China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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China at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CHN |
NOC | Chinese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 639 in 28 sports |
Flag bearers | Yao Ming[1] (opening) Zhang Ning (closing) |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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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.
Medals by sport | ||||
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Sport | 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 | |||||
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Day | Date | 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 | |||||
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Name | Sport | 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
- Table tennis (4 gold)
- Trampoline (2 gold)
- Won gold medals in both men's and women's events where only one entry is allowed
- Synchronized 3 metre springboard diving
- Synchronized 10 metre platform diving
- Team all-around gymnastics
- Team table tennis
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 | ||
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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 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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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 | ||
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 |
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | ||||
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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 | |||||||
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 | ||
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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 | |
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 | ||
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 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
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 | |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
12 August 2008 16:45 |
China | 75–85 (OT) | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–17, 15–10, 11–25, Overtime: 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
- 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 |
Women's tournament[edit]
- Roster
The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
- 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 |
- 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 |
- Bronze medal match
23 August 2008 19:30 |
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 |
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 | |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
Canoeing[edit]
Slalom[edit]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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 | |||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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 |
- 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 |
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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 | |
Qin Kai | 502.95 | 2 Q | 508.50 | 2 Q | 530.10 | ||
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 | ||
Qin Kai Wang Feng | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 469.08 | ||||
Huo Liang Lin Yue | 10 m synchronized platform | — | 468.18 |
- Women
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Guo Jingjing | 3 m springboard | 373.90 | 1 Q | 398.55 | 1 Q | 415.35 | |
Wu Minxia | 349.45 | 4 Q | 345.30 | 3 Q | 389.85 | ||
Chen Ruolin | 10 m platform | 428.80 | 1 Q | 444.60 | 1 Q | 447.70 | |
Wang Xin | 420.30 | 3 Q | 388.55 | 3 Q | 429.90 | ||
Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 343.50 | ||||
Chen Ruolin Wang Xin | 10 m synchronized platform | — | 363.54 |
Equestrian[edit]
Dressage[edit]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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 |