# China at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China were volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondo practitioner Zhao Shuai. Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100 m during the Games, was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.
China finished the Games with 88 medals, 38 of them gold, an improvement of their previous performance at the last Olympics of 70 medals and 26 golds, which moved them up to the second place in overall medal standing from the third place it occupied at the Rio Games. On 18 February 2022, the British men's relay track and field team was stripped of their medals for doping, which moved up the Chinese team to bronze, their 89th medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Yang Qian | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle | 24 July |
| Gold | Hou Zhihui | Weightlifting | Women's 49 kg | 24 July |
| Gold | Sun Yiwen | Fencing | Women's épée | 24 July |
| Gold | Shi Tingmao Wang Han | Diving | Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard | 25 July |
| Gold | Li Fabin | Weightlifting | Men's 61 kg | 25 July |
| Gold | Chen Lijun | Weightlifting | Men's 67 kg | 25 July |
| Gold | Jiang Ranxin Pang Wei | Shooting | Mixed 10 metre air pistol team | 27 July |
| Gold | Chen Yuxi Zhang Jiaqi | Diving | Women's synchronized 10 metre platform | 27 July |
| Gold | Yang Qian Yang Haoran | Shooting | Mixed 10 metre air rifle team | 27 July |
| Gold | Chen Yunxia Cui Xiaotong Lü Yang Zhang Ling | Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | 28 July |
| Gold | Wang Zongyuan Xie Siyi | Diving | Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard | 28 July |
| Gold | Shi Zhiyong | Weightlifting | Men's 73 kg | 28 July |
| Gold | Zhang Yufei | Swimming | Women's 200 metre butterfly | 29 July |
| Gold | Yang Junxuan Tang Muhan Zhang Yufei Li Bingjie Dong Jie Zhang Yifan | Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 29 July |
| Gold | Chen Meng | Table tennis | Women's singles | 29 July |
| Gold | Wang Shun | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 30 July |
| Gold | Zhu Xueying | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | 30 July |
| Gold | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | Badminton | Mixed doubles | 30 July |
| Gold | Ma Long | Table tennis | Men's singles | 30 July |
| Gold | Lu Yunxiu | Sailing | Women's RS:X | 31 July |
| Gold | Lü Xiaojun | Weightlifting | Men's 81 kg | 31 July |
| Gold | Gong Lijiao | Athletics | Women's shot put | 1 August |
| Gold | Shi Tingmao | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | 1 August |
| Gold | Chen Yufei | Badminton | Women's singles | 1 August |
| Gold | Wang Zhouyu | Weightlifting | Women's 87 kg | 2 August |
| Gold | Liu Yang | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 2 August |
| Gold | Zhang Changhong | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 2 August |
| Gold | Bao Shanju Zhong Tianshi | Cycling | Women's team sprint | 2 August |
| Gold | Li Wenwen | Weightlifting | Women's +87 kg | 2 August |
| Gold | Xie Siyi | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | 3 August |
| Gold | Zou Jingyuan | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 3 August |
| Gold | Guan Chenchen | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 3 August |
| Gold | Quan Hongchan | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 5 August |
| Gold | Chen Meng Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu | Table tennis | Women's team | 5 August |
| Gold | Fan Zhendong Ma Long Xu Xin | Table tennis | Men's team | 6 August |
| Gold | Liu Shiying | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | 6 August |
| Gold | Sun Mengya Xu Shixiao | Canoeing | Women's C-2 500 metres | 7 August |
| Gold | Cao Yuan | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | 7 August |
| Silver | Sheng Lihao | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | 25 July |
| Silver | Zhang Yufei | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | 26 July |
| Silver | Cao Yuan Chen Aisen | Diving | Men's synchronized 10 m platform | 26 July |
| Silver | Liao Qiuyun | Weightlifting | Women's 55 kg | 26 July |
| Silver | Xu Xin Liu Shiwen | Table tennis | Mixed doubles | 26 July |
| Silver | Xiao Ruoteng | Gymnastics | Men's artistic individual all-around | 28 July |
| Silver | Sun Yingsha | Table tennis | Women's singles | 29 July |
| Silver | Liu Lingling | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | 30 July |
| Silver | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | Badminton | Mixed doubles | 30 July |
| Silver | Fan Zhendong | Table tennis | Men's singles | 30 July |
| Silver | Xu Jiayu Yan Zibei Yang Junxuan Zhang Yufei | Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 31 July |
| Silver | Dong Dong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | 31 July |
| Silver | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Badminton | Men's doubles | 31 July |
| Silver | Wang Han | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | 1 August |
| Silver | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Badminton | Women's doubles | 2 August |
| Silver | You Hao | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 2 August |
| Silver | Chen Long | Badminton | Men's singles | 2 August |
| Silver | Liu Hao Zheng Pengfei | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 3 August |
| Silver | Wang Zongyuan | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | 3 August |
| Silver | Tang Xijing | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 3 August |
| Silver | Wang Zheng | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | 3 August |
| Silver | Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan | Artistic swimming | Women's duet | 4 August |
| Silver | Zhu Yaming | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 5 August |
| Silver | Chen Yuxi | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 5 August |
| Silver | Pang Qianyu | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 53 kg | 6 August |
| Silver | Yin Xiaoyan | Karate | Women's 61 kg | 6 August |
| Silver | Liu Hao | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 7 August |
| Silver | Gu Hong | Boxing | Women's welterweight | 7 August |
| Silver | Yang Jian | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | 7 August |
| Silver | Huang Xuechen Sun Wenyan Guo Li Liang Xinping Yin Chengxin Feng Yu Xiao Yanning Wang Qianyi | Artistic swimming | Women's team | 7 August |
| Silver | Sun Yanan | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg | 7 August |
| Silver | Li Qian | Boxing | Women's middleweight | 8 August |
| Bronze | Pang Wei | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 24 July |
| Bronze | Jiang Ranxin | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | 25 July |
| Bronze | Yang Haoran | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | 25 July |
| Bronze | Zhao Shuai | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 25 July |
| Bronze | Li Bingjie | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle | 26 July |
| Bronze | Wei Meng | Shooting | Women's skeet | 26 July |
| Bronze | Lin Chaopan Sun Wei Xiao Ruoteng Zou Jingyuan | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | 26 July |
| Bronze | Liu Zhiyu Zhang Liang | Rowing | Men's double sculls | 28 July |
| Bronze | China women's national 3x3 team Wan JiyuanWang LiliYang ShuyuZhang Zhiting | Basketball | Women's 3×3 tournament | 28 July |
| Bronze | Guo Linlin Ju Rui Li Jingjing Miao Tian Wang Zifeng Wang Yuwei Xu Fei Zhang Min | Rowing | Women's eight | 30 July |
| Bronze | Xiao Jiaruixuan | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 30 July |
| Bronze | Bi Kun | Sailing | Men's RS:X | 31 July |
| Bronze | Xiao Ruoteng | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 1 August |
| Bronze | Li Yuehong | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 2 August |
| Bronze | Walihan Sailike | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | 2 August |
| Bronze | Zhou Qian | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 76 kg | 2 August |
| Bronze | Liu Hong | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | 6 August |
| Bronze | Gong Li | Karate | Women's +61 kg | 7 August |
| Bronze | Su Bingtian Wu Zhiqiang Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Yan Haibin | Athletics | 4 × 100 m relay | 21 March 2022 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Badminton | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Swimming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 |
Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | 24 July | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 25 July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 26 July | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 27 July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 July | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 29 July | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 30 July | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 31 July | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 1 August | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 August | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 August | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 August | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 6 August | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 August | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | 8 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Female | 22 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 53.4% |
| Male | 13 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 39.8% |
| Mixed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.8% |
| Total | 38 | 32 | 18 | 88 | 100% |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Zhang Yufei | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yang Qian | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shi Tingmao | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Xie Siyi | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Meng | Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma Long | Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yang Junxuan | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Han | Diving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Zongyuan | Diving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Yuxi | Diving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun Yingsha | Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fan Zhendong | Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Xu Xin | Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cao Yuan | Diving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pang Wei | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiang Ranxin | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yang Haoran | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Li Bingjie | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zou Jingyuan | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Liu Hao | Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Huang Xuechen | Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun Wenyan | Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Xiao Ruoteng | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, association football, and water polo are not counted. Chinese state media reported that China sent 431 athletes including reserves, while the IOC website listed 421 athletes from China.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 8 | 8 |
| Athletics | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| Badminton | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Basketball | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Boxing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canoeing | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Cycling | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Diving | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Equestrian | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Fencing | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Judo | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Karate | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Sailing | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Shooting | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Skateboarding | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sport climbing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tennis | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Water polo | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Total | 125 | 281 | 406 |
* ↑ The allocated quota in Table tennis is 3 athletes, however there was a late replacement during the Games. In fact, 4 female athletes from China competed.

