China at the 1996 Summer Olympics

| 1 Gold || Xiong Ni || Diving, Men's 3 m springboard |- | 1 Gold || Fu Mingxia || Diving, Women's 3 m springboard |- | 1 Gold || Fu Mingxia || Diving, Women's 10 m platform |- | 1 Gold || Li Xiaoshuang || Gymnastics, Men's Individual all-around |- | 1 Gold || Sun Fuming || Judo, Women's +72 kg |- | 1 Gold || Yang Ling || Shooting, Men's 10 m Running Target |- | 1 Gold || Li Duihong || Shooting, Women's 25 m Pistol |- | 1 Gold || Le Jingyi || Swimming, Women's 100 m freestyle |- | 1 Gold || Liu Guoliang || Table Tennis, Men's singles |- | 1 Gold || Liu Guoliang
Kong Linghui || Table Tennis, Men's doubles |- | 1 Gold || Deng Yaping || Table Tennis, Women's singles |- | 1 Gold || Deng Yaping
Qiao Hong || Table Tennis, Women's doubles |- | 1 Gold || Tang Ningsheng || Weightlifting, Men's 59 kg |- | 1 Gold || Zhan Xugang || Weightlifting, Men's 70 kg |- | 2 Silver || He Ying || Archery, Women's Individual Competition |- | 2 Silver || Wang Junxia || Athletics, Women's 10000 m |- | 2 Silver || Sui Xinmei || Athletics, Women's Shot put |- | 2 Silver || Dong Jiong || Badminton, Men's singles |- | 2 Silver || Yu Zhuocheng || Diving, Men's 3 m springboard |- | 2 Silver || Chen Yufeng
Fan Yunjie
Gao Hong
Liu Ailing
Liu Ying
Shi Guihong
Shui Qingxia
Sun Qingmei
Sun Wen
Wang Liping
Wei Haiying
Wen Lirong
Xie Huilin
Yu Hongqi
Zhao Lihong
Zhong Honglian || Football, Women's team competition |- | 2 Silver || Li Xiaoshuang || Gymnastics, Men's Floor exercise |- | 2 Silver || Li Xiaoshuang
Fan Bin
Fan Hongbin
Huang Huadong
Huang Liping
Shen Jian
Zhang Jinjing || Gymnastics, Men's team competition |- | 2 Silver || Mo Huilan || Gymnastics, Women's Vault |- | 2 Silver || Bi Wenjing || Gymnastics, Women's Uneven bars |- | 2 Silver || Xiuyun Zhang
Mianying Cao || Rowing, Women's Double Sculls |- | 2 Silver || Wang Yifu || Shooting, Men's 10 m Air Pistol |- | 2 Silver || Xiao Jun || Shooting, Men's 10 m Running Target |- | 2 Silver || Wei Qiang
Tao Hua
Xu Jian
Zhang Chunfang
Yan Fang
Wang Ying
An Zhongxin
Wang Lihong
Chen Hong
He Liping
Lei Li
Liu Xuqing
Liu Yaju
Ma Ying
Ou Jingbai
Sarah Ford || Softball, Women's team competition |- | 2 Silver || Le Jingyi || Swimming, Women's 50 m freestyle |- | 2 Silver || Liu Limin || Swimming, Women's 100 m butterfly |- | 2 Silver || Le Jingyi
Na Chao
Yun Nian
Shan Ying || Swimming, Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay |- | 2 Silver || Wang Tao || Table Tennis, Men's singles |- | 2 Silver || Wang Tao
Lü Lin || Table Tennis, Men's doubles |- | 2 Silver || Liu Wei
Qiao Yunping || Table Tennis, Women's doubles |- | 2 Silver || Yawen Lai
Yong-Mei Cui
Wenli Pan
Ziling Wang
Yue Sun
Yan Li
Qi He
Xiaoning Liu
Yongmei Wu
Yunying Zhu
Wang Lina
Yi Wang || Volleyball, Women's team competition |- | 2 Silver || Zhang Xiangsen || Weightlifting, Men's 56 kg |- | 3 Bronze || Wang Yan || Athletics, Women's 10km walk |- | 3 Bronze || Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu || Badminton, Women's doubles |- | 3 Bronze || Liu Jianjun
Sun Man || Badminton, Mixed doubles |- | 3 Bronze || Xiao Hailiang || Diving, Men's 10 metre platform |- | 3 Bronze || Fan Bin || Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal bar |- | 3 Bronze || Wang Xianbo || Judo, Women's 66 kg |- | 3 Bronze || Zhang Bing || Shooting, Men's Double Trap |- | 3 Bronze || Chen Yan
Han Xue
Cai Huijue
Shan Ying || Swimming, Women's 4x100 m medley relay |- | 3 Bronze || Lin Li || Swimming, Women's 200 m IM |- | 3 Bronze || Qiao Hong || Table Tennis, Women's singles |- | 3 Bronze || Xiao Jiangang || Weightlifting, Men's 64 kg |- | 3 Bronze || Sheng Zetian || Wrestling, Men's 57 kg Greco-Roman |}

Results by event

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Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated.

Women's Individual Competition:

• He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
• Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
• Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1)
• Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1)
• Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1)

Women's Team Competition:

• He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)

Men's Team Competition:

• Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 200 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Li Tong
• Chen Yanhao

Men's 20 km Walk

• Yu Guohui
• Li Zewen
• Li Mingcai

Men's 50 km Walk

• Zhang Huiqiang

• Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place)

• Mao Xinyuan

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

• Zhao Yongsheng

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• Huang Geng

• Qualification — 8.12 m
• Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place)

• Chen Jing

• Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Zou Sixin

• Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Li Shaojie

• Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Zhang Lianbiao

• Qualification — 79.88 m
• Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place)

Women's 400 metres

• Du Xiujie

• Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Wang Junxia

• Qualification — 32:36.53
• Final — 31:02.58 (→ Silver Medal)

• Wang Mingxia

• Qualification — 32:10.26
• Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place)

• Yang Siju

• Qualification — 32:22.77
• Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Li Lei

• Qualification — 61.48 m
• Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Xiao Yanling

• Qualification — 65.10m
• Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Sui Xinmei

• Qualification — 19.36m
• Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal)

• Li Meisu

• Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)

• Huang Zhihong

• Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Ren Ruiping

• Qualification — 14.56m
• Final — 14.30m (→ 7th place)

• Wang Xiangrong — 13.32m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Ren Xiujuan — 2:31.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Wang Yan — 42:19 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Gu Yan — 42:34 (→ 4th place)
• Gao Hongmiao — dsq (→ no ranking)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Angola (70-67)
• Lost to Croatia (78-109)
• Defeated Argentina (87-77)
• Lost to the United States (70-133)
• Lost to Lithuania (55-116)

• Quarterfinals

• Lost to Yugoslavia (61-128)

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Lost to Greece (75-115)
• 7th/8th place: Lost to Croatia (85-99) → 8th place

• Team Roster

• Bateer Mengke
• Gong Xiaobin
• Hu Weidong
• Li Nan
• Li Xiaoyong
• Liu Yudong
• Shan Tao
• Sun Jun
• Wang Zhizhi
• Wu Naiqun
• Wu Qinglong
• Zheng Wu

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to Italy (53-62)
• Lost to Japan (72-75)
• Defeated Canada (61-49)
• Lost to Brazil (83-98)
• Lost to Russia (78-94)

• Classification Matches

• 9th/12th place: Defeated Zaire (91-67)
• 9th/10th place: Defeated South Korea (85-71) → 9th place

• Team Roster

• Zheng Dongmei
• Liang Xin
• Zheng Haixia
• He Jun
• Ma Zongqing
• Miao Bo
• Li Xin
• Liu Jun
• Shen Li
• Chu Hui
• Li Dongmei
• Ma Chengqing

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Yang Xiangzhong

• First Round — Defeated Alberto Rossel (Peru), 16-7
• Second Round — Lost to Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 9-14

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Chen Tao

• First Round — Lost to Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 10-15

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Jiang Tao

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Charles Kizza (Uganda), 10-7
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), 4-21

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

• Guo Xinghong

• Final — 02:49:47 (→ 41st place)

• Zhao Haijuan

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Mountainbike Cross Country

• Gao Hongying

• Final — 2:09.08 (→ 25th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Xiong Ni

• Preliminary Heat — 463.02
• Semi Final — 231.45
• Final — 470.01 (→ Gold Medal)

• Yu Zhuocheng

• Preliminary Heat — 438.93
• Semi Final — 223.41
• Final — 467.52 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Fu Mingxia

• Preliminary Heat — 284.28
• Semi Final — 221.49
• Final — 326.19 (→ Gold Medal)

• Tan Shuping

• Preliminary Heat — 212.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Fu Mingxia

• Preliminary Heat — 329.25
• Semi Final — 179.94
• Final — 341.64 (→ Gold Medal)

• Guo Jingjing

• Preliminary Heat — 315.39
• Semi Final — 177.30
• Final — 269.91 (→ 5th place)

Gymnastics

• Li Xiaoshuang

• Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category

Softball

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin

• Defeated Australia (6:0)
• Lost to Japan (0:3)
• Defeated Canada (2:1)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (10:0)
• Defeated Netherlands (8:0)
• Defeated Chinese Taipei (1:0)
• Lost to United States (2:3)

• Semifinals

• Lost to United States (0:1)

• Bronze Medal Match

• Defeated Australia (4:2)

• Final

• Lost to United States (1:3) → Silver Medal

• Team Roster

• Wei Qiang
• Tao Hua
• Xu Jian
• Zhang Chunfang
• Yan Fang
• Wang Ying
• An Zhongxin
• Wang Lihong
• Chen Hong
• He Liping
• Lei Li
• Liu Xuqing
• Liu Yaju
• Ma Ying
• Ou Jingbai

• Head Coach: Li Minkuan

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 22.55
  2. Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Zhao Yi
  1. Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Zeng Qiliang
  1. Heat – 1:02.26
  2. Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Wang Yiwu
  1. Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 53.40
  2. Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 25.10
  2. Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)

• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 25.71
  2. Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 54.90
  2. Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)

• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 56.10
  2. B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:03.32
  2. B-Final – scratched

• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Pu Yiqi
  1. Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 1:02.62
  2. Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)

• He Cihong
  1. Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:14.74
  2. B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)

• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Han Xue
  1. Heat – 1:10.40
  2. B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)

• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:30.64
  2. B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)

• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 1:00.18
  2. Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)

• Cai Huijue
  1. Heat – 1:00.89
  2. Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Qu Yun
  1. Heat – 2:11.35
  2. Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)

• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 2:13.12
  2. Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:16.31
  2. Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:16.55
  2. B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 4:54.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Shan Ying, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 3:44.06
• Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
  1. Heat – 8:13.29
• Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 4:09.23
• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Yi Jingqian
  1. First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6

• Chen Li
  1. First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6

Volleyball

Women's Indoor Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
• Defeated South Korea (3-2)
• Defeated United States (3-1)
• Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
• Defeated Japan (3-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Defeated Germany (3-0)

• Semifinals

• Defeated Russia (3-1)

• Final

• Lost to Cuba (1-3) (→ Silver Medal)

• Team Roster

• Cui Yongmei
• He Qi
• Lai Yawen
• Li Xan
• Liu Xiaoning
• Pan Wenli
• Sun Yue
• Wang Lina
• Wang Yi
• Wang Ziling
• Wu Yongmei
• Zhu Yunying

• Head Coach: Lang Ping

Weightlifting

Men's 108 kg

• Cui Wenhua

• Snatch — 190.0 kg
• Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
• Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)

References

• (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997) (PDF). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-13.