# China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China.
As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history. Chinese athletes qualified to compete in all 28 Olympic sports for the first time. Among these athletes, 469 had competed at their first Olympics, 165 in Athens 2004, and 37 in Sydney 2000. Diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketballer Li Nan, made their fourth Olympic appearances, having first competed in Atlanta 1996. China also included 460 officials, making a total of 1,099 delegates. According to Olympic protocol, China entered as the last nation into the Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony, and was led by basketballer Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
China dominated the rankings for the first time with 51 gold medals (China was later stripped of 3 golds in weightlifting for doping violations). In 2009, Team China won the Laureus World Sports Awards for the Best Team of the Year. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which competed separately as Hong Kong, China.

## Medalists

China won a total of 100 medals, 48 gold, 22 silver, and 30 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history. On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Pang Wei | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | August 9 |
| Gold | Guo Wenjun | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | August 10 |
| Gold | Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | August 10 |
| Gold | Xian Dongmei | Judo | Women's 52 kg | August 10 |
| Gold | Long Qingquan | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | August 10 |
| Gold | Huo Liang Lin Yue | Diving | Men's 10 m synchronized platform | August 11 |
| Gold | Chen Yanqing | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | August 11 |
| Gold | Zhang Xiangxiang | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg | August 11 |
| Gold | Huang Xu Chen Yibing Li Xiaopeng Xiao Qin Yang Wei Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | August 12 |
| Gold | Chen Ruolin Wang Xin | Diving | Women's 10 m synchronized platform | August 12 |
| Gold | Zhong Man | Fencing | Men's sabre | August 12 |
| Gold | Liao Hui | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | August 12 |
| Gold | Yang Yilin Cheng Fei Jiang Yuyuan Deng Linlin He Kexin Li Shanshan | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | August 13 |
| Gold | Chen Ying | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | August 13 |
| Gold | Wang Feng Qin Kai | Diving | Men's 3 m synchronized springboard | August 13 |
| Gold | Liu Zige | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | August 14 |
| Gold | Du Li | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | August 14 |
| Gold | Yang Wei | Gymnastics | Men's artistic individual all-around | August 14 |
| Gold | Zhang Juanjuan | Archery | Women's individual | August 14 |
| Gold | Yang Xiuli | Judo | Women's 78 kg | August 14 |
| Gold | Tong Wen | Judo | Women's +78 kg | August 15 |
| Gold | Lu Yong | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | August 15 |
| Gold | Du Jing Yu Yang | Badminton | Women's doubles | August 15 |
| Gold | Zhang Ning | Badminton | Women's singles | August 16 |
| Gold | Qiu Jian | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | August 17 |
| Gold | Tang Bin Xi Aihua Jin Ziwei Feng Guixin | Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | August 17 |
| Gold | Wang Jiao | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 72 kg | August 17 |
| Gold | Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's floor | August 17 |
| Gold | Xiao Qin | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 17 |
| Gold | Guo Yue Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Table tennis | Women's team | August 17 |
| Gold | Lin Dan | Badminton | Men's singles | August 17 |
| Gold | Guo Jingjing | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 17 |
| Gold | Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 18 |
| Gold | He Kexin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | August 18 |
| Gold | He Wenna | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | August 18 |
| Gold | Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Liqin | Table tennis | Men's team | August 18 |
| Gold | Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | August 19 |
| Gold | Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | August 19 |
| Gold | Lu Chunlong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | August 19 |
| Gold | He Chong | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 19 |
| Gold | Yin Jian | Sailing | Women's RS:X | August 20 |
| Gold | Wu Jingyu | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | August 20 |
| Gold | Chen Ruolin | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 21 |
| Gold | Zhang Yining | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 22 |
| Gold | Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun | Canoeing – Flatwater | Men's C-2 500 m | August 23 |
| Gold | Ma Lin | Table tennis | Men's singles | August 23 |
| Gold | Zou Shiming | Boxing | Light flyweight | August 24 |
| Gold | Zhang Xiaoping | Boxing | Light heavyweight | August 24 |
| Silver | Zhang Lin | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | August 10 |
| Silver | Zhang Juanjuan Chen Ling Guo Dan | Archery | Women's team | August 10 |
| Silver | Zhu Qinan | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | August 11 |
| Silver | Tan Zongliang | Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | August 12 |
| Silver | Chang Yongxiang | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | August 13 |
| Silver | Li Hongli | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | August 13 |
| Silver | Jiao Liuyang | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | August 14 |
| Silver | Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Tan Miao Pang Jiaying Tang Jingzhi | Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 14 |
| Silver | Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue | Fencing | Women's team sabre | August 14 |
| Silver | Xie Xingfang | Badminton | Women's singles | August 16 |
| Silver | Wu You Gao Yulan | Rowing | Women's coxless pair | August 16 |
| Silver | Xu Li | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg | August 16 |
| Silver | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Badminton | Men's doubles | August 16 |
| Silver | Yang Wei | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 18 |
| Silver | Zhang Wenxiu | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | August 20 |
| Silver | Tian Jia Wang Jie | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Silver | Wang Nan | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 22 |
| Silver | China women's national field hockey team Cheng HuiChen QiuqiChen ZhaoxiaFu BaorongGao LihuaHuang JunxiaLi HongxiaLi ShuangMa YiboPan FengzhenRen YeSong QinglingTang ChunlingZhao YudiaoZhang YimengZhou Wanfeng | Field hockey | Women's tournament | August 22 |
| Silver | Wang Hao | Table tennis | Men's singles | August 23 |
| Silver | Zhou Lüxin | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | August 23 |
| Silver | Cai Tongtong Chou Tao Lü Yuanyang Sui Jianshuang Sun Dan Zhang Shuo | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic team all-around | August 24 |
| Silver | Zhang Zhilei | Boxing | Super heavyweight | August 24 |
| Bronze | Xue Haifeng Jiang Lin Li Wenquan | Archery | Men's team | August 11 |
| Bronze | Xu Yan | Judo | Women's 57 kg | August 11 |
| Bronze | Hu Binyuan | Shooting | Men's Double trap | August 12 |
| Bronze | Pang Jiaying | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | August 13 |
| Bronze | Yang Yilin | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | August 15 |
| Bronze | Gong Lijiao | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 16 |
| Bronze | Zhang Yawen Wei Yili | Badminton | Women's doubles | August 15 |
| Bronze | Chen Jin | Badminton | Men's singles | August 16 |
| Bronze | Zhao Jing Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying Xu Tianlongzi | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | August 17 |
| Bronze | Zhou Chunxiu | Athletics | Women's marathon | August 17 |
| Bronze | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | Tennis | Women's doubles | August 17 |
| Bronze | He Hanbin Yu Yang | Badminton | Mixed doubles | August 17 |
| Bronze | Cheng Fei | Gymnastics | Women's vault | August 17 |
| Bronze | Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 17 |
| Bronze | Yang Yilin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | August 18 |
| Bronze | Song Aimin | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 18 |
| Bronze | Xu Lijia | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | August 19 |
| Bronze | Cheng Fei | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | August 19 |
| Bronze | Guo Shuang | Cycling | Women's sprint | August 19 |
| Bronze | Dong Dong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | August 19 |
| Bronze | Qin Kai | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 19 |
| Bronze | Xue Chen Zhang Xi | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Bronze | Wang Xin | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 21 |
| Bronze | Zhu Guo | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | August 22 |
| Bronze | Guo Yue | Table tennis | Women's singles | August 22 |
| Bronze | Hanati Silamu | Boxing | Welterweight | August 22 |
| Bronze | China women's national volleyball teamWang YimeiFeng KunYang HaoLiu YananWei QiuyueXu YunliZhou SuhongZhao RuiruiXue MingLi JuanZhang NaMa Yunwen | Volleyball | Women's tournament | August 23 |
| Bronze | Gu Beibei Huang Xuechen Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Luo Xi Sun Qiuting Wang Na Zhang Xiaohuan | Synchronized swimming | Women's team | August 23 |
| Bronze | Wang Liqin | Table tennis | Men's singles | August 23 |
| Bronze | Sheng Jiang | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | August 12 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Gymnastics | 11 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Diving | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Shooting | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Badminton | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 |
Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| Day 1 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 2 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Day 3 | 11th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Day 4 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Day 5 | 13th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Day 6 | 14th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Day 7 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Day 8 | 16th | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Day 9 | 17th | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Day 10 | 18th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Day 11 | 19th | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Day 12 | 20th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Day 13 | 21st | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Day 14 | 22nd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Day 15 | 23rd | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Day 16 | 24th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yang Wei | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| He Kexin | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Xiaopeng | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Xiao Qin | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guo Jingjing | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Yining | Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ma Lin | Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Nan | Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Hao | Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Juanjuan | Archery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheng Fei | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yang Yilin | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Qin Kai | Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wu Minxia | Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wang Xin | Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guo Yue | Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wang Liqin | Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yu Yang | Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pang Jiaying | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

### Won all medals in one event

* Women's singles table tennis
* Men's singles table tennis

### Won all gold medals in one sport

* Table tennis (4 gold)
* Trampoline (2 gold)

### Won gold medals in both men's and women's events where only one entry is allowed

* Synchronized 3 metre springboard diving
* Synchronized 10 metre platform diving
* Team all-around gymnastics
* Team table tennis

## Archery

As the host nation, China automatically received a full complement of six quota spots (three for men, three for women) for the archery competitions. China's national selection competition resulted in Xue Haifeng, Jiang Lin and Li Wenquan taking the three men's spots, while Zhang Juanjuan, Chen Ling and Guo Dan earned the women's spots. Xue and Zhang were both veteran athletes from 2004 Athens, with the latter taking China's fourth silver medal in archery. On August 14, Zhang Juanjuan became the first Chinese archer to win a gold medal in the women's individual event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jiang Lin | Individual | 632 | 55 | Lee C-H (KOR) (10) L 108–112 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Wenquan | Individual | 646 | 46 | Proć (POL) (19) L 111–116 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xue Haifeng | Individual | 663 | 18 | Lyon (CAN) (47) L 106–111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiang Lin Li Wenquan Xue Haifeng | Team | 1941 | 12 | — | — | Great Britain (GBR) (5) W 214–210 | Russia (RUS) (4) W 217–209 | South Korea (KOR) (1) L 221–218 | Ukraine (UKR) (2) W 222–219 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chen Ling | Individual | 645 | 15 | Psarra (GRE) (50) W 109–79 | Muliuk (BLR) (47) W 106–105 | Yun O-H (KOR) (2) L 103–113 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guo Dan | Individual | 636 | 25 | Burgess (GBR) (40) L 104–106 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Juanjuan | Individual | 635 | 27 | Berezhna (UKR) (38) W 109–97 | Yuan S-C (TPE) (6) W 110–105 | Erdyniyeva (RUS) (11) W 110–98 | Joo H-J (KOR) (3) W 106–101 | Yun O-H (KOR) (2) W 115–109 | Park S-H (KOR) (1) W 110–109 | |
| Chen Ling Guo Dan Zhang Juanjuan | Team | 1916 | 3 | — | — | Bye | India (IND) (6) W 211–206 | Great Britain (GBR) (2) W 208–202 | South Korea (KOR) (1) L 215– 224 | |

## Athletics
### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hu Kai | 100 m | 10.39 | 4 q | 10.40 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Peimeng | 200 m | 21.06 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Xiaosheng | 400 m | 53.11 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xiangyu | 800 m | 1:48.44 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ji Wei | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 | 3 Q | 13.80 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Xiang | 110 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Dongpeng | 110 m hurdles | 13.53 | 4 Q | 13.42 | 3 Q | 13.42 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Meng Yan | 400 m hurdles | 49.73 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Kai Liang Jiahong Lu Bin Wen Yongyi Xing Yanan Zhang Peimeng | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.13 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Deng Haiyang | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16:17 | 25 |
| Li Zhuhong | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:08 | 51 |
| Ren Longyun | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Chu Yafei | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:21:17 | 10 |
| Dong Jimin | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:24:34 | 30 |
| Wang Hao | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:47 | 4 |
| Li Jianbo | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52:20 | 14 |
| Si Tianfeng | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52:58 | 17 |
| Zhao Chengliang | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:56:47 | 21 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Li Runrun | Long jump | 7.70 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Can | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gu Junjie | Triple jump | 15.94 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yanxi | Triple jump | 17.30 | 3 Q | 16.77 | 10 |
| Zhong Minwei | Triple jump | 15.59 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Haiqiang | High jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Feiliang | Pole vault | 5.55 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Qi | Javelin throw | 73.50 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Qi Haifeng | Result | 11.15 | 7.22 | 13.40 | 1.93 | 49.39 | 14.60 | 46.46 | 4.30 | 63.09 | 4:39.32 | 7835 | 17 |
| Qi Haifeng | Points | 827 | 866 | 692 | 740 | 843 | 899 | 797 | 702 | 784 | 685 | 7835 | 17 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wang Jing | 100 m | 11.87 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Qing | 1500 m | 4:09.27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xue Fei | 5000 m | 15:13.25 | 9 q | — | — | — | — | 16:09.84 | 13 |
| Zhang Yingying | 5000 m | 15:23.81 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| He Pan | 5000 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bai Xue | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:20.27 | 21 |
| Dong Xiaoqin | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33:03.14 | 28 |
| Zhang Yingying | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:31.12 | 16 |
| Li Zhenzhu | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:04.05 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhao Yanni | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:36.77 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Yanmei | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:29.63 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Jue Han Ling Jiang Lan Qin Wangping Tao Yujia Wang Jing | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.78 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Jingwen Han Ling Wang Jinping Tang Xiaoyin | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.77 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Shujing | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:35:35 | 41 |
| Zhou Chunxiu | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27:07 | |
| Zhu Xiaolin | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27:16 | 4 |
| Liu Hong | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27:17 | 4 |
| Shi Na | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:29:08 | 13 |
| Yang Mingxia | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Xie Limei | Triple jump | 14.27 | 10 q | 14.09 | 12 |
| Zheng Xingjuan | High jump | 1.89 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gao Shuying | Pole vault | 4.50 | =2 q | 4.45 | 12 |
| Li Ling$^1$ | Pole vault | 4.15 | =27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Yang | Pole vault | 4.15 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gong Lijiao | Shot put | 19.46 | 2 Q | 19.20 | |
| Li Ling$^2$ | Shot put | 18.60 | 10 Q | 17.94 | 14 |
| Li Meiju | Shot put | 19.18 | 3 Q | 19.00 | 8 |
| Li Yanfeng | Discus throw | 61.29 | 10 q | 60.68 | 7 |
| Song Aimin | Discus throw | 61.67 | 8 Q | 62.20 | |
| Ma Xuejun | Discus throw | 58.45 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chang Chunfeng | Javelin throw | 58.42 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Song Dan | Javelin throw | 54.32 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Li | Javelin throw | 61.77 | 8 Q | 56.14 | 10 |
| Wang Zheng | Hammer throw | 65.64 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Wenxiu | Hammer throw | 73.36 | 2 Q | 74.32 | |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Liu Haili | Result | 13.56 | 1.77 | 12.71 | 24.47 | 6.08 | 41.79 | 2:18.84 | 6041 | 20* |
| Liu Haili | Points | 1041 | 941 | 708 | 936 | 874 | 702 | 839 | 6041 | 20* |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Liu Haili moved up a position.

## Badminton
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bao Chunlai | Singles | Bye | Cordón (GUA) W 21–17, 21–16 | Wacha (POL) W 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 | Lee H-i (KOR) L 21–23, 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Jin | Singles | Bye | Moody (NZL) W 21–9, 21–11 | Kehlhoffner (FRA) W 21–10, 21–6 | Hsieh Y-h (TPE) W 21–8, 21–14 | Lin D (CHN) L 12–21, 18–21 | Lee H-i (KOR) W 21–16, 12–21, 21–14 | |
| Lin Dan | Singles | Bye | Ng W (HKG) W 21–16, 21–13 | Park S-h (KOR) W 21–8, 21–11 | Gade (DEN) W 21–13, 21–16 | Chen J (CHN) W 21–12, 21–18 | Lee C W (MAS) W 21–12, 21–8 | |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Doubles | — | — | Eriksen / Hansen (DEN) W 21–12, 21–11 | Bach / Malaythong (USA) W 21–9, 21–10 | Hwang J-m / Lee J-j (KOR) W 22–20, 21–8 | Kido / Setiawan (INA) L 21–12, 11–21, 16–21 | |
| Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | Doubles | — | — | Kido / Setiawan (INA) L 20–22, 21–10, 17–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lu Lan | Singles | Bye | Foo Kune (MRI) W 21–1, 21–3 | Rice (CAN) W 21–7, 21–12 | Wong M C (MAS) W 21–7, 29–27 | Xie Xf (CHN) L 21–7, 10–21, 12–21 | Yulianti (INA) L 21–11, 13–21, 15–21 | 4 |
| Xie Xingfang | Singles | Bye | Cheng S-c (TPE) W 21–1, 21–9 | Konon (BLR) W 21–16, 21–15 | Xu Hw (GER) W 21–19, 22–20 | Lu L (CHN) W 7–21, 21–10, 21–12 | Zhang N (CHN) L 12–21, 21–10, 18–21 | |
| Zhang Ning | Singles | Bye | Ponsana (THA) W 21–23, 21–17, 21–7 | Jun J-y (KOR) W 21–11, 21–12 | Pi (FRA) W 21–8, 19–21, 21–19 | Yulianti (INA) W 21–15, 21–15 | Xie Xf (CHN) W 21–12, 10–21, 21–18 | |
| Du Jing Yu Yang | Doubles | — | — | Ha J-e / Kim M-j (KOR) W 21–11, 16–21, 21–15 | Ogura / Shiota (JPN) W 21–8, 21–5 | Wei Yl / Zhang Yw (CHN) W 21–19, 21–12 | Lee H-j / Lee K-w (KOR) W 21–15, 21–13 | |
| Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Doubles | — | — | Kristiansen / Rytter Juhl (DEN) W 21–19, 21–13 | Cheng W-h / Chien Y-c (TPE) W 21–14, 21–18 | Du J / Yu Y (CHN) L 19–21, 12–21 | Maeda / Suetsuna (JPN) W 21–17, 21–10 | |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Doubles | — | — | Marissa / Natsir (INA) W 21–19, 21–15 | Maeda / Suetsuna (JPN) L 21–8, 21–23, 14–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| He Hanbin Yu Yang | Doubles | Clark / Kellogg (GBR) W 21–15, 21–8 | Mateusiak / Kostiuczyk (POL) W 22–20, 23–21 | Widianto / Natsir (INA) L 21–15, 11–21, 21–23 | Limpele / Marissa (INA) W 19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | |
| Zheng Bo Gao Ling | Doubles | Robertson / Emms (GBR) L 16–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Baseball

The China national baseball team secured automatic qualification as host nation of the Olympics and makes its first appearance at the Olympics. The team's coach is American Jim Lefebvre.
A team of 24 players competed.

### Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
| South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
| United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
| Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1-0 |
| Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0-1 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1-0 |
| China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0-1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| WP: Chris Begg (1-0) LP: Tao Bu (0-1) Home runs: CAN: Scott Thorman (1), Michael Saunders (1) CHN: None |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| WP: Jiangang Lu (1-0) LP: Chien-Fu Yang (0-1) Home runs: TPE: Kuo-Hui Lo (1) CHN: None ||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Leon Boyd (1-0) LP: Kai Liu (0-1) Sv: David Bergman (1) Home runs: NED: Sharnol Adriana (1), Sidney de Jong (1), Bryan Engelhardt (1) CHN: None |||||||||||||
| Team | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| China | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Seung-Hwan Oh (1-0) LP: Jiangang Lv (1-1) ||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Jake Arrieta (1-0) LP: Chenhao Li (0-1) Home runs: CHN: Yang Yang (1) USA: None |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | - | - | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Hideaki Wakui (2-0) LP: Nan Wang (0-1) Home runs: CHN: None JPN: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1) |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | X | - | - | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| WP: Jonder Martínez (2-0) LP: Tao Bu (0-2) Home runs: CHN: None CUB: Giorbis Duvergel (1), Michel Enríquez (1), Ariel Pestano (1) |||||||||||||

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 | |
* 10 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| United States | 101–70 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 29–21, 25–11, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Bosh 8 Asts: Paul 6 | | Pts: Yao 13 Rebs: Yao 10 Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
* 12 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| China | 75–85 (OT) | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–17, 15–10, 11–25, Overtime: 3–13 |||
| Pts: Liu 19 Rebs: Yao, Yi 9 Asts: Yao, Sun 3 | | Pts: P. Gasol 29 Rebs: P. Gasol, Fernández 8 Asts: Fernández 6 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
* 14 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| Angola | 68–85 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Gomes 17 Rebs: Mingas 5 Asts: Gomes 3 | | Pts: Yao 30 Rebs: Yi 11 Asts: Zhu, Li 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
* 16 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| China | 59–55 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 8–22, 20–8, 12–16 |||
| Pts: Yao 25 Rebs: Yao, Yi 11 Asts: Liu 3 | | Pts: Nowitzki 24 Rebs: Nowitzki 17 Asts: Hamann, Garrett 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
* 18 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| Greece | 91–77 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–9, 23–30, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Bourousis, Spanoulis 19 Rebs: Bourousis 19 Asts: Papaloukas, Spanoulis 5 | | Pts: Yao 16 Rebs: Wang 8 Asts: Sun 6 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

#### Quarterfinals

* 20 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| Lithuania | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–13, 29–23, 24–15 |||
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 53–38 |||
| Pts: Jasikevičius 23 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 | Pts: Yao 19 Rebs: Yi 9 Asts: Yao 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 | |
* 9 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| China | 67–64 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–9, 15–20, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Bian 15 Rebs: Bian 12 Asts: Miao 3 | | Pts: Torrens 18 Rebs: Montañana 7 Asts: Palau 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR)
* 11 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| China | 63–108 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27 |||
| Pts: Miao 16 Rebs: Bian, Liu, Sui 4 Asts: Miao, Shao 3 | | Pts: Thompson 27 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Lawson, Pondexter 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
* 13 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| China | 80–63 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 24–13, 15–17, 15–15 |||
| Pts: Chen 26 Rebs: Chen 17 Asts: Miao 6 | | Pts: Harmon, Marino 14 Rebs: Harmon 8 Asts: Bates 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
* 15 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| China | 69–48 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 20–13, 15–15, 17–13 |||
| Pts: Miao 25 Rebs: Chen 9 Asts: Sui 5 | | Pts: Diawara, Sininta 11 Rebs: Sissoko 19 Asts: Diawara, Sininta 1 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
* 17 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| China | 79–63 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 17–14, 24–20, 14–18 |||
| Pts: Miao 21 Rebs: Bian 9 Asts: Chen 3 | | Pts: Hartigova 15 Rebs: Veselá, Vecerova 8 Asts: Veselá, Machová 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN)

#### Quarterfinals

* 19 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| China | 77–62 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 19–12, 18–18, 21–19 |||
| Pts: Miao 28 Rebs: Song, Chen, Sui 4 Asts: Miao 3 | | Pts: Troina 15 Rebs: Leuchanka 13 Asts: Padabed, Marchanka 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)

#### Semifinals

* 21 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| China | 56–90 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 7–21, 21–23, 17–33 |||
| Pts: Bian 20 Rebs: Liu, Sui 7 Asts: Bian 2 | | Pts: Snell 16 Rebs: Batkovic 13 Asts: Harrower, Snell 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Chantal Julien (FRA)

#### Bronze medal match

* 23 August 2008 19:30
* Report
| Russia | 94–81 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 28–16, 20–18, 22–24 |||
| Pts: Hammon 22 Rebs: Stepanova 9 Asts: Karpunina 5 | | Pts: Chen 26 Rebs: Bian, Sui 6 Asts: Song 7 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Scott Butler (AUS)

## Boxing

China qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, far surpassing its guaranteed quota of at least six spots. The flyweight class was the only in which China did not qualify a boxer. Seven of the ten Chinese qualifiers did so at the world championships. Hu, Maimaitituersun and Zhang Xiaoping qualified at the first Asian continental qualifying tournament.
| 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 |
| Zou Shiming | Light flyweight | Bermúdez (VEN) W 15–2 | Oubaali (FRA) W 3$^+$–3 | Zhakypov (KAZ) W 9–4 | Barnes (IRL) W 15–0 | Serdamba (MGL) W RET | |
| Gu Yu | Bantamweight | Murray (GBR) W 17–7 | Gojan (MDA) L 6–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yang | Featherweight | Conceiçao (BRA) W 12–4 | Porozo (ECU) W 6–5 | Lomachenko (UKR) L 3–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Qing | Lightweight | Klyuchko (UKR) W 10–8 | Akshalov (KAZ) W 11–7 | Sow (FRA) L 6–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maimaitituersun Qiong | Light welterweight | Kovalev (RUS) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hanati Silamu | Welterweight | Makina (ZAM) W 21–2 | Mulema (CMR) W 9–4 | Johnson (BAH) W 14–4 | Banteaux (CUB) L 4–7 | Did not advance | |
| Wang Jianzheng | Middleweight | Derevyanchenko (UKR) L 6–16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Xiaoping | Light heavyweight | Sahraoui (TUN) W 3–1 | Beterbiyev (RUS) W 8–2 | Benchabla (ALG) W 12–7 | Shynaliyev (KAZ) W 3$^+$–3 | Egan (IRL) W 11–7 | |
| Yushan Nijiati | Heavyweight | — | Usyk (UKR) L 4–23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Zhilei | Super heavyweight | — | Amanissi (MAR) W 15–0 | Myrsatayev (KAZ) W 12–2 | Glazkov (UKR) W WO | Cammarelle (ITA) L 4–14 | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ding Fuxue | Men's K-1 | 87.47 | 15 | 140.92 | 21 | 228.39 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feng Liming | Men's C-1 | 91.44 | 9 | 90.55 | 12 | 181.99 | 11 Q | 94.64 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | Men's C-2 | 97.30 | 5 | 93.34 | 3 | 190.64 | 3 Q | 164.08 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Jingjing | Women's K-1 | 94.30 | 3 | 93.26 | 4 | 187.56 | 2 Q | 161.79 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Li Qiang | C-1 500 m | 1:49.164 | 2 QS | 1:52.887 | 3 Q | 1:49.287 | 6 |
| Pan Yao | K-1 500 m | 1:44.757 | 6 QS | 1:55.242 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pan Yao | K-1 1000 m | 3:40.774 | 5 QS | 3:41.539 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Zhongyun Zhang Zhiwu | C-2 1000 m | 3:41.658 | 4 QS | 3:42.619 | 3 Q | 3:40.593 | 5 |
| Huang Zhipeng Shen Jie | K-2 500 m | 1:34.432 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Zhipeng Shen Jie | K-2 1000 m | 3:26.443 | 5 QS | 3:24.031 | 3 Q | 3:22.058 | 8 |
| Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun | C-2 500 m | 1:41.218 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 1:41.025 | |
| Li Zhen Lin Miao Liu Haitao Zhou Peng | K-4 1000 m | 2:59.271 | 4 QS | 3:01.787 | 2 Q | 3:00.078 | 7 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zhong Hongyan | K-1 500 m | 1:49.440 | 2 QS | 1:53.163 | 1 Q | 1:52.220 | 5 |
| Wang Feng Xu Linbei | K-2 500 m | 1:47.645 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liang Peixing Xu Yaping Yu Lamei Zhong Hongyan | K-4 500 m | 1:36.971 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 1:37.418 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Zhang Liang | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Gao Min | Women's road race | 3:32:52 | 16 |
| Gao Min | Women's time trial | 37:15.23 | 17 |
| Meng Lang | Women's road race | 3:37:42 | 48 |
| Meng Lang | Women's time trial | 40:51.61 | 25 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Zhang Lei | Men's sprint | 10.497 68.591 | 16 | Nimke (GER) L | Watanabe (JPN) Blatchford (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feng Yong Li Wenhao Zhang Lei | Men's team sprint | 45.556 59.267 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guo Shuang | Women's sprint | 11.106 64.829 | 2 | Grankovskaya (RUS) W 11.410 63.102 | — | Tsylinskaya (BLR) W 11.501, W 11.627 | Meares (AUS) W 11.629, L, L REL | Kanis (NED) W 11.420, W 11.617 | |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Feng Yong | Men's keirin | 6 R | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Li Yan | Women's points race | 6 | 0 | 10 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ji Jianhua | Men's cross-country | 1:57:31 | 22 |
| Liu Ying | Women's cross-country | 1:52:01 | 12 |
| Ren Chengyuan | Women's cross-country | 1:47:40 | 5 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ma Liyun | Women's BMX | 42.015 | 16 | 18 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| He Chong | 3 m springboard | 515.50 | 1 Q | 547.25 | 1 Q | 572.90 | |
| Qin Kai | 3 m springboard | 502.95 | 2 Q | 508.50 | 2 Q | 530.10 | |
| Huo Liang | 10 m platform | 472.95 | 8 Q | 549.95 | 1 Q | 508.40 | 4 |
| Zhou Lüxin | 10 m platform | 539.80 | 1 Q | 526.20 | 3 Q | 533.15 | |
| Qin Kai Wang Feng | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 469.08 | |
| Huo Liang Lin Yue | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 468.18 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Guo Jingjing | 3 m springboard | 373.90 | 1 Q | 398.55 | 1 Q | 415.35 | |
| Wu Minxia | 3 m springboard | 349.45 | 4 Q | 345.30 | 3 Q | 389.85 | |
| Chen Ruolin | 10 m platform | 428.80 | 1 Q | 444.60 | 1 Q | 447.70 | |
| Wang Xin | 10 m platform | 420.30 | 3 Q | 388.55 | 3 Q | 429.90 | |
| Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 343.50 | |
| Chen Ruolin Wang Xin | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 363.54 | |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Liu Lina | Piroschka | Individual | 60.625 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Alex Hua Tian | Chico | Individual | 49.60 | 31 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Huang Zuping | Pablo II | Individual | 10 | 56 | 36 | 46 | 66 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Li Zhenqiang | Jumpy Des Fontaines | Individual | 9 | 52 | 39 | 48 | 67 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Zhang Bin | Coertis | Individual | 30 | 74 | 31 | 61 | 69 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Zhao Zhiwen | Tadonia | Individual | 17 | 69 | 32 | 49 | 68 | 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 | Did not advance |
| Huang Zuping Li Zhenqiang Zhang Bin Zhao Zhiwen | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 99 | 15 |

