China at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors	273 (149 men and 124 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Song Tao
Medals Rank: 11	Gold 5	Silver 11	Bronze 12	Total 28
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The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Gao Min — Diving, 3m Springboard, Women
• Xu Yanmei — Diving, 10m Platform, Women
• Chen Jing — Table Tennis, Single, Women
• Chen Longcan and Wei Jingguang — Table Tennis, Double, Men
• Lou Yun — Gymnastics, Vault, Men

Silver

• Huang Shiping — Shooting, 50m Running Target, Men
• Yang Wenyi — Swimming, 50m Freestyle, Women
• Zhuang Yong — Swimming, 100m Freestyle, Women
• Huang Xiaomin — Swimming, 200 m breaststroke, Women
• Tan Liangde — Diving, 3m Springboard, Men
• Xiong Ni — Diving, 10m Platform, Men
• Li Qing — Diving, 3m Springboard, Women
• Li Huifen — Table Tennis, Single, Women
• Jiao Zhimin and Chen Jing — Table Tennis, Double, Women
• He Yingqiang — Weightlifting, Bantamweight 52–56 kg, Men
• Hu Yadong, Li Ronghua, Zhang Xianghua, Zhou Shouying and Yang Xiao — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours

Bronze

• Li Guojun, Zhao Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan and Li Yueming — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition

• Li Meisu — Athletics, Shot Put, Women
• Lou Yun — Gymnastics, Floor Exercise, Men
• Xu Haifeng — Shooting, 10m Air Pistol, Men
• Qian Hong — Swimming, 100m Butterfly, Women
• Li Deliang — Diving, 3m Springboard, Men
• Jiao Zhimin — Table Tennis, Single, Women
• He Zhuoqiang — Weightlifting, Flyweight –52 kg, Men
• Liu Shoubin — Weightlifting, Bantamweight 52–56 kg, Men
• Ye Huanming — Weightlifting, Featherweight 56–60 kg, Men
• Li Jinhe — Weightlifting, Lightweight 60–67.5 kg, Men
• Zhang Xianghua, Hu Yadong, Zhou Shouying, Zhou Ziuhua, Zhuang Yali, He Yanwen, Han Yaqin, Li Ronghua, Yang Xiao — Rowing, Women's Eights

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Ma Xiangjun — Semifinal (→ 11th place)
• Ma Shaorong — 1/8 final (→ 22nd place)
• Yao Yawen — Preliminary Round (→ 35th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Doje Qoiying — Preliminary Round (→ 46th place)
• Liang Quizhong — Preliminary Round (→ 47th place)
• Ru Guang — Preliminary Round (→ 55th place)

Women's Team Competition:

• Ma, Ma, and Yao — Semifinal (→ 9th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Doje, Liang, and Ru — Preliminary Round (→ 19th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Cai Shangyan

• Final — 2:17.54 (→ 26th place)

• Zhang Guowei

• Final — 2:22.49 (→ 38th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Pang Yan

• Qualification — 7.79m
• Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place)

• Chen Zunrong

• Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Ma Yongfeng

• Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Gong Guohua — 7213 points (→ 31st place)

1. 100 metres — 11.43s
2. Long Jump — 6.22m
3. Shot Put — 13.98m
4. High Jump — 1.91m
5. 400 metres — 51.25s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.88s
7. Discus Throw — 46.18m
8. Pole Vault — 4.60m
9. Javelin Throw — 57.84m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s

Men's 50 km Walk

• Li Baojin

• Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)

Women's Marathon

• Zhao Youfeng

• Final — 2"27.06 (→ 5th place)

• Zhong Huandi

• Final — 2"36.02 (→ 30th place)

• Li Juan

• Final — 2"53.08 (→ 54th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Hou Xuemei

• Qualification – 62.64m
• Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place)

• Yu Hourun

• Qualification – 62.86m
• Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place)

• Xing Ailan

• Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Li Baolian

• Qualification – 58.92m (→ did not advance)

• Zhou Yuanxiang

• Qualification – 56.36m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Li Meisu

• Qualification – 20.30m
• Final – 21.06m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Huang Zhihong

• Qualification – 19.71m
• Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place)

• Cong Yuzhen

• Qualification – 19.56m
• Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Dong Yuping

• Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Defeated Egypt (98-84)
• Lost to Brazil (108-130)
• Lost to Spain (74-106)
• Lost to United States (57-108)
• Lost to Canada (96-99)

• Classification Matches

• 9th/12th place: Lost to South Korea (90-93)
• 11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (97-75) → 11th place

• Team Roster

• Gong Luiming
• Huang Yunlong
• Li Yaguang
• Sha Gouli
• Song Ligang
• Sun Fengwu
• Wang Fei
• Wang Libin
• Xu Xiaoliang
• Zhang Bin
• Zhang Xuelei
• Zhang Yongjun

• Head Coach: Chenghai Qian

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Cong Xuedi
• Han Qingling
• Li Xiaoqin
• Ling Guang
• Liu Qing
• Peng Ping
• Xu Xiangmei
• Xue Cuilan
• Zhao Wei
• Zheng Haixia

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Individual Road Race

• Lu Suyan — 2:00:52 (→ 24th place)
• Yan Yinhua — 2:00:52 (→ 33rd place)
• Chen Weixiu — 2:01:50 (→ 47th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.

Men's foil

• Liu Yunhong
• Zhang Zhicheng
• Lao Shaopei

Men's team foil

• Lao Shaopei, Liu Yunhong, Ye Chong, Zhang Zhicheng

Men's épée

• Du Zhencheng
• Ma Zhi

Men's sabre

• Zheng Zhaokang
• Jia Guihua
• Wang Zhiming

Men's team sabre

• Jia Guihua, Wang Ruiji, Wang Zhiming, Zheng Zhaokang

Women's foil

• Sun Hongyun
• Jujie Luan
• Zhu Qingyuan

Women's team foil

• Li Huahua, Jujie Luan, Sun Hongyun, Xiao Aihua, Zhu Qingyuan

Football

Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

• Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 23.41
  2. B-Final – 23.40 (→ 12th place)

• Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 51.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

• Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – 52.45 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Xie Jun
  1. Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Wang Dali
  1. Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Lin Laijiu
  1. Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Huang Guoxiong
  1. Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Lin Laijiu
  1. Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Chen Jianhong
  1. Heat – 1:04.09
  2. B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place)

• Jin Fu
  1. Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Chang Qing
  1. Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

• Jin Fu
  1. Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Zhan Jiang
  1. Heat – 54.69
  2. B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place)'

• Zheng Jian
  1. Heat – 54.86
  2. B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Zhan Jiang
  1. Heat – 2:02.29 (→ 18th place)''''

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Xie Jun
  1. Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Shen Jianqiang, Li Tao, Xie Jun, and Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Lin Laijiu, Chen Jianhong, Zhan Jiang, and Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 3:48.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Yang Wenyi
  1. Heat – 25.67
  2. Final – 25.64 (→ Silver Medal)

• Xia Fujie
  1. Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 55.84
  2. Final – 55.47 (→ Silver Medal)

• Lou Yaping
  1. Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 2:02.40
  2. B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place)

• Qian Hong
  1. Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Wang Bolin
  1. Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:18.11
  2. B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)

• Wang Bolin
  1. Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Huang Xiaomin
  1. Heat – 1:10.78
  2. Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place)

• Chen Huiling
  1. Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Huang Xiaomin
  1. Heat – 2:30.03
  2. Final – 2:27.49 (→ Silver Medal)

• Chen Huiling
  1. Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Qian Hong
  1. Heat – 1:00.66
  2. Final – 59.52 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Wang Xiaohong
  1. Heat – 1:01.16
  2. Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Wang Xiaohong
  1. Heat – 2:13.05
  2. Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place)

• Mo Wanlan
  1. Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:17.09
  2. Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 4:48.89
  2. Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place)

• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 4:49.04
  2. B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Xia Fujie, Lou Yaping, Yang Wenyi, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 3:46.36
• Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi, Lou Yaping, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Final – 3:44.69 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Yang Wenyi, Huang Xiaomin, Qian Hong, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Doubles Competition

• Lu Shuhua and Ma Keqin
  1. First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 5-7 1-6 4-6

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Defeated United States (3-0)
• Lost to Peru (2-3)
• Defeated Brazil (3-1)

• Semi Finals

• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)

• Final

• Defeated Japan (3-0) → Bronze Medal

• Team Roster

• Li Guojun
• Hou Yuzhu
• Yang Xilan
• Su Huijuan
• Jiang Ying
• Cui Yongmei
• Yang Xiaojun
• Zheng Meizhu
• Wu Dan
• Li Yueming
• Wang Yajun
• Zhao Hong

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Lost to Spain (6-13)
• Lost to Greece (7-10)
• Lost to United States (7-14)
• Lost to Hungary (4-17)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17)

• Classification Round (Group E)

• Lost to France (4-11)
• Defeated South Korea (14-7) → Eleventh place

• Team Roster

• Ni Shiwei
• Wang Minhui
• Yang Yong
• Yu Xiang
• Huang Long
• Huang Qijiang
• Cui Shiping
• Zhao Bilong
• Li Jianxiong
• Cai Shengliu
• Wen Fan
• Ge Jianqing
• Zheng Qing

• Head Coach: Peng Shaorong

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics