China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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China at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Beijing
Competitors639 in 28 sports
Flag bearers Yao Ming[1] (opening)
Zhang Ning (closing)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
48
Silver
22
Bronze
30
Total
100
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Republic of China (1924–1948)

China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China.

As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history. Chinese athletes qualified to compete in all 28 Olympic sports for the first time. Among these athletes, 469 had competed at their first Olympics, 165 in Athens 2004, and 37 in Sydney 2000. Diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketballer Li Nan, made their fourth Olympic appearances, having first competed in Atlanta 1996. China also included 460 officials, making a total of 1,099 delegates.[2][3] According to Olympic protocol, China entered as the last nation into the Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony, and was led by basketballer Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

China dominated the rankings for the first time with 51 gold medals (China was later stripped of 3 golds in weightlifting for doping violations). In 2009, Team China won the Laureus World Sports Awards for the Best Team of the Year. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which competed separately as Hong Kong, China.

Medalists[edit]

China won a total of 100 medals, 48 gold, 22 silver, and 30 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history.[4] On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Pang Wei Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol August 9
 Gold Guo Wenjun Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol August 10
 Gold Guo Jingjing
Wu Minxia
Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboard August 10
 Gold Xian Dongmei Judo Women's 52 kg August 10
 Gold Long Qingquan Weightlifting Men's 56 kg August 10
 Gold Huo Liang
Lin Yue
Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platform August 11
 Gold Chen Yanqing Weightlifting Women's 58 kg August 11
 Gold Zhang Xiangxiang Weightlifting Men's 62 kg August 11
 Gold Huang Xu
Chen Yibing
Li Xiaopeng
Xiao Qin
Yang Wei
Zou Kai
Gymnastics Men's artistic team all-around August 12
 Gold Chen Ruolin
Wang Xin
Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform August 12
 Gold Zhong Man Fencing Men's sabre August 12
 Gold Liao Hui Weightlifting Men's 69 kg August 12
 Gold Yang Yilin
Cheng Fei
Jiang Yuyuan
Deng Linlin
He Kexin
Li Shanshan
Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around August 13
 Gold Chen Ying Shooting Women's 25 metre pistol August 13
 Gold Wang Feng
Qin Kai
Diving Men's 3 m synchronized springboard August 13
 Gold Liu Zige Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly August 14
 Gold Du Li Shooting Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions August 14
 Gold Yang Wei Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around August 14
 Gold Zhang Juanjuan Archery Women's individual August 14
 Gold Yang Xiuli Judo Women's 78 kg August 14
 Gold Tong Wen Judo Women's +78 kg August 15
 Gold Lu Yong Weightlifting Men's 85 kg August 15
 Gold Du Jing
Yu Yang
Badminton Women's doubles August 15
 Gold Zhang Ning Badminton Women's singles August 16
 Gold Qiu Jian Shooting Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions August 17
 Gold Tang Bin
Xi Aihua
Jin Ziwei
Feng Guixin
Rowing Women's quadruple sculls August 17
 Gold Wang Jiao Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg August 17
 Gold Zou Kai Gymnastics Men's floor August 17
 Gold Xiao Qin Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 17
 Gold Guo Yue
Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
Table tennis Women's team August 17
 Gold Lin Dan Badminton Men's singles August 17
 Gold Guo Jingjing Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 17
 Gold Chen Yibing Gymnastics Men's rings August 18
 Gold He Kexin Gymnastics Women's uneven bars August 18
 Gold He Wenna Gymnastics Women's trampoline August 18
 Gold Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin
Table tennis Men's team August 18
 Gold Li Xiaopeng Gymnastics Men's parallel bars August 19
 Gold Zou Kai Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar August 19
 Gold Lu Chunlong Gymnastics Men's trampoline August 19
 Gold He Chong Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 19
 Gold Yin Jian Sailing Women's RS:X August 20
 Gold Wu Jingyu Taekwondo Women's 49 kg August 20
 Gold Chen Ruolin Diving Women's 10 m platform August 21
 Gold Zhang Yining Table tennis Women's singles August 22
 Gold Meng Guanliang
Yang Wenjun
Canoeing – Flatwater Men's C-2 500 m August 23
 Gold Ma Lin Table tennis Men's singles August 23
 Gold Zou Shiming Boxing Light flyweight August 24
 Gold Zhang Xiaoping Boxing Light heavyweight August 24
 Silver Zhang Lin Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 10
 Silver Zhang Juanjuan
Chen Ling
Guo Dan
Archery Women's team August 10
 Silver Zhu Qinan Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle August 11
 Silver Tan Zongliang Shooting Men's 50 m pistol August 12
 Silver Chang Yongxiang Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg August 13
 Silver Li Hongli Weightlifting Men's 77 kg August 13
 Silver Jiao Liuyang Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly August 14
 Silver Yang Yu
Zhu Qianwei
Tan Miao
Pang Jiaying
Tang Jingzhi
Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 14
 Silver Bao Yingying
Huang Haiyang
Ni Hong
Tan Xue
Fencing Women's team sabre August 14
 Silver Xie Xingfang Badminton Women's singles August 16
 Silver Wu You
Gao Yulan
Rowing Women's coxless pair August 16
 Silver Xu Li Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg August 16
 Silver Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Badminton Men's doubles August 16
 Silver Yang Wei Gymnastics Men's rings August 18
 Silver Zhang Wenxiu Athletics Women's hammer throw August 20
 Silver Tian Jia
Wang Jie
Beach volleyball Women's tournament August 21
 Silver Wang Nan Table tennis Women's singles August 22
 Silver China women's national field hockey team
Field hockey Women's tournament August 22
 Silver Wang Hao Table tennis Men's singles August 23
 Silver Zhou Lüxin Diving Men's 10 m platform August 23
 Silver Cai Tongtong
Chou Tao
Lü Yuanyang
Sui Jianshuang
Sun Dan
Zhang Shuo
Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around August 24
 Silver Zhang Zhilei Boxing Super heavyweight August 24
 Bronze Xue Haifeng
Jiang Lin
Li Wenquan
Archery Men's team August 11
 Bronze Xu Yan Judo Women's 57 kg August 11
 Bronze Hu Binyuan Shooting Men's Double trap August 12
 Bronze Pang Jiaying Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle August 13
 Bronze Yang Yilin Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around August 15
 Bronze Gong Lijiao Athletics Women's shot put August 16
 Bronze Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili
Badminton Women's doubles August 15
 Bronze Chen Jin Badminton Men's singles August 16
 Bronze Zhao Jing
Sun Ye
Zhou Yafei
Pang Jiaying
Xu Tianlongzi
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay August 17
 Bronze Zhou Chunxiu Athletics Women's marathon August 17
 Bronze Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
Tennis Women's doubles August 17
 Bronze He Hanbin
Yu Yang
Badminton Mixed doubles August 17
 Bronze Cheng Fei Gymnastics Women's vault August 17
 Bronze Wu Minxia Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 17
 Bronze Yang Yilin Gymnastics Women's uneven bars August 18
 Bronze Song Aimin Athletics Women's discus throw August 18
 Bronze Xu Lijia Sailing Women's Laser Radial class August 19
 Bronze Cheng Fei Gymnastics Women's balance beam August 19
 Bronze Guo Shuang Cycling Women's sprint August 19
 Bronze Dong Dong Gymnastics Men's trampoline August 19
 Bronze Qin Kai Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 19
 Bronze Xue Chen
Zhang Xi
Beach volleyball Women's tournament August 21
 Bronze Wang Xin Diving Women's 10 m platform August 21
 Bronze Zhu Guo Taekwondo Men's 80 kg August 22
 Bronze Guo Yue Table tennis Women's singles August 22
 Bronze Hanati Silamu Boxing Welterweight August 22
 Bronze China women's national volleyball team Volleyball Women's tournament August 23
 Bronze Gu Beibei
Huang Xuechen
Jiang Tingting
Jiang Wenwen
Liu Ou
Luo Xi
Sun Qiuting
Wang Na
Zhang Xiaohuan
Synchronized swimming Women's team August 23
 Bronze Wang Liqin Table tennis Men's singles August 23
 Bronze Sheng Jiang Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg August 12
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Gymnastics 11 2 5 18
Weightlifting 5 1 0 6
Diving 7 1 3 11
Shooting 5 2 1 8
Table tennis 4 2 2 8
Badminton 3 2 3 8
Judo 3 0 1 4
Boxing 2 1 1 4
Swimming 1 3 3 7
Wrestling 1 2 1 4
Archery 1 1 1 3
Rowing 1 1 0 2
Fencing 1 1 0 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1 2
Sailing 1 0 1 2
Canoeing 1 0 0 1
Volleyball 0 1 2 3
Field hockey 0 1 0 1
Athletics 0 1 3 4
Cycling 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 48 22 30 100
Medals by date
Day Date 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Day 1 9th 1 0 0 1
Day 2 10th 4 2 0 6
Day 3 11th 3 1 2 6
Day 4 12th 4 1 2 7
Day 5 13th 3 2 1 6
Day 6 14th 5 3 0 8
Day 7 15th 3 0 2 5
Day 8 16th 1 4 2 7
Day 9 17th 8 0 6 14
Day 10 18th 4 1 2 7
Day 11 19th 4 0 5 9
Day 12 20th 2 1 0 3
Day 13 21st 1 1 2 4
Day 14 22nd 1 2 3 6
Day 15 23rd 2 2 3 7
Day 16 24th 2 2 0 4
Total 48 22 30 100
Multiple medalists
Name Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Zou Kai Gymnastics 3 0 0 3
Yang Wei Gymnastics 2 1 0 3
He Kexin Gymnastics 2 0 0 2
Chen Yibing Gymnastics 2 0 0 2
Li Xiaopeng Gymnastics 2 0 0 2
Xiao Qin Gymnastics 2 0 0 2
Guo Jingjing Diving 2 0 0 2
Chen Ruolin Diving 2 0 0 2
Zhang Yining Table tennis 2 0 0 2
Ma Lin Table tennis 2 0 0 2
Wang Nan Table tennis 1 1 0 2
Wang Hao Table tennis 1 1 0 2
Zhang Juanjuan Archery 1 1 0 2
Cheng Fei Gymnastics 1 0 2 3
Yang Yilin Gymnastics 1 0 2 3
Qin Kai Diving 1 0 1 2
Wu Minxia Diving 1 0 1 2
Wang Xin Diving 1 0 1 2
Guo Yue Table tennis 1 0 1 2
Wang Liqin Table tennis 1 0 1 2
Yu Yang Badminton 1 0 1 2
Pang Jiaying Swimming 0 1 2 3
Won all medals in one event
Won all gold medals in one sport
Won gold medals in both men's and women's events where only one entry is allowed

Archery[edit]

As the host nation, China automatically received a full complement of six quota spots (three for men, three for women) for the archery competitions. China's national selection competition resulted in Xue Haifeng, Jiang Lin and Li Wenquan taking the three men's spots, while Zhang Juanjuan, Chen Ling and Guo Dan earned the women's spots.[5] Xue and Zhang were both veteran athletes from 2004 Athens, with the latter taking China's fourth silver medal in archery. On August 14, Zhang Juanjuan became the first Chinese archer to win a gold medal in the women's individual event.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jiang Lin Individual 632 55  Lee C-H (KOR) (10)
L 108–112
Did not advance
Li Wenquan 646 46  Proć (POL) (19)
L 111–116
Did not advance
Xue Haifeng 663 18  Lyon (CAN) (47)
L 106–111
Did not advance
Jiang Lin
Li Wenquan
Xue Haifeng
Team 1941 12  Great Britain (GBR) (5)
W 214–210
 Russia (RUS) (4)
W 217–209
 South Korea (KOR) (1)
L 221–218
 Ukraine (UKR) (2)
W 222–219
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chen Ling Individual 645 15  Psarra (GRE) (50)
W 109–79
 Muliuk (BLR) (47)
W 106–105
 Yun O-H (KOR) (2)
L 103–113
Did not advance
Guo Dan 636 25  Burgess (GBR) (40)
L 104–106
Did not advance
Zhang Juanjuan 635 27  Berezhna (UKR) (38)
W 109–97
 Yuan S-C (TPE) (6)
W 110–105
 Erdyniyeva (RUS) (11)
W 110–98
 Joo H-J (KOR) (3)
W 106–101
 Yun O-H (KOR) (2)
W 115–109
 Park S-H (KOR) (1)
W 110–109
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chen Ling
Guo Dan
Zhang Juanjuan
Team 1916 3 Bye  India (IND) (6)
W 211–206
 Great Britain (GBR) (2)
W 208–202
 South Korea (KOR) (1)
L 215– 224
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Athletics[edit]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hu Kai 100 m 10.39 4 q 10.40 8 Did not advance
Zhang Peimeng 200 m 21.06 7 Did not advance
Liu Xiaosheng 400 m 53.11 8 Did not advance
Li Xiangyu 800 m 1:48.44 5 Did not advance
Ji Wei 110 m hurdles 13.57 3 Q 13.80 6 Did not advance
Liu Xiang DNF Did not advance
Shi Dongpeng 13.53 4 Q 13.42 3 Q 13.42 5 Did not advance
Meng Yan 400 m hurdles 49.73 5 Did not advance
Hu Kai
Liang Jiahong
Lu Bin
Wen Yongyi
Xing Yanan
Zhang Peimeng
4 × 100 m relay 39.13 4 q DSQ
Deng Haiyang Marathon 2:16:17 25
Li Zhuhong 2:24:08 51
Ren Longyun DNS
Chu Yafei 20 km walk 1:21:17 10
Dong Jimin 1:24:34 30
Wang Hao 1:19:47 4
Li Jianbo 50 km walk 3:52:20 14
Si Tianfeng 3:52:58 17
Zhao Chengliang 3:56:47 21
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Li Runrun Long jump 7.70 28 Did not advance
Zhou Can NM Did not advance
Gu Junjie Triple jump 15.94 34 Did not advance
Li Yanxi 17.30 3 Q 16.77 10
Zhong Minwei 15.59 36 Did not advance
Huang Haiqiang High jump NM Did not advance
Liu Feiliang Pole vault 5.55 =20 Did not advance
Chen Qi Javelin throw 73.50 23 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Qi Haifeng Result 11.15 7.22 13.40 1.93 49.39 14.60 46.46 4.30 63.09 4:39.32 7835 17
Points 827 866 692 740 843 899 797 702 784 685
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Wang Jing 100 m 11.87 5 Did not advance
Liu Qing 1500 m 4:09.27 9 Did not advance
Xue Fei 5000 m 15:13.25 9 q 16:09.84 13
Zhang Yingying 15:23.81 11 Did not advance
He Pan DNS[6] Did not advance
Bai Xue 10000 m 32:20.27 21
Dong Xiaoqin 33:03.14 28
Zhang Yingying 31:31.12 16
Li Zhenzhu 3000 m steeplechase 10:04.05 13 Did not advance
Zhao Yanni 10:36.77 16 Did not advance
Zhu Yanmei 9:29.63 7 Did not advance
Chen Jue
Han Ling
Jiang Lan
Qin Wangping
Tao Yujia
Wang Jing
4 × 100 m relay 43.78 4 Did not advance
Chen Jingwen
Han Ling
Wang Jinping
Tang Xiaoyin
4 × 400 m relay 3:30.77 8 Did not advance
Zhang Shujing Marathon 2:35:35 41
Zhou Chunxiu 2:27:07 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zhu Xiaolin 2:27:16 4
Liu Hong 20 km walk 1:27:17 4
Shi Na 1:29:08 13
Yang Mingxia DSQ
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Xie Limei Triple jump 14.27 10 q 14.09 12
Zheng Xingjuan High jump 1.89 22 Did not advance
Gao Shuying Pole vault 4.50 =2 q 4.45 12
Li Ling1 4.15 =27 Did not advance
Zhou Yang 4.15 25 Did not advance
Gong Lijiao Shot put 19.46 2 Q 19.20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Li Ling2 18.60 10 Q 17.94 14
Li Meiju 19.18 3 Q 19.00 8
Li Yanfeng Discus throw 61.29 10 q 60.68 7
Song Aimin 61.67 8 Q 62.20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ma Xuejun 58.45 23 Did not advance
Chang Chunfeng Javelin throw 58.42 18 Did not advance
Song Dan 54.32 42 Did not advance
Zhang Li 61.77 8 Q 56.14 10
Wang Zheng Hammer throw 65.64 32 Did not advance
Zhang Wenxiu 73.36 2 Q 74.32 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Liu Haili Result 13.56 1.77 12.71 24.47 6.08 41.79 2:18.84 6041 20*
Points 1041 941 708 936 874 702 839

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[7] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Liu Haili moved up a position.

Badminton[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bao Chunlai Singles Bye  Cordón (GUA)
W 21–17, 21–16
 Wacha (POL)
W 21–11, 19–21, 21–13
 Lee H-i (KOR)
L 21–23, 11–21
Did not advance
Chen Jin Bye  Moody (NZL)
W 21–9, 21–11
 Kehlhoffner (FRA)
W 21–10, 21–6
 Hsieh Y-h (TPE)
W 21–8, 21–14
 Lin D (CHN)
L 12–21, 18–21
 Lee H-i (KOR)
W 21–16, 12–21, 21–14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lin Dan Bye  Ng W (HKG)
W 21–16, 21–13
 Park S-h (KOR)
W 21–8, 21–11
 Gade (DEN)
W 21–13, 21–16
 Chen J (CHN)
W 21–12, 21–18
 Lee C W (MAS)
W 21–12, 21–8
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Doubles  Eriksen /
Hansen (DEN)
W 21–12, 21–11
 Bach /
Malaythong (USA)
W 21–9, 21–10
 Hwang J-m /
Lee J-j (KOR)
W 22–20, 21–8
 Kido /
Setiawan (INA)
L 21–12, 11–21, 16–21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Guo Zhendong
Xie Zhongbo
 Kido /
Setiawan (INA)
L 20–22, 21–10, 17–21
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lu Lan Singles Bye  Foo Kune (MRI)
W 21–1, 21–3
 Rice (CAN)
W 21–7, 21–12
 Wong M C (MAS)
W 21–7, 29–27
 Xie Xf (CHN)
L 21–7, 10–21, 12–21
 Yulianti (INA)
L 21–11, 13–21, 15–21
4
Xie Xingfang Bye  Cheng S-c (TPE)
W 21–1, 21–9
 Konon (BLR)
W 21–16, 21–15
 Xu Hw (GER)
W 21–19, 22–20
 Lu L (CHN)
W 7–21, 21–10, 21–12
 Zhang N (CHN)
L 12–21, 21–10, 18–21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Zhang Ning Bye  Ponsana (THA)
W 21–23, 21–17, 21–7
 Jun J-y (KOR)
W 21–11, 21–12
 Pi (FRA)
W 21–8, 19–21, 21–19
 Yulianti (INA)
W 21–15, 21–15
 Xie Xf (CHN)
W 21–12, 10–21, 21–18
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Du Jing
Yu Yang
Doubles  Ha J-e /
Kim M-j (KOR)
W 21–11, 16–21, 21–15
 Ogura /
Shiota (JPN)
W 21–8, 21–5
 Wei Yl /
Zhang Yw (CHN)
W 21–19, 21–12
 Lee H-j /
Lee K-w (KOR)
W 21–15, 21–13
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen
 Kristiansen /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
W 21–19, 21–13
 Cheng W-h /
Chien Y-c (TPE)
W 21–14, 21–18
 Du J /
Yu Y (CHN)
L 19–21, 12–21
 Maeda /
Suetsuna (JPN)
W 21–17, 21–10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
 Marissa /
Natsir (INA)
W 21–19, 21–15
 Maeda /
Suetsuna (JPN)
L 21–8, 21–23, 14–21
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
He Hanbin
Yu Yang
Doubles  Clark /
Kellogg (GBR)
W 21–15, 21–8
 Mateusiak /
Kostiuczyk (POL)
W 22–20, 23–21
 Widianto /
Natsir (INA)
L 21–15, 11–21, 21–23
 Limpele /
Marissa (INA)
W 19–21, 21–17, 23–21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
 Robertson /
Emms (GBR)
L 16–21, 21–16, 19–21
Did not advance

Baseball[edit]

The China national baseball team secured automatic qualification as host nation of the Olympics and makes its first appearance at the Olympics. The team's coach is American Jim Lefebvre.

A team of 24 players competed.

Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
 South Korea 7 7 0 41 22 1.000 - -
 Cuba 7 6 1 52 23 .857 1 -
 United States 7 5 2 40 22 .714 2 -
 Japan 7 4 3 30 14 .571 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 29 33 .286 5 1-0
 Canada 7 2 5 29 20 .286 5 0-1
 Netherlands 7 1 6 9 50 .143 6 1-0
 China 7 1 6 14 60 .143 6 0-1

Basketball[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

China men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Chen Jianghua 19 – (1989-03-12)March 12, 1989 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
G 5 Liu Wei (C) 28 – (1980-01-15)January 15, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Shanghai Sharks China
PG 6 Zhang Qingpeng 23 – (1985-01-23)January 23, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Liaoning Hunters China
G/F 7 Wang Shipeng 25 – (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
SF 8 Zhu Fangyu 25 – (1983-01-05)January 5, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
G 9 Sun Yue 22 – (1985-11-06)November 6, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Los Angeles Lakers United States
SF 10 Li Nan 31 – (1976-09-25)September 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets China
F/C 11 Yi Jianlian 20 – (1987-10-27)October 27, 1987 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) New Jersey Nets United States
SF 12 Wang Lei 21 – (1986-08-12)August 12, 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets China
C 13 Yao Ming 27 – (1980-09-12)September 12, 1980 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Houston Rockets United States
C 14 Wang Zhizhi 29 – (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets China
F 15 Du Feng 27 – (1981-07-30)July 30, 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
3  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
4  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
5  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
6  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 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.
(H) Hosts
10 August 2008
22:15
United States  101–70  China
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 29–21, 25–11, 27–22
Pts: Wade 19
Rebs: Bosh 8
Asts: Paul 6
Pts: Yao 13
Rebs: Yao 10
Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
12 August 2008
16:45
China  75–85 (OT)  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–17, 15–10, 11–25Overtime: 3–13
Pts: Liu 19
Rebs: Yao, Yi 9
Asts: Yao, Sun 3
Pts: P. Gasol 29
Rebs: P. Gasol, Fernández 8
Asts: Fernández 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
14 August 2008
14:30
Angola  68–85  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20
Pts: Gomes 17
Rebs: Mingas 5
Asts: Gomes 3
Pts: Yao 30
Rebs: Yi 11
Asts: Zhu, Li 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
16 August 2008
20:00
China  59–55  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 8–22, 20–8, 12–16
Pts: Yao 25
Rebs: Yao, Yi 11
Asts: Liu 3
Pts: Nowitzki 24
Rebs: Nowitzki 17
Asts: Hamann, Garrett 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
18 August 2008
14:30
Greece  91–77  China
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–9, 23–30, 22–23
Pts: Bourousis, Spanoulis 19
Rebs: Bourousis 19
Asts: Papaloukas, Spanoulis 5
Pts: Yao 16
Rebs: Wang 8
Asts: Sun 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)
Quarterfinals
20 August 2008
16:45
Lithuania  94–68  China
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–13, 29–23, 24–15
Scoring by half: 41–30, 53–38
Pts: Jasikevičius 23
Rebs: Kleiza 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 6
Pts: Yao 19
Rebs: Yi 9
Asts: Yao 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

China women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Song Xiaoyun 25 – (1982-12-11)December 11, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) WCBA Guangdong China
F 5 Bian Lan 21 – (1986-08-16)August 16, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WCBA Jiangsu China
G 6 Zhang Hanlan 29 – (1979-07-19)July 19, 1979 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) WCBA Shenbu China
F 7 Zhang Wei 22 – (1986-02-12)February 12, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) WCBA Liaoning China
F 8 Miao Lijie (C) 27 – (1981-06-03)June 3, 1981 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) WCBA Heilongjiang China
F 9 Zhang Yu 22 – (1986-02-12)February 12, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) WCBA Liaoning China
F 10 Sui Feifei 29 – (1979-01-29)January 29, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) WCBA Bayi China
G 11 Shao Tingting 23 – (1985-02-09)February 9, 1985 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) WCBA Bayi China
C 12 Chen Xiaoli 26 – (1982-02-20)February 20, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) WCBA Liaoning China
F 13 Liu Dan 21 – (1987-04-24)April 24, 1987 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) WCBA Shenbu China
C 14 Zhang Xiaoni 24 – (1983-10-29)October 29, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) WCBA Bayi China
C 15 Chen Nan 25 – (1983-01-08)January 8, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) WCBA Bayi China
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 491 276 +215 10 Quarterfinals
2  China (H) 5 4 1 358 346 +12 9
3  Spain 5 3 2 357 324 +33 8
4  Czech Republic 5 2 3 346 356 −10 7
5  New Zealand 5 1 4 320 423 −103 6
6  Mali 5 0 5 255 402 −147 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
9 August 2008
14:30
China  67–64  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–9, 15–20, 15–20
Pts: Bian 15
Rebs: Bian 12
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Torrens 18
Rebs: Montañana 7
Asts: Palau 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR)
11 August 2008
20:00
China  63–108  United States
Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27
Pts: Miao 16
Rebs: Bian, Liu, Sui 4
Asts: Miao, Shao 3
Pts: Thompson 27
Rebs: Leslie 10
Asts: Lawson, Pondexter 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
13 August 2008
16:45
China  80–63  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 24–13, 15–17, 15–15
Pts: Chen 26
Rebs: Chen 17
Asts: Miao 6
Pts: Harmon, Marino 14
Rebs: Harmon 8
Asts: Bates 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
15 August 2008
16:45
China  69–48  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 20–13, 15–15, 17–13
Pts: Miao 25
Rebs: Chen 9
Asts: Sui 5
Pts: Diawara, Sininta 11
Rebs: Sissoko 19
Asts: Diawara, Sininta 1
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
17 August 2008
20:00
China  79–63  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 17–14, 24–20, 14–18
Pts: Miao 21
Rebs: Bian 9
Asts: Chen 3
Pts: Hartigova 15
Rebs: Veselá, Vecerova 8
Asts: Veselá, Machová 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN)
Quarterfinals
19 August 2008
14:30
China  77–62  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 19–12, 18–18, 21–19
Pts: Miao 28
Rebs: Song, Chen, Sui 4
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Troina 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 13
Asts: Padabed, Marchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
Semifinals
21 August 2008
22:15
China  56–90  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 7–21, 21–23, 17–33
Pts: Bian 20
Rebs: Liu, Sui 7
Asts: Bian 2
Pts: Snell 16
Rebs: Batkovic 13
Asts: Harrower, Snell 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Chantal Julien (FRA)
Bronze medal match
23 August 2008
19:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russia  94–81  China
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 28–16, 20–18, 22–24
Pts: Hammon 22
Rebs: Stepanova 9
Asts: Karpunina 5
Pts: Chen 26
Rebs: Bian, Sui 6
Asts: Song 7
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Scott Butler (AUS)

Boxing[edit]

China qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, far surpassing its guaranteed quota of at least six spots. The flyweight class was the only in which China did not qualify a boxer. Seven of the ten Chinese qualifiers did so at the world championships.[10] Hu, Maimaitituersun and Zhang Xiaoping qualified at the first Asian continental qualifying tournament.[11]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zou Shiming Light flyweight  Bermúdez (VEN)
W 15–2
 Oubaali (FRA)
W 3+–3
 Zhakypov (KAZ)
W 9–4
 Barnes (IRL)
W 15–0
 Serdamba (MGL)
W RET
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gu Yu Bantamweight  Murray (GBR)
W 17–7
 Gojan (MDA)
L 6–13
Did not advance
Li Yang Featherweight  Conceiçao (BRA)
W 12–4
 Porozo (ECU)
W 6–5
 Lomachenko (UKR)
L 3–13
Did not advance
Hu Qing Lightweight  Klyuchko (UKR)
W 10–8
 Akshalov (KAZ)
W 11–7
 Sow (FRA)
L 6–9
Did not advance
Maimaitituersun Qiong Light welterweight  Kovalev (RUS)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Hanati Silamu Welterweight  Makina (ZAM)
W 21–2
 Mulema (CMR)
W 9–4
 Johnson (BAH)
W 14–4
 Banteaux (CUB)
L 4–7
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wang Jianzheng Middleweight  Derevyanchenko (UKR)
L 6–16
Did not advance
Zhang Xiaoping Light heavyweight  Sahraoui (TUN)
W 3–1
 Beterbiyev (RUS)
W 8–2
 Benchabla (ALG)
W 12–7
 Shynaliyev (KAZ)
W 3+–3
 Egan (IRL)
W 11–7
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yushan Nijiati Heavyweight  Usyk (UKR)
L 4–23
Did not advance
Zhang Zhilei Super heavyweight  Amanissi (MAR)
W 15–0
 Myrsatayev (KAZ)
W 12–2
 Glazkov (UKR)
W WO
 Cammarelle (ITA)
L 4–14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Ding Fuxue Men's K-1 87.47 15 140.92 21 228.39 21 Did not advance
Feng Liming Men's C-1 91.44 9 90.55 12 181.99 11 Q 94.64 11 Did not advance
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
Men's C-2 97.30 5 93.34 3 190.64 3 Q 164.08 10 Did not advance
Li Jingjing Women's K-1 94.30 3 93.26 4 187.56 2 Q 161.79 13 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Li Qiang C-1 500 m 1:49.164 2 QS 1:52.887 3 Q 1:49.287 6
Pan Yao K-1 500 m 1:44.757 6 QS 1:55.242 8 Did not advance
K-1 1000 m 3:40.774 5 QS 3:41.539 6 Did not advance
Chen Zhongyun
Zhang Zhiwu
C-2 1000 m 3:41.658 4 QS 3:42.619 3 Q 3:40.593 5
Huang Zhipeng
Shen Jie
K-2 500 m 1:34.432 8 Did not advance
K-2 1000 m 3:26.443 5 QS 3:24.031 3 Q 3:22.058 8
Meng Guanliang
Yang Wenjun
C-2 500 m 1:41.218 1 QF Bye 1:41.025 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Li Zhen
Lin Miao
Liu Haitao
Zhou Peng
K-4 1000 m 2:59.271 4 QS 3:01.787 2 Q 3:00.078 7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zhong Hongyan K-1 500 m 1:49.440 2 QS 1:53.163 1 Q 1:52.220 5
Wang Feng
Xu Linbei
K-2 500 m 1:47.645 8 Did not advance
Liang Peixing
Xu Yaping
Yu Lamei
Zhong Hongyan
K-4 500 m 1:36.971 2 QF Bye 1:37.418 9

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Zhang Liang Men's road race Did not finish
Gao Min Women's road race 3:32:52 16
Women's time trial 37:15.23 17
Meng Lang Women's road race 3:37:42 48
Women's time trial 40:51.61 25

Track[edit]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Zhang Lei Men's sprint 10.497
68.591
16  Nimke (GER)
L
 Watanabe (JPN)
 Blatchford (USA)
L
Did not advance
Feng Yong
Li Wenhao
Zhang Lei
Men's team sprint 45.556
59.267
9 Did not advance
Guo Shuang Women's sprint 11.106
64.829
2  Grankovskaya (RUS)
W 11.410
63.102
 Tsylinskaya (BLR)
W 11.501, W 11.627
 Meares (AUS)
W 11.629, L, L REL
 Kanis (NED)
W 11.420, W 11.617
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Finals
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Feng Yong Men's keirin 6 R 3 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Li Yan Women's points race 6 0 10

Mountain biking[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ji Jianhua Men's cross-country 1:57:31 22
Liu Ying Women's cross-country 1:52:01 12
Ren Chengyuan 1:47:40 5

BMX[edit]

Athlete Event Seeding Semifinals Final
Result Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Ma Liyun Women's BMX 42.015 16 18 7 Did not advance

Diving[edit]

Men
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
He Chong 3 m springboard 515.50 1 Q 547.25 1 Q 572.90 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Qin Kai 502.95 2 Q 508.50 2 Q 530.10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Huo Liang 10 m platform 472.95 8 Q 549.95 1 Q 508.40 4
Zhou Lüxin 539.80 1 Q 526.20 3 Q 533.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Qin Kai
Wang Feng
3 m synchronized springboard 469.08 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Huo Liang
Lin Yue
10 m synchronized platform 468.18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Guo Jingjing 3 m springboard 373.90 1 Q 398.55 1 Q 415.35 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wu Minxia 349.45 4 Q 345.30 3 Q 389.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chen Ruolin 10 m platform 428.80 1 Q 444.60 1 Q 447.70 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wang Xin 420.30 3 Q 388.55 3 Q 429.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Guo Jingjing
Wu Minxia
3 m synchronized springboard 343.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chen Ruolin
Wang Xin
10 m synchronized platform 363.54 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Equestrian[edit]

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Liu Lina Piroschka Individual 60.625 43 Did not advance

Eventing[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Alex Hua Tian Chico Individual 49.60 31 Eliminated Did not advance

Show jumping[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Huang Zuping Pablo II Individual 10 56 36 46 66 Did not advance
Li Zhenqiang Jumpy Des Fontaines 9 52 39 48 67 Did not advance
Zhang Bin Coertis 30 74 31 61 69 Did not advance
Zhao Zhiwen Tadonia 17 69 32 49 68 Did not advance
Huang Zuping
Li Zhenqiang
Zhang Bin
Zhao Zhiwen
See above Team 99 16 Did not advance 99 15

Fencing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Li Guojie Individual épée  Wiercioch (POL)
W 15–11
 Jin S-J (KOR)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Wang Lei Bye  Verwijlen (NED)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Yin Lianchi Bye  Kulcsar (HUN)
W 15–9
 Zawrotniak (POL)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Dong Guotao
Li Guojie
Wang Lei
Yin Lianchi
Team épée  South Africa (RSA)
W 45–28
 Hungary (HUN)
W 45–43
 Poland (POL)
L 44–45
 Italy (ITA)
L 35–45
4
Lei Sheng Individual foil Bye  Mocek (POL)
W 15–8
 Kleibrink (GER)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Zhu Jun  González (ARG)
W 15–2
 Meinhardt (USA)
W 15–9
 Cassarà (ITA)
W 15–14
 Kleibrink (GER)
L 4–15
 Sanzo (ITA)
L 14–15
4
Wang Jingzhi Individual sabre Bye  Pillet (FRA)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Zhong Man Bye  Kothny (THA)
W 15–7
 Martí (ESP)
W 15–14
 Tarantino (ITA)
W 15–13
 Pillet (FRA)
W 15–12
 Lopez (FRA)
W 15–9
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zhou Hanming Bye  Nemcsik (HUN)
W 15–13
 Covaliu (ROU)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Huang Yaojiang
Wang Jingzhi
Zhong Man
Zhou Hanming
Team sabre  Russia (RUS)
L 36–45
Classification semi-final
 Hungary (HUN)
W 45–38
5th place final

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