China at the Olympics

This article is about the team organized by the People's Republic of China and represents "China" to compete in the Olympics. For the team organized by the Republic of China to compete in the Olympics from 1924 to 1948, see Republic of China at the Olympics. For the team now representing the Republic of China on Taiwan, see Chinese Taipei at the Olympics. For the Olympics in China, see Chinese Olympics.

Sporting event delegation

China at the
All-time Olympic Games

IOC code| CHN
NOC| Chinese Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympic.cn (in Chinese)
Medals
Ranked 3rd|

Gold
325
Silver
258
Bronze
221
Total
804
Summer appearances

* 1952
* 1956–1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Republic of China (1924–1972)
Number of medals won by China at the summer Olympic Games from 1952 to 2020 Number of medals won by China at the Olympic Winter Games from 1980 to 2022

China's participation in the Olympic games is relatively recent. The People's Republic of China sent its first full athletic delegation to the Summer Olympic Games in the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held in Los Angeles, United States.[1][2]

As of 2024, China has finished at 1st place in the Summer Olympics once, at 2nd place four times, and 3rd place twice. It has won a total of 325 gold medals, 258 silver medals and 221 bronze medals over the course of 12 Olympic games.

With the nation's 12th appearance at the Summer and 12th appearance at the Winter Olympics, China is the most successful country overall in the Asia–Oceania region, making them the 3rd most successful country in Olympic history, after the United States and the Soviet Union.

## Participation

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Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 Summer Olympics to 1976 Winter Olympics, China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time during the last days to participate in one event.[3] That year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed both the PRC and ROC (Republic of China) (which fled to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War) to compete with the name "China", although the latter withdrew in protest.[3] Due to the dispute over the political status of the "two Chinas", the PRC started a period of isolationism, withdrawing from several international sporting bodies and the UN system until the mid-1970s, when the country participated for the first time in the Asian Games in 1974 and the World University Games in 1977. Returning to the IOC officially only in 1979, which gave it the right to send an official delegation, starting from the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.[3] Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after 1952 was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.[1][2]

## Designation Issues - PRC versus ROC and classification of Hong Kong

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The Chinese Olympic Committee in its current form was recognized in 1979.[3] Before the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympics. The ROC continued to compete from 1952 (Summer Olympics) to 1976 (Winter Olympics), but only representing athletes from the island of Taiwan (although the football team members of ROC in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were overseas Hong Kongers). The dispute over use of the name China resulted in the PRC boycotting the Games completely during these years. In 1979, the International Olympic Committee The two parties signed the Nagoya Protocol in which both National Olympic Committees recognized each other. However, the name "China" would be owned by the National Olympic Committee of the People's Republic of China, based in Beijing. While the Republic of China headquartered in Taipei would be called as Chinese Taipei, which also regulated the use of national symbols during the Games and any related events; this reopened the door for the PRC to finally join the Olympic movement.[3]

Hong Kong has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and has competed at the Games since 1952.[4] After the territory was returned to the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was created in 1997, this arrangement has continued, with Hong Kong competing independently from the rest of the nation under the name Hong Kong, China.[4] China is ranked fourth by total number of medals in the Olympic Games.

## Olympic bids and hosted Games

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The People's Republic of China has hosted the Games on two occasions: in 2008 and in 2022. Beijing is the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

### Hosted Games

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Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events

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2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing | August 8–24 | 204 | 10,942 | 302
2022 Winter Olympics | Beijing | February 4–20 | 91 | 2,871 | 109

### Unsuccessful bids

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Games | City | Winner of bid

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2000 Summer Olympics | Beijing | Sydney, Australia
2010 Winter Olympics | Harbin | Vancouver, Canada

## Overview of Olympic participation

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

### Timeline of participation

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Olympic
year/s | team

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Mainland China | Taiwan
1924 |  |  | (Chine)[5][6] | as part of  Japan[a]
1932–1936 |  | China | (CHN)
1948 |
1952 |  | People's Republic
of China (PRC) |
1956 |  |  | Republic of China (CHN)
1960 | Formosa (RCF)
1964–1968 | Taiwan (TWN)
1972–1976 | Republic of China (ROC)
1980 |  | China (CHN) |
Since 1984 |  | Chinese Taipei (TPE)

### China at the Summer Olympics

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Host country

Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1896 Athens | did not participate
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris | as part of the  Republic of China[5][6]
1928 Amsterdam | did not participate
1932 Los Angeles | as part of the  Republic of China
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1956 Melbourne | withdrew from the IOC
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow | boycotted
1984 Los Angeles | 216 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 4
1988 Seoul | 273 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 11
1992 Barcelona | 244 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 4
1996 Atlanta | 294 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 | 4
2000 Sydney | 271 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 3
2004 Athens | 384 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 63 | 2
2008 Beijing | 639 | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 | 1
2012 London | 396 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 92 | 2
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 412 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 | 3
2020 Tokyo | 406 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 | 2
2024 Paris | 388 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 | 2
2028 Los Angeles | future event
2032 Brisbane
Total (12/30) | 3,924 | 303 | 226 | 198 | 727 | 3

### China at the Winter Olympics

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Host country

Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1924 Chamonix | did not participate
1928 St. Moritz
1932 Lake Placid
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1984 Sarajevo | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1988 Calgary | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1992 Albertville | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15
1994 Lillehammer | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19
1998 Nagano | 57 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16
2002 Salt Lake City | 66 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13
2006 Turin | 76 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14
2010 Vancouver | 94 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7
2014 Sochi | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12
2018 Pyeongchang | 81 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16
2022 Beijing | 176 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4
2026 Milano Cortina | future event
2030 French Alps
2034 Salt Lake City
Total (12/24) | 746 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 77 | 16

## Medals by sports

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Main article: List of Olympic medalists for China

### Medals by summer sport

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Chinese athletes have won medals in most of the current Summer Olympics sports.
The exceptions are triathlon, equestrian, rugby, skateboarding, surfing and water polo.

Leading in that sport

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Diving| 55| 26| 11| 92
Weightlifting| 43| 16| 8| 67
Table tennis| 37| 21| 8| 66
Artistic gymnastics| 31| 26| 21| 78
Shooting| 31| 18| 28| 77
Badminton| 22| 15| 15| 52
Swimming| 18| 24| 19| 61
Athletics| 12| 13| 18| 43
Judo| 8| 3| 12| 23
Taekwondo| 7| 2| 4| 13
Boxing| 6| 7| 6| 19
Fencing| 5| 7| 3| 15
Canoeing| 5| 2| 0| 7
Trampoline gymnastics| 4| 5| 7| 16
Cycling| 3| 3| 3| 9
Sailing| 3| 3| 2| 8
Volleyball| 3| 1| 2| 6
Wrestling| 2| 6| 12| 20
Artistic swimming| 2| 5| 2| 9
Rowing| 2| 4| 6| 12
Tennis| 2| 1| 1| 4
Archery| 1| 7| 2| 10
Rhythmic gymnastics| 1| 1| 0| 2
Field hockey| 0| 2| 0| 2
Sport climbing| 0| 2| 0| 2
Basketball| 0| 1| 1| 2
Beach volleyball| 0| 1| 1| 2
Karate| 0| 1| 1| 2
Football| 0| 1| 0| 1
Modern pentathlon| 0| 1| 0| 1
Softball| 0| 1| 0| 1
Golf| 0| 0| 2| 2
3x3 basketball| 0| 0| 1| 1
Breaking| 0| 0| 1| 1
Handball| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (35 entries)| 303| 226| 198| 727

### Medals by winter sport

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Chinese athletes have won medals in 7 out of 15 current Winter Olympics sports.
Most of the golds and half of the medals come from the sport of short track speed skating.

Leading in that sport

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Short track speed skating| 12| 16| 9| 37
Freestyle skiing| 5| 8| 4| 17
Figure skating| 2| 3| 4| 9
Speed skating| 2| 3| 4| 9
Snowboarding| 1| 2| 0| 3
Curling| 0| 0| 1| 1
Skeleton| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (7 entries)| 22| 32| 23| 77

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer

Sport  | Rank  | Athlete  | Event & Year
Equestrian | 8th  | Alex Hua Tian | Individual eventing in 2016
Rugby | 6th  | China women's team | Women's tournament in 2024
Skateboarding | 4th  | Cui Chenxi | Women's street in 2024
Surfing | 15th  | Yang Siqi | Women's shortboard in 2024
Triathlon | 28th  | Lin Xinyu | Women's individual in 2024
Water polo | 5th  | China women's team | Women's tournament in 2008
Women's tournament in 2012
Winter
Sport  | Rank  | Athlete  | Event & Year
Alpine skiing | 16th  | Zhang Yangming | Men's combined in 2022
Biathlon | 5th  | Yu Shumei | Women's sprint in 1998
Bobsleigh | 6th  | Huai Mingming | Women's monobob in 2022
Cross-country skiing | 10th  | Chi Chunxue
Li Xin
Jialin Bayani
Ma Qinghua | Women's 4 × 5 km relay in 2022
Ice hockey | 4th  | China women's team | Women's tournament in 1998
Luge | 12th  | Wang Peixuan
Fan Duoyao
Huang Yebo & Peng Junyue | Mixed team relay in 2022
Nordic combined | 10th  | Zhao Zihe
Zhao Jiawen
Guo Yuhao
Fan Haibin | Men's team large hill/4 × 5 km in 2022
Ski jumping | 10th  | Dong Bing
Peng Qingyue
Song Qiwu
Zhao Jiawen | Mixed team in 2022

## Flagbearer

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### Summer Games

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Games  | Opening  | Gender  | Sport  | Closing  | Gender  | Sport

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1984 Los Angeles | Wang Libin | M  |  Basketball |  |  |
1988 Seoul | Song Tao | M  |  Basketball |  |  |
1992 Barcelona | Song Ligang | M  |  Basketball |  |  |
1996 Atlanta | Liu Yudong | M  |  Basketball |  |  |
2000 Sydney |  |  |
2004 Athens | Yao Ming | M  |  Basketball | Liu Xiang | M  |  Athletics
2008 Beijing | Zhang Ning | F  |  Badminton
2012 London | Yi Jianlian | M  |  Basketball | Xu Lijia | F  |  Sailing
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Lei Sheng | M  |  Fencing | Ding Ning | F  |  Table tennis
2020 Tokyo | Zhao Shuai | M  |  Taekwondo | Su Bingtian | M  |  Athletics
Zhu Ting | F  |  Volleyball
2024 Paris | Ma Long | M  |  Table tennis | Li Fabin | M  |  Weightlifting
Feng Yu | F  |  Artistic swimming | Ou Zixia | F  |  Field hockey

### Winter Games

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Games  | Opening  | Gender  | Sport  | Closing  | Gender  | Sport

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1980 Lake Placid | Zhao Weichang | M  |  Speed skating |  |  |
1984 Sarajevo | Zhao Shijian | M  |  Speed skating |  |  |
1988 Calgary | Zhang Shubin | M  |  Figure skating |  |  |
1992 Albertville | Song Chen | M  |  Speed skating |  |  |
1994 Lillehammer | Liu Gongfei | M  |  Speed skating |  |  |
1998 Nagano | Zhao Hongbo | M  |  Figure skating |  |  |
2002 Salt Lake City | Zhang Min | M  |  Figure skating |  |  |
2006 Turin | Yang Yang (A) | F  |  Short track speed skating | Han Xiaopeng | M  |  Freestyle skiing
2010 Vancouver | Han Xiaopeng | M  |  Freestyle skiing | Zhao Hongbo | M  |  Figure skating
2014 Sochi | Tong Jian | M  |  Figure skating | Liu Qiuhong | F  |  Short track speed skating
2018 Pyeongchang | Zhou Yang | F  |  Short track speed skating | Wu Dajing | M  |  Short track speed skating
2022 Beijing | Gao Tingyu | M  |  Speed skating | Gao Tingyu | M  |  Speed skating
Zhao Dan | F  |  Skeleton | Xu Mengtao | F  |  Freestyle skiing

## History

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### Early appearance and hiatus

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After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, PRC sent a delegation to the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The Chinese delegation (including athletes and officials) consisted of 38 men and 2 women,[7] including the men's football team, the men's basketball team, and one swimmer. Only the swimmer arrived in time to take part in the official competition, and the football team played two friendly matches.[8] The Chinese stayed ten days in Helsinki and participated in the closing ceremony. The Republic of China's (ROC) team withdrew from the Games on July 17 in response to the IOC's decision to allow both PRC and ROC sportsmen and women to compete.[9] This marked the beginning of the "two Chinas" conflict in the Olympic Movement, which resulted in the Chinese Olympic Committee's withdrawal from the IOC in August 1958.

In the 1970s, China normalized her relations with the United States through Ping Pong Diplomacy, and established diplomatic relations with the United States on January 1, 1979. The normalization finally led to the Chinese Olympic Committee's return to the IOC on October 25, 1979.[7]

#### Sports summary

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Till 2012, China won three-quarters of their gold medals (152 out of 201) and two-thirds of their medals (311 out of 473) in six sports: table tennis, badminton, diving, gymnastics, weightlifting, and shooting.

China recently dominated the gold medals in three of them, table tennis, badminton and diving. China won all golds four times in table tennis and one time in badminton, and won three-quarters of all diving golds since 1992.

The total dominance in table tennis and badminton also leads to negative consequences. Due to the low participations among non-Asian countries, these two sports may lose their positions in the Summer Olympics just like baseball and softball did after 2008.

While through the years, Chinese athletes got many breakthroughs in other sports that are traditionally China's weak sports. Among them, swimming is the potential one that may get into top five sports of China in the near future.

#### 1984

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China won 15 golds and ranked 4th at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Xu Haifeng won the first-ever gold medal for China in the shooting event of 50 m Pistol. It was called "a break through zero" – an event that brought great joy to the whole Chinese nation.[1]

Li Ning won six medals in gymnastics, 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China.[10] Six medals in a single Olympics is still the record for any Chinese athlete.

Chinese women's volleyball team defeated USA women's team in the final and won China's first ball-game gold medal.

#### 1988

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China won 5 golds and ranked 11th at the 1988 Summer Olympics at Seoul, South Korea.

Li Meisu won China's first medal in athletics.

China also won first medals in rowing. A silver in women's coxed fours and a bronze in women's eights

#### 1992

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China won 16 golds and ranked 4th at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, Spain.

Chen Yueling won China's first athletics gold medal in women's 10 km walk.

Chinese female swimmers glittered with 4 golds and 5 silvers. But the success was later shadowed by the doping incident of Chinese swimmers just two years later at the 1994 Asian Games, although none of the medalists in 1992 was involved in the 1994 incident.

Deng Yaping won two table tennis golds in women's singles and women's doubles. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the gold medal to her after a promise made a year ago at 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.

Zhuang Xiaoyan won China's first judo gold medal in women's +72kg.

Zhang Xiaodong won silver medal in women's board (lechner), China's first medal in sailing.

Chinese women's basketball team lost final to Unified team, winning silver medal, China's best result in basketball.

#### 1996

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China won 16 golds and ranked 4th again at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta, USA.

Fu Mingxia won two diving golds in women's 3 m springboard and women's 10 m platform, becoming the first female diver to accomplish this feat since 1960.

Deng Yaping won two golds in table tennis again, making her the first Chinese athlete to defend two events and win four Olympic gold medals. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the gold medal to her again after a promise made four years ago at 1992 Olympics.

Liu Guoliang also won two table tennis golds in men's events. China won all four golds in table tennis for the first time.

Wang Junxia won gold in women's 5000 m and silver in women's 10000 m.

Chinese women's football team lost final to the USA team, winning silver medal, China's first medal in football.

#### 2000

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China won 28 golds and ranked 3rd at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia.

Wang Nan won two golds in table tennis, China again won all four golds in table tennis.

Chen Zhong won China's first taekwondo gold medal in women's +67kg.

Jiang Cuihua won bronze in women's track time trial, China's first medal in cycling. No ball-games team entered the final four, the worst performance China's since Olympic history.

#### 2004

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China won 32 golds and ranked 2nd at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.

Liu Xiang became the first Chinese male athlete to win gold medal in an Olympic track event, 110 m hurdles, equaling the world record of 12.91 seconds. He became the China's flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Liu broke the world record with 12.88 seconds two years later in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wang Yifu participated the Olympics for the record six consecutive times. He won gold in 10 m air pistol, his second gold and fourth medal in the event.

Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun won China's first canoeing gold medal in men's C-2 500 m.

Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won China's first tennis gold medal in women's doubles.

Wang Xu won China's first wrestling gold medal in women's freestyle 72 kg.

Chinese women's volleyball team come back from 0–2 deficit to defeat Russia women's team 3–2 in the final, winning China's second ball-game gold medal after 20 years.

#### 2008

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As host country, China won 48 golds, 22 silvers and 30 bronze, total 100 medals, ranked 1st at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Guo Jingjing won two golds in diving, becoming the first Chinese diver to defend two events successfully.

Zhang Yining won two golds in table tennis, becoming the second Chinese table tennis player to defend two events successfully after Deng Yaping.

Ma Lin also won two table tennis golds in men's events. China won all four golds in table tennis for the third time.

Zhong Man won China's first men's fencing gold in men's sabre, 24 years after Luan Jujie won China's first women's fencing gold in 1984.

Zhang Juanjuan won China's first archery gold in women's individual, breaking the long-time Korean dominance in the sport.

Zou Shiming and Zhang Xiaoping won China's first boxing golds in men's events.

Yin Jian won China's first sailing gold in sailboard event in women's sailboard.

China won first rowing gold in women's quadruple sculls.

Chinese gymnasts won 11 golds, the best in history. Zou Kai won 3 golds in one team event and two individual events.

China's top star Liu Xiang pulled out of the first round of 110 m hurdles due to injury.

#### 2012

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China won 38 golds and finished 2nd at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Sun Yang, the men's 1500 m freestyle world-record-holder before the Olympics, became the first Chinese male swimmer to win gold in Olympics. He won two golds in men's 400 m freestyle and men's 1500 m freestyle, breaking the Olympic record and his own world record respectively.

Ye Shiwen became the first Chinese female swimmer to win two golds in a single Olympics. She won golds in women's 200 m medley and women's 400 m medley, breaking the Olympic record and world record respectively.

Chen Ding won gold in men's 20 km walk, becoming the second Chinese male athlete to win Olympic athletics gold medal after Liu Xiang did in 2004.

Chen Ruolin won two golds in diving, becoming the second Chinese diver to defend two events successfully after Guo Jingjing.

Wu Minxia won diving gold in women's sync 3m springboard, becoming the only Chinese athlete to win three gold medals in a single event. She also won gold in women's 3m springboard, giving her all three medals in three participations in this event after silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008.

Zou Kai won two golds in gymnastics, becoming the only Chinese athlete to win five gold medals in Olympics.

Xu Lijia won gold in women's laser radial class, China's first gold medal in the sailboat event of sailing. She later became the China's flag bearer at the closing ceremony.

Lin Dan won badminton gold in men's singles, becoming the first athlete to defend the men's singles title in Olympic badminton history.

Zhao Yunlei won two golds in two badminton double events, becoming the only athlete to win two badminton gold medals in a single Olympics.

Cao Zhongrong won silver in men's event of modern pentathlon, China's first medal in the sport.

Chinese table tennis team won all four golds for the fourth time. Chinese badminton team won all five golds for the first time, but was a little shadowed by the disqualification of China's top seed women's double duo for not using best efforts.

China's top star Liu Xiang pulled out of the first round of 110 m hurdles due to injury again. Two of his three pull-outs in 12 years' career came from two Olympics first round heats.

No Chinese ball-game teams entered the final four, the worst performance in Chinese Summer Olympics history.

#### 2016

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China won 26 golds and ranked 3rd at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sun Yang won a gold medal in men's 200 m freestyle, becoming the only Chinese male swimmer to have won gold in 2 Olympic games.

Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won China's first cycling gold medal in women's team sprint.

Feng Shanshan won China's first golf medal.

Dong Bin set a new personal best (17.58 meters) in the men's triple jump event and won a bronze medal. This was China's first medal from Olympic triple jump events.

Chinese women's volleyball team won a third gold medal after 12 years.

Wu Minxia defended her Women's 3m Synchro event for the fourth time, becoming the only Chinese athlete to ever do so. This also makes her the most successful Chinese athlete of all time, with 5 Golds, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze.

#### 2020

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China won 38 gold, 32 silver, 18 bronze medals and ranked 2nd at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in August 2021.

Su Bingtian finished the men's 100 m semi-final with a new Asian Record at 9.83 seconds, and became the first Chinese athlete and second Asian athlete to compete in a 100 m final, in which he finished as the 6th place. He was also the flag bearer in the closing ceremony. With him, Chinese relay team won China's first medal in athletic relays.

Gong Lijiao won a gold medal in women's shot put and become the first ever Chinese athlete to won a gold medal in any field events and the first Asian to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put.

Liu Shiying won a gold medal in women's javelin throw. She became the first Asian and Chinese to win a gold medal in Olympic javelin throw events.

Lü Xiaojun lifted a combined weight of 374 kg to win a gold medal in the men's 81 kg weightlifting event. This was his third Olympic medal. He also became the oldest weightlifter champion (37 years and 4 days) in modern Olympics. He became the first ever Chinese athlete to win three gold medals in an individual event, after promoted a gold medal.

#### 2024

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China won 40 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze medals, and ranked 2nd at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in August 2024, their best result after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Zheng Qinwen won the gold medal in women's singles tennis, marking China's and Asia's first-ever gold in the Olympic singles tennis event; meanwhile, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu won the silver in the mixed doubles, making China the most successful team in tennis at this Olympics.[11]

Deng Yawen won China's first gold medal in women's BMX freestyle.

Pan Zhanle won China's first gold in men's 100 m freestyle, breaking Olympic, Asian, and his own world record with a time of 46.40.[12] With him, the Chinese swimming relay team won China's first gold in 4 x 100 m medley relay, topping the American swimming relay team and their undefeated gold when they participated since its introduction.[13]

Chang Yuan, Wu Yu, and Li Qian all won gold medals with Yang Wenlu and Yang Liu winning silver medals in their respective weight classes, China's best result for boxing.

The Chinese diving team won all 8 gold medals in diving, the first all-golds in diving since the introduction of synchronized diving.[14]

Liu Qingyi won a bronze medal in breaking, its inaugural event at the Olympics.

The Chinese artistic swimming team won gold in the team event, with Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi winning gold in the duet event. These were the first golds for China in artistic swimming.

The Chinese women's field hockey team won silver, their best result yet.

The Chinese table tennis team won all five golds for the first time since the mixed event addition in 2020. Ma Long also won his sixth gold medal, putting him as the Chinese Olympian with the most gold medals.[15]

### Winter Games

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#### Sports summary

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China won medals in only 6 of the 15 Winter Olympics sports. Most of the golds and half of the medals come from short track speed skating.

#### 1980–1988

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No medals.

#### 1992–1998

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Ye Qiaobo won China's first Winter Olympics medal in speed skating.

Chen Lu won consecutive bronze medals in 1994 and 1998, becoming the first Chinese figure skater to medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

#### 2002

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Yang Yang (A) won first Winter Olympics gold medal in short track speed skating, as the first gold medal for Team China in Olympic Winter Games.

#### 2006

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Han Xiaopeng, first male athlete to win Winter Olympics gold medal in freestyle skiing.

#### 2010

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Wang Meng shined in short track speed skating with three golds.

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo finally won figure skating gold in the event of pair skating after four participations.

Wang Bingyu and her team (Yue Qingshuang, Liu Yin, Zhou Yan and Liu Jinli) created history by winning the first curling Olympic medal for China in the women's tournament.

#### 2014

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China won 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 12th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in February 2014.

Zhang Hong won first Chinese gold medal in speed skating.

#### 2018

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China won 1 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 16th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2018.

Liu Jiayu won first ever Olympic medal in snowboarding for China.

Wu Dajing became the first Chinese male short track speed skating Olympic champion by breaking the world record at the 500-metre event.

#### 2022

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China won 9 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 3rd at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in February 2022, as the first ever home winter games.

Ailing Eileen Gu became the first ever freestyle skier to win three medals at one Olympic Game, the first female Chinese gold medalist in freestyle skiing, and the most successful freestyle skier ever in Olympic freestyle skiing event (with 2 gold medals and 1 silver medals).

Yan Wengang won the first ever medal in skeleton for Team China, bronze in men's single.

Xu Mengtao finally won the first ever gold in women's aerial since the first silver medal won by Xu Nannan in Nagano 1998 and 5 silver medals & 2 bronze medals won by Team China in this event at former games.

Su Yiming became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold in Olympic snowboarding events.

Gao Tingyu became the first Chinese male athlete to win a gold in Olympic speed skating events.

## Medalists

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### Summer Olympics

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Since Chinese athletes are more likely to compete in more than one event in the sport of diving, gymnastics, table tennis, swimming, and more likely to compete in several Olympic games in the sport of shooting, most multiple medalists listed in the following three tables come from these five sports.

#### Multiple medalists

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Olympics.

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Ma Long |  Table tennis | 2012–2024 | 4 | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6
5 Gold medals
Wu Minxia |  Diving | 2004–2016 | 4 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7
Zou Kai |  Gymnastics | 2008–2012 | 2 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6
Chen Ruolin |  Diving | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
4 Gold medals
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | 1996–2008 | 4 | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6
Cao Yuan |  Diving | 2012–2024 | 4 | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6
Fu Mingxia |  Diving | 1992–2000 | 3 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
Wang Nan |  Table tennis | 2000–2008 | 3 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
Shi Tingmao |  Diving | 2016–2020 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Li Xiaopeng |  Gymnastics | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
Deng Yaping |  Table tennis | 1992–1996 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Zhang Yining |  Table tennis | 2004–2008 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Chen Meng |  Table tennis | 2020–2024  | 2  | F  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4
3 Gold medals
Li Ning |  Gymnastics | 1984–1988 | 2 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6
Sun Yang |  Swimming | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6
Yang Wei |  Gymnastics | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5
Xiong Ni |  Diving | 1988–2000 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
Chen Yibing |  Gymnastics | 2008–2012 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Zhang Jike |  Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Fan Zhendong |  Table tennis | 2020–2024 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Li Xiaoxia |  Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Ding Ning |  Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Ma Lin |  Table tennis | 2004–2008 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Lü Xiaojun |  Weightlifting | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Quan Hongchan |  Diving | 2020–2024 | 2 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Xie Siyi |  Diving | 2020–2024 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
5 or more medals
Zhang Yufei |  Swimming | 2020-2024 | 2 | F | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10
Li Xiaoshuang |  Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | 2 | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6
Wang Yifu |  Shooting | 1984–2004 | 6 | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6
Wang Hao |  Table tennis | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5
Lou Yun |  Gymnastics | 1984–1988 | 2 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
Zou Jingyuan |  Gymnastics | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
Qin Kai |  Diving | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5
Xu Jiayu |  Swimming | 2016–2024 | 3 | M | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5
Yang Junxuan |  Swimming | 2020–2024 | 2 | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5
Huang Xuechen |  Synchronized swimming | 2008–2020 | 4 | W | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7
Sun Wenyan |  Synchronized swimming | 2012–2020 | 3 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6

#### Multiple gold medalists at a single game

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Li Ning |  Gymnastics | 1984 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6
Zou Kai |  Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
2 Gold medals
Artistic swimming
Wang Liuyi |  Artistic swimming | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Wang Qianyi |  Artistic swimming | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Badminton
Zhao Yunlei |  Badminton | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Diving
Fu Mingxia |  Diving | 1996 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Xiong Ni |  Diving | 2000 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | 2004 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Chen Ruolin |  Diving | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Chen Ruolin |  Diving | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Wu Minxia |  Diving | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Chen Aisen |  Diving | 2016 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Shi Tingmao |  Diving | 2016 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Xie Siyi |  Diving | 2020 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Shi Tingmao |  Diving | 2020 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Quan Hongchan |  Diving | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Gymnastics
Li Xiaopeng |  Gymnastics | 2000 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Li Xiaopeng |  Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Yang Wei |  Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Xiao Qin |  Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Chen Yibing |  Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
He Kexin |  Gymnastics | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Zou Kai |  Gymnastics | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
Feng Zhe |  Gymnastics | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Swimming
Sun Yang |  Swimming | 2012 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
Ye Shiwen |  Swimming | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Zhang Yufei |  Swimming | 2020 | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4
Table tennis
Deng Yaping |  Table tennis | 1992 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Deng Yaping |  Table tennis | 1996 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Liu Guoliang |  Table tennis | 1996 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Wang Nan |  Table tennis | 2000 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Zhang Yining |  Table tennis | 2004 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Zhang Yining |  Table tennis | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Ma Lin |  Table tennis | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Li Xiaoxia |  Table tennis | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Zhang Jike |  Table tennis | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Ma Long |  Table tennis | 2016 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Ding Ning |  Table tennis | 2016 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Ma Long |  Table tennis | 2020 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Chen Meng |  Table tennis | 2020 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2

