The People's Republic of China competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 294 competitors, 111 men and 183 women, took part in 155 events in 25 sports.[1]
| China at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CHN |
| NOC | Chinese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 294 (111 men and 183 women) in 25 sports |
| Flag bearer | Liu Yudong |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Republic of China (1924–1948) | |
Medalists edit
| Medals by sport | ||||||
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| Sport | 
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Total | ||
| Table Tennis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Diving | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Swimming | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Football | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Softball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 | ||
Archery edit
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated.
Women's Individual Competition:
- He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
- Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
- Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1)
- Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1)
- Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics edit
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
- Zhang Huiqiang
- Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place)
- Mao Xinyuan
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
- Zhao Yongsheng
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
- Huang Geng
- Qualification — 8.12 m
- Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place)
- Chen Jing
- Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's triple jump
- Zou Sixin
- Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Li Shaojie
- Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Zhang Lianbiao
- Qualification — 79.88 m
- Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place)
Women's 400 metres
- Du Xiujie
- Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
- Wang Junxia
- Qualification — 32:36.53
- Final — 31:02.58 (→
Silver Medal)
- Wang Mingxia
- Qualification — 32:10.26
- Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place)
- Yang Siju
- Qualification — 32:22.77
- Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Li Lei
- Qualification — 61.48 m
- Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Xiao Yanling
- Qualification — 65.10m
- Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place)
Women's Shot Put
- Sui Xinmei
- Qualification — 19.36m
- Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal)
- Li Meisu
- Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)
- Huang Zhihong
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Ren Ruiping
- Qualification — 14.56m
- Final — 14.30m (→ 7th place)
- Wang Xiangrong — 13.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Ren Xiujuan — 2:31.21 (→ 9th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Wang Yan — 42:19 (→
Bronze Medal) - Gu Yan — 42:34 (→ 4th place)
- Gao Hongmiao — dsq (→ no ranking)
Badminton edit
Basketball edit
Men's tournament edit
- Team roster
- Mengke Bateer
- Gong Xiaobin
- Hu Weidong
- Li Nan
- Li Xiaoyong
- Liu Yudong
- Shan Tao
- Sun Jun
- Wang Zhizhi
- Wu Naiqun
- Wu Qinglong
- Zheng Wu
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (H)
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 345 | +177 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Lithuania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 427 | 354 | +73 | 8[a] | |
| 3 |  Croatia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | +36 | 8[a] | |
| 4 |  China
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5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | −142 | 7[b] | |
| 5 |  Argentina
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5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | −45 | 7[b] | 9th place playoff |
| 6 |  Angola
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5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | −99 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
20 July 1996
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| China |
70–67 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 34–31 | ||
| Pts: Wang 17 Rebs: Wang 11 Asts: Hu 3 |
Pts: Â. Victoriano, Carvalho 13 Rebs: Â. Victoriano 6 Asts: Avô 5 | |
22 July 1996
|
| Croatia |
109–78 | China |
| Scoring by half: 56–44, 53–34 | ||
| Pts: Komazec 36 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Kukoč 12 |
Pts: Wang, Zheng 15 Rebs: Gong 8 Asts: Sun 6 | |
24 July 1996
|
| China |
87–77 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 51–38, 36–39 | ||
| Pts: Zheng, Hu 22 Rebs: Zheng 9 Asts: Li 5 |
Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Pérez 7 Asts: Milanesio 8 | |
26 July 1996
|
| United States |
133–70 | China |
| Scoring by half: 65–28, 68–42 | ||
| Pts: Pippen 24 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: Hardaway 10 |
Pts: Liu 18 Rebs: Bateer 6 Asts: Li 5 | |
28 July 1996
|
| China |
55–116 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 23–53, 32–63 | ||
| Pts: Wang 18 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Li 4 |
Pts: Štombergas 19 Rebs: Einikis 9 Asts: Marčiulionis 7 | |
- Quarterfinals
30 July 1996
12:00 |
FR Yugoslavia  |
128–61 | China |
| Scoring by half: 63–29, 65–32 | ||
| Pts: Rebrača 22 Rebs: Topić 8 Asts: Berić, Đorđević 6 |
Pts: Wang 13 Rebs: Wang, Wu 4 Asts: Li 3 | |
- Classification Round 5–8th Place
1 August 1996
10:00 |
| China |
75–115 |  Greece |
| Scoring by half: 24–50, 51–65 | ||
| Pts: Wu 20 Rebs: Liu 8 Asts: Li 7 |
Pts: Fasoulas 19 Rebs: Christodoulou 12 Asts: Christodoulou 8 | |
- 7th Place match
2 August 1996
20:00 |
| China |
85–99 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–49, 46–50 | ||
| Pts: Hu 22 Rebs: Gong 9 Asts: Li, Sun 5 |
Pts: Kukoč 26 Rebs: Kukoč 10 Asts: Kukoč 8 | |
Women's tournament edit
- Team roster
- Zheng Dongmei
- Liang Xin
- Zheng Haixia
- He Jun
- Ma Zongqing
- Miao Bo
- Li Xin
- Liu Jun
- Shen Li
- Chu Hui
- Li Dongmei
- Ma Chengqing
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
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5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Japan
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5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 | |
| 5 | China
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5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Canada
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5 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
21 July 1996
|
| Italy |
62–53 | China |
| Pts: Caselin 16 Rebs: Schiesaro 5 Asts: Caselin, Ballabio 3 |
Pts: Li X, Liu J 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Li X, Li D 4 |
23 July 1996
|
| China |
72–75 | Japan |
| Pts: Zheng H 31 Rebs: Zheng H 16 Asts: Li X 6 |
Pts: Hagiwara 23 Rebs: Kato 10 Asts: Murakami 4 |
25 July 1996
|
| Canada |
49–61 | China |
| Pts: three players 8 Rebs: Norman 9 Asts: Evans 5 |
Pts: Zheng H 19 Rebs: Zheng H 16 Asts: Zheng D 4 |
27 July 1996
|
| China |
83–98 | Brazil |
| Pts: He J 22 Rebs: Liang X 5 Asts: Zheng D, Liu J 6 |
Pts: Janeth 26 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Paula 8 |
29 July 1996
|
| Russia |
94–78 | China |
| Pts: Baranova 26 Rebs: Baranova 18 Asts: Sumnikova 10 |
Pts: Zheng D, Ma Z 14 Rebs: Liang X 6 Asts: Zheng D 5 |
- Classification Round 9th−12th place
31 July 1996
10:00 |
Zaire  |
67–91 | China |
| Scoring by half: 36–47, 31–44 | ||
| Pts: Mabika 30 Rebs: Lobela 9 Asts: Ngalula 3 |
Pts: Zheng H 26 Rebs: Zheng H 10 Asts: Ma Z 6 | |
- 9th place match
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Yang Xiangzhong
- First Round — Defeated Alberto Rossel (Peru), 16-7
- Second Round — Lost to Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 9-14
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Chen Tao
- First Round — Lost to Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 10-15
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Jiang Tao
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Charles Kizza (Uganda), 10-7
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), 4-21
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Women's Individual Road Race
- Guo Xinghong
- Final — 02:49:47 (→ 41st place)
- Zhao Haijuan
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Mountainbike Cross Country
- Gao Hongying
- Final — 2:09.08 (→ 25th place)
Diving edit
Men's 3m Springboard
- Xiong Ni
- Preliminary Heat — 463.02
- Semi Final — 231.45
- Final — 470.01 (→
Gold Medal)
- Yu Zhuocheng
- Preliminary Heat — 438.93
- Semi Final — 223.41
- Final — 467.52 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Fu Mingxia
- Preliminary Heat — 284.28
- Semi Final — 221.49
- Final — 326.19 (→ Gold Medal)
- Tan Shuping
- Preliminary Heat — 212.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Fu Mingxia
- Preliminary Heat — 329.25
- Semi Final — 179.94
- Final — 341.64 (→ Gold Medal)
- Guo Jingjing
- Preliminary Heat — 315.39
- Semi Final — 177.30
- Final — 269.91 (→ 5th place)
Fencing edit
Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented China in 1996.
Football edit
Gymnastics edit
- Li Xiaoshuang
- Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category
Handball edit
Judo edit
Rhythmic gymnastics edit
Rowing edit
Sailing edit
Shooting edit
Softball edit
Women's Team Competition edit
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Defeated Australia (6:0)
- Lost to Japan (0:3)
- Defeated Canada (2:1)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (10:0)
- Defeated Netherlands (8:0)
- Defeated Chinese Taipei (1:0)
- Lost to United States (2:3)
- Semifinals
- Lost to United States (0:1)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Defeated Australia (4:2)
- Final
- Lost to United States (1:3) → Silver Medal
- Lost to United States (1:3) →
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Li Minkuan
Swimming edit
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Jiang Chengji
- Heat – 22.55
- Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Zhao Lifeng
- Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Zhao Yi
- Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Zeng Qiliang
- Heat – 1:02.26
- Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Wang Yiwu
- Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Jiang Chengji
- Heat – 53.40
- Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
- Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Le Jingyi
- Heat – 25.10
- Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)
- Shan Ying
- Heat – 25.71
- Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Le Jingyi
- Heat – 54.90
- Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)
- Shan Ying
- Heat – 56.10
- B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Chen Yan
- Heat – 2:03.32
- B-Final – scratched
- Shan Ying
- Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Chen Yan
- Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Pu Yiqi
- Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Chen Yan
- Heat – 1:02.62
- Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
- He Cihong
- Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Chen Yan
- Heat – 2:14.74
- B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)
- Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Han Xue
- Heat – 1:10.40
- B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)
- Yuan Yuan
- Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Lin Li
- Heat – 2:30.64
- B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)
- Yuan Yuan
- Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Liu Limin
- Heat – 1:00.18
- Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)
- Cai Huijue
- Heat – 1:00.89
- Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Qu Yun
- Heat – 2:11.35
- Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)
- Liu Limin
- Heat – 2:13.12
- Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Lin Li
- Heat – 2:16.31
- Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 2:16.55
- B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Chen Yan
- Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 4:54.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Shan Ying, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Le Jingyi
- Heat – 3:44.06
- Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
- Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final – 3:40.48 (→
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
- Heat – 8:13.29
- Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
- Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
- Heat – 4:09.23
- Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
- Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final – 4:07.34 (→
Synchronized swimming edit
Table tennis edit
Tennis edit
Women's Singles Competition
- Yi Jingqian
- First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6
- Chen Li-Ling
- First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6
Volleyball edit
Women's Indoor Team Competition edit
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
- Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- Defeated United States (3-1)
- Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
- Defeated Japan (3-0)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Germany (3-0)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Russia (3-1)
- Final
- Lost to Cuba (1-3) (→ Silver Medal)
- Lost to Cuba (1-3) (→
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Lang Ping
Weightlifting edit
Men's 108 kg
- Cui Wenhua
- Snatch — 190.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
- Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "China at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
External links edit
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.