## Archery

Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Chinese archery team, led by Rio 2016 Olympians Wang Dapeng and Wu Jiaxin, was named to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 27 April 2021.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Li Jialun | Individual | 669 | 11 | Baatarkhuyag (MGL) W 6–4 | De Smedt (BEL) W 6–5 | Abdullin (KAZ) W 6–5 | Furukawa (JPN) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Dapeng | Individual | 668 | 13 | Mussayev (KAZ) W 6–4 | Mohamad (MAS) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Shaoxuan | Individual | 674 | 7 | Pineda (COL) W 6–0 | Worth (AUS) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Jialun Wang Dapeng Wei Shaoxuan | Team | 2011 | 3 | — | — | Bye | Chinese Taipei (TPE) L 1–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Long Xiaoqing | Individual | 646 | 28 | Amăistroaie (ROU) W 6–2 | Brown (USA) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Jiaxin | Individual | 652 | 18 | Folkard (GBR) W 6–2 | Bettles (GBR) W 6–2 | Nakamura (JPN) W 7–1 | Boari (ITA) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Xiaolei | Individual | 654 | 14 | Mîrca (MDA) W 6–0 | Anagöz (TUR) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Long Xiaoqing Wu Jiaxin Yang Xiaolei | Team | 1952 | 5 | — | — | Belarus (BLR) L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Wang Dapeng Wu Jiaxin | Team | 1328 | 5 Q | Great Britain (GBR) L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Artistic swimming

China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team routine by obtaining one of two highest-ranked spots, not yet qualified, in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
| 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 | 95.5499 | 2 | 96.2333 | 191.7832 | 2 Q | 96.9000 | 192.4499 | |
| Feng Yu Guo Li Huang Xuechen Liang Xinping Wang Qianyi Sun Wenyan Xiao Yanning Yin Chengxin | Team | 96.2310 | 2 | — | — | — | 97.3000 | 193.5310 | |

## Athletics

Chinese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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 | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Su Bingtian | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.05 | 2 Q | 9.83 AS | 1 Q | 9.98 | 6 |
| Xie Zhenye | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.16 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Zhiqiang | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.18 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xie Zhenye | 200 m | 20.34 | 4 q | — | — | 20.45 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xie Wenjun | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 | 4 Q | — | — | 13.58 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Su Bingtian Wu Zhiqiang Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Yan Haibin* | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.92 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 37.79 | |
| Dong Guojian | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:21:35 | 57 |
| Peng Jianhua | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16:39 | 32 |
| Yang Shaohui | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:14:58 | 19 |
| Cai Zelin | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:39 | 26 |
| Wang Kaihua | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:22:03 | 7 |
| Zhang Jun | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:22:16 | 8 |
| Bian Tongda | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52:01 | 7 |
| Luo Yadong | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:06:17 | 28 |
| Wang Qin | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59:35 | 21 |
$^b$ On 18 February 2022, Great Britain was disqualified from the men's 4 × 100 m relay because of a doping violation, thereby officially stripping them of the silver medal. In this case, Canada will be upgraded to silver, with China receiving the bronze. Medals have not yet been reallocated.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ge Manqi | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.20 | 4 q | 11.22 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liang Xiaojing | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.40 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Yongli | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.48 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Chunyu | 800 m | 2:00.05 | 3 Q | — | — | 1:59.14 | 2 Q | 1:57.00 | 5 |
| Chen Jiamin | 100 m hurdles | 13.09 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Shuangshuang | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:34.92 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ge Manqi Huang Guifen Liang Xiaojing Li Yuting* Wei Yongli | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.82 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.71 | 6 |
| Bai Li | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:49:21 | 67 |
| Li Zhixuan | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:45:23 | 62 |
| Zhang Deshun | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:37:45 | 47 |
| Liu Hong | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:29:57 | |
| Qieyang Shenjie | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:31:04 | 7 |
| Yang Jiayu | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:31:54 | 12 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Gao Xinglong | Long jump | 7.86 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Changzhou | Long jump | 7.96 | 11 q | 7.72 | 10 |
| Wang Jianan | Long jump | 7.81 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fang Yaoqing | Triple jump | 16.84 | 10 q | 17.01 | 8 |
| Wu Ruiting | Triple jump | 16.73 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Yaming | Triple jump | 17.11 | 3 Q | 17.57 | |
| Wang Yu | High jump | 2.21 | =17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Bokai | Pole vault | 5.50 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Li Ling | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Huiqin | Pole vault | 4.55 | 6 q | 4.50 | 8 |
| Gao Yang | Shot put | 18.80 | 7 Q | 18.67 | 10 |
| Gong Lijiao | Shot put | 19.46 | 1 Q | 20.58 | |
| Song Jiayuan | Shot put | 19.23 | 2 Q | 19.14 | 5 |
| Chen Yang | Discus throw | 62.72 | 9 q | 61.57 | 10 |
| Feng Bin | Discus throw | 60.45 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Su Xinyue | Discus throw | 58.90 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Shiying | Javelin throw | 61.95 | 9 q | 66.34 | |
| Lü Huihui | Javelin throw | 61.99 | 7 q | 63.41 | 5 |
| Luo Na | Hammer throw | 69.86 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Zheng | Hammer throw | 74.29 | 2 Q | 77.03 | |

### Combined events – Women's heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Total | Rank |
| Zheng Ninali | Result | 13.27 | 1.80 | 13.55 | 24.56 | 6.12 | 42.0 | 2:10.35 | 6318 | 10 |
| Zheng Ninali | Points | 1084 | 978 | 764 | 928 | 887 | 717 | 960 | 6318 | 10 |

## Badminton

China entered fourteen badminton players (five men and nine women) for the following events based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; two entries each in the men's and women's singles, two pairs each in the women's and mixed doubles, and one entry in the men's doubles.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 | Must (EST) W (21–10, 21–9) | Abián (ESP) W (21–11, 21–10) | — | 1 Q | Lee Z J (MAS) W (8–21, 21–19, 21–5) | Chou T-c (TPE) W (21–14, 9–21, 21–14) | Ginting (INA) W (21–16, 21–11) | Axelsen (DEN) L (15–21, 12–21) | |
| Shi Yuqi | Singles | Abela (MLT) W (21–8, 21–9) | Opti (SUR) W (W/O) | — | 1 Q | Christie (INA) W (21–11, 21–9) | Axelsen (DEN) L (13–21, 13–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Doubles | P Chew / R Chew (USA) W (21–9, 21–17) | Lamsfuß / Seidel (GER) W (21–14, 21–13) | Kamura / Sonoda (JPN) W (21–14, 21–16) | 1 Q | — | Astrup / Rasmussen (DEN) W (12–21, 21–14, 21–19) | Chia / Soh (MAS) W (24–22, 21–13) | Lee Y / Wang C-l (TPE) L (18–21, 12–21) | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chen Yufei | Singles | Hany (EGY) W (21–5, 21–3) | Yiğit (TUR) W (21–14, 21–9) | — | 1 Q | Bye | An S-y (KOR) W (21–18, 21–19) | He Bj (CHN) W (21–16, 13–21, 21–12) | Tai T-y (TPE) W (21–18, 19–21, 21–18) | |
| He Bingjiao | Singles | Abdul Razzaq (MDV) W (21–6, 21–3) | Aghaei (IRI) W (21–11, 21–3) | — | 1 Q | Zhang (USA) W (14–21, 9–7$^r$) | Okuhara (JPN) W (13–21, 21–13, 21–14) | Chen Yf (CHN) L (16–21, 21–13, 12–21) | Sindhu (IND) L (13–21, 15–21) | 4 |
| Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Doubles | Kititharakul / Prajongjai (THA) W (21–6, 21–10) | G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) W (21–18, 21–15) | Kim S-y / Kong H-y (KOR) W (19–21, 21–16, 21–14) | 1 Q | — | Fukushima / Hirota (JPN) W (18–21, 21–10, 21–10) | Kim S-y / Kong H-y (KOR) W (21–15, 21–11) | Polii / Rahayu (INA) L (19–21, 15–21) | |
| Du Yue Li Yinhui | Doubles | Fruergaard / Thygesen (DEN) W (21–13, 21–15) | Mapasa / Somerville (AUS) W (21–9, 21–12) | Lee S-h / Shin S-c (KOR) L (19–21, 12–21) | 2 Q | — | Polii / Rahayu (INA) L (15–21, 22–20, 17–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | Doubles | Lamsfuß / Herttrich (GER) W (24–22, 21–17) | Tang C M / Tse Y S (HKG) W (21–12, 21–18) | Chan P S / Goh L Y (MAS) W (21–13, 21–19) | 1 Q | Seo S-j / Chae Y-j (KOR) W (21–9, 21–16) | Watanabe / Higashino (JPN) W (21–23, 21–15, 21–14) | Zheng Sw / Huang Yq (CHN) W (21–17, 17–21, 21–19) | |
| Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | Doubles | Elgamal / Hany (EGY) W (21–5, 21–10) | Tabeling / Piek (NED) W (21–15, 22–20) | Seo S-j / Chae Y-j (KOR) W (21–14, 21–17) | 1 Q | Jordan / Oktavianti (INA) W (21–17, 21–15) | Tang C M / Tse Y S (HKG) W (21–16, 21–12) | Wang Yy / Huang Dp (CHN) L (17–21, 21–17, 19–21) | |

## Basketball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's | Women's tournament | Puerto Rico (PUR) W 97–55 | Australia (AUS) W 76–74 | Belgium (BEL) W 74–62 | 1 Q | Serbia (SRB) L 70–77 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

#### Women's tournament

China women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

##### Team roster

The roster was announced on 3 July 2021.