#### Multiple medalists in a single event

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Wu Minxia |  Diving | Women's Synchro 3m Springboard | 2004–2016 | 4 | F | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | − | − | 4–0–0 | 4
4 medals
Huang Xuechen |  Artistic swimming | Team | 2008–2020 | 4 | F | − | 2012, 2016, 2020 | 2008 | 0–3–1 | 4
Wang Yifu |  Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 1984–2004 | 52 | M | 1992, 2004 | 1996, 2000 | − | 2–2–0 | 4
Dong Dong |  Trampoline gymnastics | Men's Individual Trampoline | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2012 | 2016, 2020 | 2008 | 1–2–1 | 4
3 Gold medals
Lü Xiaojun |  Weightlifting | Men's 77/81 kg5 | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3
Ma Long |  Table tennis | Men's team | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3
Chen Ruolin |  Diving | Women's Synchro 10m platform | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 2008, 2012, 2016 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3
3 medals
Huang Xuechen |  Artistic swimming | Duet | 2012–2020 | 3 | F | − | 2016, 2020 | 2012 | 0–2–1 | 3
Liu Hong |  Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2016 | 2012 | 2020 | 1–1–1 | 3
Zou Shiming |  Boxing | Men's light flyweight | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 2008, 2012 | − | 2004 | 2–0–1 | 3
Chen Long |  Badminton | Men's singles | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2016 | 2020 | 2012 | 1–1–1 | 3
Fu Haifeng |  Badminton | Men's doubles | 2004–2016 | 4 | M | 2012, 2016 | 2008 | − | 2–1–0 | 3
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | Women's Synchro 3 m Springboard | 1996–2008 | 33 | F | 2004, 2008 | 2000 | − | 2–1–0 | 3
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | Women's 3 m Springboard | 1996–2008 | 33 | F | 2004, 2008 | 2000 | − | 2–1–0 | 3
Qin Kai |  Diving | Men's Synchro 3 m Springboard | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2008, 2012 | − | 2016 | 2–0–1 | 3
Wu Minxia |  Diving | Women's 3 m Springboard | 2004–2012 | 3 | F | 2012 | 2004 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3
Tan Liangde |  Diving | Men's 3 m Springboard | 1984–1992 | 3 | M | − | 1984, 1988, 1992 | − | 0–3–0 | 3
Li Xiaopeng |  Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 2000, 2008 | − | 2004 | 2–0–1 | 3
Chen Jing4 |  Table tennis | Women's singles | 1988–2000 | 3 | F | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | 1–1–1 | 3
Gong Lijiao |  Athletics | Women's shot put | 2008–2020 | 4 | F | 2020 | 2012 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3
Pang Wei |  Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2008 | − | 2016, 2020 | 1–0–2 | 3
Wang Hao |  Table tennis | Men's singles | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | − | 2004, 2008, 2012 | − | 0–3–0 | 3
Sun Wenyan |  Artistic swimming | Team | 2012–2020 | 3 | F | − | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | 0–3–0 | 3
Sheng Zetian |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57/58 kg6 | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | − | − | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 0–0–3 | 3

2 Wang Yifu competed at six Olympic Games from 1984 to 2004. But 10 m air pistol was introduced to the Olympics after 1988. So he competed five times in the event. He ranked 15th in 1988 and ranked top two at the next four Olympics.

3 Guo Jingjing competed at four Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008. She ranked 5th in the event of 10m platform diving in 1996 at the age of 15. After that, due to rapid increase of height and weight, she switched to more suitable springboard diving. She competed in two 3m springboard events in the next three Olympics and got six medals.

4 Chen Jing competed for China in 1988, and for Chinese Taipei in 1996 and 2000.

5 The category was 77 kg in 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and then changed to 81 kg in 2000.

6 The category was 57 kg in 1992 and 1996 Olympics, and then changed to 58 kg in 2000.

#### Most appearances

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who competed in at least four Summer Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold. Age 15- and 40+ are marked in bold.

Name  | Sport  | Gender  | Born Year  | Games Year  | First/Last Age  | Best Result  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Medal  | Total

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Wang Yifu |  Shooting | M | 1960 | 1984–2004 | 23–43 | Gold | 1992, 2004 | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 1984 | 2–3–1 | 6
5 appearances
Ye Chong |  Fencing | M | 1969 | 1988–2004 | 18–34 | Silver | − | 2000, 2004 | – | 0–2–0 | 2
Tan Zongliang |  Shooting | M | 1971 | 1996–2012 | 24–40 | Silver | − | 2008 | − | 0–1–0 | 1
Gong Lijiao |  Athletics | F | 1989 | 2008–2024 | 19–35 | Gold | 2020 | 2012 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3
4 appearances
Diving
Xiong Ni |  Diving | M | 1974 | 1988–2000 | 14–26 | Gold | 1996, 2000x2 | 1988 | 1992 | 3–1–1 | 5
Guo Jingjing |  Diving | F | 1981 | 1996–2008 | 14–26 | Gold | 2004x2, 2008x2 | 2000x2 | − | 4–2–0 | 6
Wu Minxia |  Diving | W | 1985 | 2004–2016 | 18–30 | Gold | 2004, 2008, 2012x2, 2016 | 2004 | 2008 | 5–1–1 | 7
Badminton
Lin Dan |  Badminton | M | 1983 | 2004–2016 | 20–32 | Gold | 2008, 2012 | − | − | 2–0–0 | 2
Fu Haifeng |  Badminton | M | 1984 | 2004–2016 | 20–32 | Gold | 2012, 2016 | 2008 | − | 2–1–0 | 3
Athletics
Zhang Wenxiu |  Athletics | F | 1986 | 2004–2016 | 18–30 | Silver | − | 2008，2016 | 2012 | 0–2–1 | 3
Shooting
Du Li |  Shooting | F | 1982 | 2004–2016 | 22–34 | Gold | 2004, 2008 | 2016 | 2016 | 2–1–1 | 4
Zhu Qinan |  Shooting | M | 1984 | 2004–2016 | 19–31 | Gold | 2004 | 2008 | − | 1–1–0 | 2
Chen Ying |  Shooting | F | 1977 | 2004–2016 | 26–38 | Gold | 2008 | 2012 | − | 1–1–0 | 2
Wei Ning |  Shooting | F | 1982 | 2004–2016 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2004, 2012 | − | 0–2–0 | 2
Hu Binyuan |  Shooting | M | 1977 | 2004–2016 | 27–39 | Bronze | − | − | 2008 | 0–0–1 | 1
Fencing
Luan Jujie6 |  Fencing | F | 1958 | 1984–1988, 2000, 2008 | 26–50 | Gold | 1984 | − | − | 1–0–0 | 1
Xiao Aihua |  Fencing | F | 1971 | 1988–2000 | 17–29 | 5
2000 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0
Wang Haibin |  Fencing | M | 1973 | 1992–2004 | 18–30 | Silver | − | 2000, 2004 | − | 0–2–0 | 2
Li Na |  Fencing | F | 1981 | 2000–2012 | 19–31 | Gold | 2012 | − | 2000 | 1–0–1 | 2
Basketball
Zheng Haixia |  Basketball | F | 1967 | 1984–1996 | 17–29 | Silver | − | 1992 | 1984 | 0–1–1 | 2
Li Nan |  Basketball | M | 1974 | 1996–2008 | 22–34 | 8
1996, 2004, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0
Wang Zhizhi |  Basketball | M | 1977 | 1996–2000, 2008–2012 | 19–35 | 8
1996, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0
Chen Nan |  Basketball | F | 1983 | 2004–2016 | 21–33 | 4
2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0
Yi Jianlian |  Basketball | M | 1987 | 2004–2016 | 17–29 | 8
2004, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0
Table tennis
Ma Long |  Table tennis | M | 1988 | 2012–2024 | 24–35 | Gold | 2012, 2016x2, 2020x2, 2024 | - | - | 6–0–0 | 6

6 Luan Jujie competed for China in 1984, winning China's first Olympic fencing gold. She moved to Canada in 1985 and competed for Canada in 1988, 2000, and 2008.

#### The youngest and oldest gold medalists

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Fu Mingxia | F | August 16, 1978 | July 27, 1992 |  Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 13 years, 346 days
Quan Hongchan | F | March 28, 2007 | August 5, 2021 |  Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 14 years, 130 days
Ren Qian | F | February 20, 2001 | August 18, 2016 |  Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 15 years, 180 days
Chen Ruolin | F | December 12, 1992 | August 12, 2008 |  Diving | Women's synchronized 10 m platform | 15 years, 244 days
Chen Ruolin | F | December 12, 1992 | August 21, 2008 |  Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 15 years, 253 days
The 5 oldest gold medalists
Wang Yifu | M | December 4, 1960 | August 14, 2004 |  Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 43 years, 254 days
Lü Xiaojun | M | July 27, 1984 | July 31, 2021 |  Weightlifting | Men's 81 kg | 37 years, 4 days
Zhang Ning | F | May 19, 1975 | August 16, 2008 |  Badminton | Women's singles | 33 years, 89 days
Qiu Jian | M | June 25, 1975 | August 17, 2008 |  Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 33 years, 53 days
Fu Haifeng | M | August 23, 1983 | August 19, 2016 |  Badminton | Men's doubles | 32 years, 362 days

### Winter Olympics

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#### Multiple medalists

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least two gold medals or three medals at the Winter Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold.

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Wang Meng |  Short track speed skating | 2006–2010 | 2 | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6
Zhou Yang |  Short track speed skating | 2010–2018 | 3 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Wu Dajing |  Short track speed skating | 2014–2022 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
Yang Yang (A) |  Short track speed skating | 1998–2006 | 3 | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
3 or more medals
Eileen Gu |  Freestyle skiing | 2022 | 1 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Ren Ziwei |  Short track speed skating | 2010–2022 | 2 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Xu Mengtao |  Freestyle skiing | 2010–2022 | 4 | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3
Fan Kexin |  Short track speed skating | 2014–2022 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Shen Xue |  Figure skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Zhao Hongbo |  Figure skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Yang Yang (S) |  Short track speed skating | 1994–2002 | 3 | F | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5
Li Jiajun |  Short track speed skating | 1994–2006 | 4 | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5
Han Tianyu |  Short track speed skating | 2014–2018 | 2 | M | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3
Ye Qiaobo |  Speed skating | 1992–1994 | 2 | F | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3
Wang Chunlu |  Short track speed skating | 1998–2002 | 2 | F | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3
Jia Zongyang |  Freestyle skiing | 2010–2022 | 4 | M | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3

#### Multiple gold medalists at a single game

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics. Order first by golds, then by sports, then by year.

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3 Gold medals
Wang Meng |  Short track speed skating | 2010 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
2 Gold medals
Yang Yang (A) |  Short track speed skating | 2002 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Zhou Yang |  Short track speed skating | 2010 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2

#### Multiple medalists in a single event

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at Winter Olympics. Order first by medals, then by sport, then by golds.

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Shen Xue |  Figure skating | Pair skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | F | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3
Zhao Hongbo |  Figure skating | Pair skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | M | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3

#### Most appearances

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This is a list of Chinese athletes who competed in at least four Winter Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold.

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Zhang Hao |  Figure skating | M | 1984 | 2002–2018 | 18–34 | silver | − | 2006 | − | 0–1–0 | 1
4 appearances
Shen Xue |  Figure skating | F | 1978 | 1998–2010 | 20–32 | Gold | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3
Zhao Hongbo |  Figure skating | M | 1973 | 1998–2010 | 25–37 | Gold | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3
Li Jiajun |  Short track speed skating | M | 1975 | 1994–2006 | 19–31 | Silver | − | 1998, 2002 | 1998, 2002, 2006 | 0–2–3 | 5
Wang Manli |  Speed skating | F | 1973 | 1994–2006 | 21–33 | Silver | − | 2006 | − | 0–1–0 | 1
Pang Qing |  Figure skating | F | 1979 | 2002–2014 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2010 | − | 0–1–0 | 1
Tong Jian |  Figure skating | M | 1979 | 2002–2014 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2010 | − | 0–1–0 | 1
Liu Xianying |  Biathlon | F | 1977 | 1998–2010 | 21–33 | 7
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#### The youngest and oldest gold medalists

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Su Yiming | M | February 18, 2004 | February 15, 2022 |  Snowboarding | Men's big air | 17 years, 362 days
Gu Ailing Eileen | F | September 3, 2003 | February 8, 2022 |  Freestyle skiing | Women's big air | 18 years, 158 days
Gu Ailing Eileen | F | September 3, 2003 | February 18, 2022 |  Freestyle skiing | Women's halfpipe | 18 years, 168 days
Zhou Yang | F | June 9, 1991 | February 20, 2010 |  Short track speed skating | Women's 1500 metres | 18 years, 256 days
Zhou Yang | F | June 9, 1991 | February 24, 2010 |  Short track speed skating | Women's 3000 metre relay | 18 years, 260 days
The 5 oldest gold medalists
Zhao Hongbo | M | September 22, 1973 | February 15, 2010 |  Figure skating | Pair skating | 36 years, 146 days
Xu Mengtao | F | July 12, 1990 | February 14, 2022 |  Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | 31 years, 217 days
Qi Guangpu | M | October 20, 1990 | February 16, 2022 |  Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | 31 years, 119 days
Shen Xue | F | November 13, 1978 | February 15, 2010 |  Figure skating | Pair skating | 31 years, 94 days
Han Cong | F | August 6, 1992 | February 19, 2022 |  Figure skating | Pair skating | 29 years, 196 days

## Milestones

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### Summer Games

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* 1st medal : Xu Haifeng, Shooting, 1984
* 1st gold medal : Xu Haifeng, Shooting, 1984
* 10th gold medal : Li Ning, Gymnastics, 1984
* 50th gold medal : Deng Yaping, Table tennis, 1996
* 100th gold medal : Zhang Yining, Table tennis, 2004
* 200th gold medal : Chen Ruolin, Diving, 2012
* 300th gold medal : Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, Table tennis, 2024

### Winter Games

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* 1st medal: Ye Qiaobo, Speed skating, 1992[16][17]
* 1st gold medal : Yang Yang (A), Short track speed skating, 2002
* 10th gold medal : Li Jianrou, Short track speed skating, 2014

## Hosting Olympic logo and mottos

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### 2008 Summer Olympics

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The 2008 Summer Olympics marks the milestone for China, where this was the first time it hosting the Olympic Games. The country's capital, Beijing, was chosen as the host city. The motto of the Olympic Games at that time is One World One Dream (同一个世界 同一个梦想)

### 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics marks the second time China hosted the Olympics, but it was held in Nanjing. Its motto is Share the Games, Share our Dreams (分享青春, 共筑未来)

### 2022 Winter Olympics

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The 2022 Winter Olympics marks the third time China hosted the Olympics, and the second time held in Beijing. The motto of this game is Together for a Shared Future (一起向未来) . Its previous motto was Joyful Rendezvous Upon Pure Ice and Snow (纯洁的冰雪 激情的约会)

## Doping

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Main article: Doping in China

At the Olympics, China has been stripped of a total of 3 Olympic medals due to doping; the three were weightlifters Lei Cao, Xiexia Chen, and Chunhong Liu, who were caught doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[18]

A former Chinese doctor named Xue Yinxian has claimed the occurrence of alleged systematic doping of Chinese athletes in the Olympic Games (and other international sport events) in 2012 and 2017. She claims more than 10,000 athletes in China were doped in the systematic Chinese government doping program and that they received performance-enhancing drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. She claims that all international medals (both in the Olympics and other international competitions) that were won by Chinese athletes in the 1980s and 1990s must be revoked. This is contrary to previous statements by the Chinese government that had denied involvement in systematic doping and claimed that athletes doped individually. The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency investigated these allegations with no conclusions or actions taken.[19][20][21][22][23]

## Disqualified/upgraded medalists

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### Disqualified medalists

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China has had four Olympic medals stripped after disqualifications. Three female weightlifters (Lei Cao, Xiexia Chen, Chunhong Liu) lost their medals from the 2008 Olympics due to doping violations. Additionally, the women's gymnastics team was stripped of a bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics after it was discovered that Dong Fangxiao was underage during the competition.[24][25][26]

Main articles: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table, 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, and List of stripped Olympic medals

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Bronze | Team China | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | September 19, 2000
Gold | Chen Xiexia | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | August 9, 2008
Gold | Liu Chunhong | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | August 13, 2008
Gold | Cao Lei | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | August 15, 2008

### Upgraded medalists

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Main articles: 1988 Summer Olympics medal table, 2000 Summer Olympics medal table, 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, 2012 Summer Olympics medal table, 2016 Summer Olympics medal table, and 2020 Summer Olympics medal table

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Bronze |  Silver | He Yingqiang | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | September 19, 1988
4th place |  Bronze | Liu Shoubin | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | September 19, 1988
4th place |  Bronze | Li Jinhe | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | September 21, 1988
4th place |  Bronze | Liu Xuan | Sydney 2000 | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | September 21, 2000
Bronze |  Silver | Tan Zongliang | Beijing 2008 | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | August 12, 2008
4th place |  Bronze | Sheng Jiang | Beijing 2008 | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | August 12, 2008
5th place |  Bronze | Gong Lijiao | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 16, 2008
4th place |  Bronze | Song Aimin | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 18, 2008
Bronze |  Silver | Zhang Wenxiu | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 20, 2008
Bronze |  Silver | Li Yanfeng | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 4, 2012
4th place |  Silver | Gong Lijiao | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 6, 2012
5th place |  Bronze | Li Ling | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 6, 2012
4th place |  Bronze | Zhang Wenxiu | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 10, 2012
Bronze |  Silver | Si Tianfeng | London 2012 | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012
Bronze |  Gold | Qieyang Shijie | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012
4th place |  Silver | Liu Hong | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012
6th place |  Bronze | Lü Xiuzhi | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012
Silver |  Gold | Lü Xiaojun | Rio 2016 | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | August 10, 2016
4th place |  Bronze | Team China:
Tang Xingqiang
Xie Zhenye
Su Bingtian
Wu Zhiqiang | Tokyo 2020 | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 6, 2021

## See also

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* Category:Olympic competitors for China
* List of Olympic medalists for China
* China at the Asian Games
* China at the Paralympics
* Sport in China
* Chinese Olympic politics
* Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China

## Notes

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1. ^ except Kinmen and Matsu Islands, which have been controlled by China during all Olympics; Taiwan was reclaimed by China in 1945 following her victory against Japan.

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