## Fencing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Li Guojie | Individual épée | Wiercioch (POL) W 15–11 | Jin S-J (KOR) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Lei | Individual épée | Bye | Verwijlen (NED) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yin Lianchi | Individual épée | Bye | Kulcsar (HUN) W 15–9 | Zawrotniak (POL) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dong Guotao Li Guojie Wang Lei Yin Lianchi | Team épée | — | — | South Africa (RSA) W 45–28 | Hungary (HUN) W 45–43 | Poland (POL) L 44–45 | Italy (ITA) L 35–45 | 4 |
| Lei Sheng | Individual foil | — | Bye | Mocek (POL) W 15–8 | Kleibrink (GER) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Jun | Individual foil | — | González (ARG) W 15–2 | Meinhardt (USA) W 15–9 | Cassarà (ITA) W 15–14 | Kleibrink (GER) L 4–15 | Sanzo (ITA) L 14–15 | 4 |
| Wang Jingzhi | Individual sabre | Bye | Pillet (FRA) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhong Man | Individual sabre | Bye | Kothny (THA) W 15–7 | Martí (ESP) W 15–14 | Tarantino (ITA) W 15–13 | Pillet (FRA) W 15–12 | Lopez (FRA) W 15–9 | |
| Zhou Hanming | Individual sabre | Bye | Nemcsik (HUN) W 15–13 | Covaliu (ROU) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Yaojiang Wang Jingzhi Zhong Man Zhou Hanming | Team sabre | — | — | — | Russia (RUS) L 36–45 | Classification semi-final Hungary (HUN) W 45–38 | 5th place final Belarus (BLR) L 39–45 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Li Na | Individual épée | — | Bye | Lamon (SUI) W 15–10 | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) W 15–10 | Heidemann (GER) L 13–15 | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) L 11–15 | 4 |
| Zhong Weiping | Individual épée | — | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 11–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Su Wanwen | Individual foil | Nogueira (POR) W 15–4 | Cross (USA) W 15–7 | Knapek (HUN) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Chao | Individual foil | Bye | Knapek (HUN) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Lei | Individual foil | Bye | Wojtkowiak (POL) W 15–8 | Vezzali (ITA) L 7–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Jialing Su Wanwen Sun Chao Zhang Lei | Team foil | — | — | — | Italy (ITA) L 24–37 | Classification semi-final Egypt (EGY) W 45–24 | 5th place final Germany (GER) W 28–34 | 6 |
| Bao Yingying | Individual sabre | Bye | Chow T K (HKG) W 15–5 | Więckowska (POL) W 15–6 | Zagunis (USA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Haiyang | Individual sabre | Bye | Bianco (ITA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tan Xue | Individual sabre | Bye | Bujdoso (GER) W 15–6 | Kim K-H (KOR) W 15–8 | Velikaya (RUS) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bao Yingying Huang Haiyang Ni Hong Tan Xue | Team sabre | — | — | — | Poland (POL) W 45–25 | France (FRA) W 45–38 | Ukraine (UKR) L 44–45 | |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament

China's men's team competed in Pool A. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in the squad. Two reserve players were also nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.

#### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul
* Sun Tianjun
* Luo Fangming
* De Yunze
* Jiang Xishang
* Song Yi (c)
* Li Wei
* Meng Xuguang
* Liu Xiantang
* Meng Lizhi
* Hu Liang
* Meng Jun
* Yu Yang
* Na Yubo
* Su Rifeng (GK)
* Tao Zhinan (GK)
* Hu Huiren
Reserve:
* Lu Fenghui
* Ao Changrong

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | China (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 11 August 2008 08:30
| Germany | 4–1 | China |
| C. Zeller 21' Keller 43', 54' Nevado 68' | Report | Na Yubo 7' |
* Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 13 August 2008 10:30
| China | 2–5 | South Korea |
| Na Yubo 6' Song Yi 8' | Report | Seo Jong-ho 13' Jang Jong-hyun 35+', 55', 57' Kang Seong-jung 67' |
* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
* 15 August 2008 08:30
| Spain | 2–1 | China |
| Ribas 17' Amat 67' | Report | Na Yubo 6' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 17 August 2008 18:30
| New Zealand | 2–2 | China |
| Child 34' McAleese 54' | Report | Song Yi 3', 17' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)
* 19 August 2008 21:00
| China | 1–3 | Belgium |
| Song Yi 4' | Report | Reckinger 28' Truyens 32' Dohmen 48' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

#### 11th–12th place

* 23 August 2008 08:30
| China | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
| Na Yubo 32' Song Yi 53', 58', 85' | Report | Tsolekile 3' Symons 63' Smith 70' |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)

### Women's tournament

China's women's team competed in Pool A. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in the squad. Two reserve players were also nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.

#### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Kim Chang-Back
* Ma Yibo (c)
* Chen Zhaoxia
* Cheng Hui
* Huang Junxia
* Fu Baorong
* Li Shuang
* Gao Lihua
* Tang Chunling
* Zhou Wanfeng
* Zhang Yimeng (GK)
* Li Hongxia
* Ren Ye
* Chen Qiuqi
* Zhao Yudiao
* Song Qingling
* Pan Fengzhen (GK)
Reserve:
* Sun Zhen
* Li Aili

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
* 10 August 2008 10:30
| China | 3–0 | Spain |
| Fu Baorong 17' Li Hongxia 31' Gao Lihua 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Marelize de Clerk (RSA)
* 12 August 2008 18:30
| China | 3–0 | South Africa |
| Tang Chunling 6' Fu Baorong 33' Zhao Yudiao 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 14 August 2008 08:30
| China | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Paumen 21' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)
* 16 August 2008 18:30
| South Korea | 1–6 | China |
| Lee Seon-ok 53' | Report | Tang Chunling 30', 33', 41' Fu Baorong 39', 40', 64' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 18 August 2008 21:00
| China | 2–2 | Australia |
| Li Hongxia 30', 38' | Report | Eastham 51' Young 62' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

#### Semifinal

* 20 August 2008 18:00
| Germany | 2–3 | China |
| Keller 4' Beermann 36' | Report | Gao Lihua 31' Ma Yibo 39' Zhao Yudiao 58' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

#### Gold medal match

* 22 August 2008 20:30
| China | 0–2 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Van As 51' Goderie 62' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

## Football
### Men's tournament

A squad of 18 players, 15 of which must have been born on or after 1 January 1985, and 3 of which can be older dispensation players, was selected to represent China at the Games. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.

#### Roster

The following is the China squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Yin Tiesheng
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Qiu Shengjiong | (1985-09-01)1 September 1985 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 2 | 2DF | Tan Wangsong | (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22) | 14 | 2 | Tianjin Teda |
| 3 | 2DF | Feng Xiaoting | (1985-10-22)22 October 1985 (aged 22) | 20 | 5 | Dalian Shide |
| 4 | 2DF | Yuan Weiwei | (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 22) | 16 | 2 | Shandong Luneng |
| 5 | 2DF | Li Weifeng* | (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 29) | 106 | 15 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 6 | 3MF | Zhou Haibin | (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 23) | 41 | 8 | Shandong Luneng |
| 7 | 4FW | Hao Junmin | (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 21) | 15 | 3 | Tianjin Teda |
| 8 | 3MF | Zheng Zhi* (c) | (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 27) | 78 | 23 | Charlton Athletic |
| 9 | 4FW | Gao Lin | (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 22) | 16 | 5 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 10 | 4FW | Han Peng* | (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24) | 23 | 6 | Shandong Luneng |
| 11 | 3MF | Chen Tao | (1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 23) | 31 | 11 | Changsha Ginde |
| 12 | 3MF | Cui Peng | (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 21) | 13 | 1 | Shandong Luneng |
| 13 | 3MF | Shen Longyuan | (1985-03-02)2 March 1985 (aged 23) | 14 | 2 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 14 | 2DF | Wan Houliang | (1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Shaanxi Chanba |
| 15 | 4FW | Jiang Ning | (1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (aged 21) | 11 | 4 | Qingdao Jonoon |
| 16 | 3MF | Zhao Xuri | (1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 22) | 19 | 5 | Dalian Shide |
| 17 | 4FW | Dong Fangzhuo | (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 23) | 26 | 3 | Manchester United |
| 18 | 1GK | Liu Zhenli | (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Qingdao Jonoon |
| 20 | 4FW | Zhu Ting | (1985-07-15)15 July 1985 (aged 23) | 21 | 3 | Dalian Shide |
* Over-aged player.

#### Notes

* ↑ Replaces Chen Tao who was injured during the competition

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | China (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

### Women's tournament

A squad of 18 players competed for China in the women's competition.

#### Roster

Head coach: Shang Ruihua
China PR named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Zhang Yanru | (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 21) | 35 | 0 | Jiangsu Huatai |
| 2 | 2DF | Yuan Fan | (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 21) | 31 | 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 3 | 2DF | Li Jie (captain) | (1979-07-08)8 July 1979 (aged 29) | 196 | 12 | Beijing Zhaotai |
| 4 | 2DF | Zhang Ying | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23) | 85 | 4 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 5 | 2DF | Weng Xinzhi | (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 20) | 30 | 0 | Jiangsu Huatai |
| 6 | 3MF | Zhang Na | (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 24) | 30 | 1 | Hebei Huabei |
| 7 | 3MF | Bi Yan | (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 24) | 140 | 12 | Dalian Haichang |
| 8 | 4FW | Xu Yuan | (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 22) | 25 | 6 | Gansu Tianma |
| 9 | 4FW | Han Duan | (1983-06-15)15 June 1983 (aged 25) | 160 | 100 | Dalian Haichang |
| 10 | 4FW | Liu Sa | (1987-07-11)11 July 1987 (aged 21) | 25 | 4 | Beijing Zhaotai |
| 11 | 2DF | Pu Wei | (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 27) | 200 | 35 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 12 | 3MF | Lou Jiahui | (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Henan Jianye |
| 13 | 2DF | Jiang Shuai | (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 26) | 15 | 1 | Tianjin Huisen |
| 14 | 2DF | Liu Huana | (1981-05-17)17 May 1981 (aged 27) | 50 | 2 | Shaanxi Guoli |
| 15 | 2DF | Zhou Gaoping | (1986-10-20)20 October 1986 (aged 21) | 28 | 0 | Jiangsu Huatai |
| 16 | 3MF | Wang Dandan | (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 23) | 25 | 4 | Beijing Chengjiang |
| 17 | 3MF | Gu Yasha | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Beijing Chengjiang |
| 18 | 1GK | Han Wenxia | (1976-08-23)23 August 1976 (aged 31) | 93 | 0 | Dalian Haichang |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Quarterfinals
## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### 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 |
| Chen Yibing | Team | 14.725 | 14.475 | 16.525 Q | 16.275 | 15.075 | 14.525 | 91.600 | 9 Q | 14.575 | — | 16.575 | 15.950 | — | — | — | — |
| Huang Xu | Team | — | 15.300 | 15.300 | — | 16.075 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.750 | 16.000 | — | 16.475 | — | — | — |
| Li Xiaopeng | Team | 15.100 | — | 14.800 | 16.775 | 16.425 Q | 15.400 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.775 | 16.450 | 15.725 | — | — |
| Xiao Qin | Team | 14.375 | 16.000 Q | — | 15.725 | 15.450 | 15.150 | — | — | — | 16.100 | — | — | — | 15.250 | — | — |
| Yang Wei | Team | 15.400 | 15.425 Q | 16.225 Q | 16.550 | 15.350 | 14.925 | 93.875 | 1 Q | 15.425 | 15.175 | 16.300 | 16.600 | 16.100 | — | — | — |
| Zou Kai | Team | 15.700 Q | — | — | 15.700 | — | 15.600 Q | — | — | 15.925 | — | — | — | — | 15.975 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 60.925 | 61.200 | 62.850 | 65.325 | 63.300 | 61.075 | 374.675 | 1 Q | 45.925 | 46.025 | 48.875 | 49.325 | 49.025 | 46.950 | 286.125 | |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Chen Yibing | All-around | 0.000 | 13.750 | 16.650 | 15.900 | 14.950 | 12.975 | 74.225 | 24 |
| Chen Yibing | Rings | — | — | 16.600 | — | — | — | 16.600 | |
| Huang Xu | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.700 | — | 15.700 | 6 |
| Li Xiaopeng | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 16.450 | — | 16.450 | |
| Xiao Qin | Pommel horse | — | 15.875 | — | — | — | — | 15.875 | |
| Yang Wei | All-around | 15.250 | 15.275 | 16.625 | 16.550 | 16.100 | 14.775 | 94.575 | |
| Yang Wei | Pommel horse | — | 15.450 | — | — | — | — | 15.450 | 4 |
| Yang Wei | Rings | — | — | 16.425 | — | — | — | 16.425 | |
| Zou Kai | Floor | 16.050 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.050 | |
| Zou Kai | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 16.200 | 16.200 | |

#### 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 | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Cheng Fei | Team | 15.750 Q | 16.150 Q | — | 15.875 Q | — | — | 15.450 | 16.000 | — | 15.150 | — | — |
| Deng Linlin | Team | 14.950 | 15.225 | 14.725 | 15.550 | 60.450 | 9* | 15.250 | — | 15.925 | 15.150 | — | — |
| He Kexin | Team | — | 15.250 | 15.725 Q | — | — | — | — | — | 16.850 | — | — | — |
| Jiang Yuyan | Team | 15.050 Q | 14.775 | 15.550 | 15.250 | 60.625 | 7 Q | 15.200 | — | 15.975 | — | — | — |
| Li Shanshan | Team | 14.200 | — | — | 16.125 Q | — | — | — | — | — | 16.050 | — | — |
| Yang Yilin | Team | 15.000 | 15.200 | 16.650 Q | 15.500 | 62.350 | 3 Q | — | 15.100 | 16.800 | — | — | — |
| Total | Team | 60.750 | 61.825 | 62.650 | 63.050 | 248.275 | 1 Q | 45.800 | 46.350 | 49.625 | 47.125 | 188.900 | |
* Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Cheng Fei | Floor | 14.550 | — | — | — | 14.550 | 7 |
| Cheng Fei | Vault | — | 15.852 | — | — | 15.852 | |
| Cheng Fei | Balance beam | — | — | — | 15.950 | 15.950 | |
| Jiang Yuyuan | All-around | 14.775 | 14.825 | 15.875 | 15.425 | 60.900 | 6 |
| Jiang Yuyuan | Floor | 15.350 | — | — | — | 15.350 | 4 |
| He Kexin | Uneven bars | — | — | 16.725 | — | 16.725 | |
| Li Shanshan | Balance beam | — | — | — | 15.300 | 15.300 | 6 |
| Yang Yilin | All-around | 15.000 | 15.175 | 16.725 | 15.750 | 62.650 | |
| Yang Yilin | Uneven bars | — | — | 16.650 | — | 16.650 | |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Li Hongyang | Individual | 16.675 | 16.425 | 16.375 | 16.475 | 65.950 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank |
| Cai Tongtong Chou Tao Lü Yuanyang Sui Jianshuang Sun Dan Zhang Shuo | Team | 17.300 | 17.225 | 34.525 | 3 Q | 17.575 | 17.650 | 35.225 | |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dong Dong | Men's | 71.70 | 3 Q | 40.60 | |
| Lu Chunlong | Men's | 72.40 | 1 Q | 41.00 | |
| He Wenna | Women's | 67.20 | 1 Q | 37.80 | |
| Huang Shanshan | Women's | 69.00 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Men's tournament

The men's handball team had competed for the first time at the Olympics. China was drawn in Group A with Poland, France, Croatia, Brazil and Spain.

#### Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Yam Weiming
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* P
* Cui Liang
* (1983-02-20)20 February 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.95 m
* 80
* 354
* Beijing Army
* 3
* CB
* Zhu Jie
* (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.87 m
* 70
* 278
* Guangdong Handball Team
* 5
* P
* Yan Liang
* (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 2.01 m
* 40
* 105
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 6
* RB
* Cui Lei
* (1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.97 m
* 50
* 186
* Beijing Army
* 7
* CB
* Zhang Ji
* (1978-11-05)5 November 1978 (aged 29)
* 1.86 m
* 30
* 120
* Beijing Handball Team
* 8
* P
* Zhou Xiaojian
* (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.98 m
* 40
* 113
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 10
* RW
* Li Hexin
* (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 22)
* 1.94 m
* 20
* 10
* Shanghai Handball Team
* 11
* LW
* Zhang Xing
* (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.93 m
* 30
* 97
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 12
* GK
* Wang Long
* (1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (aged 22)
* 1.95 m
* 25
* Beijing Handball Team
* 13
* RW
* Wang Xiaolong
* (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 18)
* 1.87 m
* 30
* 116
* Anhui Hefei
* 14
* LB
* Tian Jianxia
* (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 21)
* 1.90 m
* 40
* 132
* Tianjing Handball Team
* 16
* GK
* Ye Qiang
* (1978-06-16)16 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.93 m
* 75
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 18
* LB
* Hao Kexin
* (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.98 m
* 50
* 233
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 19
* RB
* Miao Qing
* (1983-02-04)4 February 1983 (aged 25)
* 2.00 m
* 50
* 225
* Beijing Army
* 20
* LW
* Zhu Wenxin
* (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.76 m
* 50
* 365
* Beijing Army

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 115 | +33 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 128 | +19 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 115 | +25 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 153 | −24 | 2 | |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 164 | −60 | 0 | |
| 10 August 2008 19:00 | Poland | 33 – 19 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 10 August 2008 19:00 | Jurasik 8 | (21–10) | five players 3 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 10 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 12 August 2008 14:00 | China | 19 – 33 | France | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 12 August 2008 14:00 | Hao 5 | (7–19) | three players 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 12 August 2008 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 14 August 2008 15:45 | China | 22 – 36 | Spain | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 14 August 2008 15:45 | Cui 5 | (12–16) | Tomás 7 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 14 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 16 August 2008 09:00 | Brazil | 29 – 22 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 16 August 2008 09:00 | Ribeiro, Laureano 5 | (14–10) | Cui Liang, Cui Lei 4 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 16 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 18 August 2008 15:45 | Croatia | 33 – 22 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 18 August 2008 15:45 | Šprem 8 | (17–13) | Hao 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 18 August 2008 15:45 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 1× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Kang Jae-won
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Liu Guini
* (1982-05-28)28 May 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.76 m
* 50
* Shandong Weihai
* 2
* RW
* Wei Qiuxiang
* (1986-02-15)15 February 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.75 m
* 30
* 182
* Jiangsu Guangzhou
* 3
* P
* Liu Yun
* (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.80 m
* 70
* 396
* Anhui Hefei
* 7
* CB
* Zhang Geng
* (1980-03-09)9 March 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.76 m
* 50
* 216
* Guangdong Guangzhou
* 9
* RW
* Wang Min
* (1980-06-14)14 June 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.74 m
* 60
* 197
* Shanghai Handball Team
* 10
* LB
* Wang Shasha
* (1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 21)
* 1.76 m
* 70
* 377
* Shandong Weihai
* 12
* GK
* Huang Hong
* (1980-03-07)7 March 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.83 m
* 50
* Anhui Hefei
* 13
* LW
* Wu Yanan
* (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 26)
* 1.70 m
* 65
* 226
* Beijing Army
* 14
* RB
* Liu Xiaomei
* (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.78 m
* 60
* 300
* Anhui Hefei
* 15
* P
* Sun Laimiao
* (1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.76 m
* 50
* 168
* Anhui Hefei
* 18
* CB
* Wu Wenjuan
* (1981-07-05)5 July 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.82 m
* 60
* 235
* Shanghai Handball Team
* 19
* CB
* Li Weiwei
* (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.79 m
* 60
* 364
* Beijing Army
* 21
* LB
* Li Bing
* (1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.82 m
* 70
* 347
* Beijing Army
* 22
* LW
* Huang Dongjie
* (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 26)
* 1.75 m
* 55
* 215
* Heilongjiang Harbin
* 23
* RB
* Yan Meizhu
* (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 19)
* 1.87 m
* 30
* 85
* Beijing Handball Team

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 106 | +48 | 10 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 112 | +38 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 135 | −13 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 128 | −7 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 137 | −28 | 3 | |
| Angola | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 | |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | Norway | 30 – 23 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | Hammerseng 7 | (13–12) | Li Weiwei 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 7× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | China | 20 – 34 | Romania | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | Wei Qiuxiang 6 | (11–17) | Amariei 9 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | China | 32 – 24 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | Liu Xiaomei 7 | (14–12) | Almeida 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | Kazakhstan | 29 – 26 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | Pikalova 8 | (14–10) | Li Weiwei 11 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | France | 18 – 21 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | Ayglon 5 | (10–9) | Wu Wenjuan 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 19 August 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 31 – 23 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
| 19 August 2008 18:00 | Park Chung-hee 8 | (16–12) | Huang Dongjie 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
| 19 August 2008 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |

#### Classification semifinal

| 21 August 2008 12:00 | Sweden | 19 – 20 | China | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 August 2008 12:00 | Torstenson 6 | (7–8) | Wang Shasha 5 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 August 2008 12:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

#### 5th–6th place

| 23 August 2008 10:15 | China | 23 – 31 | France | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 23 August 2008 10:15 | Liu Yun 7 | (10–15) | Herbrecht, Pecqueux-Rolland 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 23 August 2008 10:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Liu Renwang | −60 kg | Bye | Utarbayev (KAZ) W 0001–0000 | Kishmakov (RUS) L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Ritubilige | −66 kg | Bye | Ungvári (HUN) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Si Rijigawa | −73 kg | — | Leon (VEN) W 0001–0000 | Huysuz (TUR) W 0010–0001 | Boqiev (TJK) L 0001–1110 | Did not advance | Bye | Bilodid (UKR) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guo Lei | −81 kg | Bye | Vis (ARU) W 1100–0000 | Mrvaljević (MNE) L 0001–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| He Yanzhu | −90 kg | — | Santos (BRA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shao Ning | −100 kg | — | Matyjaszek (POL) L 0000–1101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pan Song | +100 kg | Bye | Dzhanagulov (KGZ) W 1001–0001 | Tmenov (RUS) L 0000–0200 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wu Shugen | −48 kg | Tani (JPN) L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xian Dongmei | −52 kg | Bye | Carrascosa (ESP) W 1000–0000 | Monteiro (POR) W 1011–0010 | Haddad (ALG) W 1001–0000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | An K-A (PRK) W 0011–0001 | |
| Xu Yan | −57 kg | Latrous (ALG) W 1001–0001 | Koivumäki (FIN) W 0020–0000 | Sato (JPN) W 0010–0002 | Gravenstijn (NED) L 0001–0100 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Harel (FRA) W 0011–0001 | |
| Xu Yuhua | −63 kg | Kong J-Y (KOR) L 0100–0012 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Juan | −70 kg | Bye | Ueno (JPN) L 0001–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Park K-Y (KOR) W 0010–0000 | Mészáros (HUN) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Xiuli | −78 kg | Proskurakova (KGZ) W 1000–0000 | Lkhamdegd (MGL) W 1021–0000 | Levesque (CAN) W 1000–0000 | San Miguel (ESP) W 1031–0000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Castillo (CUB) W 0000–0000 YUS | |
| Tong Wen | +78 kg | Donguzashvili (RUS) W 1000–0000 | Prokof'yeva (UKR) W 1000–0000 | Kim N-Y (KOR) W 1001–0000 | Ortiz (CUB) W 0010–0000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tsukada (JPN) W 1001–0010 | |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | 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) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Cao Zhongrong | Men's | 160 | 36 | 856 | 21–14 | 5 | 904 | 2:01.53 | 4 | 1344 | 488 | 29 | 712 | 9:57.67 | 29 | 1012 | 4828 | 31 |
| Qian Zhenhua | Men's | 189 | 2 | 1204 | 26–9 | 1 | 1024 | 2:07.46 | 22 | 1272 | 168 | 19 | 1032 | 10:04.40 | 34 | 984 | 5516 | 4 |
| Chen Qian | Women's | 177 | 19 | 1060 | 20–15 | =11 | 880 | 2:18.58 | 15 | 1260 | 0 | 3 | 1200 | 10:27.41 | 8 | 1212 | 5612 | 5 |
| Xiu Xiu | Women's | 183 | 11 | 1132 | 19–16 | =14 | 856 | 2:17.17 | =13 | 1276 | 56 | 12 | 1144 | 11:06.31 | 27 | 1056 | 5464 | 10 |

## Rowing

China qualified for 11 of the total 14 rowing events. Zhang Liang was disqualified from the men's single sculls after he forgot the time of his race and failed to turn to the right heat. When Liang finally arrived to take part in the single scull the competition had already finished. "I wrongly remembered my time as that of the third group, but actually it was the second group", he explained. The rules of the International Rowing Federation say if an athlete fails to attend a race he forfeits his right to compete in further races. Therefore, Zhang not only missed the single sculls but also forfeited his right to compete in the double sculls. This meant his action had also automatically disqualified his teammate Su Hui. The China Water Sports Administration appealed the decision but the plea was rejected. "This shows we still have some problems in team organization", commented Wei Di, the director of China's water sports programs.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zhang Liang | Single sculls | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Su Hui Zhang Liang | Double sculls | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Jie Zhang Guolin | Lightweight double sculls | 6:17.62 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:29.29 | 3 FA | 6:16.69 | 5 |
| Guo Kang Song Kai Zhang Xingbo Zhao Linquan | Four | 6:09.64 | 4 R | 6:02.37 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Huang Zhongming Tian Jun Wu Chongkui Zhang Lin | Lightweight four | 5:51.30 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:12.55 | 5 FB | 6:04.48 | 8 |
| Liu Zhen Qu Xiaoming Wang Jingfeng Wang Xiangdang Zhang Dechang Zhang Shunyin Zhang Yongqiang Zheng Chuanqi Zhou Yinan | Eight | 5:35.09 | 3 R | 5:42.97 | 5 FA | — | — | — | — | 5:34.59 | 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 |
| Zhang Xiuyun | Single sculls | 7:38.16 | 1 QF | — | — | 7:23.30 | 2 SA/B | 7:31.33 | 1 FA | 7:25.48 | 4 |
| Wu You Gao Yulan | Pair | 7:32.50 | 3 R | 7:23.71 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 7:22.28 | |
| Li Qin Tian Liang | Double sculls | 7:03.13 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 7:15.85 | 4 |
| Xu Dongxiang Yu Hua | Lightweight double sculls | 6:57.58 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:11.59 | 2 FA | 7:01.90 | 5 |
| Jin Ziwei Tang Bin Xi Aihua Zhang Yangyang | Quadruple sculls | 6:11.83 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 6:16.06 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

China has qualified for all 11 sailing events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Wang Aichen | RS:X | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 95 | 7 |
| Shen Sheng | Laser | 40 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 25 | CAN | EL | 159 | 20 |
| Deng Daokun Wang Weidong | 470 | 12 | DSQ | 23 | 16 | 21 | 26 | OCS | 22 | 8 | 28 | EL | 186 | 26 |
| Li Hongquan Wang He | Star | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | EL | 140 | 16 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Yin Jian | RS:X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 39 | |
| Xu Lijia | Laser Radial | 24 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | CAN | 6 | 50 | |
| Wen Yimei Yu Chunyan | 470 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | OCS | 12 | 16 | 10 | EL | 119 | 18 |
| Li Xiaoni Song Xiaqun Yu Yanli | Yngling | 7 | 5 | DSQ | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | CAN | CAN | 8 | 65 | 8 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Zhang Peng | Finn | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 11 | CAN | CAN | — | — | — | — | — | EL | 131 | 24 |
| Hu Xianqiang Li Fei | 49er | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 9 | CAN | CAN | CAN | EL | 176 | 19 |
| Chen Xiuke Luo Youjia | Tornado | 9 | 14 | OCS | DNF | 13 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | EL | 102 | 14 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Cao Yifei | 10 m air rifle | 593 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hu Binyuan | Double trap | 138 | 3 Q | 184 | |
| Jia Zhanbo | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jia Zhanbo | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jin Di | Skeet | 118 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yajun | Trap | 113 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Yang | Trap | 115 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lin Zhongzai | 50 m pistol | 555 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Zhongsheng | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pang Wei | 10 m air pistol | 586 | 1 Q | 688.2 | |
| Qiu Jian | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiu Jian | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1173 | 4 | 1272.5 | |
| Qu Ridong | Skeet | 118 | 6 Q | 142 | 6 |
| Tan Zongliang | 10 m air pistol | 580 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tan Zongliang | 50 m pistol | 565 | 1 Q | 659.5 | |
| Wang Nan | Double trap | 134 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Penghui | 25 m rapid fire pistol | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Qinan | 10 m air rifle | 597 | 2 Q | 699.7 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chen Ying | 25 m pistol | 585 | 3 Q | 793.4 OR | |
| Du Li | 10 m air rifle | 399 | 4 Q | 499.6 | 5 |
| Du Li | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 589 OR | 1 Q | 690.3 OR | |
| Fei Fengji | 25 m pistol | 582 | 7 Q | 787.9 | 4 |
| Guo Wenjun | 10 m air pistol | 390 | 2 Q | 492.3 OR | |
| Liu Yingzi | Trap | 63 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ren Jie | 10 m air pistol | 381 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wei Ning | Skeet | 70 | 5 Q | 91 | 6 |
| Wu Liuxi | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 585 | 7 Q | 685.9 | 8 |
| Zhao Yinghui | 10 m air rifle | 389 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Softball

A squad of 15 players made up China's women's team at the Games. The team finished sixth in the group stage and did not advance to the medal matches.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Japan | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
| Canada | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN |
| China | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN |
| Venezuela | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |

### Results

Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| WP: Huili Yu(1-0) LP: Kristi de Varies(0-1) Home runs: CHN: Lifang Zhang(1), Zhou Yi(1) NED: Marloes Fellinger(1) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Wei Lu(1-0) LP: Mariangee Bogado(0-1) Home runs: CHN: Yanhong Yu(1) VEN: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| WP: Tanya Harding(1-1) LP: Huili Yu(1-1) Home runs: CHN: None AUS: Simmone Morrow(1,2) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| WP: Lauren Bay(2-0) LP: Wei Lu(1-1) Home runs: CHN: None CAN: Jennifer Yee(1) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Yukiko Ueno(2-0) LP: Wei Lu(1-2) Sv: Hiroko Sakai(1) Home runs: JPN: Rie Sato(1) CHN: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Ming-Hui Chueh(1-0) LP: Huili Yu(1-2) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Cat Osterman(3-0) LP: Wei Lu(1-3) Home runs: CHN: None USA: Kelly Kretschman(1) |||||||||||

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cai Li | 50 m freestyle | 22.50 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Yin | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.55 | 15 Q | 1:55.88 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Zuo | 100 m freestyle | 49.08 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deng Jian | 200 m backstroke | 2:03.34 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lai Zhongjian | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.28 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qu Jingyu | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.15 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Feng | 100 m butterfly | 51.87 | 12 Q | 51.68 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Xiaolei | 100 m backstroke | 56.44 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Yang | 400 m freestyle | 3:50.90 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Yang | 1500 m freestyle | 14:48.39 | 7 Q | — | — | 15:05.12 | 8 |
| Wu Peng | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.39 | 7 Q | 1:54.93 | 5 Q | 1:54.35 | 4 |
| Xin Tong | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:09:13.4 | 23 |
| Xue Ruipeng | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.48 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Enjian | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.15 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhang Lin | 400 m freestyle | 3:43.32 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:42.44 | |
| Zhang Lin | 1500 m freestyle | 14:45.84 | 4 Q | — | — | 14:55.20 | 7 |
| Cai Li Chen Zuo Huang Shaohua Lü Zhiwu | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:16.16 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shi Haoran Sun Yang Zhang Enjian Zhang Lin | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:13.57 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chen Huijia | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.24 | 12 Q | 1:08.60 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chen Yanyan | 200 m backstroke | 2:11.95 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiao Liuyang | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.89 | 4 Q | 2:06.42 | 3 Q | 2:04.72 | |
| Li Jiaxing | 200 m individual medley | 2:12.53 | 12 Q | 2:13.47 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Mo | 400 m freestyle | 4:15.50 | 26 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Xuanxu | 800 m freestyle | 8:24.37 | 7 Q | — | — | 8:26.34 | 5 |
| Li Xuanxu | 400 m individual medley | 4:36.35 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:42.13 | 8 |
| Li Zhesi | 50 m freestyle | 25.00 | 12 Q | 24.90 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Jing | 400 m individual medley | 4:44.96 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liu Zige | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.46 | 1 Q | 2:06.25 | 1 Q | 2:04.18 WR | |
| Luo Nan | 200 m breaststroke | 2:29.67 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pang Jiaying | 100 m freestyle | 54.01 | =7 Q | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pang Jiaying | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.37 OR | 6 Q | 1:57.34 | 4 Q | 1:55.05 | |
| Qi Hui | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.16 | 13 Q | 2:27.63 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qi Hui | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.25 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sun Ye | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.81 | 6 Q | 1:07.72 | 6 Q | 1:08.08 | 7 |
| Tan Miao | 400 m freestyle | 4:12.35 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Tianlongzi | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.82 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Yanwei | 100 m butterfly | 59.43 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yanqiao Fang | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:01:07.9 | 19 |
| You Meihong | 800 m freestyle | 8:31.11 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhao Jing | 100 m backstroke | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhao Jing | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.97 | 4 Q | 2:09.59 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhou Yafei | 100 m butterfly | 57.70 | 2 Q | 57.68 | 5 Q | 57.84 | 4 |
| Zhu Qianwei | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.52 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Yingwen | 50 m freestyle | 24.91 | 7 Q | 24.76 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zhu Yingwen | 100 m freestyle | 54.01 | =7 Q | 53.84 | 3 Q | 54.21 | 6 |
| Pang Jiaying Tang Yi Xu Yanwei Zhu Yingwen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.78 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:35.64 | 4 |
| Pang Jiaying Tan Miao Tang Jingzhi* Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:53.77 | 4 Q | — | — | 7:45.93 | |
| Pang Jiaying Sun Ye Xu Tianlongzi* Zhao Jing Zhou Yafei | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.21 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:56.11 | |
*Participated in the heats only and received medal.

## Synchronized swimming

China finished fourth at the 2007 world championships and hoped to medal in the event for the first time ever at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Chinese were coached by Masayo Imura, the legendary Japanese synchronized swimming instructor.
| 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 |
| Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen | Duet | 48.084 | 4 | 48.500 | 96.584 | 4 Q | 48.250 | 96.334 | 4 |
| Gu Beibei Huang Xuechen Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Luo Xi Sun Qiuting Wang Na Zhang Xiaohuan | Team | 48.584 | 3 | — | — | — | 48.750 | 97.334 | |

## Table tennis
### Men's singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ma Lin | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tokic (SLO) W 4–1 | Kreanga (GRE) W 4–0 | Oh S-E (KOR) W 4–0 | Wang Lq (CHN) W 4–2 | Wang H (CHN) W 4–1 | |
| Wang Hao | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Chen Wx (AUT) W 4–0 | Kan (JPN) W 4–1 | Ko L C (HKG) W 4–1 | Persson (SWE) W 4–1 | Ma L (CHN) L 1–4 | |
| Wang Liqin | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Błaszczyk (POL) W 4–0 | Schlager (AUT) W 4–0 | Tan Rw (CRO) W 4–0 | Ma L (CHN) L 2–4 | Persson (SWE) W 4–0 | |

### Women's singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Guo Yue | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Lau S F (HKG) W 4–0 | Li J (NED) W 4–0 | Wu X (DOM) W 4–0 | Wang N (CHN) L 2–4 | Li Jw (SIN) W 4–2 | |
| Wang Nan | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Póta (HUN) W 4–0 | Park M-Y (KOR) W 4–2 | Tie Y N (HKG) W 4–1 | Guo Y (CHN) W 4–2 | Zhang Yn (CHN) L 1–4 | |
| Zhang Yining | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Pavlovich (BLR) W 4–0 | Fukuhara (JPN) W 4–1 | Feng Tw (SIN) W 4–1 | Li Jw (SIN) W 4–1 | Wang N (CHN) W 4–1 | |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Liqin | Men's team | Group A Austria (AUT) W 3 – 0 Greece (GRE) W 3 – 0 Australia (AUS) W 3 – 0 | 1 Q | South Korea (KOR) W 3 – 0 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Germany (GER) W 3 – 0 | |
| Guo Yue Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Women's team | Group A Croatia (CRO) W 3 – 0 Dominican Republic (DOM) W 3 – 0 Austria (AUT) W 3 – 0 | 1 Q | Hong Kong (HKG) W 3 – 0 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Singapore (SIN) W 3 – 0 | |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zhu Guo | Men's −80 kg | Ferrera (HON) W 3–1 | Saei (IRI) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Bista (NEP) W 6–2 | Cook (GBR) W 4–1 | Did not advance | |
| Liu Xiaobo | Men's +80 kg | Beach (NZL) W 4–1 | Matos (CUB) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wu Jingyu | Women's −49 kg | Alango (KEN) W 7–0 | Zajc (SWE) W 8–1 | Yang S-C (TPE) W 4–1 | Bye | Bye | Puedpong (THA) W 1–(–1) | |
| Chen Zhong | Women's +67 kg | Carmona (VEN) W 3–1 | Stevenson (GBR) L 1–2* | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* After a successful appeal by the British, judges reversed the result of the match, granting Sarah Stevenson two points for a final round kick to her opponent's head which the judges had previously missed. The reversal of the decision, after video footage was considered, is thought to be a first for the sport.

## Tennis
### 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 |
| Sun Peng | Singles | González (CHI) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Xinyuan | Singles | Berdych (CZE) L 1–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zeng Shaoxuan | Singles | Nalbandian (ARG) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | Doubles | — | Fyrstenberg / Matkowski (POL) L 3–6, 4–6 | 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 |
| Li Na | Singles | Kuznetsova (RUS) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | Morita (JPN) W 6–2, 7–5 | Kanepi (EST) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 | V Williams (USA) W 7–5, 7–5 | Safina (RUS) L 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 5–7 | Zvonareva (RUS) L 0–6, 5–7 | 4 |
| Peng Shuai | Singles | Suárez Navarro (ESP) W 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | Cornet (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yan Zi | Singles | Zvonareva (RUS) L 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zheng Jie | Singles | Szávay (HUN) W 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Llagostera Vives (ESP) W 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–1, 6–4 | Safina (RUS) L 4–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian | Doubles | — | Govortsova / Kustova (BLR) L 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yan Zi Zheng Jie | Doubles | — | Hantuchová / Husárová (SVK) W 6–1, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$ | Gagliardi / Schnyder (SUI) W 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | Kuznetsova / Safina (RUS) W 6–3, 7–5, 10–8 | Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual (ESP) L 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | A Bondarenko / K Bondarenko (UKR) W 6–2, 6–2 | |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Wang Daqing | Men's | 18:06 | 0:30 | 59:15 | 0:33 | 37:17 | 1:55:41.87 | 46 |
| Xing Lin | Women's | 20:03 | 0:28 | 1:06:22 | 0:36 | 40:05 | 2:07:34.99 | 40 |
| Zhang Yi | Women's | 19:58 | 0:31 | 1:07:10 | 0:37 | 40:21 | 2:08:37.56 | 42 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Wu Penggen Xu Linyin | Men's | Pool A Gosch – Horst (AUT) W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–15) Kais – Vesik (EST) W 2 – 1 (15–21, 21–11, 15–13) Herrera – Mesa (ESP) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–15) | 1 Q | Klemperer – Koreng (GER) W 2 – 0 (15–21, 18–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tian Jia Wang Jie | Women's | Pool A Kuhn – Schwer (SUI) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–18) Mouha – van Breedam (BEL) W 2 – 1 (18–21, 21–19, 15–13) Maaseide – Glesnes (NOR) W 2 – 1 (17–21, 21–14, 15–8) | 1 Q | Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–15) | D Schwaiger – S Schwaiger (AUT) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–12) | Xue C – Zhang X (CHN) W 2 – 1 (22–24, 29–27, 15–8) | May-Treanor – Walsh (USA) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21) | |
| Xue Chen Zhang Xi | Women's | Pool D Koutroumanidou – Tsiartsiani (GRE) W 2 – 1 (21–18, 19–21, 15–12) Goller – Ludwig (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18) Augoustides – Nel (RSA) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–9) | 1 Q | Crespo – Esteves (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–13) | Branagh – Youngs (USA) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13) | Tian J – Wang J (CHN) L 1 – 2 (24–22, 27–29, 8–15) | Talita – Renata (BRA) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–17) | |

### Indoor

China qualified a team in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won two of their five group matches, and advanced to the final round, where they lost in the quarterfinal. The women's team won three of their five group matches, and also advanced to the final round. There, they won the quarterfinal, but lost the semifinal. They managed to win their last match, thereby securing the bronze medal.

#### Men's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Zhou Jianan
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| 1 | Bian Hongmin | 22 September 1989 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Zhejiang |
| 4 | Yuan Zhi | 29 September 1981 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Liaoning |
| 5 | Guo Peng | 1 July 1982 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 337 cm (133 in) | Army |
| 6 | Shi Hairong | 27 March 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Jiangsu |
| 8 | Cui Jianjun | 1 August 1985 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Henan |
| 9 | Jiao Shuai | 28 January 1984 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 341 cm (134 in) | Henan |
| 11 | Yu Dawei | 21 June 1984 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Shandong |
| 12 | Shen Qiong (c) | 5 September 1981 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 349 cm (137 in) | Shanghai |
| 14 | Jiang Fudong | 10 January 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Sichuan |
| 16 | Ren Qi (L) | 24 February 1984 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Shanghai |
| 17 | Sui Shengsheng | 30 May 1980 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Liaoning |
| 18 | Fang Yingchao | 3 August 1982 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Shanghai |

##### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | |

##### Quarterfinal
#### Women's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Chen Zhonghe
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| 1 | Wang Yimei | 11 January 1988 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 318 cm (125 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Liaoning |
| 2 | Feng Kun (C) | 28 December 1978 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 319 cm (126 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Beijing |
| 3 | Yang Hao | 21 March 1980 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 319 cm (126 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Liaoning |
| 4 | Liu Yanan | 29 September 1980 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Liaoning |
| 5 | Wei Qiuyue | 26 September 1988 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Tianjin |
| 6 | Xu Yunli | 2 August 1987 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 313 cm (123 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Fujian |
| 7 | Zhou Suhong | 23 April 1979 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 313 cm (123 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Zhejiang |
| 9 | Zhao Ruirui | 8 October 1981 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Army |
| 10 | Xue Ming | 23 February 1987 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Beijing |
| 11 | Li Juan | 15 May 1981 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 307 cm (121 in) | Tianjin |
| 16 | Zhang Na (L) | 19 April 1980 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Tianjin |
| 17 | Ma Yunwen | 19 October 1986 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 307 cm (121 in) | Shanghai |

##### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | |

##### Bronze medal match
## Water polo

China participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 12th place, while the women's team finished in 5th place.

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Ge Weiqing | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 25 April 1977 | Shanghai |
| 2 | Liang Zhongxing | CB | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 23 December 1986 | Guangdong Guangzhou |
| 3 | Wu Zhiyu | CB | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 9 September 1983 | Shanghai |
| 4 | Yu Lijun | CF | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 28 November 1978 | Shanghai |
| 5 | Li Jun | CB | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 18 October 1980 | Huana Changsha |
| 6 | Tan Feihu | CF | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 1 January 1987 | Huana Changsha |
| 7 | Wang Yong | D | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 29 January 1979 | Shanghai |
| 8 | Li Bin | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 24 October 1983 | Shanghai |
| 9 | Wang Beiming | D | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 13 August 1983 | Shanghai |
| 10 | Xie Junmin | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 17 May 1983 | Guangdong Guangzhou |
| 11 | Han Zhidong | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 29 July 1977 | Guangdong Guangzhou |
| 12 | Wang Yang | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 17 January 1983 | Guangdong Guangzhou |
| 13 | Ma Jianjun | GK | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 8 October 1984 | Shanghai |
       Head coach: Wang Minhui

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | Will play for places 7–10 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 4 | Will play for places 7–12 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 0 | Will play for places 7–12 |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 10 August 2008 16:40 | Report | United States | 8–4 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |||
| 10 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Azevedo 5, Beaubien 2 | Goals | Wang B. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |
| 12 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Germany | 6–5 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Hart (AUS) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Hart (AUS) |||
| 12 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Savić 2, Schertwitis 2 | Goals | Yu 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Hart (AUS) |
| 14 August 2008 16:40 | Report | China | 7–19 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |||
| 14 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Xie 3, Han 2 | Goals | Calcaterra 4, Gallo 3, Angelini 3, Di Costanzo 2, Felugo 2, Mistrangelo 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
| 16 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Serbia | 15–5 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Oshima (JPN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Oshima (JPN) |||
| 16 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Šapić 9, Vujasinović 3 | Goals | Liang 3, Xie 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Oshima (JPN) |
| 18 August 2008 16:40 | Report | China | 4–16 | Croatia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing |||
| 18 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Wu 2 | Goals | Barač 4, Joković 3, Đogaš 2, Marković 2, Hinić 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing |

#### Classification quarter-final

| 20 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Greece | 13–8 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Knights (NZL) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Knights (NZL) |||
| 20 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Ntoskas 4, G. Afroudakis 3, C. Afroudakis 2 | Goals | Xie 3, Wang Yo. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Knights (NZL) |

#### Classification 11th–12th

| 22 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Canada | 8–7 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Argyros (GRE) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Argyros (GRE) |||
| 22 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Boyd 2, Sayegh 2 | Goals | Yu 2, Han 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Koryzna (POL), Argyros (GRE) |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 28 April 1988 | Tianjin |
| 2 | Teng Fei | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 23 January 1988 | Tianjin |
| 3 | Liu Ping | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 1 May 1987 | Tianjin |
| 4 | Sun Yujun | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 January 1987 | Tianjin |
| 5 | He Jin | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 3 May 1987 | Tianjin |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Tianjin |
| 7 | Wang Ying | CB | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 August 1988 | Guangxi |
| 8 | Gao Ao | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 July 1990 | Tianjin |
| 9 | Wang Yi | D | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 29 July 1987 | Guangxi |
| 10 | Ma Huanhuan | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 13 January 1990 | Guangxi |
| 11 | Sun Huizi | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 11 June 1990 | Sichuan |
| 12 | Qiao Leiying | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 August 1989 | Sichuan |
| 13 | Tan Ying | GK | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 June 1987 | Sichuan |
       Head coach: Juan Jane Giralt

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 5 | Qualified for semifinals |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 0 | Will play for places 7th–8th |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 11 August 2008 17:00 | Report | United States | 12–11 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |||
| 11 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Golda 4, Craig 3, Hayes 2 | Goals | Gao 3, Teng 2, Sun Yu. 2, Sun H. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| 13 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Russia | 11–13 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Torsten Bock (GER) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Torsten Bock (GER) |||
| 13 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Pantyulina 3, Vylegzhanina 2 | Goals | Sun Yu. 4, Gao 2, Sun H. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Torsten Bock (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Italy | 10–9 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |||
| 15 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Casanova 4, di Mario 3 | Goals | Sun Ya. 3, Wang Yi 2, Qiao 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 17 August 2008 14:20 | Report | China | 11–12 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Decio Jr Patelli (BRA), Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Decio Jr Patelli (BRA), Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP) |||
| 17 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Ma 3, Sun H. 2 | Goals | Gynther 5, Cuffe 2, M. Rippon 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Decio Jr Patelli (BRA), Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP) |

#### Classification 5th–6th

| 19 August 2008 13:00 | Report | China | 10–7 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |||
| 19 August 2008 13:00 | Report | Gao 4, Sun H. 2 | Goals | di Mario 3, Zanchi 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |

## Weightlifting

China automatically qualifies for 6 men's and 4 women's places.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Long Qingquan | −56 kg | 132 | 1 | 160 | 1 | 292 | |
| Zhang Xiangxiang | −62 kg | 143 | 1 | 176 | 1 | 319 | |
| Liao Hui | −69 kg | 158 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 348 | |
| Shi Zhiyong | −69 kg | 152 | 4 | — | — | 152 | DNF |
| Li Hongli | −77 kg | 168 | 1 | 198 | 2 | 366 | |
| Lu Yong | −85 kg | 180 | 2 | 214 | 1 | 394 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Chen Xiexia | −48 kg | 95 | 1 | 117 OR | 1 | 212 OR | DSQ |
| Chen Yanqing | −58 kg | 106 | 1 | 138 OR | 1 | 244 OR | |
| Liu Chunhong | −69 kg | 128 WR | 1 | 158 WR | 1 | 286 WR | DSQ |
| Cao Lei | −75 kg | 128 OR | 1 | 154 OR | 1 | 282 OR | DSQ |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Qin He | −60 kg | Quintana (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Wang Qiang | −66 kg | Spiridonov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Si Riguleng | −74 kg | Fundora (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Wang Ying | −84 kg | Ketoev (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Liang Lei | −120 kg | Bartnicki (POL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mocco (USA) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jiao Huafeng | −55 kg | Bye | Gogitadze (GEO) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Sheng Jiang | −60 kg | Rahimov (AZE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Diaconu (ROU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Nazaryan (BUL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Tengizbayev (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | |
| Li Yanyan | −66 kg | Bye | Panait (ROU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bayakhmetov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Chang Yongxiang | −74 kg | Bye | Yanakiev (BUL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Barrera (PER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mikhalovich (BLR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Kvirkelia (GEO) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | |
| Ma Sanyi | −84 kg | Bye | Fodor (HUN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Gadabadze (AZE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Avluca (TUR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |
| Jiang Huachen | −96 kg | Bye | Bouguerra (ALG) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Wheeler (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Liu Deli | −120 kg | Papadopoulos (GRE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Byers (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
* Sheng Jiang originally finished fifth, but in November 2016, he was promoted to bronze due to disqualification of Vitaliy Rahimov.

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Li Xiaomei | −48 kg | Bye | Icho (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Xu Li | −55 kg | — | Pavăl (ROU) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Smirnova (KAZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Rentería (COL) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Bye | Bye | Yoshida (JPN) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | |
| Xu Haiyan | −63 kg | Bye | Badrakh (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Dugrenier (CAN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Wang Jiao | −72 kg | — | Fransson (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bernard (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Hamaguchi (JPN) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Bye | Bye | Zlateva (BUL) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | |

## Media coverage

The main rights to Olympic coverage in China are held by China Central Television (CCTV). The 2008 Summer Olympics were the first ever to be broadcast in high definition (HDTV). Besides HDTV, CCTV will broadcast in digital cable TV. Live broadcasts will run on CCTV-1, CCTV-5 and CCTV-12, with re-run broadcasts on CCTV-2 and CCTV-7. CCTV.com, the only official Beijing Olympic Games mobile phone and Internet broadcast platform on the mainland and Macao, will broadcast 3,800 hours of the Olympic Games. CCTV will follow the homegrown mobile TV China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) standard. China Telecom, China Netcom and Shanghai Media Group will broadcast using Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services. Radio coverage will be provided by China National Radio (CNR). China Mobile will also enable subscribers to catch live results and data.
Major Chinese Internet portals have signed coverage deals with CCTV.com to be Internet Content Services Sponsors: Sina.com, Netease.com, Tencent and Sohu.com. CCTV has joined with these online partners to run an interactive website offering streaming video broadcasts of events, which will be viewable only in China, and web profiles through which users can contact Olympic athletes. Officials expect 10m to 20m internet users to watch the Olympic Games in China via video streaming. 102m people had watched the games online in China, according to Timo Lumme, marketing director for the IOC. Phoenix TV broadcast the Opening Ceremony

## Kit sponsorship

China competed in all 28 Olympic sports. US sportswear company Nike has a sponsorship deal with 22 Chinese sports associations to provide outfits for those Olympic teams at the Beijing Games. Germany's Adidas has the endorsement rights for China's volleyball and football teams while Chinese company Li-Ning is the provider of the shooting, gymnastics, diving and table tennis teams. Yonex is the main sponsor of the China Badminton Team.