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 191 | +56 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 196 | +38 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 280 | −104 | 3 | |
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 21:00 v
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 55–97 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 9–21, 13–18, 16–26 |||
| Pts: Rosado 14 Rebs: Quiñones 5 Asts: Gwathmey 4 | | Pts: Li Yue. 21 Rebs: Han 14 Asts: Huang 7 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 21:00 v
* Boxscore
| China | 76–74 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 11–19, 17–9, 21–27 |||
| Pts: Wang 20 Rebs: Shao 8 Asts: Li M. 7 | | Pts: Magbegor 15 Rebs: George 5 Asts: Ebzery 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
* 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| China | 74–62 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10 |||
| Pts: Li Yue. 14 Rebs: Li Yue. 8 Asts: Wang 8 | | Pts: Meesseman 24 Rebs: Meesseman 7 Asts: Mestdagh 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)

##### Quarterfinal

* 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 10:00 v
* Boxscore
| China | 70–77 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28 |||
| Pts: Shao 17 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Li Yua. 6 | | Pts: Brooks 18 Rebs: Vasić 10 Asts: Dabović 6 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

### 3×3
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | 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 | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China men's | Men's 3×3 tournament | Serbia (SRB) L 13–22 | ROC L 13–21 | Latvia (LAT) L 17–18 | Netherlands (NED) L 18–21 | Belgium (BEL) W 21–20 | Poland (POL) W 21–19 | Japan (JPN) L 16–21 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| China women's | Women's 3×3 tournament | Romania (ROU) W 21–10 | ROC L 9–19 | Italy (ITA) W 22–13 | France (FRA) W 20–13 | Japan (JPN) W 15–12 | United States (USA) L 19–21 | Mongolia (MGL) W 21–9 | 3 Q | Italy (ITA) W 19–13 | ROC L 14–21 | France (FRA) W 16–14 | |

#### Men's tournament

China men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.

##### Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.
* Hu Jinqiu
* Gao Shiyan
* Li Haonan
* Yan Peng

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | ROC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | |
| 8 | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 | |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
* 1 2 3 Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 12:00 v
* Report
| China | 13–22 | Serbia |
| Pts: Hu 6 | | Pts: Domović Bulut 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Glenn Tuitt (USA)
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 15:00 v
* Report
| ROC | 21–13 | China |
| Pts: Zuev 12 | | Pts: Hu 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:00 v
* Report
| China | 17–18 | Latvia |
| Pts: Hu 12 | | Pts: Lasmanis 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 22:00 v
* Report
| Netherlands | 21–18 | China |
| Pts: Van der Horst 8 | | Pts: Hu 17 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:35 v
* Report
| Belgium | 20–21 | China |
| Pts: Vervoort 10 | | Pts: Hu 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 19:05 v
* Report
| Poland | 19–21 | China |
| Pts: Pawłowski 7 | | Pts: Hu 12 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 15:05 v
* Report
| China | 16–21 | Japan |
| Pts: Gao 8 | | Pts: Tominaga, Yasuoka 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

#### Women's tournament

China women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings.

##### Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.
* Wan Jiyuan
* Wang Lili
* Yang Shuyu
* Zhang Zhiting

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan (H) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 | |
* 1 2 3 ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 10:40 v
* Report
| China | 21–10 | Romania |
| Pts: Wan J, Yang 6 | | Pts: Cuic 4 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 14:00 v
* Report
| ROC | 19–9 | China |
| Pts: O. Frolkina 7 | | Pts: Wan J 4 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 14:25 v
* Report
| China | 22–13 | Italy |
| Pts: Zhang 8 | | Pts: D'Alie 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 21:00 v
* Report
| China | 20–13 | France |
| Pts: Wang L., Yang 7 | | Pts: Touré 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 10:15 v
* Report
| Japan | 12–15 | China |
| Pts: Mawuli 5 | | Pts: Wang L. 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 21:00 v
* Report
| United States | 21–19 | China |
| Pts: Plum 10 | | Pts: Yang 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 13:55 v
* Report
| China | 21–9 | Mongolia |
| Pts: Wan 10 | | Pts: Chimeddolgor 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

##### Quarter-final

* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 20:30 v
* Report
| China | 19–13 | Italy |
| Pts: Wang 11 | | Pts: Consolini, D'Alie 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

##### Semi-final

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:10 v
* Report
| ROC | 21–14 | China |
| Pts: Kozik 10 | | Pts: Zhang 7 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

##### Bronze medal match

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 20:45 v
* Report
| France | 14–16 | China |
| Pts: Touré 8 | | Pts: Wang 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

## Boxing

China entered six boxers (three per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 bronze medalists Hu Jianguan (men's flyweight) and Li Qian (women's middleweight), along with rookies Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (men's middleweight), Chen Daxiang (men's light heavyweight), Chang Yuan (women's flyweight), and Gu Hong (women's welterweight), secured the spots on the Chinese squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.
| 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 |
| Hu Jianguan | Men's flyweight | Alakhverdovi (GEO) W 5–0 | Tanaka (JPN) L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan | Men's middleweight | Kumar (IND) W 5–0 | Conceição (BRA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Daxiang | Men's light heavyweight | Negmatulloev (TJK) W 4–0 | Machado (BRA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chang Yuan | Women's flyweight | Bye | Davison (GBR) W 5–0 | Krasteva (BUL) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Hong | Women's welterweight | Bye | Manikon (THA) W 5–0 | Panguana (MOZ) W 5–0 | Jones (USA) W 4–1 | Sürmeneli (TUR) L 0–3 | |
| Li Qian | Women's middleweight | — | O'Rourke (IRL) W 5–0 | Rani (IND) W 5–0 | Magomedalieva (ROC) W 5–0 | Price (GBR) L 0–5 | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Chinese canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Quan Xin | Men's K-1 | 98.86 | 16 | 98.06 | 15 | 98.06 | 20 Q | 101.99 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Shi | Women's C-1 | 127.36 | 17 | 124.15 | 16 | 124.15 | 18 Q | 164.99 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Tong | Women's K-1 | 115.27 | 16 | 114.36 | 17 | 114.36 | 17 Q | 126.86 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

Chinese canoeists qualified six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the 2021 Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Liu Hao | C-1 1000 m | 4:06.914 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 4:04.196 | 2 FA | 4:05.724 | |
| Zheng Pengfei | C-1 1000 m | 4:10.115 | 3 QF | 4:05.502 | 1 SF | 4:09.139 | 4 FA | 4:14.048 | 8 |
| Liu Hao Zheng Pengfei | C-2 1000 m | 3:37.783 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:27.023 | 1 FA | 3:25.198 | |
| Yang Xiaoxu | K-1 200 m | 36.561 | 4 QF | 35.852 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Dong | K-1 1000 m | 3:40.955 | 3 QF | 3:44.269 | 2 SF | 3:26.246 | 4 FA | 3:28.103 | 6 |
| Bu Tingkai Wang Congkang | K-2 1000 m | 3:10.292 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:17.784 | 3 FA | 3:19.612 | 8 |
| Bu Tingkai Wang Congkang Yang Xiaoxu Zhang Dong | K-4 500 m | 1:24.264 | 4 QF | 1:24.036 | 3 SF | 1:24.653 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lin Wenjun | C-1 200 m | 46.449 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 47.161 | 2 FA | 47.608 | 6 |
| Sun Mengya Xu Shixiao | C-2 500 m | 1:57.870 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 2:01.369 | 1 FA | 1:55.495 | |
| Ma Qing | K-1 200 m | 42.706 | 4 QF | 42.321 | 2 SF | 40.837 | 8 FB | 40.652 | 15 |
| Yin Mengdie | K-1 200 m | 41.688 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 40.069 | 5 FB | 40.365 | 12 |
| Huang Jieyi | K-1 500 m | 1:52.385 | 6 QF | 1:52.689 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yin Mengdie | K-1 500 m | 1:52.760 | 6 QF | 1:49.268 | 1 SF | 1:56.977 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Dongyin Zhou Yu | K-2 500 m | 1:45.831 | 3 QF | 1:47.471 | 3 SF | 1:39.404 | 5 FB | 1:39.790 | 10 |
| Li Dongyin Ma Qing Wang Nan Zhou Yu | K-4 500 m | 1:36.249 | 3 QF | 1:36.379 | 2 SF | 1:36.697 | 3 FA | 1:38.121 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal round; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal round

## Cycling
### Road

China entered one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road races, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Wang Ruidong | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Sun Jiajun | Women's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Chinese riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint, as well as the women's sprint, keirin, and omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.
Unable to earn a spot in the men's team sprint, China won a single quota place in the men's individual sprint through the UCI Olympic rankings. Qualification for the individual sprint thereby implies a quota place being added to the men's keirin.

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | 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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Xu Chao | Men's sprint | 9.584 75.125 | 11 Q | Rajkowski (POL) L | Tjon En Fa (SUR) Hart (AUS) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bao Shanju | Women's sprint | 10.723 67.145 | 18 Q | Braspennincx (NED) L | Basova (UKR) Gaxiola (MEX) W 10.913 65.976 | Hinze (GER) L | Andrews (NZL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhong Tianshi | Women's sprint | 10.559 68.188 | 10 Q | Gaxiola (MEX) W 10.744 67.014 | — | Braspennincx (NED) L | McCulloch (AUS) W 11.200 64.286 | Hinze (GER) L | Andrews (NZL) Starikova (UKR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### 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 |
| Bao Shanju Zhong Tianshi | Women's team sprint | 32.135 56.014 | 2 Q | Lithuania (LTU) W 31.804 WR 56.597 | 1 FA | Germany (GER) W 31.895 56.435 | |
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Xu Chao | Men's keirin | 4 R | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bao Shanju | Women's keirin | 4 R | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhong Tianshi | Women's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 3 Q | 6 FB | 12 |
Qualification legend: FA=Medal final; FB=7–12 placement final

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch Race | Scratch Race | Tempo Race | Tempo Race | Elimination Race | Elimination Race | Points Race | Points Race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Liu Jiali | Women's omnium | 10 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 65 | 11 |

### 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 2019 Asian Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Zhang Peng | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 36 |
| Yao Bianwa | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 34 |

## Diving

Chinese divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2019 FINA World Championships.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Xie Siyi | 3 m springboard | 520.90 | 2 Q | 543.45 | 1 Q | 558.75 | |
| Wang Zongyuan | 3 m springboard | 531.30 | 1 Q | 540.50 | 1 Q | 534.90 | |
| Cao Yuan | 10 m platform | 529.30 | 2 Q | 513.70 | 1 Q | 582.35 | |
| Yang Jian | 10 m platform | 546.90 | 1 Q | 480.85 | 2 Q | 580.40 | |
| Wang Zongyuan Xie Siyi | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 467.82 | |
| Cao Yuan Chen Aisen | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 470.58 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Shi Tingmao | 3 m springboard | 350.45 | 1 Q | 371.45 | 2 Q | 383.50 | |
| Wang Han | 3 m springboard | 347.25 | 2 Q | 346.85 | 1 Q | 348.75 | |
| Chen Yuxi | 10 m platform | 390.70 | 1 Q | 407.75 | 2 Q | 425.40 | |
| Quan Hongchan | 10 m platform | 364.45 | 2 Q | 415.65 | 1 Q | 466.20 | |
| Shi Tingmao Wang Han | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 326.40 | |
| Chen Yuxi Zhang Jiaqi | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 363.78 | |

## Equestrian

China fielded a squad of three equestrian riders for the first time into the team competitions by securing an outright berth each, as one of two top-ranked nations, qualified at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Saumur, France and at the Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, respectively.

### Eventing

Liang Ruiji and Agore de Bordenave have been named the traveling alternates.
| 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 |
| Bao Yingfeng | Flandia | Individual | 34.40 | 39 | 38.00 | 72.50 | 39 | 5.60 | 78.10 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alex Hua Tian | Don Geniro | Individual | 23.90 | 3 | 12.00 | 35.90 | 18 | 8.80 | 44.70 | 21 Q | 17.60 | 62.30 | 25 | 62.30 | 25 |
| Sun Huadong | Lady Chin van't Moerven Z | Individual | 35.20 | 41 | 42.00 | 77.20 | 42 | 9.60 | 86.80 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bao Yingfeng Alex Hua Tian Sun Huadong | See above | Team | 93.60 | 7 | 92.00 | 185.60 | 9 | 24.00 | 209.60 | 9 | — | — | — | 209.60 | 9 |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Li Zhenqiang | Uncas S | Individual | 10 | =52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Xingjia | For Passion d'Ive Z | Individual | 18 | 65 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang You | Caesar | Individual | Retired | Retired | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yaofeng Li Zhenqiang Zhang Xingjia | Jericho Dwerse Hagen Uncas S For Passion d'Ive Z | Team | 35 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Chinese fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team épée at the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's sabre team claimed the continental spot as the highest-ranked team from Asia and Oceania. Vying for qualification as the next highest-ranked country across all regions, the men's épée team accepted a spare berth freed up by Africa to complete the route in the rankings. Xu Yingming (men's sabre) and Chen Qingyuan (women's foil) secured additional places on the Chinese team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for individual qualification from Asia and Oceania in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while the reigning Asian Games gold medalist Huang Mengkai rounded out the Chinese roster by winning the final match of the men's foil at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dong Chao | Épée | Blais Bélanger (CAN) W 15–7 | Siklósi (HUN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lan Minghao | Épée | Bye | Nikishyn (UKR) W 13–12 | El-Sayed (EGY) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Zijie | Épée | Bye | El Kord (MAR) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dong Chao Lan Minghao Wang Zijie Shi Gaofeng | Team épée | — | — | — | Ukraine (UKR) W 45–35 | ROC L 38–45 | South Korea (KOR) L 42–45 | 4 |
| Huang Mengkai | Foil | Cervantes (MEX) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Yingming | Sabre | Bye | Samele (ITA) L 12–15 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lin Sheng | Épée | Bye | Diongue (SEN) W 15–6 | Isola (ITA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Yiwen | Épée | Bye | Khakimova (UZB) W 15–10 | Zhu My (CHN) W 15–8 | Isola (ITA) W 15–11 | Murtazaeva (ROC) W 12–8 | Popescu (ROU) W 11–10 | |
| Zhu Mingye | Épée | Bye | Hurley (USA) W 15–8 | Sun Yw (CHN) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lin Sheng Sun Yiwen Zhu Mingye Xu Anqi | Team épée | — | — | — | Hong Kong (HKG) W 44–32 | South Korea (KOR) L 29–38 | Italy (ITA) L 21–23 | 4 |
| Chen Qingyuan | Foil | Bye | Hany (EGY) W 15–6 | Jeon H-s (KOR) L 11–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qian Jiarui | Sabre | Bye | Tamura (JPN) W 15–8 | Pusztai (HUN) W 15–10 | Pozdniakova (ROC) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shao Yaqi | Sabre | Bye | Dayibekova (UZB) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Hengyu | Sabre | Mohamed (ALG) W 15–1 | Kharlan (UKR) W 15–12 | Pozdniakova (ROC) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qian Jiarui Shao Yaqi Yang Hengyu Guo Yiqi | Team sabre | — | — | — | Italy (ITA) L 41–45 | Classification semifinal United States (USA) L 35–45 | Seventh place final Hungary (HUN) W 45–30 | 7 |

## Field hockey
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| 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 | Japan (JPN) W 4–3 | Australia (AUS) L 0–6 | Argentina (ARG) L 2–3 | Spain (ESP) L 0–2 | New Zealand (NZL) W 3–2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women's tournament

China women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Belgium in a playoff at the Changzhou leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

#### Team roster

Head coach: Wang Yang
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Li Dongxiao | (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 33) | 151 | {{{goals}}} |
| 2 | DF | Gu Bingfeng | (1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 27) | 100 | {{{goals}}} |
| 5 | FW | Li Jiaqi | (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 (aged 26) | 101 | {{{goals}}} |
| 6 | DF | Zhang Ying | (1998-08-29)29 August 1998 (aged 22) | 17 | {{{goals}}} |
| 7 | DF | Cui Qiuxia | (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 30) | 182 | {{{goals}}} |
| 9 | MF | Xu Wenyu | (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25) | 75 | {{{goals}}} |
| 10 | FW | Peng Yang | (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 29) | 198 | {{{goals}}} |
| 11 | FW | Liang Meiyu | (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 27) | 181 | {{{goals}}} |
| 13 | FW | Li Hong | (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 (aged 22) | 67 | {{{goals}}} |
| 15 | MF | Zhang Jinrong | (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 24) | 129 | {{{goals}}} |
| 16 | DF | Ou Zixia | (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25) | 107 | {{{goals}}} |
| 19 | MF | Zhang Xiaoxue | (1992-12-13)13 December 1992 (aged 28) | 154 | {{{goals}}} |
| 21 | FW | Liu Meng | (1995-12-17)17 December 1995 (aged 25) | 30 | {{{goals}}} |
| 24 | MF | Wang Na | (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 26) | 95 | {{{goals}}} |
| 26 | MF | Chen Yang | (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 24) | 52 | {{{goals}}} |
| 28 | FW | Luo Tiantian | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26) | 12 | {{{goals}}} |
| 29 | FW | Chen Yi | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 24) | 38 | {{{goals}}} |
| 31 | MF | Zhong Jiaqi | (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 21) | 53 | {{{goals}}} |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 11:45 v
| Japan | 3–4 | China |
| Nomura 21' Y. Nagai 31' H. Nagai 45+' | Report | Gu 10', 35' Zhang Y. 20' Liang 52' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 12:15 v
| Australia | 6–0 | China |
| Chalker 16', 22' Peris 31' Malone 54' Kershaw 56' Stewart 58' | Report | |
* South Pitch Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 19:00 v
| Argentina | 3–2 | China |
| Gorzelany 18', 24' Jankunas 54' | Report | Li H. 52' Liu 56' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Emi Yamada (JPN)
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 18:30 v
| Spain | 2–0 | China |
| Pérez 4' Bonastre 19' | Report | |
* North Pitch Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 09:30 v
| China | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Liu 24' Chen Y. 37' Liang 54' | Report | Gunson 20' Keddell 45' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T. – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's team | Women's tournament | Brazil L 0–5 | Zambia D 4–4 | Netherlands L 2–8 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |

### Women's tournament

China PR qualified for the Games by defeating South Korea in a two-legged playoff of the 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

#### Team roster

A provisional squad of 26 athletes was named on 8 June 2021. The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 7 July 2021. On 9 July 2021, Chen Qiaozhu replaced Jin Kun.
Head coach: Jia Xiuquan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Zhu Yu | (1997-07-23)23 July 1997 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Wuhan Jianghan University |
| 2 | 2DF | Li Mengwen | (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 26) | 7 | 0 | Jiangsu |
| 3 | 2DF | Lin Yuping | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 29) | 17 | 0 | Meizhou Hakka |
| 4 | 3MF | Li Qingtong | (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Meizhou Hakka |
| 5 | 2DF | Wu Haiyan | (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 28) | 120 | 2 | Wuhan Jianghan University |
| 6 | 3MF | Zhang Xin | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 29) | 9 | 2 | Shanghai Shengli |
| 7 | 3MF | Wang Shuang | (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 (aged 26) | 106 | 29 | Wuhan Jianghan University |
| 8 | 3MF | Wang Yan | (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 29) | 30 | 0 | Beijing BG Phoenix |
| 9 | 3MF | Miao Siwen | (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Shanghai Shengli |
| 10 | 3MF | Wang Yanwen | (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Beijing BG Phoenix |
| 11 | 4FW | Wang Shanshan (captain) | (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 31) | 136 | 52 | Tianjin Shengde |
| 12 | 1GK | Peng Shimeng | (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 23) | 30 | 0 | Jiangsu |
| 13 | 3MF | Yang Lina | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 27) | 19 | 2 | Shanghai Shengli |
| 14 | 3MF | Liu Jing | (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue |
| 15 | 4FW | Yang Man | (1995-11-02)2 November 1995 (aged 25) | 16 | 3 | Shandong Sports Lottery |
| 16 | 2DF | Wang Xiaoxue | (1994-10-20)20 October 1994 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Jiangsu |
| 17 | 2DF | Luo Guiping | (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 28) | 8 | 0 | Meizhou Hakka |
| 18 | 4FW | Wurigumula | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue |
| 19 | 3MF | Wang Ying | (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Wuhan Jianghan University |
| 20 | 4FW | Xiao Yuyi | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 25) | 30 | 4 | Shanghai Shengli |
| 21 | 3MF | Chen Qiaozhu | (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Meizhou Hakka |
| 22 | 1GK | Ding Xuan | (1989-02-11)11 February 1989 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Shanghai Shengli |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | |

## Golf

China entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Wu Ashun | Men's | 72 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 276 | −8 | =32 |
| Yuan Yechun | Men's | 69 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 278 | −6 | =38 |
| Feng Shanshan | Women's | 74 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 273 | −11 | 8 |
| Lin Xiyu | Women's | 71 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 274 | −10 | =9 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

China fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish in the team all-around at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Both teams were announced on 3 July 2021.

#### 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 |
| Lin Chaopan | Team | 13.966 | 14.100 | 13.433 | 14.666 | 14.733 | 14.200 | 85.098 | 12 | 13.166 | — | — | 14.733 | — | 14.133 | — | — |
| Sun Wei | Team | 14.333 | 14.833 Q | 14.233 | 14.766 | 15.133 | 14.000 | 87.298 | 4 Q | 14.366 | 15.000 | 14.233 | 14.866 | 14.800 | 14.200 | — | — |
| Xiao Ruoteng | Team | 14.866 Q | 14.300 | 14.200 | 14.700 | 15.400 | 14.266 | 87.732 | 3 Q | 14.600 | 14.166 | 14.366 | 14.733 | 14.933 | 14.333 | — | — |
| Zou Jingyuan | Team | — | 14.600 | — | — | 16.166 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.800 | 15.000 | — | 15.466 | — | — | — |
| Total | Team | 43.165 | 43.733 | 41.866 | 44.132 | 46.699 | 42.466 | 262.061 | 2 Q | 42.132 | 43.966 | 43.599 | 44.332 | 45.199 | 42.666 | 261.894 | |

#### Individual finals

| 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 |
| Liu Yang | Rings | — | — | 15.300 | — | — | — | 15.300 | 2 Q | — | — | 15.500 | — | — | — | 15.500 | |
| Sun Wei | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.500 | 14.966 | 14.066 | 14.900 | 14.966 | 14.400 | 87.798 | 4 |
| Sun Wei | Pommel horse | — | 14.833 | — | — | — | — | 14.833 | 6 Q | — | 13.066 | — | — | — | — | 13.066 | 8 |
| Xiao Ruoteng | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.700 | 14.700 | 14.533 | 14.700 | 15.366 | 14.066 | 88.065 | |
| Xiao Ruoteng | Floor | 14.866 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.866 | 7 Q | 14.766 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.766 | |
| You Hao | Rings | — | — | 14.800 | — | — | — | 14.800 | 8 Q | — | — | 15.300 | — | — | — | 15.300 | |
| You Hao | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.666 | — | 15.666 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 15.466 | — | 15.466 | 4 |
| Zou Jingyuan | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 16.166 | — | 16.166 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 16.233 | — | 16.233 | |

#### 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 |
| Lu Yufei | Team | 13.600 | 14.700 Q | 14.100 | 12.666 | 55.066 | 14 Q | — | 13.333 | 13.966 | 13.166 | — | — |
| Ou Yushan | Team | 13.633 | 13.500 | 13.933 | — | — | — | 12.700 | 13.233 | — | — | | — | — |
| Tang Xijing | Team | 14.300 | 14.433 | 14.333 Q | 13.366 | 56.432 | 8 Q | 12.600 | 14.500 | 13.733 | 12.866 | — | — |
| Zhang Jin | Team | 14.433 | 13.100 | 13.966 | 13.433 | 54.932 | 15 | 14.066 | — | 13.900 | 13.133 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 42.366 | 42.633 | 42.399 | 39.465 | 166.863 | 3 Q | 39.366 | 41.066 | 41.599 | 39.165 | 161.196 | 7 |

#### Individual finals

| 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 | Uneven bars | — | 14.600 | — | — | 14.600 | 9 Q | — | 13.900 | — | — | 13.900 | 7 |
| Guan Chenchen | Balance beam | — | — | 14.933 | — | 14.933 | 1 Q | — | — | 14.633 | — | 14.633 | |
| Lu Yufei | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 13.500 | 13.333 | 13.133 | 12.833 | 52.799 | 18 |
| Lu Yufei | Uneven bars | — | 14.700 | — | — | 14.700 | =7 Q | — | 14.400 | — | — | 14.400 | 4 |
| Tang Xijing | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.233 | 14.233 | 13.066 | 12.966 | 54.498 | 7 |
| Tang Xijing | Balance beam | — | — | 14.333 | — | 14.333 | 2 Q | — | — | 14.233 | — | 14.233 | |

### Rhythmic

China qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by finishing in the top five at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | 5 apps | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | 5 apps. | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank |
| Guo Qiqi Hao Ting Huang Zhangjiayang Liu Xin Xu Yanshu | Group | 41.600 | 42.000 | 83.600 | 5 Q | 42.150 | 42.400 | 84.550 | 4 |

