# China at the Olympics

China's participation in the Olympic games is relatively recent. The People's Republic of China sent its first full athletic delegation to the Summer Olympic Games in the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held in Los Angeles, United States.
As of 2024, China has finished at 1st place in the Summer Olympics once, at 2nd place four times, and 3rd place twice. It has won a total of 325 gold medals, 258 silver medals and 221 bronze medals over the course of 12 Olympic games.
With the nation's 12th appearance at the Summer and 12th appearance at the Winter Olympics, China is the most successful country overall in the Asia–Oceania region, making them the 3rd most successful country in Olympic history, after the United States and the Soviet Union.

## Participation

Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 Summer Olympics to 1976 Winter Olympics, China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time during the last days to participate in one event. That year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed both the PRC and ROC (Republic of China) (which fled to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War) to compete with the name "China", although the latter withdrew in protest. Due to the dispute over the political status of the "two Chinas", the PRC started a period of isolationism, withdrawing from several international sporting bodies and the UN system until the mid-1970s, when the country participated for the first time in the Asian Games in 1974 and the World University Games in 1977. Returning to the IOC officially only in 1979, which gave it the right to send an official delegation, starting from the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after 1952 was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

## Designation Issues - PRC versus ROC and classification of Hong Kong

The Chinese Olympic Committee in its current form was recognized in 1979. Before the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympics. The ROC continued to compete from 1952 (Summer Olympics) to 1976 (Winter Olympics), but only representing athletes from the island of Taiwan (although the football team members of ROC in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were overseas Hong Kongers). The dispute over use of the name China resulted in the PRC boycotting the Games completely during these years. In 1979, the International Olympic Committee approved the Nagoya Resolution in which the name "China" would be owned by the National Olympic Committee of the People's Republic of China, based in Beijing. While the Republic of China headquartered in Taipei would be called as Chinese Taipei, which also regulated the use of national symbols during the Games and any related events; this reopened the door for the PRC to finally join the Olympic movement.
Hong Kong has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and has competed at the Games since 1952. After the territory was returned to the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was created in 1997, this arrangement has continued, with Hong Kong competing independently from the rest of the nation under the name Hong Kong, China. China is ranked fourth by total number of medals in the Olympic Games.

## Olympic bids and hosted Games

The People's Republic of China has hosted the Games on two occasions: in 2008 and in 2022. Beijing is the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

### Hosted Games

| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing | August 8–24 | 204 | 10,942 | 302 |
| 2022 Winter Olympics | Beijing | February 4–20 | 91 | 2,871 | 109 |

### Unsuccessful bids

| Games | City | Winner of bid |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Beijing | Sydney, Australia |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Harbin | Vancouver, Canada |

## Overview of Olympic participation
### Timeline of participation

| Olympic year/s | team | team | team | team | team |
| Olympic year/s | Mainland China | Mainland China | Mainland China | Taiwan | Taiwan |
| 1924 | | | (Chine) | as part of Japan | as part of Japan |
| 1932–1936 | | China | (CHN) | as part of Japan | as part of Japan |
| 1948 | | | | | | (CHN) |
| 1952 | | People's Republic of China (PRC) | People's Republic of China (PRC) | | |
| 1956 | | | | | Republic of China (CHN) |
| 1960 | | | | | Formosa (RCF) |
| 1964–1968 | | | | | Taiwan (TWN) |
| 1972–1976 | | | | | Republic of China (ROC) |
| 1980 | | China (CHN) | China (CHN) | | |
| Since 1984 | | China (CHN) | China (CHN) | | Chinese Taipei (TPE) |

### China at the Summer Olympics

Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1896 Athens | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1900 Paris | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1908 London | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1912 Stockholm | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1924 Paris | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China |
| 1928 Amsterdam | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1932 Los Angeles | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China |
| 1936 Berlin | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China |
| 1948 London | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China | as part of the Republic of China |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1956 Melbourne | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1960 Rome | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1964 Tokyo | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1968 Mexico City | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1972 Munich | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1976 Montreal | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC | withdrew from the IOC |
| 1980 Moscow | boycotted | boycotted | boycotted | boycotted | boycotted | boycotted |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 216 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 4 |
| 1988 Seoul | 273 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 11 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 244 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 4 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 294 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 | 4 |
| 2000 Sydney | 271 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 3 |
| 2004 Athens | 384 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 63 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 639 | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 396 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 92 | 2 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 412 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 | 3 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 406 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 | 2 |
| 2024 Paris | 388 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 | 2 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| Total (12/30) | 3,924 | 303 | 226 | 198 | 727 | 3 |

### China at the Winter Olympics

Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1924 Chamonix | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1928 St. Moritz | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1932 Lake Placid | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1948 St. Moritz | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1952 Oslo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1964 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1968 Grenoble | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1972 Sapporo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1976 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 1998 Nagano | 57 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 66 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 Turin | 76 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 Vancouver | 94 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| 2014 Sochi | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 81 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022 Beijing | 176 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2030 French Alps | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2034 Salt Lake City | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| Total (12/24) | 746 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 77 | 16 |

## Medals by sports

Best results in non-medaling sports:
Summer :
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
| Equestrian | 8th | Alex Hua Tian | Individual eventing in 2016 |
| Rugby | 6th | China women's team | Women's tournament in 2024 |
| Skateboarding | 4th | Cui Chenxi | Women's street in 2024 |
| Surfing | 15th | Yang Siqi | Women's shortboard in 2024 |
| Triathlon | 28th | Lin Xinyu | Women's individual in 2024 |
| Water polo | 5th | China women's team | Women's tournament in 2008 |
| Water polo | 5th | China women's team | Women's tournament in 2012 |
| Winter ||||
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
| Alpine skiing | 16th | Zhang Yangming | Men's combined in 2022 |
| Biathlon | 5th | Yu Shumei | Women's sprint in 1998 |
| Bobsleigh | 6th | Huai Mingming | Women's monobob in 2022 |
| Cross-country skiing | 10th | Chi Chunxue Li Xin Jialin Bayani Ma Qinghua | Women's 4 × 5 km relay in 2022 |
| Ice hockey | 4th | China women's team | Women's tournament in 1998 |
| Luge | 12th | Wang Peixuan Fan Duoyao Huang Yebo & Peng Junyue | Mixed team relay in 2022 |
| Nordic combined | 10th | Zhao Zihe Zhao Jiawen Guo Yuhao Fan Haibin | Men's team large hill/4 × 5 km in 2022 |
| Ski jumping | 10th | Dong Bing Peng Qingyue Song Qiwu Zhao Jiawen | Mixed team in 2022 |

## Flagbearer
### Summer Games

| Games | Opening | Gender | Sport | Closing | Gender | Sport |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Wang Libin | M | Basketball | | | |
| 1988 Seoul | Song Tao | M | Basketball | | | |
| 1992 Barcelona | Song Ligang | M | Basketball | | | |
| 1996 Atlanta | Liu Yudong | M | Basketball | | | |
| 2000 Sydney | Liu Yudong | M | Basketball | | | |
| 2004 Athens | Yao Ming | M | Basketball | Liu Xiang | M | Athletics |
| 2008 Beijing | Yao Ming | M | Basketball | Zhang Ning | F | Badminton |
| 2012 London | Yi Jianlian | M | Basketball | Xu Lijia | F | Sailing |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Lei Sheng | M | Fencing | Ding Ning | F | Table tennis |
| 2020 Tokyo | Zhao Shuai | M | Taekwondo | Su Bingtian | M | Athletics |
| 2020 Tokyo | Zhu Ting | F | Volleyball | Su Bingtian | M | Athletics |
| 2024 Paris | Ma Long | M | Table tennis | Li Fabin | M | Weightlifting |
| 2024 Paris | Feng Yu | F | Artistic swimming | Ou Zixia | F | Field hockey |

### Winter Games

| Games | Opening | Gender | Sport | Closing | Gender | Sport |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Zhao Weichang | M | Speed skating | | | |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Zhao Shijian | M | Speed skating | | | |
| 1988 Calgary | Zhang Shubin | M | Figure skating | | | |
| 1992 Albertville | Song Chen | M | Speed skating | | | |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Liu Gongfei | M | Speed skating | | | |
| 1998 Nagano | Zhao Hongbo | M | Figure skating | | | |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Zhang Min | M | Figure skating | | | |
| 2006 Turin | Yang Yang (A) | F | Short track speed skating | Han Xiaopeng | M | Freestyle skiing |
| 2010 Vancouver | Han Xiaopeng | M | Freestyle skiing | Zhao Hongbo | M | Figure skating |
| 2014 Sochi | Tong Jian | M | Figure skating | Liu Qiuhong | F | Short track speed skating |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Zhou Yang | F | Short track speed skating | Wu Dajing | M | Short track speed skating |
| 2022 Beijing | Gao Tingyu | M | Speed skating | Gao Tingyu | M | Speed skating |
| 2022 Beijing | Zhao Dan | F | Skeleton | Xu Mengtao | F | Freestyle skiing |

## History
### Early appearance and hiatus

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, PRC sent a delegation to the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The Chinese delegation (including athletes and officials) consisted of 38 men and 2 women, including the men's football team, the men's basketball team, and one swimmer. Only the swimmer arrived in time to take part in the official competition, and the football team played two friendly matches. The Chinese stayed ten days in Helsinki and participated in the closing ceremony. The Republic of China's (ROC) team withdrew from the Games on July 17 in response to the IOC's decision to allow both PRC and ROC sportsmen and women to compete. This marked the beginning of the "two Chinas" conflict in the Olympic Movement, which resulted in the Chinese Olympic Committee's withdrawal from the IOC in August 1958.
In the 1970s, China normalized her relations with the United States through Ping Pong Diplomacy, and established diplomatic relations with the United States on January 1, 1979. The normalization finally led to the Chinese Olympic Committee's return to the IOC on October 25, 1979.

#### Sports summary

Till 2012, China won three-quarters of their gold medals (152 out of 201) and two-thirds of their medals (311 out of 473) in six sports: table tennis, badminton, diving, gymnastics, weightlifting, and shooting.
China recently dominated the gold medals in three of them, table tennis, badminton and diving. China won all golds four times in table tennis and one time in badminton, and won three-quarters of all diving golds since 1992.
The total dominance in table tennis and badminton also leads to negative consequences. Due to the low participations among non-Asian countries, these two sports may lose their positions in the Summer Olympics just like baseball and softball did after 2008.
While through the years, Chinese athletes got many breakthroughs in other sports that are traditionally China's weak sports. Among them, swimming is the potential one that may get into top five sports of China in the near future.

#### 1984

China won 15 golds and ranked 4th at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Xu Haifeng won the first-ever gold medal for China in the shooting event of 50 m Pistol. It was called "a break through zero" – an event that brought great joy to the whole Chinese nation.
Li Ning won six medals in gymnastics, 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China. Six medals in a single Olympics is still the record for any Chinese athlete.
Chinese women's volleyball team defeated USA women's team in the final and won China's first ball-game gold medal.

#### 1988

China won 5 golds and ranked 11th at the 1988 Summer Olympics at Seoul, South Korea.
Li Meisu won China's first medal in athletics.
China also won first medals in rowing. A silver in women's coxed fours and a bronze in women's eights

#### 1992

China won 16 golds and ranked 4th at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, Spain.
Chen Yueling won China's first athletics gold medal in women's 10 km walk.
Chinese female swimmers glittered with 4 golds and 5 silvers. But the success was later shadowed by the doping incident of Chinese swimmers just two years later at the 1994 Asian Games, although none of the medalists in 1992 was involved in the 1994 incident.
Deng Yaping won two table tennis golds in women's singles and women's doubles. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the gold medal to her after a promise made a year ago at 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.
Zhuang Xiaoyan won China's first judo gold medal in women's +72kg.
Zhang Xiaodong won silver medal in women's board (lechner), China's first medal in sailing.
Chinese women's basketball team lost final to Unified team, winning silver medal, China's best result in basketball.

#### 1996

China won 16 golds and ranked 4th again at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta, USA.
Fu Mingxia won two diving golds in women's 3 m springboard and women's 10 m platform, becoming the first female diver to accomplish this feat since 1960.
Deng Yaping won two golds in table tennis again, making her the first Chinese athlete to defend two events and win four Olympic gold medals. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the gold medal to her again after a promise made four years ago at 1992 Olympics.
Liu Guoliang also won two table tennis golds in men's events. China won all four golds in table tennis for the first time.
Wang Junxia won gold in women's 5000 m and silver in women's 10000 m.
Chinese women's football team lost final to the USA team, winning silver medal, China's first medal in football.

#### 2000

China won 28 golds and ranked 3rd at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia.
Wang Nan won two golds in table tennis, China again won all four golds in table tennis.
Chen Zhong won China's first taekwondo gold medal in women's +67kg.
Jiang Cuihua won bronze in women's track time trial, China's first medal in cycling. No ball-games team entered the final four, the worst performance China's since Olympic history.

#### 2004

China won 32 golds and ranked 2nd at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.
Liu Xiang became the first Chinese male athlete to win gold medal in an Olympic track event, 110 m hurdles, equaling the world record of 12.91 seconds. He became the China's flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Liu broke the world record with 12.88 seconds two years later in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wang Yifu participated the Olympics for the record six consecutive times. He won gold in 10 m air pistol, his second gold and fourth medal in the event.
Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun won China's first canoeing gold medal in men's C-2 500 m.
Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won China's first tennis gold medal in women's doubles.
Wang Xu won China's first wrestling gold medal in women's freestyle 72 kg.
Chinese women's volleyball team come back from 0–2 deficit to defeat Russia women's team 3–2 in the final, winning China's second ball-game gold medal after 20 years.

#### 2008

As host country, China won 48 golds, 22 silvers and 30 bronze, total 100 medals, ranked 1st at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Guo Jingjing won two golds in diving, becoming the first Chinese diver to defend two events successfully.
Zhang Yining won two golds in table tennis, becoming the second Chinese table tennis player to defend two events successfully after Deng Yaping.
Ma Lin also won two table tennis golds in men's events. China won all four golds in table tennis for the third time.
Zhong Man won China's first men's fencing gold in men's sabre, 24 years after Luan Jujie won China's first women's fencing gold in 1984.
Zhang Juanjuan won China's first archery gold in women's individual, breaking the long-time Korean dominance in the sport.
Zou Shiming and Zhang Xiaoping won China's first boxing golds in men's events.
Yin Jian won China's first sailing gold in sailboard event in women's sailboard.
China won first rowing gold in women's quadruple sculls.
Chinese gymnasts won 11 golds, the best in history. Zou Kai won 3 golds in one team event and two individual events.
China's top star Liu Xiang pulled out of the first round of 110 m hurdles due to injury.

#### 2012

China won 38 golds and finished 2nd at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.
Sun Yang, the men's 1500 m freestyle world-record-holder before the Olympics, became the first Chinese male swimmer to win gold in Olympics. He won two golds in men's 400 m freestyle and men's 1500 m freestyle, breaking the Olympic record and his own world record respectively.
Ye Shiwen became the first Chinese female swimmer to win two golds in a single Olympics. She won golds in women's 200 m medley and women's 400 m medley, breaking the Olympic record and world record respectively.
Chen Ding won gold in men's 20 km walk, becoming the second Chinese male athlete to win Olympic athletics gold medal after Liu Xiang did in 2004.
Chen Ruolin won two golds in diving, becoming the second Chinese diver to defend two events successfully after Guo Jingjing.
Wu Minxia won diving gold in women's sync 3m springboard, becoming the only Chinese athlete to win three gold medals in a single event. She also won gold in women's 3m springboard, giving her all three medals in three participations in this event after silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008.
Zou Kai won two golds in gymnastics, becoming the only Chinese athlete to win five gold medals in Olympics.
Xu Lijia won gold in women's laser radial class, China's first gold medal in the sailboat event of sailing. She later became the China's flag bearer at the closing ceremony.
Lin Dan won badminton gold in men's singles, becoming the first athlete to defend the men's singles title in Olympic badminton history.
Zhao Yunlei won two golds in two badminton double events, becoming the only athlete to win two badminton gold medals in a single Olympics.
Cao Zhongrong won silver in men's event of modern pentathlon, China's first medal in the sport.
Chinese table tennis team won all four golds for the fourth time. Chinese badminton team won all five golds for the first time, but was a little shadowed by the disqualification of China's top seed women's double duo for not using best efforts.
China's top star Liu Xiang pulled out of the first round of 110 m hurdles due to injury again. Two of his three pull-outs in 12 years' career came from two Olympics first round heats.
No Chinese ball-game teams entered the final four, the worst performance in Chinese Summer Olympics history.

#### 2016

China won 26 golds and ranked 3rd at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sun Yang won a gold medal in men's 200 m freestyle, becoming the only Chinese male swimmer to have won gold in 2 Olympic games.
Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won China's first cycling gold medal in women's team sprint.
Feng Shanshan won China's first golf medal.
Dong Bin set a new personal best (17.58 meters) in the men's triple jump event and won a bronze medal. This was China's first medal from Olympic triple jump events.
Chinese women's volleyball team won a third gold medal after 12 years.
Wu Minxia defended her Women's 3m Synchro event for the fourth time, becoming the only Chinese athlete to ever do so. This also makes her the most successful Chinese athlete of all time, with 5 Golds, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze.

#### 2020

China won 38 gold, 32 silver, 18 bronze medals and ranked 2nd at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in August 2021.
Su Bingtian finished the men's 100 m semi-final with a new Asian Record at 9.83 seconds, and became the first Chinese athlete and second Asian athlete to compete in a 100 m final, in which he finished as the 6th place. He was also the flag bearer in the closing ceremony. With him, Chinese relay team won China's first medal in athletic relays.
Gong Lijiao won a gold medal in women's shot put and become the first ever Chinese athlete to won a gold medal in any field events and the first Asian to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put.
Liu Shiying won a gold medal in women's javelin throw. She became the first Asian and Chinese to win a gold medal in Olympic javelin throw events.
Lü Xiaojun lifted a combined weight of 374 kg to win a gold medal in the men's 81 kg weightlifting event. This was his third Olympic medal. He also became the oldest weightlifter champion (37 years and 4 days) in modern Olympics. He became the first ever Chinese athlete to win three gold medals in an individual event, after promoted a gold medal.

#### 2024

China won 40 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze medals, and ranked 2nd at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in August 2024, their best result after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Zheng Qinwen won the gold medal in women's singles tennis, marking China's and Asia's first-ever gold in the Olympic singles tennis event; meanwhile, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu won the silver in the mixed doubles, making China the most successful team in tennis at this Olympics.
Deng Yawen won China's first gold medal in women's BMX freestyle.
Pan Zhanle won China's first gold in men's 100 m freestyle, breaking Olympic, Asian, and his own world record with a time of 46.40. With him, the Chinese swimming relay team won China's first gold in 4 x 100 m medley relay, topping the American swimming relay team and their undefeated gold when they participated since its introduction.
Chang Yuan, Wu Yu, and Li Qian all won gold medals with Yang Wenlu and Yang Liu winning silver medals in their respective weight classes, China's best result for boxing.
The Chinese diving team won all 8 gold medals in diving, the first all-golds in diving since the introduction of synchronized diving.
Liu Qingyi won a bronze medal in breaking, its inaugural event at the Olympics.
The Chinese artistic swimming team won gold in the team event, with Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi winning gold in the duet event. These were the first golds for China in artistic swimming.
The Chinese women's field hockey team won silver, their best result yet.
The Chinese table tennis team won all five golds for the first time since the mixed event addition in 2020. Ma Long also won his sixth gold medal, putting him as the Chinese Olympian with the most gold medals.

### Winter Games
#### Sports summary

China won medals in only 6 of the 15 Winter Olympics sports. Most of the golds and half of the medals come from short track speed skating.

#### 1980–1988

No medals.

#### 1992–1998

Ye Qiaobo won China's first Winter Olympics medal in speed skating.
Chen Lu won consecutive bronze medals in 1994 and 1998, becoming the first Chinese figure skater to medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

#### 2002

Yang Yang (A) won first Winter Olympics gold medal in short track speed skating, as the first gold medal for Team China in Olympic Winter Games.

#### 2006

Han Xiaopeng, first male athlete to win Winter Olympics gold medal in freestyle skiing.

#### 2010

Wang Meng shined in short track speed skating with three golds.
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo finally won figure skating gold in the event of pair skating after four participations.
Wang Bingyu and her team (Yue Qingshuang, Liu Yin, Zhou Yan and Liu Jinli) created history by winning the first curling Olympic medal for China in the women's tournament.

#### 2014

China won 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 12th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in February 2014.
Zhang Hong won first Chinese gold medal in speed skating.

#### 2018

China won 1 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 16th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2018.
Liu Jiayu won first ever Olympic medal in snowboarding for China.
Wu Dajing became the first Chinese male short track speed skating Olympic champion by breaking the world record at the 500-metre event.

#### 2022

China won 9 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals and ranked 4th at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in February 2022, as the first ever home winter games.
Ailing Eileen Gu became the first ever freestyle skier to win three medals at one Olympic Game, the first female Chinese gold medalist in freestyle skiing, and the most successful freestyle skier ever in Olympic freestyle skiing event (with 2 gold medals and 1 silver medals).
Yan Wengang won the first ever medal in skeleton for Team China, bronze in men's single.
Xu Mengtao finally won the first ever gold in women's aerial since the first silver medal won by Xu Nannan in Nagano 1998 and 5 silver medals & 2 bronze medals won by Team China in this event at former games.
Su Yiming became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold in Olympic snowboarding events.
Gao Tingyu became the first Chinese male athlete to win a gold in Olympic speed skating events.

## Medalists
### Summer Olympics

Since Chinese athletes are more likely to compete in more than one event in the sport of diving, gymnastics, table tennis, swimming, and more likely to compete in several Olympic games in the sport of shooting, most multiple medalists listed in the following three tables come from these five sports.

#### Multiple medalists

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Olympics.
| Name | Sport | Years | Played | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 6 Gold medals |||||||||
| Ma Long | Table tennis | 2012–2024 | 4 | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 Gold medals |||||||||
| Wu Minxia | Diving | 2004–2016 | 4 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | 2008–2012 | 2 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Gold medals |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | 1996–2008 | 4 | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Cao Yuan | Diving | 2012–2024 | 4 | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Fu Mingxia | Diving | 1992–2000 | 3 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Wang Nan | Table tennis | 2000–2008 | 3 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Shi Tingmao | Diving | 2016–2020 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Deng Yaping | Table tennis | 1992–1996 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Zhang Yining | Table tennis | 2004–2008 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chen Meng | Table tennis | 2020–2024 | 2 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Gold medals |||||||||
| Li Ning | Gymnastics | 1984–1988 | 2 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sun Yang | Swimming | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Yang Wei | Gymnastics | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Xiong Ni | Diving | 1988–2000 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | 2008–2012 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Zhang Jike | Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Fan Zhendong | Table tennis | 2020–2024 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Li Xiaoxia | Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ding Ning | Table tennis | 2012–2016 | 2 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ma Lin | Table tennis | 2004–2008 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lü Xiaojun | Weightlifting | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quan Hongchan | Diving | 2020–2024 | 2 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Xie Siyi | Diving | 2020–2024 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 or more medals |||||||||
| Zhang Yufei | Swimming | 2020-2024 | 2 | F | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Li Xiaoshuang | Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | 2 | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Wang Yifu | Shooting | 1984–2004 | 6 | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Wang Hao | Table tennis | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Yun | Gymnastics | 1984–1988 | 2 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Zou Jingyuan | Gymnastics | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Qin Kai | Diving | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Xu Jiayu | Swimming | 2016–2024 | 3 | M | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yang Junxuan | Swimming | 2020–2024 | 2 | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Huang Xuechen | Synchronized swimming | 2008–2020 | 4 | W | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Sun Wenyan | Synchronized swimming | 2012–2020 | 3 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |

#### Multiple gold medalists at a single game

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least two gold medals at a single Summer Olympics. Order first by golds, then by sports, then by year.
| Name | Sport | Year | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 3 Gold medals ||||||||
| Li Ning | Gymnastics | 1984 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Gold medals ||||||||
| Artistic swimming ||||||||
| Wang Liuyi | Artistic swimming | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Qianyi | Artistic swimming | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Badminton ||||||||
| Zhao Yunlei | Badminton | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Diving ||||||||
| Fu Mingxia | Diving | 1996 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Xiong Ni | Diving | 2000 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | 2004 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wu Minxia | Diving | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Aisen | Diving | 2016 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shi Tingmao | Diving | 2016 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Xie Siyi | Diving | 2020 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shi Tingmao | Diving | 2020 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quan Hongchan | Diving | 2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics ||||||||
| Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | 2000 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yang Wei | Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Xiao Qin | Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| He Kexin | Gymnastics | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Feng Zhe | Gymnastics | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming ||||||||
| Sun Yang | Swimming | 2012 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ye Shiwen | Swimming | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Yufei | Swimming | 2020 | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Table tennis ||||||||
| Deng Yaping | Table tennis | 1992 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deng Yaping | Table tennis | 1996 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Liu Guoliang | Table tennis | 1996 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Nan | Table tennis | 2000 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Yining | Table tennis | 2004 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Yining | Table tennis | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma Lin | Table tennis | 2008 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Xiaoxia | Table tennis | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Jike | Table tennis | 2012 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma Long | Table tennis | 2016 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ding Ning | Table tennis | 2016 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma Long | Table tennis | 2020 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Meng | Table tennis | 2020 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

#### Multiple medalists in a single event

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at Summer Olympics. Order first by medals, then by sport, then by golds.
| Name | Sport | Event | Years | Played | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal | Total |
| 4 Gold medals |||||||||||
| Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's Synchro 3m Springboard | 2004–2016 | 4 | F | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | − | − | 4–0–0 | 4 |
| 4 medals |||||||||||
| Huang Xuechen | Artistic swimming | Team | 2008–2020 | 4 | F | − | 2012, 2016, 2020 | 2008 | 0–3–1 | 4 |
| Wang Yifu | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 1984–2004 | 5 | M | 1992, 2004 | 1996, 2000 | − | 2–2–0 | 4 |
| Dong Dong | Trampoline gymnastics | Men's Individual Trampoline | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2012 | 2016, 2020 | 2008 | 1–2–1 | 4 |
| 3 Gold medals |||||||||||
| Lü Xiaojun | Weightlifting | Men's 77/81 kg | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3 |
| Ma Long | Table tennis | Men's team | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3 |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | Women's Synchro 10m platform | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 2008, 2012, 2016 | − | − | 3–0–0 | 3 |
| 3 medals |||||||||||
| Huang Xuechen | Artistic swimming | Duet | 2012–2020 | 3 | F | − | 2016, 2020 | 2012 | 0–2–1 | 3 |
| Liu Hong | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2016 | 2012 | 2020 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| Zou Shiming | Boxing | Men's light flyweight | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 2008, 2012 | − | 2004 | 2–0–1 | 3 |
| Chen Long | Badminton | Men's singles | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 2016 | 2020 | 2012 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| Fu Haifeng | Badminton | Men's doubles | 2004–2016 | 4 | M | 2012, 2016 | 2008 | − | 2–1–0 | 3 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | Women's Synchro 3 m Springboard | 1996–2008 | 3 | F | 2004, 2008 | 2000 | − | 2–1–0 | 3 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | Women's 3 m Springboard | 1996–2008 | 3 | F | 2004, 2008 | 2000 | − | 2–1–0 | 3 |
| Qin Kai | Diving | Men's Synchro 3 m Springboard | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2008, 2012 | − | 2016 | 2–0–1 | 3 |
| Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m Springboard | 2004–2012 | 3 | F | 2012 | 2004 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| Tan Liangde | Diving | Men's 3 m Springboard | 1984–1992 | 3 | M | − | 1984, 1988, 1992 | − | 0–3–0 | 3 |
| Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 2000, 2008 | − | 2004 | 2–0–1 | 3 |
| Chen Jing | Table tennis | Women's singles | 1988–2000 | 3 | F | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| Gong Lijiao | Athletics | Women's shot put | 2008–2020 | 4 | F | 2020 | 2012 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| Pang Wei | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 2008–2020 | 4 | M | 2008 | − | 2016, 2020 | 1–0–2 | 3 |
| Wang Hao | Table tennis | Men's singles | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | − | 2004, 2008, 2012 | − | 0–3–0 | 3 |
| Sun Wenyan | Artistic swimming | Team | 2012–2020 | 3 | F | − | 2012, 2016, 2020 | − | 0–3–0 | 3 |
| Sheng Zetian | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57/58 kg | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | − | − | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 0–0–3 | 3 |
    $^2$ Wang Yifu competed at six Olympic Games from 1984 to 2004. But 10 m air pistol was introduced to the Olympics after 1988. So he competed five times in the event. He ranked 15th in 1988 and ranked top two at the next four Olympics.
    $^3$ Guo Jingjing competed at four Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008. She ranked 5th in the event of 10m platform diving in 1996 at the age of 15. After that, due to rapid increase of height and weight, she switched to more suitable springboard diving. She competed in two 3m springboard events in the next three Olympics and got six medals.
    $^4$ Chen Jing competed for China in 1988, and for Chinese Taipei in 1996 and 2000.
    $^5$ The category was 77 kg in 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and then changed to 81 kg in 2000.
    $^6$ The category was 57 kg in 1992 and 1996 Olympics, and then changed to 58 kg in 2000.

#### Most appearances

This is a list of Chinese athletes who competed in at least four Summer Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold. Age 15- and 40+ are marked in bold.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Born Year | Games Year | First/Last Age | Best Result | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal | Total |
| 6 appearances ||||||||||||
| Wang Yifu | Shooting | M | 1960 | 1984–2004 | 23–43 | Gold | 1992, 2004 | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 1984 | 2–3–1 | 6 |
| 5 appearances ||||||||||||
| Ye Chong | Fencing | M | 1969 | 1988–2004 | 18–34 | Silver | − | 2000, 2004 | – | 0–2–0 | 2 |
| Tan Zongliang | Shooting | M | 1971 | 1996–2012 | 24–40 | Silver | − | 2008 | − | 0–1–0 | 1 |
| Gong Lijiao | Athletics | F | 1989 | 2008–2024 | 19–35 | Gold | 2020 | 2012 | 2008 | 1–1–1 | 3 |
| 4 appearances ||||||||||||
| Diving ||||||||||||
| Xiong Ni | Diving | M | 1974 | 1988–2000 | 14–26 | Gold | 1996, 2000$^{x2}$ | 1988 | 1992 | 3–1–1 | 5 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | F | 1981 | 1996–2008 | 14–26 | Gold | 2004$^{x2}$, 2008$^{x2}$ | 2000$^{x2}$ | − | 4–2–0 | 6 |
| Wu Minxia | Diving | W | 1985 | 2004–2016 | 18–30 | Gold | 2004, 2008, 2012$^{x2}$, 2016 | 2004 | 2008 | 5–1–1 | 7 |
| Badminton ||||||||||||
| Lin Dan | Badminton | M | 1983 | 2004–2016 | 20–32 | Gold | 2008, 2012 | − | − | 2–0–0 | 2 |
| Fu Haifeng | Badminton | M | 1984 | 2004–2016 | 20–32 | Gold | 2012, 2016 | 2008 | − | 2–1–0 | 3 |
| Athletics ||||||||||||
| Zhang Wenxiu | Athletics | F | 1986 | 2004–2016 | 18–30 | Silver | − | 2008，2016 | 2012 | 0–2–1 | 3 |
| Shooting ||||||||||||
| Du Li | Shooting | F | 1982 | 2004–2016 | 22–34 | Gold | 2004, 2008 | 2016 | 2016 | 2–1–1 | 4 |
| Zhu Qinan | Shooting | M | 1984 | 2004–2016 | 19–31 | Gold | 2004 | 2008 | − | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| Chen Ying | Shooting | F | 1977 | 2004–2016 | 26–38 | Gold | 2008 | 2012 | − | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| Wei Ning | Shooting | F | 1982 | 2004–2016 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2004, 2012 | − | 0–2–0 | 2 |
| Hu Binyuan | Shooting | M | 1977 | 2004–2016 | 27–39 | Bronze | − | − | 2008 | 0–0–1 | 1 |
| Fencing ||||||||||||
| Luan Jujie | Fencing | F | 1958 | 1984–1988, 2000, 2008 | 26–50 | Gold | 1984 | − | − | 1–0–0 | 1 |
| Xiao Aihua | Fencing | F | 1971 | 1988–2000 | 17–29 | 5 2000 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Wang Haibin | Fencing | M | 1973 | 1992–2004 | 18–30 | Silver | − | 2000, 2004 | − | 0–2–0 | 2 |
| Li Na | Fencing | F | 1981 | 2000–2012 | 19–31 | Gold | 2012 | − | 2000 | 1–0–1 | 2 |
| Basketball ||||||||||||
| Zheng Haixia | Basketball | F | 1967 | 1984–1996 | 17–29 | Silver | − | 1992 | 1984 | 0–1–1 | 2 |
| Li Nan | Basketball | M | 1974 | 1996–2008 | 22–34 | 8 1996, 2004, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Wang Zhizhi | Basketball | M | 1977 | 1996–2000, 2008–2012 | 19–35 | 8 1996, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Chen Nan | Basketball | F | 1983 | 2004–2016 | 21–33 | 4 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Yi Jianlian | Basketball | M | 1987 | 2004–2016 | 17–29 | 8 2004, 2008 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Table tennis ||||||||||||
| Ma Long | Table tennis | M | 1988 | 2012–2024 | 24–35 | Gold | 2012, 2016$^{x2}$, 2020$^{x2}$, 2024 | - | - | 6–0–0 | 6 |
    $^6$ Luan Jujie competed for China in 1984, winning China's first Olympic fencing gold. She moved to Canada in 1985 and competed for Canada in 1988, 2000, and 2008.

#### The youngest and oldest gold medalists

| Name | Gender | Born Date | Event Date | Sport | Event | Age |
| The 5 youngest gold medalists |||||||
| Fu Mingxia | F | August 16, 1978 | July 27, 1992 | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 13 years, 346 days |
| Quan Hongchan | F | March 28, 2007 | August 5, 2021 | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 14 years, 130 days |
| Ren Qian | F | February 20, 2001 | August 18, 2016 | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 15 years, 180 days |
| Chen Ruolin | F | December 12, 1992 | August 12, 2008 | Diving | Women's synchronized 10 m platform | 15 years, 244 days |
| Chen Ruolin | F | December 12, 1992 | August 21, 2008 | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | 15 years, 253 days |
| The 5 oldest gold medalists |||||||
| Wang Yifu | M | December 4, 1960 | August 14, 2004 | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 43 years, 254 days |
| Lü Xiaojun | M | July 27, 1984 | July 31, 2021 | Weightlifting | Men's 81 kg | 37 years, 4 days |
| Zhang Ning | F | May 19, 1975 | August 16, 2008 | Badminton | Women's singles | 33 years, 89 days |
| Qiu Jian | M | June 25, 1975 | August 17, 2008 | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 33 years, 53 days |
| Fu Haifeng | M | August 23, 1983 | August 19, 2016 | Badminton | Men's doubles | 32 years, 362 days |

### Winter Olympics
#### Multiple medalists

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least two gold medals or three medals at the Winter Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold.
| Name | Sport | Years | Played | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2 or more Gold medals |||||||||
| Wang Meng | Short track speed skating | 2006–2010 | 2 | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Zhou Yang | Short track speed skating | 2010–2018 | 3 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wu Dajing | Short track speed skating | 2014–2022 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Yang Yang (A) | Short track speed skating | 1998–2006 | 3 | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 or more medals |||||||||
| Eileen Gu | Freestyle skiing | 2022 | 1 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ren Ziwei | Short track speed skating | 2010–2022 | 2 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Xu Mengtao | Freestyle skiing | 2010–2022 | 4 | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Fan Kexin | Short track speed skating | 2014–2022 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Shen Xue | Figure skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Zhao Hongbo | Figure skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yang Yang (S) | Short track speed skating | 1994–2002 | 3 | F | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Li Jiajun | Short track speed skating | 1994–2006 | 4 | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Han Tianyu | Short track speed skating | 2014–2018 | 2 | M | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ye Qiaobo | Speed skating | 1992–1994 | 2 | F | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wang Chunlu | Short track speed skating | 1998–2002 | 2 | F | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jia Zongyang | Freestyle skiing | 2010–2022 | 4 | M | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

#### Multiple gold medalists at a single game

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics. Order first by golds, then by sports, then by year.
| Name | Sport | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 3 Gold medals ||||||||
| Wang Meng | Short track speed skating | 2010 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Gold medals ||||||||
| Yang Yang (A) | Short track speed skating | 2002 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Zhou Yang | Short track speed skating | 2010 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

#### Multiple medalists in a single event

This is a list of Chinese athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at Winter Olympics. Order first by medals, then by sport, then by golds.
| Name | Sport | Event | Years | Played | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal | Total |
| 3 medals |||||||||||
| Shen Xue | Figure skating | Pair skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | F | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3 |
| Zhao Hongbo | Figure skating | Pair skating | 1998–2010 | 4 | M | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3 |

#### Most appearances

This is a list of Chinese athletes who competed in at least four Winter Olympics. Still active athletes are marked in bold.
| Name | Sport | Gender | Born Year | Games Year | First/Last Age | Best Result | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medal | Total |
| 5 appearances ||||||||||||
| Zhang Hao | Figure skating | M | 1984 | 2002–2018 | 18–34 | silver | − | 2006 | − | 0–1–0 | 1 |
| 4 appearances ||||||||||||
| Shen Xue | Figure skating | F | 1978 | 1998–2010 | 20–32 | Gold | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3 |
| Zhao Hongbo | Figure skating | M | 1973 | 1998–2010 | 25–37 | Gold | 2010 | − | 2002, 2006 | 1–0–2 | 3 |
| Li Jiajun | Short track speed skating | M | 1975 | 1994–2006 | 19–31 | Silver | − | 1998, 2002 | 1998, 2002, 2006 | 0–2–3 | 5 |
| Wang Manli | Speed skating | F | 1973 | 1994–2006 | 21–33 | Silver | − | 2006 | − | 0–1–0 | 1 |
| Pang Qing | Figure skating | F | 1979 | 2002–2014 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2010 | − | 0–1–0 | 1 |
| Tong Jian | Figure skating | M | 1979 | 2002–2014 | 22–34 | Silver | − | 2010 | − | 0–1–0 | 1 |
| Liu Xianying | Biathlon | F | 1977 | 1998–2010 | 21–33 | 7 1998, 2006 | − | − | − | 0-0-0 | 0 |

#### The youngest and oldest gold medalists

| Name | Gender | Born Date | Event Date | Sport | Event | Age |
| The 5 youngest gold medalists |||||||
| Su Yiming | M | February 18, 2004 | February 15, 2022 | Snowboarding | Men's big air | 17 years, 362 days |
| Gu Ailing Eileen | F | September 3, 2003 | February 8, 2022 | Freestyle skiing | Women's big air | 18 years, 158 days |
| Gu Ailing Eileen | F | September 3, 2003 | February 18, 2022 | Freestyle skiing | Women's halfpipe | 18 years, 168 days |
| Zhou Yang | F | June 9, 1991 | February 20, 2010 | Short track speed skating | Women's 1500 metres | 18 years, 256 days |
| Zhou Yang | F | June 9, 1991 | February 24, 2010 | Short track speed skating | Women's 3000 metre relay | 18 years, 260 days |
| The 5 oldest gold medalists |||||||
| Zhao Hongbo | M | September 22, 1973 | February 15, 2010 | Figure skating | Pair skating | 36 years, 146 days |
| Xu Mengtao | F | July 12, 1990 | February 14, 2022 | Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | 31 years, 217 days |
| Qi Guangpu | M | October 20, 1990 | February 16, 2022 | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | 31 years, 119 days |
| Shen Xue | F | November 13, 1978 | February 15, 2010 | Figure skating | Pair skating | 31 years, 94 days |
| Han Cong | F | August 6, 1992 | February 19, 2022 | Figure skating | Pair skating | 29 years, 196 days |

## Milestones
### Summer Games

* 1st medal : Xu Haifeng, Shooting, 1984
* 1st gold medal : Xu Haifeng, Shooting, 1984
* 10th gold medal : Li Ning, Gymnastics, 1984
* 50th gold medal : Deng Yaping, Table tennis, 1996
* 100th gold medal : Zhang Yining, Table tennis, 2004
* 200th gold medal : Chen Ruolin, Diving, 2012
* 300th gold medal : Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, Table tennis, 2024

### Winter Games

* 1st medal: Ye Qiaobo, Speed skating, 1992
* 1st gold medal : Yang Yang (A), Short track speed skating, 2002
* 10th gold medal : Li Jianrou, Short track speed skating, 2014

## Hosting Olympic logo and mottos
### 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics marks the milestone for China, where this was the first time it hosting the Olympic Games. The country's capital, Beijing, was chosen as the host city. The motto of the Olympic Games at that time is One World One Dream (同一个世界 同一个梦想)

### 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics marks the second time China hosted the Olympics, but it was held in Nanjing. Its motto is Share the Games, Share our Dreams (分享青春, 共筑未来)

### 2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics marks the third time China hosted the Olympics, and the second time held in Beijing. The motto of this game is Together for a Shared Future (一起向未来) . Its previous motto was Joyful Rendezvous Upon Pure Ice and Snow (纯洁的冰雪 激情的约会)

## Doping

At the Olympics, China has been stripped of a total of 3 Olympic medals due to doping; the three were weightlifters Lei Cao, Xiexia Chen, and Chunhong Liu, who were caught doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
A former Chinese doctor named Xue Yinxian has claimed the occurrence of alleged systematic doping of Chinese athletes in the Olympic Games (and other international sport events) in 2012 and 2017. She claims more than 10,000 athletes in China were doped in the systematic Chinese government doping program and that they received performance-enhancing drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. She claims that all international medals (both in the Olympics and other international competitions) that were won by Chinese athletes in the 1980s and 1990s must be revoked. This is contrary to previous statements by the Chinese government that had denied involvement in systematic doping and claimed that athletes doped individually. The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency investigated these allegations with no conclusions or actions taken.

## Disqualified/upgraded medalists
### Disqualified medalists

China has had four Olympic medals stripped after disqualifications. Three female weightlifters (Lei Cao, Xiexia Chen, Chunhong Liu) lost their medals from the 2008 Olympics due to doping violations. Additionally, the women's gymnastics team was stripped of a bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics after it was discovered that Dong Fangxiao was underage during the competition.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Team China | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | September 19, 2000 |
| Gold | Chen Xiexia | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | August 9, 2008 |
| Gold | Liu Chunhong | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | August 13, 2008 |
| Gold | Cao Lei | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | August 15, 2008 |

### Upgraded medalists

| Original Place | Upgraded Medal | Name | Olympics | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Silver | He Yingqiang | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | September 19, 1988 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Liu Shoubin | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | September 19, 1988 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Li Jinhe | Seoul 1988 | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | September 21, 1988 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Liu Xuan | Sydney 2000 | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | September 21, 2000 |
| Bronze | Silver | Tan Zongliang | Beijing 2008 | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | August 12, 2008 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Sheng Jiang | Beijing 2008 | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | August 12, 2008 |
| 5th place | Bronze | Gong Lijiao | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 16, 2008 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Song Aimin | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 18, 2008 |
| Bronze | Silver | Zhang Wenxiu | Beijing 2008 | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 20, 2008 |
| Bronze | Silver | Li Yanfeng | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 4, 2012 |
| 4th place | Silver | Gong Lijiao | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 6, 2012 |
| 5th place | Bronze | Li Ling | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 6, 2012 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Zhang Wenxiu | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 10, 2012 |
| Bronze | Silver | Si Tianfeng | London 2012 | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012 |
| Bronze | Gold | Qieyang Shijie | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012 |
| 4th place | Silver | Liu Hong | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012 |
| 6th place | Bronze | Lü Xiuzhi | London 2012 | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | August 11, 2012 |
| Silver | Gold | Lü Xiaojun | Rio 2016 | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | August 10, 2016 |
| 4th place | Bronze | Team China: Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Wu Zhiqiang | Tokyo 2020 | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 6, 2021 |