	Middleweight, Greco-Roman
Xu Li	2008 Beijing	Lightweight, freestyle
Jing Ruixue	2012 London	Middleweight, freestyle

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Sheng Zetian	1992 Barcelona	Bantamweight, Greco-Roman	first medal win
Sheng Zetian	1996 Atlanta	Bantamweight, Greco-Roman
Sheng Zetian	2000 Sydney	Featherweight, Greco-Roman
Chang Yongxiang	2008 Beijing	Middleweight, Greco-Roman
Sun Yanan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Flyweight, freestyle
Zhang Fengliu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight, freestyle

rowing

1	4th	4th

Chinese rowers first competed in the 1984 Olympic regatta. The first medals followed in 1988. The four with helmsman won silver, the eight with the women bronze. The women's double scull took fifth place in the final. In 1992, a bronze medal in the women's double scull followed. The four without a helmsman finished fourth, the eighth of the women fifth. In a different line-up, the women's double scull took silver medal in 1996. The women's quadruple came in 5th.

The regattas of 2000 were unsuccessful. In 2004, the women's eighth finished fourth, and the women's lightweight double scull came in fifth. In Beijing 2008, the women's double scull rowed for the first Chinese rowing Olympic victory. The two without a helmsman won silver. The women's double scull and Zhang Xiuyun in the women's one came in fourth. Both lightweight double sculls took 5th place.

The women's lightweight double scull won silver in London in 2012. The women's double scull took 5th place, the double scull 5th place. Zhang Xiuyun was sixth in the single. Two bronze medals were won in 2016 by the women's lightweight double scull and by Duan Jingli in the single.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Tang Bin Jin Ziwei Xi Aihua Zhang Yangyang	2008 Beijing	Double fours	first Olympic victory
Canada eighth of the men	2008 Beijing	Eighth

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhang Xianghua Hu Yadong Yang Xiao Zhou Shouying Li Ronghua	1988 Seoul	Foursome with a helmsman	first medal win
Cao Mianying Zhang Xiuyun	1996 Atlanta	Double scull
Wu You Gao Yulan	2008 Beijing	Two without a helmsman
Xu Dongxiang Huang Wenyi	2012 London	Double scull, lightweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Eighth of the women	1988 eighth	Eighth
Gu Xiaoli Lu Huali	1992 Barcelona	Double scull
Dong Jingli	2016 Rio de Janeiro	One
Pan Feinhong Huang Wenyi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Double scull, lightweight

shoot

22nd	15th	19th

The Chinese team celebrated three Olympic victories right from the first time they participated in the Olympic shooting competitions. The first Chinese medals were won by Xu Haifeng and Wang Yifu in the free pistol competition. Xu became Olympic champion, Wang took bronze. In the competition on the running target, Li Yuwei became Olympic champion, Huang Shiping won bronze. Wu Xiaoxuan won the third Olympic gold medal in a three-position battle with a small-bore rifle. Jin Dongxiang finished sixth here. Wu won another bronze medal with an air rifle. In the competition with the sport pistol, Liu Haiying took 4th place and Wen Zhifang took 6th place.

In 1988 in Seoul, Huang Shiping won silver on the running disc. Xu Haifeng won bronze with the air pistol. Xu Xiaoquang achieved 6th place in the prone position with the small-bore rifle. Liu Haiying also achieved this position with an air pistol. In the skeet shooting, Zhang Weigang was fifth, Zhang Qiuping fourth with the air rifle.

In 1992 in Barcelona, ​​Wang Yifu became Olympic champion with an air pistol. Xu Haifeng, the 1984 winner, finished fourth. Wang also won silver with the free pistol. Here Xu came in seventh. Zhang Shan became an Olympic champion in skeet shooting . Li Duihong won silver with the sport pistol. Wang Lina, who took fourth place with the air pistol, shot just past a medal.

There was a Chinese double victory in Atlanta in 1996 in the competition for the current target. Yang Ling won ahead of his compatriot Xiao Jun. Wang Yifu won silver again with the air pistol, his teammate Tan Zongliang took sixth place. Zhang Bing took bronze in the double trap and fifth in the trap. Meng Gang also took fifth place with the rapid-fire pistol, while Wang Yifu came sixth with the free pistol. In the women’s category, Li Duihong became the Olympic champion with the sport pistol.

In Sydney 2000 Yang Ling was able to repeat his Olympic victory from 1996 on the current target. Niu Zhiyuan won bronze. Cai Yalin won with the air rifle, Wang Yifu won silver with the air pistol. As in 1996, he finished sixth with the free pistol. For women, Tao Luna became Olympic champion with the air pistol and won silver with the sports pistol. Gao Jing won bronze with the air rifle and Gao E in trap shooting. Shan Hong finished fifth in the three-position battle with the small bore rifle.

At his sixth Olympic participation in 2004 in Athens, Wang Yifu became Olympic champion with the air pistol for the second time since 1992. At the age of 43 he had won his sixth medal. From 1984 he won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal, making him the most successful sports shooter in the People's Republic of China. The Schüzten achieved a Chinese double victory with the air rifle. Zhu Qinan won ahead of Li Jie, who finished 6th in the running disc competition. In the three-position fight with the small-bore rifle, Jia Zhanbo was Olympic champion, in the prone position he was eighth. Wang Zheng achieved another bronze medal in the men's double trap, while his compatriot Hu Binyuan came fourth. In the women's category, Du Li was the Olympic champion with the air rifle, and Zhao Yinghui was fourth. Wei Ning won silver in skeet shooting , Gao E won bronze again, this time in double trap. Here, Li Qingnian came fourth. Wang Chengyi won bronze in a three-position battle with the small bore rifle. The pistol shooters took two fourth places with Ren Jie with the air pistol and Chen Ying with the sport pistol.

Chinese shooters were able to provide five Olympic champions at the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008. Pang Wei won with the air pistol, Qiu Jian in the three-position fight with the small- bore rifle, Guo Wenjun with the air pistol in the women and Chen Ying with the sport pistol, here Fei Fengji came fourth. Du Li was again Olympic champion, this time in a three-position battle with the small-bore rifle. With the air rifle, she finished fifth. Tan Zongliang won silver with the free pistol and Zhu Qinan with the air rifle. Hu Binyuan won bronze in double trap. In skeet shooting, there were two sixth places through Qu Ridong for men and Wei Ning for women.

The female team members made five out of seven medal wins in London in 2012. Guo Wenjun repeated her Olympic victory in Beijing with an air pistol, Yi Siling won with an air rifle. Here Yu Dan won bronze. Wei Ning won silver in skeet shooting and Chen Ying with the sport pistol. The men contributed two bronze medals by Ding Feng with the rapid-fire pistol and Wang Zhiwei with the free pistol. Pang Wei with the air pistol and Wang Tao with the air rifle took fourth place. With the rapid fire pistol, Zhang Jian came fifth, as did Zhu Qinan in the three-position fight with the small bore rifle.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro there was only one Olympic victory, but two silver and four bronze medals. Olympic champion was Zhang Mengxue with an air pistol. With the sport pistol, Zhang Jingjing took fourth place. With the air rifle, Du Li won silver and Yi Siling won bronze. Du Li won another medal with bronze in the three-position battle with the small-bore rifle. Here Zhang Binbin won silver. In the skeet shooting, Wei Meng was fourth and Wei Ning ninth. In the men's category, Pang Wei won bronze with the air pistol. Li Yuehong took bronze with the rapid fire pistol, while Zhang Fusheng came fourth. In the competition with the free pistol, Wang Zhiwei reached 5th place, Pang Wei 8th place. Zhu Qinan came in sixth in the three-position battle with the small bore rifle.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Xu Haifeng	1984 Los Angeles	free gun	first medal and Olympic victory
Li Yuwei	1984 Los Angeles	running disc
Wu Xiaoxuan	1984 Los Angeles	Small bore rifle, three position combat
Wang Yifu	1992 Barcelona	Air pistol
Zhang Shan	1992 Barcelona	Skeet
Yang Ling	1996 Atlanta	running disc
Li Duihong	1996 Atlanta	Sport pistol
Cai Yalin	2000 Sydney	Air rifle
Yang Ling	2000 Sydney	running disc
Tao Luna	2000 Sydney	Air pistol
Wang Yifu	2004 Athens	Air pistol
Zhu Qinan	2004 Athens	Air rifle
Jia Zhanbo	2004 Athens	Small bore rifle, three position combat
You li	2004 Athens	Air rifle
Pang Wei	2008 Beijing	Air pistol
Qiu Jian	2008 Beijing	Small bore rifle, three position combat
Guo Wenjun	2008 Beijing	Air pistol
Chen Ying	2008 Beijing	Sport pistol
You li	2008 Beijing	Small bore rifle, three position combat
Guo Wenjun	2012 London	Air pistol
Yi Siling	2012 London	Air rifle
Zhang Mengxue	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Air pistol

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Huang Shiping	1988 Seoul	running disc
Wang Yifu	1992 Barcelona	free gun
Li Duihong	1992 Barcelona	Sport pistol
Wang Yifu	1996 Atlanta	Air pistol
Xiao Jun	1996 Atlanta	running disc
Wang Yifu	2000 Sydney	Air pistol
Tao Luna	2000 Sydney	Sport pistol
Li Jie	2004 Athens	Air rifle
Wei Ning	2004 Athens	Skeet
Tan Zongliang	2008 Beijing	free gun
Zhu Qinan	2008 Beijing	Air rifle
Chen Ying	2012 London	Sport pistol
Wei Ning	2012 London	Skeet
You li	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Air rifle
Zhang Binbin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Small bore rifle, three position combat

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Wang Yifu	1984 Los Angeles	free gun
Huang Shiping	1984 Los Angeles	running disc
Wu Xiaoxuan	1984 Los Angeles	Air rifle
Xu Haifeng	1988 Seoul	Air pistol
Zhang Bing	1996 Atlanta	Double trap
Niu Zhiyuan	2000 Sydney	running disc
Gao Jing	2000 Sydney	Air rifle
Gao E	2000 Sydney	Trap
Wang Zheng	2004 Athens	Double trap
Wang Chengyi	2004 Athens	Small bore rifle, three position combat
Gao E	2004 Athens	Double trap
Hu Binyuan	2008 Beijing	Double trap
Ding Feng	2012 London	Rapid fire pistol
Wang Zhiwei	2012 London	free gun
Yu Dan	2012 London	Air rifle
Pang Wei	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Air pistol
Li Yuehong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rapid fire pistol
Yi Siling	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Air rifle
You li	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Small bore rifle, three position combat

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  Du Li, Olympic gold medal in 2004 and 2008, silver and bronze in 2016

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  Olympic victory 2008, bronze 2016

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  Guo Wenjun, Olympic gold medal in 2008 and 2012

swim

13	22nd	13

Wu Chuanyu was the first ever athlete from the People's Republic of China to compete in the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952. Since China did not compete for 32 years after that, the next Chinese swimmers did not start until 1984 in Los Angeles. In 1988, the women of the swimming team in Seoul achieved the first successes. Zhuang Yong won silver in the 100 meters freestyle, becoming the first Chinese medalist in swimming. A little later she won another silver medal in the 50 meters freestyle. Another silver medal was won by Huang Xiaomin in the 200 meters breaststroke, while Qian Hong took bronze in the 100 meters dolphin. The women's 100-meter freestyle relay took fourth place.

Sun Yang, three-time Olympic champion in 2012 and 2016

Award ceremony for 100 meter freestyle women 2012: Tang Yi on the far left with bronze

In 1992 in Barcelona, ​​Zhuang Yong became the first Chinese female swimming Olympic champion with her victory in the 100 meter freestyle. She took silver over 50 meters behind her teammate Yang Wenyi . Qian Hong won the 100 meter dolphin, Wang Xiaohong took 4th place. Lin Li achieved the fourth Olympic victory in the 200 meter medley. She also won silver in the 400 meter medley and 200 meter chest. Wang Xiaohong also won silver in the 200-meter dolphin and the 100-meter freestyle relay for women. The tier series took 4th place.

In Atlanta 1996, Le Jingyi swam to an Olympic victory in the 100 meters freestyle. She won silver over the 50-meter distance. The women's 100-meter freestyle relay won silver again, the medley relay bronze. Liu Limin won silver in the 100 meter dolphin, Lin Li bronze in the 200 meter medley. Over 200 meters dolphin, Qu Yun took 4th place and Liu Liming 5th place. In the men's category, Jiang Chengji came fourth in the 50 meters freestyle and 100 meters dolphin.

In 2000 in Sydney, the Chinese team remained medalless. Qi Hui took 4th place in the 200m chest, Chen Hua took 6th place in the 800m freestyle. In 2004 in Athens Luo Xuejuan became Olympic champion over 100 meters breast. The women’s 200-meter freshness relay won silver, and the individual layer relay came fourth. Qi Hui finished sixth over 200 meters chest. The same place was achieved by Wu Penk over 200 meters dolphin.

There was a Chinese double victory over 200 meters dolphin at the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008. Liu Zige won ahead of Jiao Liuyang. Zhou Yafei finished fourth over the 100-meter distance. The women's 200-meter freestyle relay repeated its silver medal, the 100-meter freestyle relay came fourth, and the medley relay won bronze. Pang Jiaying also won bronze in the 200 meter freestyle. Li Xuanxu finished fifth over 800 meters. In the men's race, Zhang Lin won silver in the 400 meter freestyle. The team won bronze in synchronized swimming. In the duo, the twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen, who also competed in the team, came fourth.

In 2012 in London, Sun Yang became double Olympic champion with victories in the 400 and 1500 meters freestyle. He also won silver over 200 meters and bronze with the 200-meter freestyle relay. Ye Shiwen , who won the 200 and 400 meter medley, also won a double Olympic gold medal . A bronze medal by Li Xuanxu was added over 400 meters. Jiao Liuyang was Olympic champion in the 200-meter dolphin, and Lu Ying swam over 100 meters to the silver medal. Tang Yi won bronze in the 100 meters freestyle. The women's relay over 100 meters freestyle was fourth, over 200 meters freestyle sixth and the individual relay relay fifth. The team won silver in synchronized swimming. The duo Huang Xuechen and Liu Qu won bronze.

In Rio de Janeiro 2016, Sun Yang won gold in the 200 meters freestyle and silver in the 400 meters. Xu Jiayu also won silver over 100 meters back, he was fourth over 200 meters, Li Guangyuan sixth. Wang Shun swam over 200 meters medley to the bronze medal. Over 100 meters dolphin, Li Zhuhao reached 5th place, in open water swimming Zu Lijun came in fourth. In the women's race, Fu Yuanhui won bronze over 100 meters in back and Shi Jinglin over 200 meters in chest. Both the 200-meter freshness relay and the women’s layer relay came fourth. Shi JInglin over 100 meters chest, Lu Ying over 100 meters dolphin and Xin Xin in open water swimming also came in fourth. Over 200 meters dolphin, Zhou Yilin came in fifth and Zhang Yufei in sixth. The team won silver in synchronized swimming, and the duo Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan also won silver.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhuang Yong	1992 Barcelona	100 meters freestyle	first Olympic victory
Yang Wenyi	1992 Barcelona	50 meters freestyle
Qian Hong	1992 Barcelona	100 meters dolphin
Lin Li	1992 Barcelona	200 meter locations
Le Jingyi	1996 Atlanta	100 meters freestyle
Luo Xuejuan	2004 Athens	100 meters chest
Liu Zige	2008 Beijing	200 meters dolphin
Sun Yang	2012 London	400 meters freestyle
Sun Yang	2012 London	1500 meters freestyle
Jiao Liuyang	2012 London	200 meters dolphin
Ye Shiwen	2012 London	200 meter locations
Ye Shiwen	2012 London	400 meter locations
Sun Yang	2016 Rio de Janeiro	200 meters freestyle

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhuang Yong	1988 Seoul	100 meters freestyle	first medal win
Zhuang Yong	1988 Seoul	50 meters freestyle
Huang Xiaomin	1988 Seoul	200 meters chest
Zhuang Yong	1992 Barcelona	50 meters freestyle
Lin Li	1992 Barcelona	200 meters chest
Lin Li	1992 Barcelona	400 meter locations
Wang Xiaohong	1992 Barcelona	200 meters dolphin
Zhuang Yong Lu Bin Yang Wengyi Le Jingyi Zhao Kun	1992 Barcelona	100 meter freestyle relay
Le Jingyi	1996 Atlanta	50 meters freestyle
Liu Limin	1996 Atlanta	100 meters dolphin
Le Jingyi Chao Na Nian Yun Shan Ying	1996 Atlanta	100 meter freestyle relay
Pang Jiaying Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen Li Ji	2004 Athens	200 meter freestyle relay
Zhang Lin	2008 Beijing	400 meters freestyle
Jiao Liuyang	2008 Beijing	200 meters dolphin
Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Tan Miao Pang Jiaying Tang Jingzhi	2008 Beijing	200 meter freestyle relay
Sun Yang	2012 London	200 meters freestyle
Lu Ying	2012 London	100 meters dolphin
Synchronized swimming national team	2012 London	Team evaluation
Sun Yang	2016 Rio de Janeiro	400 meters of dolphin
Xu Jiayu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	100 meters back
Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Synchronized swimming duet
Synchronized swimming national team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team evaluation

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Qian Hong	1988 Seoul	100 meters dolphin
Lin Li	1996 Atlanta	200 meter locations
Chen Yan Han Xue Cai Huijue Shan Ying	1996 Atlanta	100-meter layer relay
Pang Jiaying	2008 Beijing	200 meters freestyle
Zhao Ying Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying Xu Tianlongzi	2008 Beijing	100-meter layer relay
Synchronized swimming national team	2008 Beijing	Team evaluation
Hao Yun Li Yunqi Jiang Haiqi Sun Yang Lu Zhiwu Dai Jun	2012 London	200 meter freestyle relay
Tang Yi	2012 London	100 meters freestyle
Li Xuanxu	2012 London	400 meter locations
Huang Xuechen Liu Qu	2012 London	Synchronized swimming duet
Wang Shun	2016 Rio de Janeiro	200 meter locations
Fu Yuanhui	2016 Rio de Janeiro	100 meters back
Shi Jinglin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	200 meters chest

sailing

2	3	1

Chinese sailors competed as early as 1984. Zhang Xiaodong celebrated the first success in 1992. He won silver in men's windsurfing. In 1996, Li Ke ranked fourth among women. In 2000, Zhou Yuanguo was fifth among men and Zhang Chujun was seventh among women.

In 2004, Yin Jian won silver in women's windsurfing. Zhou Yuanguo reached 7th place in the men’s class. Shen Xiaoying also reached 7th place in the women’s Europe class. Xu Lijia won bronze in the Laser Radial. In 2012, Xu Lijia became Olympic Champion in the Laser Radial. Chen Peina won silver in windsurfing in 2016.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Yin Jian	2008 Qingdao	Windsurfing	first Olympic victory
Xu Lijia	2012 Weymouth	Laser Radial

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhang Xiaodong	1992 Barcelona	Windsurfing	first medal win
Yin Jian	2004 Athens	Windsurfing
Chen Peina	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Windsurfing

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Xu Lijia	2008 Qingdao	Laser Radial

Softball

-	1	-

In 1996 in Atlanta, softball was part of the Olympic sports for the first time. The Chinese team won the silver medal in the very first Olympic tournament. In the preliminary round, the Chinese won five of their seven games and finished second in the group. In the semi-final play-offs, China lost 1-0 to the USA. The final playoff against Australia could be won 4-2. In the final they met the USA again and lost 1: 3.

At the 2000 tournament in Sydney there were five wins in seven preliminary round games. This time, however, the team was in third place in the group. The semi-final play-off against the USA was lost 3-0. In 2004 in Athens, the team achieved three wins in seven preliminary round matches and was thus in 4th place. In the semi-final play-off, they lost to Japan 0: 1 and remained in 4th place.

At the last Olympic tournament in Beijing in 2008, the team was eliminated in sixth place after two wins in seven preliminary round games.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National softball team	1996 Atlanta	Women's tournament	first medal win

Taekwondo

7th	1	2

Taekwondo was first performed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Chen Zhong won gold in the heavyweight division, becoming the first Chinese medalist and Olympic champion in Taekwondo. In 2004 in Athens only two Chinese women competed, both became Olympic champions. Chen Zhong was able to repeat her Olympic victory in Sydney, Luo Wei won the welterweight division.

Wu Jingyu (red) in her first round match against the Kenyan Milka Akinyi in 2008

2008 in Beijing Wu Jingyu became Olympic flyweight champion. Zhu Guo won bronze welterweight. In 2012 in London there were three Taekwondoin at the start, all of them won medals. Wu Jingyu managed to defend her Olympic victory from Beijing. Hou Yuzhuo won silver in the featherweight division and Liu Xiaobo won bronze in the heavyweight division.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the Chinese Taekwondo won two Olympic victories. Zhao Shuai won the flyweight division and Zheng Shuyin won the heavyweight division.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Chen Zhong	2000 Sydney	Heavyweight	first medal and Olympic victory
Luo Wei	2004 Athens	Welterweight
Chen Zhong	2004 Athens	Heavyweight
Wu Jingyu	2008 Beijing	Flyweight
Wu Jingyu	2012 London	Flyweight
Zhao Shuai	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Flyweight
Zhao Shuai	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hou Yuzhuo	2012 London	Featherweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhu Guo	2008 Beijing	Welterweight
Liu Xiaobo	2012 London	Heavyweight

tennis

1	-	1

China first took part in an Olympic tennis tournament in 1988. In Barcelona, ​​the men's doubles Meng Qianghua and Xia Jiaping were eliminated in the first round against the Swiss Jakob Hlasek and Marc Rosset .

In 2004 in Athens, Li Ting and Sun Tiantian achieved Olympic victory in women's doubles with a final victory against Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual from Spain. Their teammates Yan Zi and Zheng Jie failed in the quarter-finals against the Spanish duo, in the second round they defeated the Swiss doubles Myriam Casanova and Patty Schnyder .

At the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008, Yan Zi and Zheng Jie lost their semi-finals in women's doubles, after which they were able to win the bronze game against the Ukrainian sister couple Alyona and Kateryna Bondarenko . In the round of 16, Yan and Zheng eliminated the Swiss duo Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Patty Schnyder . In the women's singles, Li Na reached the semi-finals. She lost to the Russian Dinara Safina , and the bronze game against the Russian Vera Swonarjowa was lost.

In Rio de Janeiro 2016, Zhang Shuai won her first round match in the women's singles against the Swiss Timea Bacsinszky , but failed in the second round against the German Laura Siegemund .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Ting Sun Tiantian	2004 Athens	Ladies doubles	first Olympic victory and medal win

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Yan Zi Zheng Jie	2008 Beijing	Ladies doubles

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  Yan Zi, bronze 2008

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  Zheng Jie, bronze 2008

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  Li Na (2016)

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  Zhang Shuai (2016)

Table tennis

28	17th	8th

In table tennis, an Olympic sport since 1988, the People's Republic of China is the leading nation. Out of 32 possible Olympic victories, Chinese athletes achieved 28. Only in the men's singles (1988, 1992 and 2004) and in the women's doubles (1988) could athletes from other nations prevail.

Two gold, two silver and one bronze medal were the result of China at the first tournament in 1988 in Seoul. In the men's doubles, Chen Longcan and Wei Qingguang won the gold medal. They were the first Chinese Olympic champions in table tennis. In the women's singles, all three medals went to China. Chen Jing won ahead of Li Huifen and Jiao Zhimin . Li had eliminated the German Olga Nemes in the round of 16 . Chen Jing and Jiao Zhimin took silver in women's doubles.

In 1992 in Barcelona three gold, two silver and one bronze medal followed. In the men's category, the Lü Lin and Wang Tao doubles won the final against the German doubles Jörg Roßkopf and Steffen Fetzner . Ma Wenge won bronze in the singles . There were two double victories for women. Deng Yaping won the singles ahead of Qiao Hong . Qiao had defeated Elke Schall from Germany in the group stage . In doubles, Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong won ahead of Chen Zihe and Gao Jun . Chen and Gao defeated the German doubles Elke Schall and Nicole Struse in the group stage .

In 1996 in Atlanta all Olympic table tennis champions were Chinese. Of the twelve medals, eight went to China. The men celebrated two double victories. In singles, Liu Guoliang won ahead of Wang Tao, the 1992 Olympic champion in doubles. Liu was able to defeat the German Jörg Roßkopf in the semifinals. In doubles, Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui won gold ahead of Lü Lin and Wang Tao. In the group stage, Lü and Wang won their game against the Chinese-born Austrian doubles Ding Yi and Qian Qianli. In the semifinals they met the German doubles Jörg Roßkopf and Steffen Fetzner and were able to beat them. For women, Deng Yaping was able to repeat her Olympic victory in individual from 1992. Qiao Hong also won bronze. In the quarterfinals Deng eliminated the German Nicole Struse, in the semifinals the third Chinese Liu Wei , who lost the bronze medal against Qiao. In the final, she met Chen Jing, the 1988 Olympic champion, who is now starting for Chinese Taipei . An incident occurred during the final. Two Taiwanese supporters rolled out and waved the flag of the Republic of China . This flag was not recognized by the IOC for the Olympic Games, the two spectators were arrested by the police. Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong repeated their Olympic victory in Barcelona in doubles. With that, Deng won her fourth gold medal and was the most successful Chinese table tennis player at the Olympic Games. Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping won silver.

Also in Sydney in 2000 all disciplines were won by the Chinese. Again, China won eight out of twelve medals. In the men's category, Kong Linghui was Olympic champion in singles, Liu Guoliang won bronze. In the quarterfinals, Kong defeated the Austrian Werner Schlager and Liu the German Jörg Roßkopf . In doubles, Wang Liqin and Yan Sen won ahead of Kong and Liu. In the women's category, Wang Nan was the individual Olympic champion ahead of Li Ju . Since it had become normal for the Chinese to compete for other nations, there were purely Chinese duels in the group stage and in the other rounds as well. Wang Nan met Chen Jing in the semi-finals, the third Chinese failed in the first main round at Jing Junhong, who started for Singapore . In doubles, Li Ju and Wang Nan won ahead of Sun Jin and Yang Ying . Li and Wang were able to defeat the German duo Elke Schall and Nicole Struse in the round of 16.

In Athens 2004, the Chinese team achieved four possible Olympic victories. Gold went to the male duo of Chen Qi and Ma Lin . In the final, they defeated their compatriots Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching , who started for Hong Kong . In individual won Wang Hao silver and Wang Liqin bronze. In the women's category , Zhang Yining was the individual Olympic champion. In doubles, Wang Nan and Zhang Yining won gold, Guo Yue and Niu Jianfeng took bronze.

At the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008, the doubles for women and men were canceled, but a team classification consisting of two singles and one double was introduced. China provided all Olympic champions, and all medals in both individual competitions went to Chinese athletes. In the men's race, Ma Lin was the Olympic champion, beating Wang Hao in the final. Wang Liqin took bronze. Wang Liqin was able to defeat Austrian Werner Schlager in the round of 16. The team won the final after a 3-0 win over Germany. In the preliminary round, China had beaten Austria 3-0. In the women's category, Zhang Yining was Olympic champion, repeating her 2004 victory. She defeated Wang Nan in the final. Bronze went to Guo Yue. The women's team won the final 3-0 against Singapore. In the preliminary round, Austria's team was beaten 3-0. Wang Nan and Zhang Yining were team members and both won their fourth gold medal. Zhang Yining caught up with Deng Yaping, China’s most successful table tennis player at the Olympic Games to date. Wang Nan overtook the two with her additional silver medal.

A similar picture emerged in London in 2012. Once again, China provided all Olympic champions. This time there were double victories in the singles. In the men's race, Zhang Jike won , who defeated Wang Hao in the final. Wang had eliminated the Austrian Werner Schlager in the third round. Zhang met the German Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the semifinals and defeated him. The team defeated Germany 3-1 in the semifinals and became Olympic champion after a 3-0 win in the final over South Korea. In the women's category , Li Xiaoxia won the gold medal. In the final, she beat Ding Ning . The team reached the final and beat Japan 3-0.

The 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro were just as successful. Ma Long was the men's Olympic champion. In the final, he defeated defending champion Zhang Jike . The team reached the final against Japan without losing a game and won 3-1. This time, Ding Ning won the women's race ahead of Li Xiaoxia. Ding had beaten the German-Chinese Han Ying in the quarter-finals . Like the men, the women's team made it to the final without losing a game. Opponent Germany was defeated 3-0.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Chen Longcan Wei Qingguang	1988 Seoul	Men's doubles	first Olympic victory and medal win
Chen Jing	1988 Seoul	Ladies singles
Lü Lin Wang Tao	1992 Barcelona	Men's doubles
Deng Yaping	1992 Barcelona	Ladies singles
Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	1992 Barcelona	Ladies doubles
Liu Guoliang	1996 Atlanta	Men's singles
Liu Guoliang Kong Linghui	1996 Atlanta	Men's doubles
Deng Yaping	1996 Atlanta	Ladies singles
Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	1996 Atlanta	Ladies doubles
Kong Linghui	2000 Sydney	Men's singles
Wang Liqin Yan Sen	2000 Sydney	Men's doubles
Wang Nan	2000 Sydney	Ladies singles
Wang Nan Li Ju	2000 Sydney	Ladies doubles
Chen Qi Ma Lin	2004 Athens	Men's doubles
Zhang Yining	2004 Athens	Ladies singles
Wang Nan Zhang Yining	2004 Athens	Ladies doubles
Ma Lin	2008 Beijing	Men's singles
Zhang Yining	2008 Beijing	Ladies singles
Men's national team	2008 Beijing	Team tournament men
Women's national team	2008 Beijing	Team tournament women
Zhang Jike	2012 London	Men's singles
Li Xiaoxia	2012 London	Ladies singles
Men's national team	2012 London	Team tournament men
Women's national team	2012 London	Team tournament women
Ma Long	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's singles
Ding Ning	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Ladies singles
Men's national team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team tournament men
Women's national team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team tournament women

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Huifen	1988 Seoul	Ladies singles
Chen Jing Jiao Zhimin	1988 Seoul	Ladies doubles
Qiao Hong	1992 Barcelona	Ladies singles
Chen Zihe Gao Jun	1992 Barcelona	Ladies doubles
Wang Tao	1996 Atlanta	Men's singles
Lü Lin Wang Tao	1996 Atlanta	Men's doubles
Liu Wei Qiao Yunping	1996 Atlanta	Ladies doubles
Liu Guoliang Kong Linghui	2000 Sydney	Men's doubles
Li Ju	2000 Sydney	Ladies singles
Sun Jin Yang Ying	2000 Sydney	Ladies doubles
Wang Hao	2004 Athens	Men's singles
Wang Hao	2008 Beijing	Men's singles
Wang Nan	2008 Beijing	Ladies singles
Wang Hao	2012 London	Men's singles
Ding Ning	2012 London	Ladies singles
Zhang Jike	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's singles
Li Xiaoxia	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Ladies singles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jiao Zhimin	1988 Seoul	Ladies singles
Ma Wenge	1992 Barcelona	Men's singles
Qiao Hong	1996 Atlanta	Ladies singles
Liu Guoliang	2000 Sydney	Men's singles
Wang Liqin	2004 Athens	Men's singles
Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	2004 Athens	Ladies doubles
Wang Liqin	2008 Beijing	Men's singles
Guo Yue	2008 Beijing	Ladies singles

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  Liu Guoliang, Olympic champion 1996, silver and bronze 2000

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  Kong Linghui, Olympic champion 1996 and 2000, silver 2000

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  Wang Nan, Olympic champion 2000, 2004 and 2008, silver 2008, most successful table tennis player in China at the Olympics

• 

  Wang Liqin, Olympic champion 2000 and 2008, bronze 2004 and 2008

• 

  Ma Lin, Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008

• 

  Wang Hao, Olympic champion 2008 and 2012, silver 2004, 2008 and 2012

• 

  Guo Yue, Olympic champion 2008 and 2012, bronze 2004 and 2008

• 

  Zhang Jike, Olympic champion 2012 and 2016, silver 2016

• 

  Li Xiaoxia, Olympic champion 2012 and 2016, silver 2016

• 

  Ding Ning, Olympic champion 2012 and 2016, silver 2012

• 

  Xu Xin , 2016 team Olympic champion

• 

  Liu Shiwen , 2016 team Olympic champion

Triathlon

-	-	-

Triathlon was included in the 2000 Olympic program in Sydney. Chinese triathletes have been participating since the sport's debut. The best placement was achieved in 2000 by triathlete Wang Dan with 32nd place.

do gymnastics

29	21st	23

The first Chinese participation in Olympic gymnastics in 1984 was very successful. Five Olympic champions came from the People's Republic of China. Li Ning recorded three Olympic victories. He won gold on the ground, on the pommel horse and on the rings. He won silver in the horse jump and bronze in the individual all-around competition. Lou Yun became Olympic champion in horse jumping, on the ground he won silver. Tong Fei won silver on the horizontal bar. The all-around team won silver. The team won China's first ever Olympic gymnastics medal. Ma Yanhong was the women's Olympic champion on the uneven bars, the all-around team won bronze.

The Chinese were less successful in 1988 in Seoul. Lou Yun defended his Olympic victory in horse jumping and won bronze on the ground. Participation in 1992 was a bit friendlier again. In the men's competition, Li Xiaoshuang won the competition on the ground and won bronze on the rings. Here Li Jing won silver, as well as on the bars. There Guo Linyao won bronze. The team won silver in the all-around competition. Lu Li became the women's Olympic champion on the uneven bars. On the balance beam she did silver gymnastics.

In 1996 in Atlanta, Li Xiaoshuang became Olympic champion in the all-around competition, and he also won silver on the floor. The team also won silver in the all-around competition. Fan Bin took bronze on the horizontal bar. There were two silver medals for women to celebrate by Bi Wenjing on the uneven bars and Mo Huilan on the horse jump.

In 2000 in Sydney there were three Olympic victories for Chinese gymnasts. The men's all-round team won, as did Li Xiaopeng on the parallel bars. Yang Wei won silver in the individual all-around competition. In the women's category, Liu Xuan was the Olympic champion on the balance beam. There was also a bronze medal in the individual all-around competition. Ling Jie won silver and Yang Yun bronze on the uneven bars.

In Athens 2004 Teng Haibin became Olympic champion on the pommel horse. Li Xiaopeng won bronze on the parallel bars. In the women's all-round event, Zhang Nan won bronze. Huang Shanshan also won bronze on the trampoline.

The domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008 became the most successful games for Chinese gymnasts. The men won seven out of eight disciplines. The all-around team became Olympic champions. Gold medals were won by Yang Wei in the individual all-around , Zou Kai on the floor and on the horizontal bar, Li Xiaopeng on the parallel bars, Xiao Qin on the pommel horse and Chen Yibing on the rings. Yang Wei also won silver on the rings. The all-around team also became Olympic champions for women. He Kexin also won the uneven bars. Yang Yilin won bronze in the individual all-around and on the uneven bars and Cheng Fei on the balance beam and in the horse jump. In rhythmic gymnastics, China won silver in the team standings. On the trampoline, He Wenna became Olympic champion for women and Lu Chunlong for men. Dong Dong also won bronze.

Also in 2012 in London the men's team was able to win the all-around competition. Zou Kai defended his Olympic victory on the floor and won bronze on the horizontal bar. Feng Zhe won on the bars, Chen Yibing took silver on the rings. Deng Linlin won the competition on the balance beam ahead of her teammate Sui Lu . He Kexin won silver on the uneven bars. In trampoline gymnastics this time there was the opposite order for the men. This time Dong Dong became Olympic champion, Lu Chunlong took bronze. In the women's category, Huang Shanshan won silver, He Wenna bronze.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro there was no Olympic victory. Both all-around teams won bronze. In trampoline gymnastics, Dong Dong won silver in the men, Gao Lei won bronze. Li Dan also won bronze among women .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Ning	1984 Los Angeles	ground	first Olympic victory
Li Ning	1984 Los Angeles	Pommel horse
Li Ning	1984 Los Angeles	Rings
Lou Yun	1984 Los Angeles	Horse jump
Ma Yanhong	1984 Los Angeles	Uneven bars
Lou Yun	1988 Seoul	Horse jump
Li Xiaoshuang	1992 Barcelona	ground
Lu Li	1992 Barcelona	Uneven bars
Li Xiaoshuang	1996 Atlanta	All-around single
Li Xiaopeng	2000 Sydney	Ingots
National team of men	2000 Sydney	All-around team competition
Liu Xuan	2000 Sydney	Balance beam
Teng Haibin	2004 Athens	Pommel horse
National team of men	2008 Beijing	All-around team competition
Yang Wei	2008 Beijing	All-around single
Zou Kai	2008 Beijing	ground
Zou Kai	2008 Beijing	Horizontal bar
Li Xiaopeng	2008 Beijing	Ingots
Xiao Qin	2008 Beijing	Pommel horse
Chen Yibing	2008 Beijing	Rings
National team of women	2008 Beijing	All-around team competition
Hey Kexin	2008 Beijing	Uneven bars
Lu Chunlong	2008 Beijing	trampoline
Hey Wenna	2008 Beijing	trampoline
National team of men	2012 London	All-around team competition
Zou Kai	2012 London	ground
Feng Zhe	2012 London	Ingots
Deng Linlin	2012 London	Balance beam
Dong dong	2012 London	trampoline

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1984 Los Angeles	All-around team competition	first medal win
Li Ning	1984 Los Angeles	Horse jump
Lou Yun	1984 Los Angeles	ground
Tong Fei	1984 Los Angeles	Horizontal bar
National team of men	1992 Barcelona	All-around team competition
Li Jing	1992 Barcelona	Ingots
Li Jing	1992 Barcelona	Rings
Lu Li	1992 Barcelona	Balance beam
National team of men	1996 Atlanta	All-around team competition
Li Xiaoshuang	1996 Atlanta	ground
Bi Wenjing	1996 Atlanta	Uneven bars
Mo Huilan	1996 Atlanta	Horse jump
Yang Wei	2000 Sydney	All-around single
Ling Jie	2000 Sydney	Uneven bars
Yang Wei	2008 Beijing	Rings
National women's gymnastics team	2008 Beijing	Rhythmic gymnastics group
Chen Yibing	2012 London	Rings
Sui Lu	2012 London	Balance beam
Hey Kexin	2012 London	Uneven bars
Huang Shanshan	2012 London	trampoline
Dong dong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	trampoline

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Ning	1984 Los Angeles	All-around single
National team of women	1984 Los Angeles	All-around team
Lou Yun	1988 Seoul	ground
Guo Linyao	1992 Barcelona	Ingots
Li Xiaoshuang	1992 Barcelona	Rings
Fan bin	1996 Atlanta	Horizontal bar
Liu Xuan	2000 Sydney	All-around single
Yang Yun	2000 Sydney	Uneven bars
Li Xiaopeng	2004 Athens	Ingots
Zhang Nan	2004 Athens	All-around single
Huang Shanshan	2004 Athens	trampoline
Yang Yilin	2008 Beijing	All-around single
Yang Yilin	2008 Beijing	Uneven bars
Cheng Fei	2008 Beijing	Balance beam
Cheng Fei	2008 Beijing	Horse jump
Dong dong	2008 Beijing	trampoline
Zou Kai	2012 London	Horizontal bar
Lu Chunlong	2012 London	trampoline
Hey Wenna	2012 London	trampoline
National team of men	2016 Rio de Janeiro	All-around team
National team of women	2016 Rio de Janeiro	All-around team
Gao Lei	2016 Rio de Janeiro	trampoline
Li Dan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	trampoline

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  Li Xiaopeng, Olympic champion 2000 and 2008, bronze 2004

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  Yang Wei, gold and silver 2000 and 2008

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  Zou Kai, Olympic victory in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2012

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  Xiao Qin, Olympic gold medal in 2008

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  Chen Yibing, Olympic gold medal in 2008 and 2012, silver in 2012

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  Huang Xu, 2008 team Olympic champion

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  He Kexin, Olympic gold medal in 2008, silver in 2012

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  Award ceremony 2008 in the individual all-around. Far left with bronze Yang Yilin

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  Deng Linlin, Olympic gold medal in 2008 and 2012

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  Jiang Yuyuan , 2008 team Olympic champion

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  After the award ceremony on the trampoline in 2008: Olympia Lu Chunlong on the left, Dong Dong with bronze in the middle

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  He Wenna, Olympic gold medal in 2008, bronze in 2012

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  Sui Lu, silver 2012

volleyball

3	1	2

China's volleyball teams first participated in 1984. After the preliminary round, the men could only play the placement games for places 5 to 8 and finally finished 8th. The women qualified, u. a. with a 3-0 over the Federal Republic of Germany, for the semifinals. Here Japan was defeated 3-0. The final against the USA could also be won 3-0. The women's team won the first Olympic medal and China's first Olympic victory in volleyball.

1988 in Seoul only the women were qualified. They reached the semi-finals and lost 3-0 to the Soviet Union. The bronze match against Japan was won 3-0. In 1992 the women lost all preliminary round games and could only win the final game for 7th place against hosts Spain.

In contrast to 1992, the women won all five preliminary round matches in 1996. Germany was beaten 3-0 in the quarter-finals and Russia 3-1 in the semi-finals. In the final, the Cuba team lost 1: 3. In 2000 in Sydney, the women qualified again for the quarter-finals after winning two of their five preliminary round matches. Due to the defeat against Russia it was only enough for the placement round. Victories against South Korea and Germany, both 3: 1 each, meant that China ended up fifth.

In 2004 in Athens, China's women reached after four preliminary round victories, u. a. 3-0 over Germany, the quarter-finals. Japan was beaten 3-0 in the quarter-finals and Cuba 3-2 in the semifinals. The final against Russia could be won 3-2.

At the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008, the men were there again as hosts. The men qualified fourth in the group for the quarter-finals. Here they lost to Brazil 3-0 and were eliminated. The women finished third in their preliminary group and met Russia in the quarter-finals. With a 3-0 win it went into the semi-finals, which were lost 3-0 against Brazil. China won the bronze match against Cuba 3-1.

In London 2012, only the women's team was there again. As runners-up in the group, you reached the quarter-finals. Opponents Japan won 3-2, China was eliminated. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the Chinese were fourth in their preliminary group. They won two of their five preliminary round matches and faced hosts Brazil in the quarter-finals. With a 3-2 win, China reached the semi-finals against the Netherlands, against whom they had lost 3-2 in the preliminary round. This time China won 3-1 and qualified for the final. The opponent in the final was Serbia, and China had also lost to this team in the preliminary round (0: 3). In the final, the Chinese won 3-1 and were Olympic champions for the third time.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Women's national team	1984 Los Angeles	Women's tournament	first medal and Olympic victory
Women's national team	2004 Athens	Women's tournament
Women's national team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Women's national team	1996 Atlanta	Women's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Women's national team	1988 Seoul	Women's tournament
Women's national team	2008 Beijing	Women's tournament

Water polo

-	-	-

China's first participation in an Olympic water polo tournament was in 1984. The men's team managed only one victory in the preliminary round and thus came into the placement group. Two more victories finally meant 9th place. In 1988, the team finished last in the preliminary group with no points. In the group of places 9 to 12, they won against host South Korea and finished 11th.

Only after 20 years, at the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008, were Chinese teams back. The men's team was again last in the preliminary round without any points. There was a 5-6 defeat against Germany. The games in the placement round were also lost, so the team finished twelfth and last. The women made their tournament more successful. With a victory in the preliminary round, they qualified for the quarter-finals. Here they lost 11:12 against Australia, but won the game for 5th place against Italy 10: 7.

The women's team was there again in 2012 in London. In the preliminary round, the team remained pointless, but, since the tournament was only held with eight teams, reached the quarter-finals. Here they lost to Australia 2: 4 in five-meter shooting after regular time had ended at 16:16 after extra time. The placement games against Italy and Russia were won by China, which finished 5th.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the tournament again consisted of only eight teams. Again China lost all preliminary round matches. In the quarter-finals they lost to Italy 7:12, in the placement round in the first game Spain lost 6:11. The game for 7th place against hosts Brazil was won 10: 5.

Diving

40	19th	10

Diving became China's strongest Olympic sport. Here, China celebrated the most Olympic victories of all sports. Zhou Jihong achieved his first Olympic victory when China first took part in 1984 in Los Angeles. She won the women's high diving competition. The first water diving medal in China was won with silver by Tan Liangde in the men's artificial jumping. Li Kongzheng also won bronze in the men's high diving .

In 1988 in Seoul the women could win both competitions. Gao Min won jumping, Li Qing won silver. In the diving was Xu Yanmei Olympic champion. In the men's competition, Tan Liangde won silver and Li Deliang bronze in artificial diving and Xiong Ni silver in high diving. In 1992 in Barcelona Gao Min won the women's diving and Fu Mingxia the high diving . In the men's jump, Tang Liangde won the third silver medal in a row. The diving was won by Sun Shuwei , Xiong Ni won bronze. In 1996 in Atlanta, Fu Mingxia became a double Olympic champion. She won both art and high diving. Xiong Ni won the men's jump, Yu Zhuocheng won silver. In diving , Xiao Hailiang won bronze.

From 2000 in Sydney, synchronized competitions were also held in both art and high diving. In the men's competition, Xiong Ni won the jumping and Tian Liang the diving, Hu Jia won silver. Xiao Hailiang and Xiong Ni won the dubbing competitions in jumping. Tian Liang and Hu Jia took silver in diving. In the women's competition, Fu Mingxia won her fourth gold medal with her victory in jumping. Guo Jingjing won silver here. Li Na won another silver medal in high diving. In the synchronized competitions, Li Na and her partner Sang Xue became high diving. Fu Mingxia and Guo Jingjing took silver in jumping. With four gold and one silver medal, Fu Mingxia was the most successful Chinese woman in diving to date.

In 2004, China presented the Olympic champions in six of eight disciplines in Athens; medals were won in seven disciplines. Only in synchronized jumping for men did the Chinese go away empty-handed. The men's Olympic champions were Peng Bo in jumping and Hu Jia in diving, where Tian Liang won bronze. Tian and Yang Jinghui became Olympic champion in synchronized jumping from the tower. In the women’s category, Guo Jingjing won the jumping, Wu Minxia won silver. In the diving took Lao Lishi silver. The Chinese women triumphed in both synchronized competitions. Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing won in diving, Lao Lishi and Li Ting in diving.

The result from Athens could be topped at the domestic summer games in Beijing in 2008. China was the Olympic champion in seven out of eight disciplines; the gold medal was only missed in the men's high diving. He Chong became Olympic champion in jumping, Qin Kai won bronze. Qin and Wang Feng won Olympic synchronized jumping. From the tower, Lin Yue and Huo Liang won . Zhou Lüxin won silver in the individual tower competition . In the women’s category, Guo Jingjing won bronze with Wu Minxia. Together they became Olympic champions in synchronous competition. Chen Ruolin won the high diving with Wang Xin on the bronze rank. Together they won the dubbing competition. Guo Jingjing won her fourth gold medal in Beijing. With her two other silver medals, she replaced Fu Mingxia as the most successful Chinese athlete at the Olympic Games.

In 2012 in London the women dominated the competitions, while the men won only in the synchronized competitions by Luo Yutong and Qin Kai in jumping and by Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan in diving. In the individual competitions, Qin Kai won silver and He Chong bronze in jumping and Qiu Bo silver in diving. In the women’s category, the Chinese women were all Olympic champions. Wu Minxia won silver in jumping with He Zi . Chen Ruolin won the high diving. In the synchronized competitions, He Zi and Wu Minxia won in artificial jumping and Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao in high diving.

In Rio de Janeiro 2016, the Chinese were as successful again as they were in 2008. In seven out of eight disciplines they were the Olympic champions, only in synchronized jumping for men it was only enough to get bronze through Cao Yuan and Qin Kai. Cao Yuan won the individual art jumping and Chen Aisen won the high diving . Together with Lin Yue, Chen won synchronized high diving. Shi Tingmao won the women's jump, He Zi won silver. Ren Qian won the diving, Si Yajie won silver. In synchronized jumping, Shi Tingmao won the synchronized high diving together with Wu Minxia, ​​Chen Ruolin and Liu Huixia . Both Chen Ruolin and Wu Minxia won their fifth gold medal here. Together with the gymnast Zou Kai, they are the most successful Chinese at the Olympic Games. In terms of the number of medals, Wu is alone at the top with seven medals.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhou Jihong	1984 Los Angeles	Diving	first Olympic victory
Gao Min	1988 Seoul	Jumping
Xu Yanmei	1988 Seoul	Diving
Sun Shuwei	1992 Barcelona	Diving
Gao Min	1992 Barcelona	Jumping
Fu Mingxia	1992 Barcelona	Diving
Xiong Ni	1996 Atlanta	Jumping
Fu Mingxia	1996 Atlanta	Jumping
Fu Mingxia	1996 Atlanta	Diving
Xiong Ni	2000 Sydney	Jumping
Tian Liang	2000 Sydney	Diving
Xiao Hailiang Xiong Ni	2000 Sydney	Art jumping synchronized
Fu Mingxia	2000 Sydney	Jumping
Li Na Sang Xue	2000 Sydney	Diving Synchron
Peng Bo	2004 Athens	Jumping
Hu Jia	2004 Athens	Diving
Tian Liang Yang Jinghui	2004 Athens	Diving Synchron
Guo Jingjing	2004 Athens	Jumping
Wu Minxia Guo Jingjing	2004 Athens	Art jumping synchronized
Lao Lishi Li Ting	2004 Athens	Diving Synchron
Hey Chong	2008 Beijing	Jumping
Wang Feng Qin Kai	2008 Beijing	Art jumping synchronized
Lin Yue Huo Liang	2008 Beijing	Diving Synchron
Guo Jingjing	2008 Beijing	Jumping
Chen Ruolin	2008 Beijing	Diving
Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia	2008 Beijing	Art jumping synchronized
Wang Xin Chen Ruolin	2008 Beijing	Diving Synchron
Luo Yutong Qin Kai	2012 London	Art jumping synchronized
Cao Yuan Zhang Yanquan	2012 London	Diving Synchron
Wu Minxia	2012 London	Jumping
Chen Ruolin	2012 London	Diving
He Zi Wu Minxia	2012 London	Art jumping synchronized
Chen Ruolin Wang Hao	2012 London	Diving Synchron
Cao Yuan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Jumping
Chen Aisen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving
Chen Aisen Lin Yue	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving Synchron
Shi Tingmao	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Jumping
Ren Qian	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving
Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Art jumping synchronized
Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving Synchron

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Tan Liangde	1984 Los Angeles	Jumping	first medal win
Tan Liangde	1988 Seoul	Jumping
Xiong Ni	1988 Seoul	Diving
Li Qing	1988 Seoul	Jumping
Tan Liangde	1992 Barcelona	Jumping
Yu Zhuocheng	1996 Atlanta	Jumping
Hu Jie	2000 Sydney	Diving
Tian Liang Hu Jie	2000 Sydney	Diving Synchron
Guo Jingjing	2000 Sydney	Jumping
Li Na	2000 Sydney	Diving
Guo Jingjing Fu Mingxia	2000 Sydney	Art jumping synchronized
Wu Minxia	2004 Athens	Jumping
Lao Lishi	2004 Athens	Diving
Zhou Lüxin	2008 Beijing	Diving
Qin Kai	2012 London	Jumping
Qiu Bo	2012 London	Diving
Hey Zi	2012 London	Jumping
Hey Zi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Jumping
Si Yajie	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Kongzheng	1984 Los Angeles	Diving
Li Deliang	1988 Seoul	Jumping
Xiong Ni	1992 Barcelona	Diving
Xiao Hailiang	1996 Atlanta	Diving
Tian Liang	2004 Athens	Diving
Qin Kai	2008 Beijing	Jumping
Wu Minxia	2008 Beijing	Jumping
Wang Xin	2008 Beijing	Diving
Hey Chong	2012 London	Jumping
Cao Yuan Qin Kai	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving Synchron

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  Guo Jingjing, Olympic victories in 2004 and 2008, silver in 2000

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  Wu Minxia, ​​most successful Chinese Olympian ever with five gold, one silver and one bronze medal

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  Award ceremony in male jumping in 2008: left Qin Kai (bronze), middle He Chong (gold)

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  Chen Ruolin, five Olympic victories in 2008, 2012 and 2016

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  Cao Yuan, Olympic victory in 2012 and 2016, bronze in 2016

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  He Zi, gold and silver 2012, silver 2016

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  Wang Hao, Olympic gold medal in 2012

Winter games

biathlon

-	-	-

Chinese biathletes have been at the start since they first took part in the Winter Games. The best placings were achieved in Nagano in 1998 by Yu Shuwei with 5th place in the sprint and 9th place over 15 kilometers. As a member of the women's relay, she reached No. 7. Another member of the relay was Liu Xianying , who finished ninth in the pursuit, seventh in the mass start, and ninth in the relay in 2006.

Bobsleigh

-	-	-

Chinese bobsleigh riders took part for the first time in Pyeongchang in 2018. The two two-man bobsleigh and the four-man bobsleigh were unsuccessful.

Curling

-	-	1

2010 in Vancouver the first participation of Chinese curling teams took place. The men from Harbin CC led by Skip Wang Fengchun finished eighth after two wins in nine group games. The team lost 5: 9 to Switzerland and 6: 7 to Germany. The women, also from Harbin CC with Skip Wang Bingyu , took third place after the preliminary round. They won six of their nine games, including an 8: 6 over Switzerland and a 9: 7 against Germany. In the semifinals they lost to Sweden 4: 9. The match for the bronze medal, again against Switzerland, was won 12: 6.

In 2014 in Sochi, both teams from Harbin CC were there again. The men around Skip Liu Rui were in third place after the preliminary round. They had won seven of their nine preliminary round games. They won against Switzerland 5: 4, against Germany 11: 7. The semi-final against Canada was lost 6:10. The match for bronze against Sweden was also lost 4-6. The women, again with Skip Wang Bingyu, finished in seventh place after the preliminary round. They only achieved four wins in nine games. They lost against Switzerland 6:10.

In 2018 in Pyeongchang, the women's team was eliminated as fifth in the group. The Swiss team was defeated 7-2. In the mixed relay, new to the Olympic program since 2018, the Chinese duo were tied with Norway in fourth place. The Swiss duo were defeated 7: 5. The Chinese lost the tie-break to the semi-final qualification against Norway 7: 9.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	2010 Vancouver	Women's tournament	first medal win

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  The 2010 women's team in the preliminary round match against Denmark (from left to right): Skip Wang Bingyu, Third Liu Yin , Lead Zhou Yan and Second Yue Qingshuang

ice Hockey

-	-	-

In Olympic ice hockey, China has been represented three times by women's teams. The first participation in 1998 in Nagano was the most successful. With two wins in five preliminary round games, the team finished fourth and qualified for the bronze medal. They lost 4-1 against Finland. In 2002 in Salt Lake City they reached only one draw in the preliminary round, a 5-5 against Germany. That made you last in the group. In the placement games they first lost to Russia 1: 4. In the game for 7th place Kazakhstan was beaten 2-1 after extra time.

The third participation took place in 2010 in Vancouver. All three preliminary round games were lost. The game in the placement round against Switzerland was also lost 6-0. Only in the game for 7th place against Slovakia was the only tournament victory with 3-1.

figure skating

1	3	4th

In 1980 in Lake Placid, the first Chinese figure skaters took part. The first successes came in 1992 when Chen Lu took 6th place in the women's singles. In 1994 in Lillehammer she won bronze and was able to repeat this success in Nagano in 1998. In pair skating, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo finished fifth. The pair won bronze in Salt Lake City in 2002.

2006 in Turin there were two medals in pair skating. Zhang Dan and Zhan Dao won silver in front of their compatriots Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo. In 2010 in Vancouver, Chinese couples dominated pair skating. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo became the first Chinese Olympic champions in figure skating. Pang Qing and Tong Jian won silver, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao finished 5th in 2014 in Sochi, Pang Qing and Tong Jian took 4th place in Pyeongchang 2018, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won silver in pair skating. Jin Boyang finished fourth in the men's singles.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo	2010 Vancouver	Pair skating	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo	2006 Turin	Pair skating
Pang Qing Tong Jian	2010 Vancouver	Pair skating
Sui Wenjing Han Cong	2018 Pyeongchang	Pair skating

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Chen Lu	1994 Lillehammer	singles	first medal win
Chen Lu	1998 Nagano	singles
Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo	2002 Salt Lake City	Pair skating
Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo	2006 Turin	Pair skating

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  Chen Lu, bronze 1992

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  Shen Xue (left) and Zhao Hongbo, bronze in 2002 and 2006, Olympic victory in 2010

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  Zhang Dan (r.) And Zhang Hao, silver 2006

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  Pang Qing (left) and Tong Jian, silver 2010

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  Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, silver 2018

Speed ​​skating

1	3	4th

The first Chinese speed skaters started in Lake Placid in 1980. In 1992, Ye Qiaobo won the first medals for China in speed skating. She won silver in the 500 and 1000 meters. In 1994 in Lillehammer a bronze medal over 1000 meters was added. Xue Ruihong ran over 500 meters in fourth place, as did Liu Hongbo in the men's 500 and 1000 meters.

Chinese speed skaters were not successful again until 2006 in Turin. In the women's 500 meter competition, Wang Manli won silver, while her teammate Ren Hui won bronze. In the men's race, Yu Fengtong ran over 500 meters in fifth place. In Vancouver 2010, Yu reached seventh place. In the women's race, Wang Beixing won bronze over the same distance . Zhang Shuang finished seventh and Jin Peiyu eighth. Zhang Hong became the first Chinese Olympic champion in speed skating in Sochi in 2014. She won the 1000 meter competition. She finished fourth over 500 meters and Wang Beixin seventh. In 2018 in Pyeongchang, Gao Tingyu won bronze over 500 meters. Li Dan finished 5th in the women's mass start race.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zhang Hong	2014 Sochi	1000 meters	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ye Qiaobo	1992 Albertville	500 meters	first medal win
Ye Qiaobo	1992 Albertville	1000 meters
Wang Manli	2006 Turin	500 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ye Qiaobo	1994 Lillehammer	1000 meters
Ren Hui	2006 Turin	1000 meters
Wang Beixin	2010 Vancouver	500 meters
Gao Tingyu	2018 Pyeongchang	500 meters

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  Ren Hui, bronze 2006

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  Wang Beixin, bronze 2010

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  Zhang Hong, 2014 Olympic champion

Freestyle ski

1	6th	4th

The first Chinese freestyle skiers started in Lillehammer in 1994. The first medal was won in 1998 in Nagano by Xu Nannan with silver in jumping. Guo Dandan finished seventh. In 2002 in Salt Lake City, Li Nina reached 5th place. Four years later in Turin she won silver. Xu Nannan was fourth and Guo Xinxin was sixth. In the men's race, Han Xiaopeng jumped to the first Chinese gold medal in freestyle skiing.

In 2010 in Vancouver, Li Nina repeated her silver medal. Guo Xinxin won bronze, Xu Mengtao finished sixth, and Cheng Shuang seventh. In the men's category , Liu Zhongqing won bronze. The series of successes in jumping continued in Sochi in 2014. In the men's category , Jia Zongyang won bronze and Qi Guangpu came fourth. In the women's category, Xu Mengtao won silver, Li Nina was fourth, and Cheng Shuang was fifth.

In Pyeongchang, too, the jumpers were the most successful Chinese freestyle riders. Jia Zongyang won silver in the men. In the women's category , Zhang Xin won silver and Kong Fanyu won bronze.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Han Xiaopeng	2006 Turin	Leap	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Xu Nannan	1998 Nagano	Leap	first medal win
Li Nina	2006 Turin	Leap
Li Nina	2010 Vancouver	Leap
Xu Mengtao	2014 Sochi	Leap
Jia Zongyang	2018 Pyeongchang	Leap
Zhang Xin	2018 Pyeongchang	Leap

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Liu Zhongqing	2010 Vancouver	Leap
Guo Xinxin	2010 Vancouver	Leap
Jia Zongyang	2014 Sochi	Leap
Kong Fanyu	2018 Pyeongchang	Leap

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  Liu Zhongqing, bronze 2010

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  Xu Mengtao, silver 2014

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  Jia Zongyang, bronze 2014, silver 2018

Short track

10	15th	8th

The short track, which has been part of the Olympic program since 1992, is China's most successful winter sport. Li Yan won the first medal with a silver over 500 meters when he participated for the first time. In 1994 in Lillehammer, Zhang Yanwei won silver over 500 meters, over 1000 meters she was fourth, Yang Yang (S) fifth.

In 1998 in Nagano, medals could be won in all disciplines in which Chinese short trackers competed. In the men's race, An Yulong won silver over 500 meters and Li Jiajun over 1000 meters. Both were members of the relay that won bronze. In the women's race, Yang Yang (S) won silver in the 500 meters and 1000 meters. She was also a member of the season, which also won silver.

In 2002 in Salt Lake City, the first Olympic victories in the short track were achieved. Yang Yang (A) won the 500 and 1000 meters. Over 1500 meters she finished fourth. Wang Chunlu won bronze in the 500 meters and Yang Yang (S) in the 1000 meters. All three were members of the relay that won the silver medal. In the men's race, Li Jiajun won silver over 1500 meters. Over 500 meters, Feng Kai reached fourth place. Both ran for the bronze medal in the relay.

In 2006 in Turin, Li Jiajun won bronze over 1500 meters. Over 1000 meters he reached 5th place, right behind his teammate Li Ye in 5th place. The relay took 5th place. In the women's category, Wang Meng was Olympic champion over 500 meters. She won silver over 1000 meters and bronze over 1500 meters. Yang Yang (A) won bronze over 1000 meters.

The Chinese presented all four Olympic champions in Vancouver in 2010. Wang Meng won over 500 and 1000 meters, Zhou Yang over 1500 meters, and over 500 meters she was fifth. Both of them took the fourth gold medal in the women's relay. The men came away empty-handed. The relay came in fourth. Han Jialiang reached sixth place over 1,000 meters and Liang Wenhao over 1,500 meters.

In Sochi 2014, Wu Dajing won silver over 500 meters and Han Tianyu won silver over 1500 meters. Over 500 meters, Liang Wenhao finished fourth and Han fifth, over 1000 meters Wu came fourth and Han fifth, over 1500 meters, Chen Dequan took sixth place. Chen Wu and Han also ran in the relay that won bronze. In the women's race, Li Jianrou became Olympic champions over 500 meters and Zhou Yang over 1500 meters. Fan Kexin won silver over 1000 meters. Liu Qiuhong finished fourth over 500 meters and Fan fifth. Li finished eighth over 1000 meters. The women's relay with Fan, Li, Liu and Zhou came in seventh.

In Pyeongchang 2018, Wu Dajing became Olympic champion over 500 meters. With the relay he also won the silver medal. Li Jinyu also won silver in the women’s 1500 meters.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Yang Yang (A)	2002 Salt Lake City	500 meters	first Olympic victory
Yang Yang (A)	2002 Salt Lake City	1000 meters
Wang Meng	2006 Turin	500 meters
Wang Meng	2010 Vancouver	500 meters
Wang Meng	2010 Vancouver	1000 meters
Zhou Yang	2010 Vancouver	1500 meters
Sun Linlin Wang Meng Zhang Hui Zhou Yang	2010 Vancouver	Women's relay
Li Jianrou	2014 Sochi	500 meters
Zhou Yang	2014 Sochi	1500 meters
Wu Dajing	2018 Pyeongchang	500 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Yan	1992 Albertville	500 meters	first medal win
Zhang Yanmei	1994 Lillehammer	500 meters
To Yulong	1998 Nagano	500 meters
Li Jiajun	1998 Nagano	1000 meters
Yang Yang (S)	1998 Nagano	500 meters
Yang Yang (S)	1998 Nagano	1000 meters
Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Wang Chunlu Sun Dandan	1998 Nagano	Women's relay
Li Jiajun	2002 Salt Lake City	1500 meters
Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Wang Chunlu Sun Dandan	2002 Salt Lake City	Women's relay
Wang Meng	2006 Turin	1000 meters
Wu Dajing	2014 Sochi	500 meters
Han Tianyu	2014 Sochi	1500 meters
Fan Kexin	2014 Sochi	1000 meters
Chen Dequan Han Tianyu Ren Ziwei Wu Dajing Xu Hongzhi	2018 Pyeongchang	Men's relay
Wang Meng	2018 Pyeongchang	1000 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Li Jiajun Feng Kai Yuan Ye An Yulong	1998 Nagano	Men's relay
Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye An Yulong	2002 Salt Lake City	Men's relay
Wang Chunlu	2002 Salt Lake City	500 meters
Yang Yang (S)	2002 Salt Lake City	1000 meters
Li Jiajun	2006 Turin	1500 meters
Yang Yang (A)	2006 Turin	1000 meters
Wang Meng	2006 Turin	1500 meters
Chen Dequan Han Tianyu Shi Jingnan Wu Dajing	2014 Sochi	Men's relay

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  Award ceremony for women 500 meters in 2010: Olympic champion Wang Meng in the middle

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  Zhou Yang, Olympic champion 2010 and 2014

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  Wu Dajing, silver 2014

skeleton

-	-	-

In the skeleton, Chinese athletes made their Olympic debut in 2018. Gang Wenqiang finished 13th in the men's category.

Alpine skiing

-	-	-

The Chinese have been taking part in alpine ski races at the Winter Olympics since 1980. The best results were achieved in 1980 by Wang Guizhen in 18th place and in 1984 by Jin Xuefei in 19th place, both in the women's slalom.

Cross-country skiing

-	-	-

Chinese cross-country skiers have been at the start since 1980. The best result was achieved in Turin in 2006 by Wang Chunli with 18th place over 10 kilometers.

Ski jumping

-	-	-

The People's Republic of China first took part in ski jumping, in 2006 in Turin.

Snowboard

-	1	-

Chinese snowboarders have been represented at the Winter Olympics since 2006. In 2010, Liu Jiayu was fourth in the halfpipe for women , Sun Zhifeng was seventh. In 2014, Cai Xuetong was sixth, Li Shuang eighth and Liu Jiayu ninth in the halfpipe. In the men's category , Zhang Yiwei was 6th and Shi Wancheng was 7th.

In 2018 in Pyeongchang, the first medal in this sport was won. Liu Jiayu won silver in the half pipe . Her teammate Cai Xuetong finished fifth.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Liu Jiayu	2018 Pyeongchang	halfpipe	first medal win

Youth games

Youth Summer Games

68 young people, boys and girls, took part in the first edition of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore . With 51 medals, including 30 Olympic victories, the People's Republic of China was the strongest participating nation.

Four years later, the Youth Summer Games were held in Nanjing . Once again, China, as the host nation, took first place in the medal table. 123 young athletes won 65 medals, 38 of them gold.

Youth Winter Games

The first Winter Youth Games took place in Innsbruck in 2012 . 23 young people from China won 15 medals and celebrated seven Olympic victories. This placed them in second place behind Germany in the medal table.

In 2016 the second Winter Youth Games were held in Lillehammer . Again 23 young people took part. This time ten medals, three of them gold, could be won. In the medal table, China was in 7th place.

Participants by sport

Summer games

sport	year
	1952	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
badminton				13	20th	17th	18th	19th	17th	15th
baseball								24
basketball		23	22nd	23	24	12	24	24	24	24
Beach volleyball						4th	4th	6th	4th	2
Archery		6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	5	6th	6th	6th
Boxing			2	4th	3	3	6th	10	9	11
fencing		18th	15th	15th	9	13	19th	20th	16	13
Soccer			14th		15th	13	15th	35		15th
Weightlifting		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
golf										4th
Handball		13	12		12		14th	30th
hockey						15th	16	33	16	17th
Judo		5	5	10	11	12	9	14th	8th	8th
Canoeing		4th	4th	4th	8th		15th	23	18th	9
athletics		22nd	44	33	31	26th	52	66	51	52
Modern pentathlon			1	1		2	3	4th	4th	4th
Cycling		7th	9	6th	5	3	6th	12	12	14th
horse riding								6th		1
Wrestling		7th	11	8th	5	5	9	16	7th	13
rowing		9	11	22nd	13	10	17th	31	18th	17th
shoot		17th	20th	20th	24	21st	26th	24	23	22nd
swim	1	14th	27	19th	29	30th	36	51	56	52
sailing		4th	5	3	5	4th	4th	18th	9	8th
Softball					15th	15th	15th	15th
Taekwondo						3	2	4th	3	4th
tennis			2	5	4th	3	4th	8th	4th	5
Table tennis			7th	8th	8th	9	9	6th	6th	6th
Triathlon						2	2	3	2	2
do gymnastics		14th	14th	14th	21st	13	21st	23	15th	20th
volleyball		22nd	11	12	9	12	12	24	12	12
Water polo		12	13					25th	13	13
Diving		8th	8th	7th	8th	10	10	10	12	13

Winter games

sport	year
	1980	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
biathlon	5	5		8th	4th	4th	5	8th	5	5	2
Bobsleigh											5
Curling									9	8th	5
ice Hockey						20th	19th		19th
figure skating	2	6th	6th	4th	4th	4th	11	9	9	9	11
Speed ​​skating	13	12	4th	10	6th	12	12	15th	14th	10	13
Freestyle ski					2	5	7th	8th	8th	9	15th
Short track				5	8th	8th	9	8th	10	14th	10
skeleton											1
Alpine skiing	2	5		2				2	2	2	2
Cross-country skiing	2	9	3	3		4th	3	20th	5	4th	4th
Ski jumping								4th		1
Snowboard								2	5	6th	9

Medals by sport

Summer games

sport	gold	silver	bronze	total
Diving	40	19th	10	69
Weightlifting	31	15th	8th	54
do gymnastics	29	21st	23	73
Table tennis	28	17th	8th	53
shoot	22nd	15th	19th	56
badminton	18th	8th	15th	41
swim	13	22nd	13	48
athletics	8th	10	14th	32
Judo	8th	3	11	22nd
Taekwondo	7th	1	2	10
fencing	4th	7th	3	14th
Boxing	3	3	6th	12
volleyball	3	1	2	6th
Wrestling	2	3	6th	11
sailing	2	3	1	6th
Canoeing	2	0	0	2
Archery	1	6th	2	9
rowing	1	4th	4th	9
Cycling	1	3	3	7th
tennis	1	0	1	2
basketball	0	1	1	2
Beach volleyball	0	1	1	2
hockey	0	1	0	1
Soccer	0	1	0	1
Modern pentathlon	0	1	0	1
Softball	0	1	0	1
golf	0	0	1	1
Handball	0	0	1	1
total	224	167	155	546

Winter games

sport	gold	silver	bronze	total
Short track	10	15th	8th	33
Freestyle ski	1	6th	4th	11
Speed ​​skating	1	3	4th	8th
figure skating	1	3	4th	8th
Snowboard	0	1	0	1
Curling	0	0	1	1
total	13	28	21st	62

Medal table

				total	rank
Olympic Summer Games	224	167	155	546	5
winter Olympics	13	28	21st	62	17th
total	237	195	176	608	7th

See also

• List of Olympic medalists from the People's Republic of China
• Category: Olympian (China)

Web links

• China in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• China on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Yang Yang (A) and Yang Yang (S) are both Chinese short trackers. The additional letter is not part of their name, but serves to distinguish them. The letters refer to the month of birth.
2. ↑ Sven Flohr on N24 Sport
3. ↑ ^{a b} IOC report from November 25, 2016 (engl.)
4. ↑ IOC announcement of January 12, 2017 (Eng.)
5. ↑ Report to Spiegel Online from September 1, 2016
6. ↑ Doping verdict Russian walkers have to hand in medals . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 24, 2016, ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed March 24, 2016]).
7. ^ Message from the FAZ dated March 24, 2016
8. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of August 13, 2012
9. ^ Spiegel Online on August 21, 2016
10. ↑ Article in Deutschlandfunk from August 4, 2016
11. ^ Spiegel Online
12. ↑ Three more Russian women doped at the 2012 Olympics. In: sport.orf.at. March 22, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017 . 
13. ↑ Washington Post report from August 1, 1996