### Trampoline

China qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. China qualified the second spot in both men's and women's trampoline through the 2019–2020 Trampoline World Cup series. The athletes were announced on 9 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dong Dong | Men's | 111.650 | 5 Q | 61.235 | |
| Gao Lei | Men's | 62.820 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Lingling | Women's | 105.470 | 1 Q | 56.350 | |
| Zhu Xueying | Women's | 105.300 | 2 Q | 56.635 | |

## Judo

China entered six female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.
| 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 |
| Li Yanan | Women's −48 kg | Otgontsetseg (KAZ) W 10–00 | Costa (POR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lu Tongjuan | Women's −57 kg | Mezhetskaia (ROC) W 10–01 | Yoshida (JPN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Junxia | Women's −63 kg | Krssakova (AUT) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Xiaoqian | Women's −70 kg | Teltsidou (GRE) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ma Zhenzhao | Women's −78 kg | Graf (AUT) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Shiyan | Women's +78 kg | Külbs (GER) W 10–00 | Chikhrouhou (TUN) W 10–00 | Ortiz (CUB) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Altheman (BRA) W FUS | Kindzerska (AZE) L 00–10 | 5 |

## Karate

China entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 Asian Games champion and world silver medalist Yin Xiaoyan (women's 61 kg) and Gong Li (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yin Xiaoyan | Women's −61 kg | Garces Sequera (VEN) W 2–0 | Heurtault (FRA) W 1–0 | Someya (JPN) W 4–2 | Çoban (TUR) W 2S–2 | 1 Q | Farouk (EGY) W 1H–1 | Preković (SRB) L 0–0H | |
| Gong Li | Women's +61 kg | Abdelaziz (EGY) L 0–4 | Matoub (ALG) W 4–0 | Quirici (SUI) D 1–1 | Abbasali (IRI) W 8–4 | 2 Q | Zaretska (AZE) L 2–7 | Did not advance | |

## Modern pentathlon

Chinese athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Asian Games bronze medalist Luo Shuai and champion Zhang Mingyu confirmed places each in the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former finishing second and the latter fourth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming.
| 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 |
| Li Shuhan | Men's | 16 | 0 | 26 | 196 | 2:09.27 | 34 | 292 | 82.14 | 17 | 284 | 11:08.89 | 13 | 632 | 1404 | 22 |
| Luo Shuai | Men's | 18 | 0 | 18 | 208 | 2:04.08 | 21 | 302 | 82.65 | 30 | 249 | 10:54.13 | 4 | 646 | 1405 | 21 |
| Zhang Mingyu | Women's | 16 | 3 | 20 | 199 | 2:15.23 | 18 | 280 | 75.69 | 19 | 286 | 13:17.67 | 31 | 503 | 1268 | 25 |
| Zhang Xiaonan | Women's | 19 | 0 | 19 | 204 | 2:21.44 | 31 | 268 | 76.22 | 11 | 293 | 13:10.16 | 29 | 510 | 1275 | 22 |

## Rowing

China qualified eight boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, two more boats (women's four and women's eight) were awarded to the Chinese roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA 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 |
| Liu Zhiyu Zhang Liang | Double sculls | 6:11.55 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:23.11 | 2 FA | 6:03.63 | |
| Liu Dang Yi Xudi Zang Ha Zhang Quan | Quadruple sculls | 5:43.44 | 4 SA/B | 5:56.86 | 3 FB | — | — | 5:46.07 | 7 |

### 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 |
| Jiang Yan | Single sculls | 7:53.14 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 8:00.01 | 3 SA/B | 7:27.30 | 3 FA | 7:21.33 | 6 |
| Huang Kaifeng Liu Jinchao | Pair | 7:45.55 | 4 R | 7:45.17 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Xiaoxin Shen Shuangmei | Double sculls | 7:03.78 | 4 R | 7:21.93 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Yunxia Cui Xiaotong Lü Yang Zhang Ling | Quadruple sculls | 6:14.32 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 6:05.13 | |
| Lin Xinyu Lu Shiyu Qin Miaomiao Wang Fei | Four | 6:38.54 | 2 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 6:25.13 | 5 |
| Guo Linlin Ju Rui Li Jingjing Miao Tian Wang Zifeng Wang Yuwei Xu Fei Zhang Min | Eight | 6:10.77 | 3 R | 5:55.69 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 6:01.21 | |
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=Semi-finals A/B; SC/D=Semi-finals C/D; SE/F=Semi-finals E/F; QF=Quarter-finals; R=Repechage

## Rugby sevens
### Summary

| Team | Event | Pool round | Pool round | Pool round | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| China women | Women's tournament | United States L 14–28 | Australia L 10–26 | Japan W 29–0 | 3 Q | France L 10–24 | Classification 5–8 United States L 14–33 | Classification 7–8 ROC W 22–10 | 7 |

### Women's tournament

The China women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2019 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, marking the country's debut in the sport.

#### Team roster

* Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 24 | +62 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 94 | −87 | 3 | |
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 10:00
| United States | 28–14 | China |
| Try: Thomas 5' c Kirshe (2) 10' c, 12' c Canett 14' c Con: Heavirland (2/2) 6', 10' Kelter (1/1) 13' Canett (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Wang 3' c Chen 14' +1 c Con: Chen (1/1) 4' Yu (1/1) 14' +1 |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 17:30
| Australia | 26–10 | China |
| Try: Williams 3' c Caslick 6' m Nathan 8' c Ashby 9' c Con: Williams (2/3) 3', 8' Hinds (1/1) 9' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Yang 1' m Tang 13' m Con: Chen (0/1) |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 10:00
| China | 29–0 | Japan |
| Try: Xu (2) 1' c, 5' m Wang 2' c Tang 8' m Yang 13' m Con: Chen (2/4) 1', 2' Yu (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

#### Quarter-final

* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:30
| France | 24–10 | China |
| Try: Okemba (2) 4' c, 10' m Drouin 6' m Ciofani 9' c Con: Ulutule (2/2) 4', 9' Drouin (0/1) Izar (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Tang (2) 1' m, 12' m Con: Chen (0/2) |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

#### Classification

* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 10:30
| United States | 33–14 | China |
| Try: Thomas 1' c, 3' c Tapper 6' c Maher 10' m, 14' c Con: Heavirland (4/5) 1', 3', 7', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Wang 1' c Chen 9' c Con: Chen (2/2) 2', 9' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 16:30
| ROC | 10–22 | China |
| Try: Tiron 3' m Seredina 5' m Con: Seredina (0/2) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Wang 7' m Yang 8' c Xu 9' m Chen 12' m Con: Chen (1/4) 8' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* ↑ Matches were delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning in the area

## Sailing

Chinese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2018 Asian Games, and the continental regattas.

### 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 |
| Bi Kun | RS:X | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 75 | |
| He Chen | Finn | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | — | — | EL | 124 | 15 |
| Wang Yang Xu Zangjun | 470 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | EL | 95 | 13 |

### 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 |
| Lu Yunxiu | RS:X | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 36 | |
| Zhang Dongshuang | Laser Radial | 31 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 6 | — | — | EL | 188 | 24 |
| Wei Mengxi Gao Haiyan | 470 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | DSQ | 18 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | — | — | EL | 129 | 18 |
| Chen Shasha Ye Jin | 49erFX | 20 | 19 | 17 | DNF | DNS | 14 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 2 | 10 | 1 | EL | 171 | 19 |

### Mixed

| 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 |
| Hu Xiaoxiao Yang Xuezhe | Nacra 17 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | EL | 167 | 16 |
Legend: M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result

## Shooting

Chinese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 5 June 2021. 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 16 to 25) in Guangzhou.
The rifle and pistol team was officially announced on March 29, 2021, featuring Beijing 2008 gold medalist Pang Wei (men's 10 m air pistol), Rio 2016 bronze medalist Li Yuehong (men's 25 m rapid fire pistol), and 2014 Youth Olympic men's air rifle champion Yang Haoran.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Li Yuehong | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 582 | 6 Q | 26 | |
| Lin Junmin | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 584 | 4 Q | 12 | 6 |
| Pang Wei | 10 m air pistol | 578 | 7 Q | 217.6 | |
| Sheng Lihao | 10 m air rifle | 629.2 | 8 Q | 250.9 | |
| Yang Haoran | 10 m air rifle | 632.7 | 1 Q | 229.4 | |
| Yu Haicheng | Trap | 123 | 5 Q | 24 | 5 |
| Zhang Bowen | 10 m air pistol | 586 | 2 Q | 158.2 | 6 |
| Zhang Changhong | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1183 | 2 Q | 466.0 WR | |
| Zhao Zhonghao | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1173 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chen Dongqi | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1165 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deng Weiyun | Trap | 115 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiang Ranxin | 10 m air pistol | 587 | 1 Q | 218.0 | |
| Lin Yuemei | 10 m air pistol | 579 | 4 Q | 176.6 | 5 |
| Shi Mengyao | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1171 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Luyao | 10 m air rifle | 625.6 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Xiaojing | Trap | 117 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Meng | Skeet | 124 | 1 Q | 46 | |
| Xiao Jiaruixuan | 25 m pistol | 587 | 2 Q | 29 | |
| Xiong Yaxuan | 25 m pistol | 580 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Qian | 10 m air rifle | 628.7 | 6 Q | 251.8 | |
| Zhang Donglian | Skeet | 116 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sheng Lihao Zhang Yu | 10 m air rifle team | 626.7 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Haoran Yang Qian | 10 m air rifle team | 633.2 | 1 Q | 419.7 | 1 Q | Kozeniesky / Tucker (USA) W 17–13 | |
| He Zhengyang Wang Qian | 10 m air pistol team | 576 | 7 Q | 380 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pang Wei Jiang Ranxin | 10 m air pistol team | 581 | 3 Q | 387 | 1 Q | Chernousov / Batsarashkina (ROC) W 16–14 | |
| Yu Haicheng Wang Xiaojing | Trap team | 144 | 9 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skateboarding

China entered two skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Zhang Xin was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Zhang Xin | Women's park | 28.16 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zeng Wenhui | Women's street | 12.31 | 6 Q | 9.66 | 6 |

## Sport climbing

China entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. 2018 Youth Olympic fifth-place finalist Pan Yufei and Song Yiling qualified directly each for the men's and women's combined event, respectively, by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank |
| Pan Yufei | Men's | 7.59 | 20 | 1T3z 2 15 | 8 | 36 | — | 7 | 1120.00 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Song Yiling | Women's | 7.46 | 3 | 0T1z 0 5 | 19 | 13+ | — | 18 | 1026.00 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Chinese swimmers further 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 event under the Olympic qualifying cut at the Chinese National Championships and Olympic Trials (April 30 to May 8, 2021) in Qingdao and at the Final Qualifying Event in Xi'an; or the first-place winners at the 2019 FINA World Championships, if they have reached the qualifying standards but failed to qualify in those domestic qualification events in any means.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cheng Long | 800 m freestyle | 7:58.71 | 27 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cheng Long | 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.71 | 24 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| He Junyi | 100 m freestyle | 48.50 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ji Xinjie | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.86 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ji Xinjie | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.27 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Qin Haiyang | 200 m breaststroke | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qin Haiyang | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.95 | =26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Jiajun | 100 m butterfly | 51.74 | 16 Q | 51.82 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Shun | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.42 | 7 Q | 1:56.22 | 1 Q | 1:55.00 AS | |
| Wang Shun | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.63 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Jiayu | 100 m backstroke | 52.70 | 3 Q | 52.94 | 6 Q | 52.51 | 5 |
| Xu Jiayu | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.76 | 15 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yan Zibei | 100 m breaststroke | 58.75 | 5 Q | 58.72 | 4 Q | 58.99 | 6 |
| Yu Hexin | 50 m freestyle | 22.14 | =19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hong Jinquan Ji Xinjie Wang Shun Zhang Ziyang | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:08.27 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| He Junyi Sun Jiajun Xu Jiayu Yan Zibei | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:31.72 | 4 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chen Jie | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.07 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Bingjie | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.03 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Bingjie | 400 m freestyle | 4:01.57 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:01.08 | |
| Li Bingjie | 800 m freestyle | 8:22.49 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Bingjie | 1500 m freestyle | 15:59.92 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liu Yaxin | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.36 | 5 Q | 2:08.65 | 6 Q | 2:08.48 | 8 |
| Peng Xuwei | 100 m backstroke | 59.78 | 9 Q | 59.98 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peng Xuwei | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.03 | 7 Q | 2:08.76 | 8 Q | 2:08.26 | 7 |
| Tang Muhan | 400 m freestyle | 4:04.07 | 8 Q | — | — | 4:04.10 | 5 |
| Tang Qianting | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.47 | 10 Q | 1:06.63 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Jianjiahe | 800 m freestyle | 8:20.58 | 8 Q | — | — | 8:21.93 | 5 |
| Wang Jianjiahe | 1500 m freestyle | 15:41.49 AS | 2 Q | — | — | 15:46.37 | 4 |
| Wu Qingfeng | 50 m freestyle | 24.55 | 10 Q | 24.32 | =8 Q | 24.32 | =5 |
| Wu Qingfeng | 100 m freestyle | 53.87 | =18 Q | 54.86 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xin Xin | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:00:10.1 | 8 |
| Yang Junxuan | 100 m freestyle | 53.02 | 8 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Junxuan | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.17 | 6 Q | 1:55.98 | 4 Q | 1:55.01 | 4 |
| Yu Jingyao | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.17 | 8 Q | 2:24.76 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Liyan | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.36 | 3 Q | 2:07.04 | 5 Q | 2:07.85 | 6 |
| Yu Yiting | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.22 | 8 Q | 2:09.72 | 4 Q | 2:09.57 | 5 |
| Yu Yiting | 400 m individual medley | 4:41.64 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Yufei | 50 m freestyle | 24.36 | 6 Q | 24.32 | =8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Yufei | 100 m butterfly | 55.82 | =1 Q | 55.89 | 1 Q | 55.64 | |
| Zhang Yufei | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.50 | 1 Q | 2:04.89 | 1 Q | 2:03.86 OR | |
| Ai Yanhan Cheng Yujie Wu Qingfeng Zhu Menghui | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.07 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:34.76 AS | 7 |
| Dong Jie Li Bingjie Tang Muhan Yang Junxuan Zhang Yifan Zhang Yufei | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:48.98 | 3 Q | — | — | 7:40.33 WR | |
| Chen Jie Peng Xuwei Tang Qianting Wu Qingfeng Yang Junxuan Yu Yiting Zhang Yufei | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:57.70 | 8 Q | — | — | 3:54.13 | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Xu Jiayu Yan Zibei Yang Junxuan Zhang Yufei | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:42.29 | 3 Q | 3:38.86 | |
$^a$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

## Table tennis

China entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the 2019 ATTU Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament. Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Chinese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fan Zhendong | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Lebesson (FRA) W 4–0 | Freitas (POR) W 4–1 | Jeoung Y-s (KOR) W 4–0 | Lin Y-j (TPE) W 4–3 | Ma L (CHN) L 2–4 | |
| Ma Long | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Achanta (IND) W 4–1 | Gauzy (FRA) W 4–1 | Assar (EGY) W 4–1 | Ovtcharov (GER) W 4–3 | Fan Zd (CHN) W 4–2 | |
| Fan Zhendong Ma Long Xu Xin | Team | — | — | — | — | Egypt (EGY) W 3–0 | France (FRA) W 3–0 | South Korea (KOR) W 3–0 | Germany (GER) W 3–0 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Chen Meng | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Moret (SUI) W 4–0 | Zhang M (CAN) W 4–1 | Doo H K (HKG) W 4–2 | Yu My (SGP) W 4–0 | Sun Ys (CHN) W 4–2 | |
| Sun Yingsha | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Yang Xx (MON) W 4–0 | Chen S-y (TPE) W 4–0 | Han Y (GER) W 4–0 | Ito (JPN) W 4–0 | Chen M (CHN) L 2–4 | |
| Chen Meng Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu* | Team | — | — | — | — | Austria (AUT) W 3–0 | Singapore (SGP) W 3–0 | Germany (GER) W 3–0 | Japan (JPN) W 3–0 | |
* On August 1, Liu Shiwen, originally set to compete in the women's team, was replaced by Wang Manyu after suffering a recurring elbow injury from the mixed doubles.

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Xu Xin Liu Shiwen | Doubles | Wang / Zhang (CAN) W 4–1 | Ionescu / Szőcs (ROU) W 4–0 | Lebesson / Yuan (FRA) W 4–0 | Mizutani / Ito (JPN) L 3–4 | |

## Taekwondo

China entered six athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 flyweight champion Zhao Shuai (men's 68 kg), 2019 world champion Zhang Mengyu (women's 67 kg), and defending Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin (women's +67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.
Zhou Lijun scored a gold-medal victory over Great Britain's two-time defending champion Jade Jones to book an Olympic spot in the women's lightweight final (57 kg) of the 2019 World Grand Slam series. Meanwhile, double Olympic champion Wu Jingyu received a spare berth freed up by the World Grand Slam winner in the women's flyweight category (49 kg), as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the rankings, to round out the Chinese roster for her fourth straight Games.
Sun Hongyi completed the Chinese taekwondo roster by finishing in the top-two final of the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 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 |
| Zhao Shuai | Men's −68 kg | Bye | Sediqi (EOR) W 22–20 | Pié (DOM) W 13–8 | Sinden (GBR) L 25–33 | Bye | Lee D-h (KOR) W 17–15 | |
| Sun Hongyi | Men's +80 kg | — | Cho (GBR) W 7–4 | Šapina (CRO) W 8–6 | Larin (ROC) L 3–30 PTG | Bye | Alba (CUB) L 4–5 | 5 |
| Wu Jingyu | Women's −49 kg | Bye | Pouryounes (EOR) W 24–3 PTG | Cerezo (ESP) L 2–33 PTG | Did not advance | Bogdanović (SRB) L 9–12 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Zhou Lijun | Women's −57 kg | Bye | Adamkiewicz (POL) W 31–17 | Alizadeh (EOR) L 8–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Mengyu | Women's −67 kg | — | Tursunkulova (UZB) W 12–9 | Gbagbi (CIV) L 9–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zheng Shuyin | Women's +67 kg | — | Ávila (HON) W 20–1 | Laurin (FRA) L 6–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

China entered five tennis players, all women, into the Olympic tournament. One singles player, Wang Qiang secured the outright berth by winning the women's singles title at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Besides Wang Qiang, China also entered two pairs of double players, Xu Yifan pairs with Yang Zhaoxuan, while Duan Yingying pairs with Zheng Saisai.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wang Qiang | Women's singles | Cepede Royg (PAR) W 6–3, 6–4 | Muguruza (ESP) L 3–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zheng Saisai | Women's singles | Osaka (JPN) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai | Women's doubles | — | Plíšková / Vondroušová (CZE) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan | Women's doubles | — | Krunić / Stojanović (SRB) W 4–6, 6–4, [18–16] | Barty / Sanders (AUS) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

China had entered one triathlete to compete at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Zhong Mengying | Women's | 19:53 | 0:45 | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |

## Volleyball
### Beach
#### Women's tournament

Chinese women's beach volleyball teams qualified directly for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup final round in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Wang Fan Xia Xinyi | Women's | Bansley / Wilkerson (CAN) W (18–21, 21–15, 15–11) | Ágatha / Duda (BRA) W (21–18, 21–14) | Gallay / Pereyra (ARG) W (21–14, 21–13) | 1 Q | Bye | Ana Patrícia / Rebecca (BRA) L (14–21, 21–23) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Xinxin Xue Chen | Women's | Klineman / Ross (USA) L (17–21, 19–21) | Keizer / Meppelink (NED) W (19–21, 31–29, 15–13) | Elsa / Liliana (ESP) W (21–13, 21–10) | 2 Q | Bye | Artacho / Clancy (AUS) L (20–22, 13–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Indoor
#### 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 | Turkey L 0–3 | United States L 0–3 | ROC L 2–3 | Italy W 3–0 | Argentina W 3–0 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women's tournament

China women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool B at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo.

##### Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster.
Head coach: Lang Ping
* 1 Yuan Xinyue MB
* 2 Zhu Ting (c) OS
* 6 Gong Xiangyu OP
* 7 Wang Yuanyuan MB
* 9 Zhang Changning OS
* 10 Liu Xiaotong OS
* 11 Yao Di S
* 12 Li Yingying OS
* 16 Ding Xia S
* 17 Yan Ni MB
* 18 Wang Mengjie L
* 19 Liu Yanhan OS

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 418 | 401 | 1.042 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 409 | 377 | 1.085 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 434 | 416 | 1.043 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | ROC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 422 | 378 | 1.116 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 374 | 385 | 0.971 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 275 | 375 | 0.733 | |

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinal / Cl | Final / BM / Pl | Final / BM / Pl |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| China women's | Women's tournament | ROC L 17–18 | United States L 7–12 | Japan W 16–11 | Hungary W 11–9 | 4 Q | Spain L 7–11 | Classification 5–8 Netherlands L 6–13 | Classification 7–8 Canada L 7–16 | 8 |

### Women's tournament

China women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

#### Team roster

Head coach: Petar Porobić
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club |
| 1 | Peng Lin | 10GK | 2R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 26) | 108 | 1/0 | Hunan |
| 2 | Wang Xinyan | 20CB | 2R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (1991-04-26)26 April 1991 (aged 30) | 126 | 1/2 | Shanghai |
| 3 | Mei Xiaohan (C) | 20CB | 2R | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 24) | 126 | 1/3 | Tianjin |
| 4 | Xiong Dunhan | 40CF | 2R | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 22) | 126 | 1/0 | Hunan |
| 5 | Niu Guannan | 50D | 2R | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 29) | 120 | 1/5 | Guangxi |
| 6 | Zhai Ying | 50D | 2R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | | (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 25) | 22 | 0/0 | Hunan |
| 7 | Lu Yiwen | 50D | 2R | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | | (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 25) | 49 | 0/0 | Fujian |
| 8 | Wang Huan | 50D | 2R | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 23) | 53 | 0/0 | Shanghai |
| 9 | Deng Zewen | 50D | 2R | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | | (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 24) | 26 | 0/0 | Hunan |
| 10 | Zhang Danyi | 50D | 2R | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 (aged 26) | 81 | 0/0 | Shanghai |
| 11 | Chen Xiao | 40CF | 2R | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | | (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 22) | 180 | 0/0 | Shanghai |
| 12 | Zhang Jing | 50D | 1L | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 25) | 121 | 1/2 | Fujian |
| 13 | Shen Yineng | 10GK | 2R | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 26) | 61 | 0/0 | Shanghai |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 25 years, 210 days | 92 | | |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021 Source: China Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | ROC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Japan (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 0 | |
* 1 2 ROC10–10 Hungary
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 19:50 v | Report | China | 17–18 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 19:50 v | Report | Wang X. 4 | Goals | Prokofyeva 4 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 12–7 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 14:00 v | Report | M. Fischer 3 | Goals | Wang, Zhang J. 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:20 v | Report | China | 16–11 | Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:20 v | Report | Zhang 5 | Goals | Arima 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 14:00 v | Report | Hungary | 9–11 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 14:00 v | Report | Gurisatti 4 | Goals | four players 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 15:30 v | Report | Spain | 11–7 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |||
| 3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 15:30 v | Report | Forca 4 | Goals | Deng 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |

#### Classification

| 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 14:00 v | Report | China | 6–13 | Netherlands | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |||
| 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 14:00 v | Report | Deng 2 | Goals | Keuning 5 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |
| 7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 09:30 v | Report | China | 7–16 | Canada | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |||
| 7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 09:30 v | Report | Zhang J. 4 | Goals | Christmas 4 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |

## Weightlifting

Chinese weightlifters qualified for eight quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Li Fabin | −61 kg | 141 | 1 | 172 OR | 1 | 313 OR | |
| Chen Lijun | −67 kg | 145 | 4 | 187 OR | 1 | 332 OR | |
| Shi Zhiyong | −73 kg | 166 OR | 1 | 198 OR | 1 | 364 WR | |
| Lü Xiaojun | −81 kg | 170 OR | 1 | 204 OR | 1 | 374 OR | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Hou Zhihui | −49 kg | 94 OR | 1 | 116 OR | 1 | 210 OR | |
| Liao Qiuyun | −55 kg | 97 | 3 | 126 | 2 | 223 | |
| Wang Zhouyu | −87 kg | 120 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 270 | |
| Li Wenwen | +87 kg | 140 OR | 1 | 180 OR | 1 | 320 OR | |

## Wrestling

China qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 125 kg and women's freestyle (50, 53, 57 and 76 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while six additional licenses were awarded to the Chinese wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Liu Minghu | Men's −57 kg | Abdullaev (UZB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Lin Zushen | Men's −86 kg | Ambrocio (PER) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Punia (IND) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Deng Zhiwei | Men's −125 kg | Kozyrev (ROC) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Petriashvili (GEO) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Kamal (EGY) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Zare (IRI) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 5 |
| Sun Yanan | Women's −50 kg | Guzmán (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Livach (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Hildebrandt (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Susaki (JPN) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | |
| Pang Qianyu | Women's −53 kg | Hérin (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Winchester (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Kaladzinskaya (BLR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Mukaida (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | |
| Rong Ningning | Women's −57 kg | Maroulis (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Long Jia | Women's −62 kg | Miracle (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Koliadenko (UKR) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Zhou Feng | Women's −68 kg | Sánchez (CUB) W 4–1 $^{SP}$ | Mensah (USA) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Dosho (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Zhou Qian | Women's −76 kg | Belinska (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Rotter-Focken (GER) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Marzaliuk (BLR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Minagawa (JPN) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Walihan Sailike | Men's −60 kg | Kinsinger (GER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Fumita (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Fergat (ALG) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Temirov (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Peng Fei | Men's −87 kg | Sid Azara (ALG) L 1–4 $^{SP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |