# China at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 244 competitors, 117 men and 127 women, took part in 144 events in 23 sports.

## Medalists

Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Diving | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi (50 meter Freestyle champion), Zhuang Yong (100 meter Freestyle champion), Lin Li (200 meter Individual Medley champion), Qian Hong (100 meter Butterfly champion) and Wang Xiaohong (200 meter Butterfly silver medalist).
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Zhuang Yong | Swimming | Women's 100 metre freestyle | 26 July |
| Gold | Fu Mingxia | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | 27 July |
| Gold | Zhuang Xiaoyan | Judo | Women's +72 kg | 27 July |
| Gold | Wang Yifu | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | 28 July |
| Gold | Zhang Shan | Shooting | Skeet | 28 July |
| Gold | Qian Hong | Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly | 29 July |
| Gold | Lin Li | Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley | 30 July |
| Gold | Yang Wenyi | Swimming | Women's 50 metre freestyle | 31 July |
| Gold | Lu Li | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 1 August |
| Gold | Gao Min | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | 2 August |
| Gold | Li Xiaoshuang | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 2 August |
| Gold | Deng Yaping Qiao Hong | Table tennis | Women's doubles | 3 August |
| Gold | Sun Shuwei | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | 3 August |
| Gold | Chen Yueling | Athletics | Women's 10 kilometres walk | 3 August |
| Gold | Lu Lin Wang Tao | Table tennis | Men's doubles | 4 August |
| Gold | Deng Yaping | Table tennis | Women's singles | 5 August |
| Silver | Wang Yifu | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 26 July |
| Silver | Lin Li | Swimming | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 26 July |
| Silver | Lin Qisheng | Weightlifting | Men's 52 kg | 26 July |
| Silver | Li Duihong | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 27 July |
| Silver | Lin Li | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | 27 July |
| Silver | Liu Shoubin | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 27 July |
| Silver | Le Jingyi Lu Bin Yang Wenyi Zhao Kun Zhuang Yong | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 28 July |
| Silver | Tan Liangde | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | 29 July |
| Silver | Guo Linyao Li Chunyang Li Dashuang Li Ge Li Jing Li Xiaoshuang | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | 29 July |
| Silver | Wang Huifeng | Fencing | Women's foil | 30 July |
| Silver | Wang Xiaohong | Swimming | Women's 200 metre butterfly | 31 July |
| Silver | Zhuang Yong | Swimming | Women's 50 metre freestyle | 31 July |
| Silver | Lu Li | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 1 August |
| Silver | Zhang Xiaodong | Sailing | Women's Lechner A-390 | 2 August |
| Silver | Li Jing | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 2 August |
| Silver | Li Jing | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 2 August |
| Silver | Chen Zihe Jun Gao | Table tennis | Women's doubles | 3 August |
| Silver | Ma Xiangjun Wang Xiaozhu Wang Hong | Archery | Women's team | 4 August |
| Silver | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | Badminton | Women's doubles | 4 August |
| Silver | Qiao Hong | Table tennis | Women's singles | 5 August |
| Silver | Huang Zhihong | Athletics | Women's shot put | 7 August |
| Silver | China women's national basketball team Cong XuediHe JunLi DongmeiLi XinLiu JunLiu QingPeng PingWang FangZhan ShupingZheng DongmeiZheng Haixia | Basketball | Women's tournament | 7 August |
| Bronze | Luo Jianming | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 27 July |
| Bronze | He Yingqiang | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 28 July |
| Bronze | Sheng Zetian | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg | 30 July |
| Bronze | Zhang Di | Judo | Women's 61 kg | 30 July |
| Bronze | Gu Xiaoli Lu Huali | Rowing | Women's double sculls | 1 August |
| Bronze | Li Zhongyun | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 1 August |
| Bronze | Li Xiaoshuang | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 2 August |
| Bronze | Guo Linyao | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 2 August |
| Bronze | Xiong Ni | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | 3 August |
| Bronze | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Badminton | Men's doubles | 3 August |
| Bronze | Huang Hua | Badminton | Women's singles | 3 August |
| Bronze | Tang Jiuhong | Badminton | Women's singles | 3 August |
| Bronze | Lin Yanfen Yao Fen | Badminton | Women's doubles | 3 August |
| Bronze | Li Chunxiu | Athletics | Women's 10 kilometres walk | 3 August |
| Bronze | Ma Wenge | Table tennis | Men's singles | 5 August |
| Bronze | Qu Yunxia | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 8 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| Badminton | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Basketball | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Judo | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
| Rowing | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shooting | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Swimming | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 8 | – | 8 |
| Total | 117 | 127 | 244 |

## Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Barcelona for archery. Just as in 1984, the women were the more successful squad, winning the team silver. All three qualified for the elimination rounds, with one falling in the first round, another dropping in the second, and Wang Xiaozhu making it all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In contrast, the men lost their first team match and only one qualified for individual eliminations.
Women's Individual Competition:
* Wang Xiaozhu - bronze medal match, 4th place (3-2)
* Ma Xiangjun - round of 16, 12th place (1-1)
* Wang Hong - round of 32, 31st place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
* Fu Shengjun - round of 32, 29th place (0-1)
* Hao Wei - ranking round, 51st place (0-0)
* Liang Qiang - ranking round, 58th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition
* Wang, Ma, and Wang - final, silver medal (3-1)
Men's Team Competition
* Fu, Hao, and Liang - round of 16, 12th place (0-1)

## Athletics

Men's 110 metres Hurdles
* Li Tong
Men's 20 km Walk
* Chen Shaoguo — 1:24:06 (→ 5th place)
* Li Mingcai — DNF (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
* Li Mingcai — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
* Huang Geng
** Qualification — 8.22 m
** Final — 7.87 m (→ 8th place)
* Chen Zunrong
** Qualification — 7.93 m
** Final — 7.75 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Triple Jump
* Zou Sixin
** Qualification — 17.07 m
** Final — 17.00 m (→ 8th place)
* Chen Yanping
** Qualification — 15.66 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
* Zhang Lianbiao
** Qualification — 73.86 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
* Bi Zhong
** Qualification — 74.30 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
* Yu Wenge
** Qualification — 59.42 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
* Xiao Yehua
* Gao Han
* Tian Yumei
Women's 200 metres
* Chen Zhaojing
Women's 1,500 metres
* Qu Yunxia
* Liu Li
Women's 10,000 metres
* Zhong Huandi
** Heat — 32:04.46
** Final — 31:21.08 (→ 4th place)
* Wang Xiuting
** Heat — 32:31.91
** Final — 31:28.06 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
* Zhang Yu
* Zhu Yuqing
Women's 10 km Walk
* Chen Yueling
** Final — 44:32 (→ Gold Medal)
* Li Chunxiu
** Final — 44:41 (→ Bronze Medal)
* Cui Yingzi
** Final — 45:15 (→ 5th place)
Women's Long Jump
* Yang Juan
** Heat — 6.49 m (→ did not advance)
* Liu Shuzhen
** Heat — 6.44 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
* Min Chunfeng
** Heat — 62.48m
** Final — 60.82m (→ 11th place)
* Qiu Qiaoping
** Heat — 59.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
* Huang Zhihong
* Zhou Tianhua
* Zhen Wenhua
Women's Javelin Throw
* Xu Demei
* Ha Xiaoyan
Women's Heptathlon
* Zhu Yuqing

## Basketball
### Men's competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B)
** Lost to Lithuania (75-112)
** Lost to Puerto Rico (68-100)
** Lost to Unified Team (84-100)
** Lost to Australia (66-88)
** Lost to Venezuela (88-96)
* Classification Matches
** 9th/12th place: Lost to Angola (69-79)
** 11th/12th place: Lost to Venezuela (97-100) → 12th place
* Team Roster
** Adiljan Jun
** Gong Xiaobin
** Hu Weidong
** Li Chunjiang
** Ma Jian
** Shan Tao
** Song Ligang
** Sun Fengwu
** Sun Jun
** Wang Zhidan
** Wu Qinglong
** Zhang Yongjun

### Women's competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B)
** Defeated Spain (66-63)
** Lost to United States (67-93)
** Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-70)
* Semifinals
** Defeated Cuba (109-70)
* Final
** Lost to Unified Team (66-76) → Silver Medal
* Team Roster
** Cong Xuedi
** He Jun
** Li Dongmei
** Li Xin
** Liu Jun
** Liu Qing
** Peng Ping
** Wang Fang
** Zhan Shuping
** Zheng Dongmei
** Zheng Haixia

## Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Liu Gang
** First Round — Lost to Héctor Avila (DOM), RSC-2 (02:38)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Zhang Guangping
** First Round — Lost to Slimane Zengli (ALG), 0:4
Men's Middleweight (– 71 kg)
* Lu Chao
** First Round — Bye
** Second Round — Lost to Stefan Trendafilov (BUL), RSC-1 (01:45)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
* Bai Chongguang
** First Round — Lost to Ko Yo-Da (KOR), 4:18

## Cycling

Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented China in 1992.

### Men's road race

* Tang Xuezhong
* Zhu Zhengjun
* Wang Shusen

### Men's team time trial

* Li Wenkai
* Wang Shusen
* Zhu Zhengjun
* Tang Xuezhong

### Men's points race

* Li Wenkai

### Women's sprint

* Wang Yan

### Women's individual pursuit

* Zhou Lingmei

## Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
* Tan Liangde
** Preliminary Round — 426.39 points
** Final — 645.57 points (→ Silver Medal)
* Wei Lan
** Preliminary Round — 369.09 points (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 10m Platform
* Sun Shuwei
** Preliminary Round — 447.96 points
** Final — 677.31 points (→ Gold Medal)
* Xiong Ni
** Preliminary Round — 453.87 points
** Final — 600.15 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 3m Springboard
* Gao Min
** Preliminary Round — 309.75 points
** Final — 572.40 points (→ Gold Medal)
* Tan Shuping
** Preliminary Round — 269.10 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
* Fu Mingxia
** Final — 461.43 points (→ Gold Medal)
* Zhou Jihong
** Final — 400.56 points (→ 4th place)

## Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1992.

### Men's foil

* Ye Chong
* Wang Haibin
* Wang Lihong

### Men's team foil

* Ye Chong, Wang Haibin, Wang Lihong, Chen Biao, Lao Shaopei

### Men's sabre

* Zheng Zhaokang
* Yang Zhen
* Jia Guihua

### Men's team sabre

* Jia Guihua, Ning Xiankui, Yang Zhen, Jiang Yefei, Zheng Zhaokang

### Women's foil

* Wang Huifeng
* Xiao Aihua
* E Jie

### Women's team foil

* E Jie, Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua, Ye Lin

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
* Zhang Bin → 56th place (4670 points)

## Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
* Chen Jiang
** Final Ranking — 158.7 points (→ 14th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
* Zhang Xiaodong
** Final Ranking — 65.8 points (→ Silver Medal)

## Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1992.

### Women's solo

* Tan Min
* Guan Zewen
* Wang Xiaojie

### Women's duet

* Guan Zewen
* Wang Xiaojie

## Tennis

Women's Singles Competition
* Li Fang
** First Round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherland) 5-7, 7-6, 4-6
* Chen Li-Ling
** First Round — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 2-6, 3-6