1980 Winter Olympics / Participant (China)

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The People's Republic of China took part in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid with a delegation of 24 athletes (13 men, 11 women); this was the first time the country started at the Winter Games . The speed skater Zhao Weichang was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Participants by sport

biathlon

Men's:

• Han Jinsuo

  10 km: 46th place

• Li Xiaoming

  10 km: DSQ

  4 × 7.5 km: 14th place

• Song Yongjun

  10 km: 41st place

  4 × 7.5 km: 14th place

• Wang Yumjie

  20 km: 46th place

  4 × 7.5 km: 14th place

• Ying Zhenshan

  20 km: 44th place

  4 × 7.5 km: 14th place

figure skating

Women: Bao Zhenghua 22nd place

Men's: Xu Zhaoxiao 16th place

Speed ​​skating

Women: Cao Guifeng 500 m: 21st place 1000 m: 27th place Chen Shuhua 1500 m: 29th place Kong Meiyu 1500 m: 27th place 3000 m: 27th place Piao Meiji 3000 m: 28th place Shen Guoqin 500 m: 27th place 1500 m: 30th place Shen Zhenshu 1000 m: 32nd place Wang Limei 500 m: 29th place Zhang Li 1000 m: 31st place

Men's: Guo Chengjiang 1500 m: 29th place Li Huchun 1000 m: 32nd place 1500 m: 30th place Su He 500 m: 33rd place Wang Nianchun 500 m: 23rd place 1000 m: 36th place Zhao Weichang 500 m: 31st place 1000 m: 24th place 1500 m: 25th place

Alpine skiing

Women: Wang Guizhen Giant slalom: 35th place Slalom: 18th place

Men's: Piao Dongyi Giant slalom: 50th place Slalom: 34th place

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Ren Guiping 5 km: 38th place 10 km: 38th place

Men's: Lin Guanghao 15 km: 50th place

Web links

• Chinese Olympic team 1980 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )