# China at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Zhang Mengxue | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | August 7 |
| Gold | Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | August 7 |
| Gold | Long Qingquan | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | August 7 |
| Gold | Chen Aisen Lin Yue | Diving | Men's synchronized 10 metre platform | August 8 |
| Gold | Sun Yang | Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle | August 8 |
| Gold | Deng Wei | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | August 9 |
| Gold | Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia | Diving | Women's 10 m synchronized platform | August 9 |
| Gold | Shi Zhiyong | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | August 9 |
| Gold | Xiang Yanmei | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | August 10 |
| Gold | Ding Ning | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 10 |
| Gold | Ma Long | Table tennis | Men's singles | August 11 |
| Gold | Wang Zhen | Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk | August 12 |
| Gold | Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi | Cycling | Women's team sprint | August 12 |
| Gold | Shi Tingmao | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 14 |
| Gold | Meng Suping | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | August 14 |
| Gold | Cao Yuan | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 16 |
| Gold | Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia Liu Shiwen | Table tennis | Women's team | August 16 |
| Gold | Ma Long Xu Xin Zhang Jike | Table tennis | Men's team | August 17 |
| Gold | Zhao Shuai | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | August 17 |
| Gold | Ren Qian | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 18 |
| Gold | Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | Badminton | Men's doubles | August 19 |
| Gold | Liu Hong | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | August 19 |
| Gold | Chen Long | Badminton | Men's singles | August 20 |
| Gold | Chen Aisen | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | August 20 |
| Gold | Zheng Shuyin | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | August 20 |
| Gold | China women's national volleyball team Yuan XinyueZhu TingYang FangxuGong XiangyuWei QiuyueZhang ChangningLin LiDing XiaYan NiLiu XiaotongXu YunliHui Ruoqi | Volleyball | Women's tournament | August 20 |
| Silver | Lü Xiaojun | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | August 10 |
| Silver | Du Li | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle | August 6 |
| Silver | Sun Yang | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | August 6 |
| Silver | Xu Jiayu | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 8 |
| Silver | Li Xiaoxia | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 10 |
| Silver | Zhang Binbin | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle three positions | August 11 |
| Silver | Hao Jialu Sun Yiwen Sun Yujie Xu Anqi | Fencing | Women's team épée | August 11 |
| Silver | Zhang Jike | Table tennis | Men's singles | August 11 |
| Silver | Cai Zelin | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | August 12 |
| Silver | Tian Tao | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | August 12 |
| Silver | Dong Dong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | August 13 |
| Silver | Chen Peina | Sailing | Women's RS:X | August 14 |
| Silver | He Zi | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 14 |
| Silver | Zhang Wenxiu | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 15 |
| Silver | Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet | August 16 |
| Silver | Si Yajie | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 18 |
| Silver | Gu Xiao Guo Li Huang Xuechen Li Xiaolu Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Tang Mengni Yin Chengxin Zeng Zhen | Synchronized swimming | Women's team | August 19 |
| Silver | Yin Junhua | Boxing | Women's lightweight | August 19 |
| Bronze | Yi Siling | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle | August 6 |
| Bronze | Sun Yiwen | Fencing | Women's épée | August 6 |
| Bronze | Pang Wei | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | August 6 |
| Bronze | Deng Shudi Lin Chaopan Liu Yang You Hao Zhang Chenglong | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | August 8 |
| Bronze | Fu Yuanhui | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | August 8 |
| Bronze | Fan Yilin Mao Yi Shang Chunsong Tan Jiaxin Wang Yan | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | August 9 |
| Bronze | Cheng Xunzhao | Judo | Men's 90 kg | August 10 |
| Bronze | Cao Yuan Qin Kai | Diving | Men's 3 m synchronized springboard | August 10 |
| Bronze | Du Li | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle three positions | August 11 |
| Bronze | Shi Jinglin | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 11 |
| Bronze | Wang Shun | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | August 11 |
| Bronze | Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong | Rowing | Women's lightweight double sculls | August 12 |
| Bronze | Yu Song | Judo | Women's +78 kg | August 12 |
| Bronze | Li Dan | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | August 12 |
| Bronze | Duan Jingli | Rowing | Women's single sculls | August 13 |
| Bronze | Li Yuehong | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | August 13 |
| Bronze | Gao Lei | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | August 13 |
| Bronze | Dong Bin | Athletics | Men's triple jump | August 16 |
| Bronze | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | Badminton | Mixed doubles | August 16 |
| Bronze | Sun Yanan | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 48 kg | August 17 |
| Bronze | Ren Cancan | Boxing | Women's flyweight | August 18 |
| Bronze | Zhang Fengliu | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 75 kg | August 18 |
| Bronze | Hu Jianguan | Boxing | Men's flyweight | August 19 |
| Bronze | Li Qian | Boxing | Women's middleweight | August 19 |
| Bronze | Lü Xiuzhi | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | August 19 |
| Bronze | Feng Shanshan | Golf | Women's individual | August 20 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Diving | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | August 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | August 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | August 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | August 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | August 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | August 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | August 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | August 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | August 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | August 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | August 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | August 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | August 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | August 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | August 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| | Total | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Male | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40.0% |
| Female | 14 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 58.6% |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.4% |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 | 100% |

### Multiple medallists

The following Team China competitors won several medals at the 2016 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Shi Tingmao | Gold Gold | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard Women's 3 m springboard |
| Chen Aisen | Gold Gold | Diving | Men's 10 m synchronized platform Men's 10 m platform |
| Ding Ning | Gold Gold | Table tennis | Women's singles Women's team |
| Ma Long | Gold Gold | Table tennis | Men's singles Men's team |
| Li Xiaoxia | Gold Silver | Table tennis | Women's team Women's singles |
| Sun Yang | Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle Men's 400 m freestyle |
| Zhang Jike | Gold Silver | Table tennis | Men's team Men's singles |
| Zhang Nan | Gold Bronze | Badminton | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
| Cao Yuan | Gold Bronze | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard Men's 3 m synchronized springboard |
| Huang Xuechen | Silver Silver | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet Women's team |
| Sun Wenyan | Silver Silver | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet Women's team |
| Du Li | Silver Bronze | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle Women's 50 m rifle three positions |
| Sun Yiwen | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Women's team épée Women's épée |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| Badminton | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Boxing | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Cycling | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Diving | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Judo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Sailing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Shooting | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Swimming | 19 | 26 | 45 |
| Synchronized swimming | — | 9 | 9 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tennis | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Water polo | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Wrestling | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Total | 155 | 250 | 405 |

## Archery

Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events after having secured a top eight finish in their respective team recurves at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Chinese archery team was named to the Olympic roster on July 6, 2016.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Gu Xuesong | Individual | 670 | 17 | Duzelbayev (KAZ) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Dapeng | Individual | 667 | 19 | Malavé (VEN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xing Yu | Individual | 660 | 32 | Agatha (INA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Xuesong Wang Dapeng Xing Yu | Team | 1997 | 6 | — | — | Brazil (BRA) W 6–2 | Italy (ITA) W 6–0 | United States (USA) L 0–6 | Australia (AUS) L 2–6 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cao Hui | Individual | 631 | 28 | Senyuk (AZE) W 7–1 | Dashidorzhieva (RUS) W 6–4 | Unruh (GER) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qi Yuhong | Individual | 649 | 11 | Canetta (BRA) W 7–1 | Longová (SVK) W 6–0 | Wu Jx (CHN) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Jiaxin | Individual | 653 | 6 | Hayashi (JPN) W 7–1 | Mîrca (MDA) W 6–0 | Qi Yh (CHN) W 6–5 | Ki B-b (KOR) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cao Hui Qi Yuhong Wu Jiaxin | Team | 1933 | 3 | — | — | Bye | Italy (ITA) L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Chinese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, a total of 56 athletes (27 men and 29 women) were named to the Chinese track and field roster for the Games. Among them featured defending Olympic champion Chen Ding and bronze medalists Wang Zhen and Qieyang Shijie in race walking, high jumper and 2015 Worlds silver medalist Zhang Guowei, sprinter Su Bingtian, shot putter Gong Lijiao, and hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu.

### 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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Cai Zelin | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:26 | |
| Chen Ding | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:23:54 | 39 |
| Dong Guojian | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15:32 | 29 |
| Duo Bujie | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:22 | 91 |
| Han Yucheng | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32:35 | 47 |
| Su Bingtian | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.17 | 3 q | 10.08 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Zhen | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:14 | |
| Wang Zhendong | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:48:50 | 11 |
| Xie Wenjun | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xie Zhenye | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.08 | 1 Q | 10.11 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Wei | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:43:00 | 5 |
| Zhang Peimeng | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.36 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Renxue | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:25:31 | 96 |
| Mo Youxue Su Bingtian Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Yang Yang Zhang Peimeng | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.82 AR | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 37.90 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hua Shaoqing | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:45:09 | 79 |
| Liu Hong | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:28:35 | |
| Lu Xiuzhi | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:28:42 | |
| Qieyang Shenjie | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:29:04 | 5 |
| Wang Chunyu | 800 m | 1:59.93 | 4 | — | — | 2:04.05 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Yongli | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.48 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Shuijiao | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yuan Qiqi | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.56 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yue Chao | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:39:09 | 53 |
| Zhang Xinyan | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:31.47 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ge Manqi Kong Lingwei Liang Xiaojing Lin Huijun Wei Yongli Yuan Qiqi | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.70 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Cao Shuo | Triple jump | 16.97 | 5 Q | 17.13 | 4 |
| Dong Bin | Triple jump | 17.10 | 2 Q | 17.58 | |
| Huang Bokai | Pole vault | 5.45 | =16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gao Xinglong | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Changzhou | Long jump | 7.95 | 9 q | 7.85 | 11 |
| Wang Jianan | Long jump | 8.24 | 1 Q | 8.17 | 5 |
| Wang Yu | High jump | 2.22 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Xiaolong | Triple jump | 16.65 | 11 q | 16.41 | 11 |
| Xue Changrui | Pole vault | 5.70 | =4 Q | 5.65 | 6 |
| Yao Jie | Pole vault | 5.60 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Guowei | High jump | 2.22 | =25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Bian Ka | Shot put | 17.68 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Yang | Discus throw | 61.44 | 10 q | 63.11 | 7 |
| Feng Bin | Discus throw | 62.01 | 8 Q | 63.06 | 8 |
| Gao Yang | Shot put | 16.17 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gong Lijiao | Shot put | 18.74 | 5 Q | 19.39 | 4 |
| Li Ling | Pole vault | 4.55 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Lingwei | Javelin throw | 60.91 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xiaohong | Triple jump | 13.30 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Shiying | Javelin throw | 57.16 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Tingting | Hammer throw | 69.14 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lü Huihui | Javelin throw | 63.28 | 7 Q | 64.04 | 7 |
| Ren Mengqian | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Su Xinyue | Discus throw | 65.14 | 2 Q | 64.37 | 5 |
| Wang Zheng | Hammer throw | 70.60 | 10 q | NM | — |
| Zhang Wenxiu | Hammer throw | 73.58 | 2 Q | 76.75 | |

## Badminton

China has qualified a total of fifteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries each in the men's and women's singles, as well as two pairs each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chen Long | Singles | Cordón (GUA) W WO | Dziółko (POL) W (21–12, 21–9) | Karunaratne (SRI) W (21–7, 21–10) | 1 Q | Bye | Son W-h (KOR) W (21–11, 18–21, 21–11) | Axelsen (DEN) W (21–14, 21–15) | Lee C W (MAS) W (21–18, 21–18) | |
| Lin Dan | Singles | Malkov (RUS) W (21–18, 21–7) | Obernosterer (AUT) W (21–5, 21–11) | Nguyễn T M (VIE) W (21–7, 21–12) | 1 Q | Bye | Kidambi (IND) W (21–6, 11–21, 21–18) | Lee C W (MAS) L (21–15, 11–21, 20–22) | Axelsen (DEN) L (21–15, 10–21, 17–21) | 4 |
| Chai Biao Hong Wei | Doubles | Ahsan / Setiawan (INA) W (21–15, 21–17) | Attri / Reddy (IND) W (21–13, 21–15) | Endo / Hayakawa (JPN) L (18–21, 21–14, 21–23) | 2 Q | — | Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) W (21–13, 16–21, 21–16) | Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS) L (18–21, 21–12, 17–21) | Ellis / Langridge (GBR) L (18–21, 21–19, 10–21) | 4 |
| Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | Doubles | Chew / Pongnairat (USA) W (21–6, 21–7) | Fuchs / Schöttler (GER) W (21–11, 21–16) | Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS) L (21–16, 15–21, 18–21) | 2 Q | — | Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR) W (11–21, 21–18, 24–22) | Ellis / Langridge (GBR) W (21–14, 21–18) | Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS) W (16-21, 21–11, 23–21) | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Li Xuerui | Singles | Wang (USA) W (21–16, 21–12) | Santos (POR) W (21–12, 21–7) | L Tan (BEL) W (21–11, 21–11) | 1 Q | Bye | Buranaprasertsuk (THA) W (21–12, 21–17) | Marín (ESP) L (14–21, 16–21) | Okuhara (JPN) L WO | 4 |
| Wang Yihan | Singles | Magee (IRL) W (21–7, 21–12) | Schnaase (GER) W (21–11, 21–16) | — | 1 Q | Bye | Sindhu (IND) L (20–22, 19–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luo Ying Luo Yu | Doubles | Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) L (10–21, 14–21) | Juhl / Pedersen (DEN) W (21–11, 21–18) | Lee / Obañana (USA) W (21–14, 21–15) | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tang Yuanting Yu Yang | Doubles | Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR) L (18–21, 21–14, 11–21) | G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) W (21–14, 21–11) | Goliszewski / Nelte (GER) W (21–10, 21–11) | 2 Q | — | Maheswari / Polii (INA) W (21–11, 21–14) | Pedersen / Juhl (DEN) L (16–21, 21–14, 19–21) | Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) L (8–21, 17–21) | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Xu Chen Ma Jin | Doubles | Fischer Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) W (22–24, 21–14, 21–16) | Mateusiak / Zięba (POL) L (21–13, 9–21, 19–21) | C Adcock / G Adcock (GBR) W (13–21, 22–20, 21–15) | 2 Q | Ko S-h / Kim H-n (KOR) W (21–17, 21–18) | Chan P S / Goh L Y (MAS) L (12–21, 19–21) | Zhang N / Zhao Yl (CHN) L (7–21, 11–21) | 4 |
| Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | Doubles | Jordan / Susanto (INA) W (21–11, 21–18) | Lee C H / Chau H W (HKG) W (21–16, 21–15) | Fuchs / Michels (GER) W (21–19, 21–16) | 1 Q | Kazuno / Kurihara (JPN) W (21–14, 21–12) | Ahmad / Natsir (INA) L (16–21, 15–21) | Xu C / Ma J (CHN) W (21–7, 21–11) | |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament

China men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and clinching the outright Olympic berth at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha. They dominated the tournament, going 9-0 and once again showing they were the clear top team in Asia. This team included newly drafted star center Zhou Qi from the Houston Rockets.

#### Team roster

The following is the China roster for the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 524 | 407 | +117 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 368 | +76 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 423 | 378 | +45 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 426 | 387 | +39 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 444 | −129 | 6 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 466 | −148 | 5 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00
* Boxscore
| China | 62–119 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 25 Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6 Asts: Zhao 5 | | Pts: Durant 25 Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7 Asts: Durant 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,622 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 22:30
* Boxscore
| France | 88–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 23–9, 22–22, 24–15 |||
| Pts: de Colo 19 Rebs: Batum 10 Asts: Parker 8 | | Pts: Yi 19 Rebs: Yi 6 Asts: Ding, Guo 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,360 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 72–68 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 13–22, 13–15, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Colmenares 16 Rebs: Colmenares 5 Asts: Vargas 5 | | Pts: Guo 17 Rebs: Yi 10 Asts: Guo, Zhou 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Sreten Radović (CRO), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 14:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–93 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 20–27, 16–21, 18–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 20 Rebs: Yi 9 Asts: Guo 5 | | Pts: Bairstow 17 Rebs: Bairstow 9 Asts: Dellavedova 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,704 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 94–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–10, 35–15, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 19 Rebs: Jokić 7 Asts: Marković, Teodosić 5 | | Pts: Yi 20 Rebs: Wang 8 Asts: Ailun 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,367 Referees: Juan García (ESP), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Anne Panther (GER)

### Women's tournament

China women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics with a quarterfinal victory at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes, France.

#### Team roster

The following is the China roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 520 | 316 | +204 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 333 | +54 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 340 | 347 | −7 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 406 | −21 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 428 | −57 | 6 | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 482 | −173 | 5 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 14:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–90 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 17–18, 20–23, 22–30 |||
| Pts: Chen N. 13 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 5 Asts: Chen X., Sun Mengx. 3 | | Pts: Tatham 20 Rebs: Gaucher 10 Asts: Gaucher 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,314 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Anne Panther (GER)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 64–101 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28 |||
| Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4 | | Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 12:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–89 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 20–27, 21–23, 9–25 |||
| Pts: Shao 14 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 8 Asts: Chen 6 | | Pts: Torrens 32 Rebs: Nicholls 10 Asts: Palau 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 12:15
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 80–72 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–20, 26–9, 14–29 |||
| Pts: A. Dabović 23 Rebs: Page, Petrović 8 Asts: Petrović 6 | | Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Huang, Sun Mengr. 7 Asts: three players 3 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 12:15
* Boxscore
| China | 62–105 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–32, 17–28, 14–18, 22–27 |||
| Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Chen X. 6 Asts: Chen X. 6 | | Pts: Charles, Griner 18 Rebs: Griner 13 Asts: Moore 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,957 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

## Boxing

China has entered eleven boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Lü Bin and 2012 Olympian Zhang Jiawei became the first Chinese boxers to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series, while Liu Wei earned a box-off victory at the 2015 World Championships to join the Chinese boxing team.
Seven further boxers (four men and three women), including 2012 Olympic silver medalist Ren Cancan, had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an. Meanwhile, Shan Jun secured an additional Olympic place on the Chinese roster at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lü Bin | Light flyweight | Bye | Warui (KEN) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Jianguan | Flyweight | Eker (TUR) W 2–1 | Abgaryan (ARM) W 3–0 | Veitía (CUB) W 2–1 | Aloyan (RUS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |
| Zhang Jiawei | Bantamweight | Bye | Ham S-m (KOR) W 3–0 | Ramírez (CUB) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shan Jun | Lightweight | Yunusov (TJK) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Qianxun | Light welterweight | Curiel (MEX) W WO | Bachkov (ARM) W 2–1 | Dunaytsev (RUS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Wei | Welterweight | Stanionis (LTU) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhao Minggang | Middleweight | Shakhsuvarly (AZE) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Fengkai | Heavyweight | Bye | Levit (KAZ) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ren Cancan | Flyweight | Bye | Bujold (CAN) W 3–0 | Adams (GBR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |
| Yin Junhua | Lightweight | Lachgar (MAR) W 3–0 | Alekseevna (AZE) W 3–0 | Potkonen (FIN) W 3–0 | Mossely (FRA) L 1–2 | |
| Li Qian | Middleweight | Bye | Bandeira (BRA) W 3–0 | Fontijn (NED) L 1–2 | Did not advance | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Chinese canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the 2016 Asian Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Shu Jianming | Men's C-1 | 110.19 | 15 | 100.68 | 9 | 100.68 | 13 Q | 108.73 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tan Ya | Men's K-1 | 100.62 | 17 | 101.34 | 18 | 100.62 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Lu | Women's K-1 | 119.63 | 16 | 107.29 | 11 | 107.29 | 13 Q | 111.24 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

Chinese canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Meanwhile, one additional boat (men's C-1 1000 m) was awarded to the Chinese squad at the 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Palembang, Indonesia, as the unused quota spot had been passed to the highest finisher not yet qualified.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Li Qiang | C-1 200 m | 41.456 | 5 Q | 40.066 | 3 FA | 40.143 | 7 |
| Wang Riwei | C-1 1000 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zhou Yu | K-1 200 m | 42.187 | 4 Q | 41.017 | 5 FB | 41.928 | 11 |
| Zhou Yu | K-1 500 m | 1:53.043 | 1 Q | 1:55.311 | 3 FA | 1:54.994 | 6 |
| Ma Qing Ren Wenjun | K-2 500 m | 1:44.491 | 2 Q | 1:44.780 | 5 FB | 1:51.582 | 14 |
| Li Yue Liu Haiping Ma Qing Ren Wenjun | K-4 500 m | 1:38.730 | 6 Q | 1:37.055 | 4 FB | 1:40.071 | 11 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Chinese riders have accumulated spots in both men's and women's team pursuit, and women's team sprint, as well as the women's omnium. As a result of their place in the women's team sprint, China has won the right to enter two riders in both women's sprint and men's keirin. China failed to win a quota place in the men's team sprint, but earned a single place in the men's sprint by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic rankings in that event.
The full track cycling team, highlighted by Worlds sprint champion Zhong Tianshi, was named as part of the official team announcement for the Games on July 18, 2016.

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Xu Chao | Men's sprint | 9.939 72.441 | 13 | Phillip (TTO) W 10.373 69.410 | Bye | Eilers (GER) L | Puerta (COL) Webster (NZL) W 10.753 66.958 | Skinner (GBR) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Constable (AUS) Eilers (GER) Baugé (FRA) L | 6 |
| Gong Jinjie | Women's sprint | 11.068 | 15 Q | Ligtlee (NED) L | Morton (AUS) Cueff (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhong Tianshi | Women's sprint | 10.820 | 5 Q | Welte (GER) W 11.310 63.660 | Bye | Voynova (RUS) L | Meares (AUS) Welte (GER) W 11.557 62.299 | James (GBR) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Lee W S (HKG) Krupeckaitė (LTU) Voynova (RUS) W 11.197 | 5 |

#### Team sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi | Women's team sprint | 32.305 OR 55.718 | 1 Q | Spain (ESP) W 31.928 WR 56.376 | 1 FA | Russia (RUS) W 32.107 56.062 | |
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | Men's team pursuit | 4:05.152 | 8 Q | Italy (ITA) 4:04.240 | 8 | Switzerland (SUI) 4:03.687 | 8 |
| Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang | Women's team pursuit | 4:25.246 | 6 Q | Italy (ITA) 4:23.678 | 7 | Poland (POL) WO | 7 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Gong Jinjie | Women's keirin | 5 R | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhong Tianshi | Women's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 5 | 11 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Elimination race | Time trial | Time trial | Time trial | Flying lap | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Luo Xiaoling | Women's omnium | 15 | 12 | 3:45.186 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 36.944 | 15 | 12 | 14.740 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 68 | 15 |

### Mountain biking

Chinese mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, respectively, at the 2015 Asian Championships. These places were awarded to Wang Zhen and Yao Ping.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Wang Zhen | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 43 |
| Yao Ping | Women's cross-country | 1:43:20 | 24 |

## Diving

Chinese divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the 2016 Olympic Games by having achieved a top three finish from the 2015 FINA World Championships. A total of thirteen divers (six men and seven women), led by London 2012 champions Wu Minxia (springboard) and Chen Ruolin (platform), were named to the Olympic team on May 10, 2016, based on their results in five Olympic trial meets.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Cao Yuan | 3 m springboard | 498.70 | 1 Q | 489.10 | 1 Q | 547.60 | |
| He Chao | 3 m springboard | 380.35 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Aisen | 10 m platform | 545.35 | 3 Q | 559.90 | 1 Q | 585.30 | |
| Qiu Bo | 10 m platform | 564.75 | 2 Q | 504.70 | 2 Q | 488.20 | 6 |
| Cao Yuan Qin Kai | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 443.70 | |
| Chen Aisen Lin Yue | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 496.98 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| He Zi | 3 m springboard | 367.05 | 2 Q | 364.05 | 2 Q | 387.90 | |
| Shi Tingmao | 3 m springboard | 357.55 | 3 Q | 385.00 | 1 Q | 406.05 | |
| Ren Qian | 10 m platform | 385.80 | 2 Q | 362.40 | 3 Q | 439.25 | |
| Si Yajie | 10 m platform | 397.45 | 1 Q | 389.30 | 1 Q | 419.40 | |
| Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 345.60 | |
| Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 354.00 | |

## Equestrian

China has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from a combined group of Africa, Middle East, Asia & Oceania in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Alex Hua Tian | Don Geniro | Individual | 42.40 | 12 | 13.20 | 55.60 | 11 | 4.00 | 59.60 | 8 | 4.00 | 63.60 | 8 | 63.60 | 8 |

## Fencing

Chinese fencers have qualified a full squad each in the women's team épée by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the men's foil team has claimed the spot as the highest ranking team from Asia outside the world's top four.
Foil fencer Le Huilin secured a spot on the Chinese team by finishing among the top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Jiao Yunlong (men's épée) and Shen Chen (women's sabre), along with Sun Wei (men's sabre) and Le's teammate Liu Yongshi, did the same feat as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Asian zone. The fencing team was officially named to the Chinese roster on June 15, 2016, with Lei Sheng aiming to defend the Olympic men's foil title at his third straight Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jiao Yunlong | Épée | Melaragno (BRA) W 15–13 | Nikishyn (UKR) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Haiwei | Foil | Bye | Halsted (GBR) W 15–9 | Ma Jf (CHN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lei Sheng | Foil | Bye | Le Péchoux (FRA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ma Jianfei | Foil | Bye | Perrier (BRA) W 15–14 | Chen Hw (CHN) W 15–12 | Safin (RUS) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Haiwei Lei Sheng Ma Jianfei Shi Jialuo | Team foil | — | — | — | France (FRA) L 42–45 | Classification semi-final Brazil (BRA) W 43–41 | 5th place final Great Britain (GBR) W 45–38 | 5 |
| Sun Wei | Sabre | — | Dolniceanu (ROU) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sun Yiwen | Épée | Bye | Sakoa (CIV) W 15–11 | Embrich (EST) W 15–12 | Besbes (TUN) W 14–11 | Fiamingo (ITA) L 11–12 | Rembi (FRA) W 15–13 | |
| Sun Yujie | Épée | Bye | Kang Y-m (KOR) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Anqi | Épée | Bye | Candassamy (FRA) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hao Jialu Sun Yiwen Sun Yujie Xu Anqi | Team épée | — | — | Bye | Ukraine (UKR) W 42–34 | Estonia (EST) W 45–36 | Romania (ROU) L 38–44 | |
| Le Huilin | Foil | Bye | Zekrani (MAR) W 15–4 | Thibus (FRA) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Yongshi | Foil | Bye | Knapek (HUN) W 15–9 | Kiefer (USA) W 15–9 | Di Francisca (ITA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shen Chen | Sabre | Bye | Kozaczuk (POL) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Field hockey
### Summary

* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's | Women's tournament | Germany D 1–1 | Spain W 2–0 | Netherlands L 0–1 | South Korea D 0–0 | New Zealand L 0–3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Women's tournament

China women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.

#### Team roster

The following is the China roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Cho Myung-jun
* Li Dongxiao (GK)
* Wang Mengyu
* Li Jiaqi
* De Jiaojiao
* Cui Qiuxia (C)
* Yu Qian
* Peng Yang
* Liang Meiyu
* Wang Na
* Zhang Jinrong
* Ou Zixia
* Li Hongxia
* Wu Qiong
* Zhang Xiaoxue
* Sun Xiao
* Zhao Yudiao
* Song Qingling
Reserves:
* Guo Jiajia (GK)

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 13:30
| China | 1–1 | Germany |
| Peng 28' | Report | Hahn 5' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:30
| Spain | 0–2 | China |
| | Report | Zhao 8' Peng 25' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 18:00
| China | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Van Male 59' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 10:00
| South Korea | 0–0 | China |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 20:30
| China | 0–3 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Merry 21' Flynn 41' McLaren 42' |
* Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

## Football
### Women's tournament

China women's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at and by progressing to the gold medal match of the 2015–16 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Japan.

#### Team roster

Head coach: Bruno Bini
China PR named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 7 July 2016. Prior to the tournament, Ren Guixin withdrew injured and was replaced on 18 July 2016 by Li Ying, who was initially selected as an alternate player. Wang Yan subsequently filled the vacant alternate spot.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Zhao Lina | (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 24) | 31 | 0 | Shanghai Yongbai |
| 2 | 2DF | Liu Shanshan | (1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 24) | 51 | 0 | Changchun Zhuoyue |
| 3 | 2DF | Xue Jiao | (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23) | 26 | 0 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 4 | 2DF | Gao Chen | (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 5 | 2DF | Wu Haiyan | (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23) | 63 | 0 | Shandong Huangming |
| 6 | 2DF | Li Dongna (captain) | (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 27) | 81 | 6 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 7 | 3MF | Li Ying | (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 (aged 23) | 80 | 13 | Shandong Huangming |
| 8 | 3MF | Tan Ruyin | (1994-07-17)17 July 1994 (aged 22) | 39 | 0 | Changchun Zhuoyue |
| 9 | 4FW | Ma Xiaoxu | (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 28) | 147 | 61 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 10 | 4FW | Yang Li | (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 25) | 33 | 17 | Jiangsu Suning |
| 11 | 4FW | Wang Shanshan | (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 26) | 70 | 9 | Tianjin Huisen |
| 12 | 4FW | Wang Shuang | (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 (aged 21) | 44 | 6 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 13 | 3MF | Pang Fengyue | (1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 27) | 80 | 6 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 14 | 2DF | Zhao Rong | (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (aged 25) | 52 | 0 | Changchun Zhuoyue |
| 15 | 3MF | Zhang Rui | (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 27) | 91 | 17 | People's Liberation Army |
| 16 | 3MF | Yang Man | (1995-11-02)2 November 1995 (aged 20) | 16 | 1 | Shandong Ladies |
| 17 | 4FW | Gu Yasha | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 25) | 118 | 10 | Beijing BG |
| 18 | 1GK | Zhang Yue | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 25) | 49 | 0 | Beijing BG |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Quarterfinal
## Golf

China has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Li Haotong (world no. 141), Wu Ashun (world no. 129), Feng Shanshan (world no. 13) and Lin Xiyu (world no. 50) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Li Haotong | Men's | 70 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 289 | +5 | =50 |
| Wu Ashun | Men's | 74 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 283 | −1 | =30 |
| Feng Shanshan | Women's | 70 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 274 | −10 | |
| Lin Xiyu | Women's | 72 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 289 | +5 | 38 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

China fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events through a top eight finish each in the team all-around at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. The men's and women's gymnastics squads, led by London 2012 team champion Zhang Chenglong, were named to the Olympic roster at the conclusion of the Chinese Championships in Beijing on May 16, 2016. Notable absence in the roster was five-time Olympic medalist Zou Kai.

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Deng Shudi | Team | 15.033 | 14.866 | 14.300 | 15.300 | 15.800 Q | 14.366 | 89.665 | 4 Q | 13.833 | 14.958 | 14.600 | 15.200 | 15.800 | 14.400 | — | — |
| Lin Chaopan | Team | 13.666 | 15.033 | 14.133 | 15.233 | 15.700 | 14.866 | 88.631 | 10 Q | 14.833 | 14.900 | — | 14.400 | 15.900 | 15.000 | — | — |
| Liu Yang | Team | 12.933 | — | 15.900 Q | 14.683 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.833 | — | — | — | | | — | — |
| You Hao | Team | — | 14.966 | 15.800 Q | — | 15.733 Q | 14.066 | — | — | — | 14.400 | 14.800 | — | 16.166 | — | — | — |
| Zhang Chenglong | Team | 14.900 | — | — | 14.933 | 15.166 | 13.966 | — | — | 15.133 | — | — | 15.400 | — | 15.566 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 43.599 | 44.865 | 46.000 | 45.466 | 47.233 | 43.298 | 270.461 | 1 Q | 43.799 | 44.258 | 45.233 | 45.000 | 47.866 | 44.966 | 271.122 | |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Deng Shudi | All-around | 14.966 | 14.533 | 14.433 | 15.266 | 15.966 | 14.966 | 90.130 | 6 |
| Deng Shudi | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.766 | — | 15.766 | 4 |
| Lin Chaopan | All-around | 14.866 | 14.833 | 14.733 | 14.966 | 15.666 | 15.166 | 90.230 | 5 |
| Liu Yang | Rings | — | — | 15.600 | — | — | — | 15.600 | 4 |
| You Hao | Rings | — | — | 15.400 | — | — | — | 15.400 | 6 |
| You Hao | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 14.833 | — | 14.833 | 8 |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Fan Yilin | Team | — | 15.266 | 14.866 Q | 13.500 | — | — | — | 15.733 | 15.066 | — | — | — |
| Mao Yi | Team | 14.816 | — | — | 11.700 | — | — | 14.833 | — | — | 12.633 | — | — |
| Shang Chunsong | Team | 12.766 | 15.300 Q | 14.366 | 14.100 | 56.532 | 20 Q | — | 14.333 | 15.066 | 14.700 | — | — |
| Tan Jiaxin | Team | 14.766 | 14.600 | — | — | — | — | 14.766 | 14.941 | — | — | | — | — |
| Wang Yan | Team | 14.933 Q | 13.900 | 14.100 | 14.666 Q | 57.599 | 6 Q | 14.733 | — | 14.466 | 14.733 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 44.515 | 45.166 | 43.332 | 42.266 | 175.279 | 2 Q | 44.332 | 45.007 | 44.598 | 42.066 | 176.003 | |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Fan Yilin | Balance beam | — | — | 14.500 | — | 14.500 | 6 |
| Shang Chunsong | All-around | 13.883 | 15.233 | 14.833 | 14.600 | 58.549 | 4 |
| Shang Chunsong | Uneven bars | — | 15.433 | — | — | 15.433 | 5 |
| Wang Yan | All-around | 14.733 | 13.733 | 14.666 | 14.900 | 58.032 | 6 |
| Wang Yan | Vault | 14.999 | — | — | — | 14.999 | 5 |
| Wang Yan | Floor | — | — | — | 14.666 | 14.666 | 5 |
* Liu Tingting was recently replaced by Tan Jiaxin because of a hand injury while training a pac salto on the uneven bars.

### Rhythmic

China has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by finishing in the top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the Chinese female gymnast, who participated in the individual all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Shang Rong | Individual | 16.566 | 16.766 | 15.716 | 15.966 | 65.014 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 5 ribbons | 3 clubs 2 hoops | Total | Rank | 5 ribbons | 3 clubs 2 hoops | Total | Rank |
| Bao Yuqing Shu Siyao Yang Ye Zhang Ling Zhao Jingnan | Team | 16.333 | 15.800 | 32.133 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Trampoline

China has qualified a full squad of two gymnasts each in both men's and women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dong Dong | Men's | 110.050 | 3 Q | 60.535 | |
| Gao Lei | Men's | 112.535 | 1 Q | 60.175 | |
| He Wenna | Women's | 103.095 | 4 Q | 55.570 | 4 |
| Li Dan | Women's | 104.075 | 2 Q | 55.885 | |

## Judo

China has qualified a total of eight judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Seven of them (three men and four women) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Zhou Chao at women's middleweight (70 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region as the highest-ranked Chinese judoka outside of direct qualifying position.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ma Duanbin | −66 kg | Bye | Houssein (DJI) W 011–000 | Ebinuma (JPN) L 000–011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sai Yinjirigala | −73 kg | Bye | Pombo (BRA) W 001–000 | Iartcev (RUS) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheng Xunzhao | −90 kg | Bye | Iliadis (GRE) W 100–000 | Tóth (HUN) W 100–000 | Nyman (SWE) W 100–000 | Baker (JPN) L 000–100 | Bye | Lkhagvasüren (MGL) W 001–000 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ma Yingnan | −52 kg | Bye | Ramos (POR) W 100–000 | Miranda (BRA) W 010–000 | Giuffrida (ITA) L 000–000 S | Bye | Kuziutina (RUS) L 000–100 | 5 |
| Yang Junxia | −63 kg | Urdabayeva (KAZ) W 100–000 | Tsedevsüren (MGL) W 100–001 | Trstenjak (SLO) L 000–101 | Did not advance | Gerbi (ISR) L 000–010 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Zhou Chao | −70 kg | Tachimoto (JPN) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Zhehui | −78 kg | Bye | Harrison (USA) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Song | +78 kg | Bye | Asselah (ALG) W 100–000 | Sayit (TUR) W 111–000 | Andéol (FRA) L 000–100 | Bye | Kim M-j (KOR) W 100–000 | |

## Modern pentathlon

China has qualified a total of four modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. London 2012 silver medalist Cao Zhongrong, fifth-place finalist Chen Qian, and rookies Su Haihang, and Liang Wanxia had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2015 Asia & Oceania Championships. Guo Jianli and Zhang Xiaonan became the third Chinese athlete in their respective events to qualify for Rio, as a result of their world ranking at the end of May 2016. With the rookies failing to guarantee their selection at the 2016 World Championships, the choice of four modern pentathletes going to the Games was determined by the NOC before the team was named on June 15; in the event, the Chinese team had decided to keep their Olympic veterans instead, along with Guo and Zhang.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Cao Zhongrong | Men's | 17–18 | 2 | 22 | 204 | 2:00.08 | 5 | 340 | 0 | 4 | 300 | 11:51.14 | 28 | 589 | 1433 | 16 |
| Guo Jianli | Men's | 19–16 | 0 | 17 | 214 | 2:01.94 | 10 | 335 | 14 | 15 | 286 | 11:45.98 | 27 | 595 | 1430 | 18 |
| Chen Qian | Women's | 22–13 | 0 | 5 | 232 | 2:18.75 | 20 | 284 | 8 | 13 | 292 | 12:45.07 | 9 | 535 | 1343 | 4 |
| Zhang Xiaonan | Women's | 22–13 | 2 | 6 | 232 | 2:22.67 | 33 | 272 | 21 | 21 | 279 | 13:20.79 | 26 | 500 | 1285 | 18 |

## Rowing

China has qualified five boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Four rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the men's lightweight four, and all small-boat classes for women (except coxless pair) at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's lightweight double sculls rowers had added one boat to the Chinese roster as a result of their gold medal triumph at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.
Two further boats was awarded to the Chinese rowers, who finished among the top four crews each in the women's pair and quadruple sculls at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sun Man Wang Chunxin | Lightweight double sculls | 6:30.83 | 4 R | 7:03.88 | 2 SA/B | 7:01.49 | 6 FB | 6:40.74 | 11 |
| Jin Wei Wang Tiexin Yu Chenggang Zhao Jingbin | Lightweight four | 6:03.43 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:27.27 | 5 FB | 6:32.78 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Duan Jingli | Single sculls | 8:18.57 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:27.88 | 2 SA/B | 7:43.97 | 1 FA | 7:24.13 | |
| Miao Tian Zhang Min | Pair | 7:15.66 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:30.90 | 4 FB | 7:17.12 | 7 |
| Lü Yang Zhu Weiwei | Double sculls | 7:25.19 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:05.31 | 6 FB | 7:45.68 | 11 |
| Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong | Lightweight double sculls | 7:00.13 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:20.94 | 3 FA | 7:06.49 | |
| Jiang Yan Wang Yuwei Zhang Ling Zhang Xinyue | Quadruple sculls | 6:40.21 | 4 R | 6:28.49 | 3 FA | — | — | — | — | 6:59.45 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Chinese sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and Asian qualifying regattas. A total of eight sailors, led by two-time Olympian and defending Laser Radial champion Xu Lijia, had been selected to the Chinese Olympic team for Rio 2016, following the completion of the ISAF World Cup meet (April 26 to May 1) in Hyères, France.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Wang Aichen | RS:X | 16 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | EL | 135 | 13 |
| Gong Lei | Finn | 22 | DNF | 20 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | — | — | EL | 178 | 22 |
| Wang Wei Xu Zangjun | 470 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 12 | — | — | EL | 142 | 18 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Chen Peina | RS:X | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 60 | |
| Xu Lijia | Laser Radial | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | DSQ | DSQ | 19 | 13 | — | — | EL | 135 | 18 |
| Huang Lizhu Wang Xiaoli | 470 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 16 | — | — | EL | 113 | 16 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Chinese shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, shooters must finish in the top two of each individual event at the Olympic Trials for rifle & pistol (March 20 to 29) in Beijing.
The rifle and pistol shooting team was announced on March 31, 2016, featuring Olympic champions Yi Siling, Guo Wenjun, married couple Pang Wei and Du Li, and upcoming four-time Olympians Zhu Qinan and Chen Ying. The shotgun team, led by Olympic medalists Hu Binyuan (men's double trap) and Wei Ning (women's skeet), rounded out the Chinese roster at the Olympic Trials on May 13, 2016.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Cao Yifei | 10 m air rifle | 625.5 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cao Yifei | 50 m rifle prone | 620.8 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Binyuan | Double trap | 135 (+7) | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hui Zicheng | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1171 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yuehong | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 584 | 5 Q | — | — | 27 | |
| Pan Qiang | Double trap | 133 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pang Wei | 10 m air pistol | 590 | 1 Q | — | — | 180.4 | |
| Pang Wei | 50 m pistol | 565 | 2 Q | — | — | 67.2 | 8 |
| Pu Qifeng | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Zhiwei | 50 m pistol | 556 | 8 Q | — | — | 129.4 | 5 |
| Yang Haoran | 10 m air rifle | 620.5 | 31 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Fusheng | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 590 | 2 Q | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Zhao Shengbo | 50 m rifle prone | 618.7 | 38 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Qinan | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1176 | 4 Q | — | — | 414.8 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chen Fang | Trap | 64 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Ying | 25 m pistol | 570 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Du Li | 10 m air rifle | 420.7 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 207.0 | |
| Du Li | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 586 | 4 Q | — | — | 447.4 | |
| Guo Wenjun | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Meng | Skeet | 73 | 1 Q | 14 | 3 q | 15 (+6) | 4 |
| Wei Ning | Skeet | 68 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yi Siling | 10 m air rifle | 415.9 | 8 Q | — | — | 185.4 | |
| Zhang Binbin | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 582 | 7 Q | — | — | 458.4 | |
| Zhang Jingjing | 25 m pistol | 592 OR | 1 Q | 17 | 3 q | 4 | 4 |
| Zhang Mengxue | 10 m air pistol | 384 | 7 Q | — | — | 199.4 | |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Chinese swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool events under the Olympic qualifying cut at the Chinese National Championships & Olympic Trials (April 3 to 10) in Foshan and the Summer Championships (June 6 to 9) in Ganzhou.
A total of 45 swimmers (19 men and 26 women) were officially named to the Chinese roster at the end of the qualifying period on July 3, 2016, featuring double Olympic gold medalists Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen, and freestyle sprinter and 2015 Worlds champion Ning Zetao.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Hu Yixuan | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.70 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Guangyuan | 100 m backstroke | 54.36 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Guangyuan | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.85 | 11 Q | 1:55.92 | 6 Q | 1:55.89 | 6 |
| Li Xiang | 100 m breaststroke | 59.55 | 11 Q | 1:00.25 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xiang | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.17 | 13 Q | 2:10.92 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Zhuhao | 100 m butterfly | 51.78 | =8 Q | 51.51 | 3 Q | 51.26 | 5 |
| Li Zhuhao | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.72 | 16 Q | 1:57.62 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mao Feilian | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.80 | 9 Q | 2:09.64 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ning Zetao | 50 m freestyle | 22.38 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ning Zetao | 100 m freestyle | 48.57 | =14 Q | 48.37 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiu Ziao | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.45 | 26 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiu Ziao | 1500 m freestyle | 15:06.71 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shang Keyuan | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.46 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Yang | 200 m freestyle | 1:45.75 | 1 Q | 1:44.63 | 1 Q | 1:44.65 | |
| Sun Yang | 400 m freestyle | 3:44.23 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:41.68 | |
| Sun Yang | 1500 m freestyle | 15:01.97 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Shun | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.98 | 8 Q | 1:58.12 | 6 Q | 1:57.05 | |
| Wang Shun | 400 m individual medley | 4:14.46 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Yuhang | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.04 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Jiayu | 100 m backstroke | 53.01 | 2 Q | 52.73 | 5 Q | 52.31 | |
| Xu Jiayu | 200 m backstroke | 1:55.51 | 2 Q | 1:55.66 | 5 Q | 1:55.16 | 4 |
| Yan Zibei | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.88 | =27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Hexin | 50 m freestyle | 22.20 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Hexin | 100 m freestyle | 48.87 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Qibin | 100 m butterfly | 52.84 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zu Lijun | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:53:02.0 | 4 |
| He Jianbin Lin Yongqing Ning Zetao Yu Hexin | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xiang Li Zhuhao Ning Zetao Xu Jiayu | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.57 | =4 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ai Yanhan | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.77 | 8 Q | 1:57.41 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cao Yue | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.57 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Jie | 200 m backstroke | 2:14.18 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Xinyi | 50 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Xinyi | 100 m butterfly | 57.17 | 7 Q | 57.51 | 8 Q | 56.72 | 4 |
| Fu Yuanhui | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.02 | 9 Q | 58.95 | 3 Q | 58.76 | |
| Hou Yawen | 800 m freestyle | 8:30.59 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Xiang | 50 m freestyle | 24.91 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Yaxin | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.84 | 6 Q | 2:07.56 | 4 Q | 2:09.03 | 7 |
| Lu Ying | 100 m butterfly | 57.08 | 5 Q | 57.15 | 6 Q | 56.76 | 5 |
| Shen Duo | 100 m freestyle | 54.41 | 15 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shen Duo | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.52 | 6 Q | 1:56.03 | 4 Q | 1:55.25 | 5 |
| Shi Jinglin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.55 | 5 Q | 1:06.31 | 3 Q | 1:06.37 | 4 |
| Shi Jinglin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.33 | 9 Q | 2:22.37 | 4 Q | 2:22.28 | |
| Wang Xueer | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.59 | 14 Q | 1:01.44 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xin Xin | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:57:14.4 | 4 |
| Ye Shiwen | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.56 | 7 Q | 2:09.33 | 4 Q | 2:13.56 | 8 |
| Ye Shiwen | 400 m individual medley | 4:45.86 | 27 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Jingyao | 200 m breaststroke | 2:28.65 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Xinyu | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.59 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Yufei | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.55 | 8 Q | 2:06.95 | 5 Q | 2:07.40 | 6 |
| Zhang Yuhan | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.30 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Yuhan | 800 m freestyle | 8:35.32 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Min | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.81 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Min | 400 m individual medley | 4:50.38 | 32 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Yilin | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.21 | 12 Q | 2:06.52 | 3 Q | 2:07.37 | 5 |
| Zhu Menghui | 100 m freestyle | 54.15 | 11 Q | 53.98 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shen Duo Sun Meichen Tang Yi Tang Yuting Zhu Menghui | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.25 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ai Yanhan Dong Jie Shen Duo Wang Shijia Zhang Yuhan | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:49.58 | 3 Q | — | — | 7:47.96 | 4 |
| Lu Ying Fu Yuanhui Shen Duo Shi Jinglin | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:58.23 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:55.18 | 4 |

## Synchronized swimming

China has fielded a squad of nine synchronized swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team events, by virtue of their top national finish for Asia at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan | Duet | 95.3688 | 2 | 96.0667 | 191.4355 | 2 Q | 97.0000 | 192.3688 | |
| Gu Xiao Guo Li Huang Xuechen Li Xiaolu Liang Xinping Sun Wenyan Tang Mengni Yin Chengxin Zeng Zhen | Team | 95.6174 | 2 | — | — | — | 97.3667 | 192.9841 | |

## Table tennis

China has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. London 2012 champions Ma Long and Li Xiaoxia secured the Olympic spot each in the men's and women's singles as the highest-ranked player coming from the East Asia zone at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, 2015 World champion Ding Ning and reigning Olympic champion Zhang Jike were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.
Xu Xin and world no. 1 seed Liu Shiwen were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games as the top Asian nation, respectively, in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ma Long | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Groth (DEN) W 4–0 | Jung Y-s (KOR) W 4–2 | Aruna (NGR) W 4–0 | Mizutani (JPN) W 4–2 | Zhang Jk (CHN) W 4–0 | |
| Zhang Jike | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Chen C-a (TPE) W 4–0 | Crișan (ROU) W 4–0 | Niwa (JPN) W 4–1 | Samsonov (BLR) W 4–1 | Ma L (CHN) L 0–4 | |
| Ma Long Xu Xin Zhang Jike | Team | — | — | — | — | Nigeria (NGR) W 3–0 | Great Britain (GBR) W 3–0 | South Korea (KOR) W 3–0 | Japan (JPN) W 3–1 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ding Ning | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Samara (ROU) W 4–0 | Doo H K (HKG) W 4–0 | Han Y (GER) W 4–0 | Kim S-i (PRK) W 4–1 | Li Xx (CHN) W 4–3 | |
| Li Xiaoxia | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Li F (SWE) W 4–0 | Lee H C (HKG) W 4–0 | Cheng I-c (TPE) W 4–0 | Fukuhara (JPN) W 4–0 | Ding N (CHN) L 3–4 | |
| Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia Liu Shiwen | Team | — | — | — | — | Brazil (BRA) W 3–0 | North Korea (PRK) W 3–0 | Singapore (SIN) W 3–0 | Germany (GER) W 3–0 | |

## Taekwondo

China entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Zheng Shuyin and two-time Olympic flyweight champion Wu Jingyu qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. Meanwhile, Zhao Shuai and Qiao Sen secured the remaining spots on the Chinese team by virtue of their top two finish in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and men's heavyweight category (+80 kg), respectively, at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zhao Shuai | Men's −58 kg | Tortosa (ESP) W 7–3 | Hajjami (MAR) W 8–1 | Navarro (MEX) W 9–4 | Bye | Hanprab (THA) W 6–4 | |
| Qiao Sen | Men's +80 kg | Shokin (UZB) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Wu Jingyu | Women's −49 kg | Huang H-h (TPE) W 10–1 | Bogdanović (SRB) L 7–17 | Did not advance | Abakarova (AZE) L 3–4 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Zheng Shuyin | Women's +67 kg | Rawal (NEP) W 2–0 | Épangue (FRA) W 4–1 | Walkden (GBR) W 4–1 SUD | Bye | Espinoza (MEX) W 5–1 | |

## Tennis

China has entered five tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Peng Shuai (world no. 265) and Zhang Shuai (world no. 62) qualified directly for the women's singles, as two of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Meanwhile, rookies Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai were added to the Olympic tennis team, as China's top-ranked pair outside of direct qualifying position in the women's doubles.
Following the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Wang Qiang (world no. 73) and Zheng (world no. 86) received spare ITF Olympic places to join Peng and Zhang in the women's singles.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Peng Shuai | Women's singles | Watson (GBR) L 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Qiang | Women's singles | Kuznetsova (RUS) L 1–6, 6–4, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Shuai | Women's singles | Bacsinszky (SUI) W 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ | Siegemund (GER) L 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zheng Saisai | Women's singles | Radwańska (POL) W 6–4, 7–5 | Kasatkina (RUS) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai | Women's doubles | — | Mirza / Thombare (IND) W 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 5–7, 7–5 | Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai | Women's doubles | — | L Kichenok / N Kichenok (UKR) W 6–0, 6–3 | Errani / Vinci (ITA) L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

China has entered two triathletes to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Bai Faquan and Wang Lianyuan were each selected as the highest-ranked triathlete from Asia in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Points List.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Bai Faquan | Men's | 17:31 | 0:49 | 59:49 | 0:37 | 39:22 | 1:58:08 | 50 |
| Wang Lianyuan | Women's | 20:06 | 0:57 | 1:05:55 | 0:42 | 43:32 | 2:11:12 | 48 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

