China at the 1984 Summer Olympics

China at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn (Chinese) (English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	215 (132 men and 83 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Wang Libin
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 15 8 9 32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Republic of China (1924–1972)

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for PRC after its symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between ROC and PRC had started over the name of China and resulted in withdrawing all its athletes by ROC. Since then until these Games the communist PRC boycotted the games due to the Taiwan's presence as the Republic of China. In 1984, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei and the PRC competed as China.

215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.^[1] The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Li Ning won also 6 medals in gymnastics, 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China.^[2]

Medalists

Gold

• Xu Haifeng
• Zeng Guoqiang
• Wu Shude
• Li Yuwei
• Chen Weiqiang
• Yao Jingyuan
• Wu Xiaoxuan
• Luan Jujie
• Li Ning (3)
• Lou Yun
• Ma Yanhong
• Volleyball, Women's team competition (Hou Yuzhu, Jiang Ying, Lang Ping, Li Yanjun, Liang Yan, Su Huijuan, Yang Xiaojun, Yang Xilan, Zhang Rongfang, Zheng Meizhu, Zhou Xiaolan, and Zhu Ling)
• Zhou Jihong.

Silver

• Li Lingjuan
• Tan Liangde
• Zhou Peishun
• Lai Runming
• Tong Fei
• Men's gymnastics team (Lou Yun, Tong Fei, Li Ning, Xu Zhiqiang, Li Xiaoping, Li Yuejiu, Zou Limin)
• Li Ning
• Lou Yun

Bronze

• Zhu Jianhua
• Li Kongzheng
• Li Ning
• Huang Shiping
• Wang Yifu
• Wu Xiaoxuan
• Women's Gymnastics Team (Ma Yanhong, Zhou Qiurui, Zhou Ping, Chen Yongyan, Huang Qun, Wu Jiani, and Ming Guixiu)
• Women's Basketball Team Competition (Song Xiaobo, Lijuan Xiu, Chen Yuefang, Zheng Haixia, Qiu Chen, Li Xiaoqin, Zhang Hui, Cong Xuedi, Zhang Yueqin, Ba Yan, Wang Jun, and Liu Qing)
• Women's Handball Team (Wu Xinjiang, Liu Yumei, Chen Jing, Zhang Weihong, Gao Xiumin, Wang Linwei, Liu Liping, Zhang Peijun, Sun Xiulan, Li Lan, Wang Mingxing, Chen Zheng, Guo Yingze, He Jianping, and Zhu Juefeng).

Archery

The PRC sent six archers to the Olympics. The women's team was more successful than the men's, earning a silver medal and an additional top eight finish.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Li Lingjuan - 2559 points (→ Silver Medal)
• Wu Yanan - 2493 points (→ 8th place)
• Wang Jin - 2445 points (→ 18th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Yong Shan - 2483 points (→ 18th place)
• Zhang Zheng - 2405 points (→ 36th place)
• Feng Zemin - 2389 points (→ 38th place)

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 100 metres

• Yu Zhuanghui

Men's 200 metres

• Yu Zhuanghui

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Yu Zhicheng
• Li Jieqiang

Men's 20 km Walk

• Zhang Fuxin
  • Final — 1:32:10 (→ 27th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Zhang Fuxin
  • Final — 4:23:39 (→ 15th place)

Men's High Jump

• Zhu Jianhua
  • Qualification — 2.24m
  • Final — 2.31m (→ Bronze Medal)
• Liu Yunpeng
  • Qualification — 2.24m
  • Final — 2.29m (→ 7th place)
• Cai Shu
  • Qualification — 2.24m
  • Final — 2.27m (→ 8th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Liu Yuhuang
  • Qualification — 7.83m
  • Final — 7.99m (→ 5th place)
• Wang Shijie
  • Qualification — 7.36m (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Zou Zhenxian
  • Final — 16.83m (→ 4th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Yang Weimin
  • Qualifying Round — 5.30m
  • Final — 5.10m (→ 10th place)
• Ji Zebiao
  • Qualifying Round — 5.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Weng Kangqiang
  • Final Result — 7662 points (→ 15th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

• Liu Huajin

Women's High Jump

• Zheng Dazhen
  • Qualification — 1.90 m
  • Final — 1.91 m (→ 7th place)
• Yang Wenqin
  • Qualification — 1.90 m
  • Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)
• Ge Ping
  • Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's Long Jump

• Liao Wenfen
  • Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Jiao Yunxiang
  • Qualification — 54.70 m
  • Final — 53.32 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Li Meisu
  • Final — 17.96 m (→ 5th place)
• Yang Yanqin
  • Final — 16.97 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Zhu Hongyang
  • Qualification — 53.18 m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to United States (49-97)
  • Defeated France (85-83)
  • Lost to Canada (80-121)
  • Lost to Spain (83-102)
  • Lost to Uruguay (67-74)
• Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (76-73)
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to Brazil (76-86) → Tenth place
• Team Roster
  • Wang Haibo
  • Lü Jinqing
  • Huang Yunlong
  • Guo Yonglin
  • Kuang Lubin
  • Ji Zhaoguang
  • Li Yaguang
  • Sun Fengwu
  • Wang Libin
  • Liu Jianli
  • Hu Zhangbao
  • Zhang Bin

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
  • Defeated Australia (67-64)
  • Lost to Canada (61-66)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (79-58)
  • Lost to United States (55-91)
  • Lost to South Korea (56-69)
• Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Canada (62-57) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
  • Ba Yan
  • Chen Yuefang
  • Cong Xuedi
  • Liu Qing
  • Li Xiaoqin
  • Qiu Chen
  • Song Xiaobo
  • Wang Jun
  • Xiu Lijuan
  • Zhang Hui
  • Zhang Yueqin
  • Zheng Haixia

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.

Team time trial

• Han Shuxiang, Liu Fu, Wang Wanqiang, and Zeng Bo — 21st place

Women's individual road race

• Lu Suyan — 31st place
• Wang Li — 36th place
• Lu Yu'e — 41st place

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Tan Liangde
  • Preliminary Round — 600.99
  • Final — 662.31 (→ Silver Medal)
• Li Hongping
  • Preliminary Round — 611.55
  • Final — 646.35 (→ 4th place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Li Kongzheng
  • Final ( Bronze Medal)

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented China in 1984.

Men's foil

• Liu Yunhong
• Chu Shisheng
• Yu Yifeng

Men's team foil

• Chu Shisheng, Cui Yining, Yu Yifeng, Wang Wei, Zhang Jian, Liu Yunhong

Men's épée

• Cui Yining
• Zhao Zhizhong
• Zong Xiangqing

Men's team épée

• Cui Yining, Pang Jin, Zhao Zhizhong, Zong Xiangqing

Men's sabre

• Chen Jinchu
• Wang Ruiji
• Liu Guozhen

Men's team sabre

• Wang Ruiji, Chen Jinchu, Yang Shisen, Liu Guozhen, Liu Yunhong

Women's foil

• Jujie Luan
• Zhu Qingyuan
• Li Huahua

Women's team foil

• Jujie Luan, Zhu Qingyuan, Li Huahua, Wu Qiuhua, Zhu Minzhu

Gymnastics

Men

• Lou Yun — Vault, Gold Medal
• Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Gold Medals; Vault, Silver Medal; All-Around, Bronze Medal
• Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal

Women

• Ma Yanhong — Uneven Bars, Gold Medal

Handball

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin
  • Lost to the United States (22-25)
  • Defeated West Germany (20-19)
  • Tied with South Korea (24-24)
  • Defeated Austria (21-16)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (25-31) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
  • Wu Xingjiang
  • He Jianping
  • Zhu Juefeng
  • Zhang Weihong
  • Gao Xiumin
  • Wang Linwei
  • Liu Liping
  • Sun Xiulan
  • Liu Yumei
  • Li Lan
  • Wang Mingxing
  • Chen Zhen

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Mu Lati
  • Heat — 52.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
• Shen Jianqiang
  • Heat — 52.84 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Shen Jianqiang
  • Heat — 1:56.08 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Wang Hao
  • Heat — 59.13 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
• Li Zhongyi
  • Heat — 1:00.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Wang Hao
  • Heat — 2:12.28 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Jin Fu
  • Heat — 1:05.05 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
• Wang Lin
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Jin Fu
  • Heat — 2:26.?? (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Zheng Jian
  • Heat — 56.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Chen Qin
  • Heat — 2:10.30 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
• Feng Dawei
  • Heat — 2:11.30 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mu Lati, Feng Dawei, Chen Qin, and Shen Jianqiang
  • Heat — 3:30.82 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Wang Hao, Jin Fu, Zheng Jian, and Mu Lati
  • Heat — 3:51.71 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Ding Jilian
  • Heat — 59.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Guo Huaying
  • Heat — 1:08.21 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Yan Hong
  • Heat — 2:32.33 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Yan Hong
  • Heat — 2:27.95 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4x100 Medley Relay

• Guo Huaying, Liang Weifen, Li Jinlan, and Ding Jilian
  • Heat — 4:27.39 (→ did not advance)

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Defeated Egypt (3-0)
  • Lost to Canada (0-3)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (1-3)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Japan (0-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster
  • Yan Jianming
  • Song Jinwei
  • Yu Juekin
  • Zhai Jixin
  • Zhang Yousheng
  • Zhao Duo
  • Yang Liqun
  • Cao Ping
  • Shen Keqin
  • Zuo Yue
  • Xiao Jinsong
  • Liu Changcheng

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-0)
  • Defeated West Germany (3-0)
  • Lost to United States (1-3)
• Semi Finals
  • Defeated Japan (3-0)
• Final
  • Defeated United States (3-1) → Gold Medal

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Netherlands (8-10)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (7-12)
  • Defeated Canada (6-5)
• Final Round (Group E)
  • Defeated Japan (10-4)
  • Lost to Italy (8-11)
  • Defeated Brazil (11-9)
  • Lost to Greece (9-10) → 9th place
• Team Roster
  • Deng Jun
  • Wang Xiaotian
  • Bong Weigang
  • Li Jianming
  • Huang Ying
  • Cai Tianxiong
  • Qu Baowei
  • Zhao Bilong
  • Chen Zhixiong
  • Cai Shengliu
  • Pan Shenghua
  • Huang Long
  • Guan Shishi

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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