China at the Olympics

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China at the Olympic Games

Flag of the People's Republic of China
IOC code  CHN
NOC Chinese Olympic Committee
external link (Chinese)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the Olympic Games in 1980, at the Winter Games in Lake Placid. Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games was four years later in Los Angeles. China had earlier competed at the olympics as the Republic of China in 1932, 1936 and 1948, but did not win any medals.

The Chinese Olympic Committee was created in 1910, but not recognized in its current form until 1979. Prior to the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympics in 1932, 1936 and 1948. The ROC continued to compete from 1952 to 1976 (Winter), but only representing athletes from the island of Taiwan. The dispute over use of the name China resulted in the PRC boycotting the Games completely during these years. In 1979, the International Olympic Committee passed a resolution for the ROC team to be designated Chinese Taipei, and this opened the door for the PRC to finally join the Olympic movement.

Hong Kong has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and has competed at the Games since 1952. After the territory was returned to the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was created in 1997, this arrangement has continued, with Hong Kong competing independently from the rest of the nation.

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[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1984 Los Angeles 15 8 9 32
1988 Seoul 5 11 12 28
1992 Barcelona 16 22 16 54
1996 Atlanta 16 22 12 50
2000 Sydney 28 16 15 59
2004 Athens 32 17 14 63
Total 112 96 78 286

[edit] Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 0 0
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 0 0
1988 Calgary 0 0 0 0
1992 Albertville 0 3 0 3
1994 Lillehammer 0 1 2 3
1998 Nagano 0 6 2 8
2002 Salt Lake City 2 2 4 8
2006 Turin 2 4 5 11
Total 4 16 13 33

[edit] Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Diving 20 13 5 38
Table tennis 16 11 6 33
Weightlifting 16 10 8 34
Shooting 14 9 11 34
Gymnastics 13 14 12 39
Badminton 8 4 10 22
Swimming 6 12 3 21
Athletics 5 3 5 13
Judo 5 2 7 14
Taekwondo 3 0 0 3
Volleyball 2 1 1 4
Fencing 1 5 1 7
Wrestling 1 0 3 4
Canoeing 1 0 0 1
Tennis 1 0 0 1
Archery 0 4 0 4
Rowing 0 2 2 4
Sailing 0 2 0 2
Cycling 0 1 1 2
Basketball 0 1 1 2
Football 0 1 0 1
Softball 0 1 0 1
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Handball 0 0 1 1
Total 112 96 78 286

[edit] Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Short track speed skating 3 10 7 20
Freestyle skiing 1 2 0 3
Speed skating 0 3 2 5
Figure skating 0 1 4 5
Total 4 16 13 33

[edit] See also

[edit] References