China women's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of June 13, 2016. The place was awarded to rookies Wang Fan and Yue Yuan.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Wang Fan Yue Yuan | Women's | Pool C Forrer – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) W 2 – 1 (24–22, 18–21, 15–12) Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) L 0 – 2 (16–21, 9–21) Artacho – Laird (AUS) W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–11) | 2 Q | Ágatha – Bárbara (BRA) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 16–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Indoor
#### Women's tournament

China women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top two towards the final match of the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan.
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's | Women's tournament | Netherlands L 2–3 | Italy W 3–2 | Puerto Rico W 3–0 | Serbia L 0–3 | United States L 3–1 | 4 Q | Brazil W 2–3 | Netherlands W 3–1 | Serbia W 3–1 | |

##### Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Lang Ping
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016–17 club |
| 1 | Yuan Xinyue | 21 December 1996 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 317 cm (125 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | Bayi |
| 2 | Zhu Ting | 29 November 1994 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 327 cm (129 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | VakıfBank |
| 3 | Yang Fangxu | 6 October 1994 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Shandong |
| 6 | Gong Xiangyu | 21 April 1997 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 313 cm (123 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Jiangsu |
| 7 | Wei Qiuyue | 26 September 1988 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Tianjin |
| 9 | Zhang Changning | 6 November 1995 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | Jiangsu |
| 10 | Liu Xiaotong | 16 February 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Beijing |
| 11 | Xu Yunli | 2 August 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Fujian |
| 12 | Hui Ruoqi (C) | 4 March 1991 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Jiangsu |
| 15 | Lin Li (L) | 5 July 1992 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Fujian |
| 16 | Ding Xia | 13 January 1990 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Liaoning |
| 17 | Yan Ni | 2 March 1987 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 317 cm (125 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Liaoning |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 470 | 400 | 1.175 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 455 | 425 | 1.071 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 410 | 394 | 1.041 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 398 | 389 | 1.023 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 351 | 374 | 0.939 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 277 | 379 | 0.731 | |

##### Gold medal match
## Water polo
### Summary

* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's | Women's tournament | Hungary L 11–13 | United States L 4–12 | Spain L 8–12 | — | — | 4 | Italy L 7–12 | Spain L 6–11 | Brazil W 10–5 | 7 |

### Women's tournament

China women's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the Asian Championships in Foshan.

#### Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Ricardo Azevedo
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 28 April 1988 | Tianjin |
| 2 | Ma Huanhuan | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 13 January 1990 | Guangxi |
| 3 | Mei Xiaohan | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 11 November 1996 | Tianjin |
| 4 | Xiong Dunhan | CF | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 November 1998 | Hunan |
| 5 | Niu Guannan | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 10 May 1992 | Guangxi |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Tianjin |
| 7 | Song Donglun | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 April 1991 | Tianjin |
| 8 | Zhang Cong | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 3 May 1990 | Tianjin |
| 9 | Zhao Zihan | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 September 1993 | Shanghai |
| 10 | Zhang Weiwei | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 7 October 1990 | Sichuan |
| 11 | Wang Xinyan | CB | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 April 1991 | Shanghai |
| 12 | Zhang Jing | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 16 June 1996 | Fujian |
| 13 | Peng Lin | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 4 April 1995 | Hunan |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 9 August 2016 09:00 | Report | China | 11–13 | Hungary | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 9 August 2016 09:00 | Report | Ma Huanhuan, Niu Guannan 3 | Goals | Czigány 4 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 11 August 2016 11:40 | Report | China | 4–12 | United States | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |||
| 11 August 2016 11:40 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Musselman, Steffens 4 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA) |
| 13 August 2016 09:00 | Report | China | 8–12 | Spain | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), German Moller (ARG) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), German Moller (ARG) |||
| 13 August 2016 09:00 | Report | Zhang Cong 3 | Goals | López 4 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), German Moller (ARG) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 15 August 2016 19:40 | Report | Italy | 12–7 | China | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 15 August 2016 19:40 | Report | Bianconi 3 | Goals | Zhang Cong 3 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |

#### Classification semifinal (5–8)

| 17 August 2016 15:10 | Report | Spain | 11–6 | China | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Fabio Toffoli (ITA) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Fabio Toffoli (ITA) |||
| 17 August 2016 15:10 | Report | five players 2 | Goals | Ma Huanhuan 2 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Fabio Toffoli (ITA) |

#### Seventh place match

| 19 August 2016 10:00 | Report | Brazil | 5–10 | China | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
| 19 August 2016 10:00 | Report | Chiappini 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |

## Weightlifting

Chinese weightlifters have qualified a maximum of six men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
The full weightlifting squad was named at the internal selection trials in Beijing on July 6 and 7, 2016, including former Olympic champions like Long Qingquan (men's 56 kg) and Lü Xiaojun (men's 77 kg).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Long Qingquan | −56 kg | 137 | 1 | 170 OR | 1 | 307 WR | |
| Chen Lijun | −62 kg | 143 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Shi Zhiyong | −69 kg | 162 | 2 | 190 | 1 | 352 | |
| Lü Xiaojun | −77 kg | 177 WR | 1 | 202 | 2 | 379 | |
| Tian Tao | −85 kg | 178 | 2 | 217 OR | =1 | 395 | |
| Yang Zhe | −105 kg | 190 | =4 | 225 | 3 | 415 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Li Yajun | −53 kg | 101 OR | 1 | 126 | DNF | 101 | DNF |
| Deng Wei | −63 kg | 115 | 1 | 147 OR | 1 | 262 WR | |
| Xiang Yanmei | −69 kg | 116 | 1 | 145 | 1 | 261 | |
| Meng Suping | +75 kg | 130 | 2 | 177 | 1 | 307 | |

## Wrestling

China has qualified a total of thirteen wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Four of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in all women's freestyle events (except 58 & 63 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while five additional berths were awarded to Chinese wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.
Four further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Chinese roster in separate Olympic Qualification Tournaments; three of them at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar and one more in men's freestyle 86 kg at the final meet in Istanbul.
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yeerlanbieke Katai | −65 kg | Prizreni (AUS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Ganzorig (MGL) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Bi Shengfeng | −86 kg | Bye | Sharifov (AZE) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Deng Zhiwei | −125 kg | Bye | Berianidze (ARM) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wang Lumin | −59 kg | Bye | Montaño (ECU) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Borrero (CUB) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Eraliev (KGZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 8 |
| Yang Bin | −75 kg | Bye | Ayet Ikram (MAR) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Vlasov (RUS) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Kim H-w (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 9 |
| Peng Fei | −85 kg | Bye | Hamzatau (BLR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Xiao Di | −98 kg | Bye | Lugo (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Rezaei (IRI) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | 19 |
| Meng Qiang | −130 kg | Bye | Babajanzadeh (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sun Yanan | −48 kg | Bye | Mian (CAN) W 4–1 $^{SP}$ | Phogat (IND) W 5–0 $^{VB}$ | Tosaka (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Eshimova (KAZ) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | |
| Zhong Xuechun | −53 kg | Hemmer (GER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Maroulis (USA) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Khalvadzhy (UKR) W 4–1 $^{SP}$ | Jong M-s (PRK) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mattsson (SWE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 5 |
| Xu Rui | −63 kg | Bye | Tkach (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Trazhukova (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Zhou Feng | −69 kg | Bye | Focken (GER) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Zhang Fengliu | −75 kg | Bye | Mäe (EST) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Wiebe (CAN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Selmaier (GER) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Marzaliuk (BLR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |