China at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	294 (111 men and 183 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Liu Yudong
Medals Rank: 4	Gold 16	Silver 22	Bronze 12	Total 50
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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.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Event
Gold	Wang Junxia	Athletics, Women's 5000 m
Gold	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Badminton, Women's doubles
Gold	Xiong Ni	Diving, Men's 3 m springboard
Gold	Fu Mingxia	Diving, Women's 3 m springboard
Gold	Fu Mingxia	Diving, Women's 10 m platform
Gold	Li Xiaoshuang	Gymnastics, Men's Individual all-around
Gold	Sun Fuming	Judo, Women's +72 kg
Gold	Yang Ling	Shooting, Men's 10 m Running Target
Gold	Li Duihong	Shooting, Women's 25 m Pistol
Gold	Le Jingyi	Swimming, Women's 100 m freestyle
Gold	Liu Guoliang	Table Tennis, Men's singles
Gold	Liu Guoliang Kong Linghui	Table Tennis, Men's doubles
Gold	Deng Yaping	Table Tennis, Women's singles
Gold	Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	Table Tennis, Women's doubles
Gold	Tang Ningsheng	Weightlifting, Men's 59 kg
Gold	Zhan Xugang	Weightlifting, Men's 70 kg
Silver	He Ying	Archery, Women's Individual Competition
Silver	Wang Junxia	Athletics, Women's 10000 m
Silver	Sui Xinmei	Athletics, Women's Shot put
Silver	Dong Jiong	Badminton, Men's singles
Silver	Yu Zhuocheng	Diving, Men's 3 m springboard
Silver	Chen Yufeng Fan Yunjie Gao Hong Liu Ailing Liu Ying Shi Guihong Shui Qingxia Sun Qingmei Sun Wen Wang Liping Wei Haiying Wen Lirong Xie Huilin Yu Hongqi Zhao Lihong Zhong Honglian	Football, Women's team competition
Silver	Li Xiaoshuang	Gymnastics, Men's Floor exercise
Silver	Li Xiaoshuang Fan Bin Fan Hongbin Huang Huadong Huang Liping Shen Jian Zhang Jinjing	Gymnastics, Men's team competition
Silver	Mo Huilan	Gymnastics, Women's Vault
Silver	Bi Wenjing	Gymnastics, Women's Uneven bars
Silver	Xiuyun Zhang Mianying Cao	Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
Silver	Wang Yifu	Shooting, Men's 10 m Air Pistol
Silver	Xiao Jun	Shooting, Men's 10 m Running Target
Silver	Wei Qiang Tao Hua Xu Jian Zhang Chunfang Yan Fang Wang Ying An Zhongxin Wang Lihong Chen Hong He Liping Lei Li Liu Xuqing Liu Yaju Ma Ying Ou Jingbai Sarah Ford	Softball, Women's team competition
Silver	Le Jingyi	Swimming, Women's 50 m freestyle
Silver	Liu Limin	Swimming, Women's 100 m butterfly
Silver	Le Jingyi Na Chao Yun Nian Shan Ying	Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Silver	Wang Tao	Table Tennis, Men's singles
Silver	Wang Tao Lü Lin	Table Tennis, Men's doubles
Silver	Liu Wei Qiao Yunping	Table Tennis, Women's doubles
Silver	Yawen Lai Yong-Mei Cui Wenli Pan Ziling Wang Yue Sun Yan Li Qi He Xiaoning Liu Yongmei Wu Yunying Zhu Wang Lina Yi Wang	Volleyball, Women's team competition
Silver	Zhang Xiangsen	Weightlifting, Men's 56 kg
Bronze	Wang Yan	Athletics, Women's 10 km walk
Bronze	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	Badminton, Women's doubles
Bronze	Liu Jianjun Sun Man	Badminton, Mixed doubles
Bronze	Xiao Hailiang	Diving, Men's 10 metre platform
Bronze	Fan Bin	Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal bar
Bronze	Wang Xianbo	Judo, Women's 66 kg
Bronze	Zhang Bing	Shooting, Men's Double Trap
Bronze	Chen Yan Han Xue Cai Huijue Shan Ying	Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze	Lin Li	Swimming, Women's 200 m IM
Bronze	Qiao Hong	Table Tennis, Women's singles
Bronze	Xiao Jiangang	Weightlifting, Men's 64 kg
Bronze	Sheng Zetian	Wrestling, Men's 57 kg Greco-Roman

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 200 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Li Tong
• Chen Yanhao

Men's 20 km Walk

• Yu Guohui
• Li Zewen
• Li Mingcai

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

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Angola (70-67)
  • Lost to Croatia (78-109)
  • Defeated Argentina (87-77)
  • Lost to the United States (70-133)
  • Lost to Lithuania (55-116)
• Quarterfinals
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (61-128)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to Greece (75-115)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Croatia (85-99) → 8th place
• Team Roster
  • Bateer Mengke
  • Gong Xiaobin
  • Hu Weidong
  • Li Nan
  • Li Xiaoyong
  • Liu Yudong
  • Shan Tao
  • Sun Jun
  • Wang Zhizhi
  • Wu Naiqun
  • Wu Qinglong
  • Zheng Wu

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Italy (53-62)
  • Lost to Japan (72-75)
  • Defeated Canada (61-49)
  • Lost to Brazil (83-98)
  • Lost to Russia (78-94)
• Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated Zaire (91-67)
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated South Korea (85-71) → 9th place
• 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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented China in 1996.

Men's foil

• Ye Chong
• Wang Haibin
• Dong Zhaozhi

Men's team foil

• Ye Chong, Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin

Men's épée

• Zhao Gang

Men's sabre

• Yan Xiandong

Women's foil

• Xiao Aihua
• Liang Jun
• Wang Huifeng

Women's team foil

• Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua

Women's épée

• Yan Jing

Football

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

• Li Xiaoshuang
  • Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Softball

Main article: Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

• 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
• Team Roster
  • Wei Qiang
  • Tao Hua
  • Xu Jian
  • Zhang Chunfang
  • Yan Fang
  • Wang Ying
  • An Zhongxin
  • Wang Lihong
  • Chen Hong
  • He Liping
  • Lei Li
  • Liu Xuqing
  • Liu Yaju
  • Ma Ying
  • Ou Jingbai
• Head Coach: Li Minkuan

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 22.55
  2. Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Zhao Yi
  1. Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Zeng Qiliang
  1. Heat – 1:02.26
  2. Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Wang Yiwu
  1. Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 53.40
  2. Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 25.10
  2. Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 25.71
  2. Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 54.90
  2. Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 56.10
  2. B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:03.32
  2. B-Final – scratched
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Pu Yiqi
  1. Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 1:02.62
  2. Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
• He Cihong
  1. Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:14.74
  2. B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Han Xue
  1. Heat – 1:10.40
  2. B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)
• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:30.64
  2. B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)
• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 1:00.18
  2. Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)
• Cai Huijue
  1. Heat – 1:00.89
  2. Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Qu Yun
  1. Heat – 2:11.35
  2. Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)
• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 2:13.12
  2. Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:16.31
  2. Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:16.55
  2. B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. 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
  1. Heat – 3:44.06
• Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
  1. Heat – 8:13.29
• Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 4:09.23
• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Singles Competition

• Yi Jingqian
  1. First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6
• Chen Li
  1. First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Indoor Team Competition

• 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)
• Team Roster
  • Cui Yongmei
  • He Qi
  • Lai Yawen
  • Li Xan
  • Liu Xiaoning
  • Pan Wenli
  • Sun Yue
  • Wang Lina
  • Wang Yi
  • Wang Ziling
  • Wu Yongmei
  • Zhu Yunying
• Head Coach: Lang Ping

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 108 kg

• Cui Wenhua
  • Snatch — 190.0 kg
  • Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
  • Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics