# China at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China, the previous host of the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United Kingdom, between 27 July and 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 396 Chinese athletes, 171 men and 225 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 23 sports. For the fourth time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.
China left London with a total of 88 medals – 38 gold, 27 silver, and 23 bronze – finishing second only to the United States in the global medal standings. The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning twelve medals in gymnastics, ten in diving and swimming, eight in badminton, seven in weightlifting and shooting, and six in table tennis. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in all sporting events. Eleven Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2008 Olympics, which China hosted; 18 of them won more than one Olympic medal in London. China also won its first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon.
Among the nation's medalists were Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen, who emerged as China's first swimmers to win two gold medals in their events; Sun and Ye broke a world record and an Olympic record, respectively. Sun also dominated the nation's Olympic medal standings, winning four medals. Gymnast Zou Kai, who won two golds and one bronze in London, became the most successful Chinese athlete in history with a total of six Olympic medals. Springboard diver Wu Minxia became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal in a single event at three consecutive Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Chen Ruolin became the second diver in Chinese history to defend two Olympic titles at a single games, after Guo Jingjing did so in two springboard events in 2008.
In the years after the Olympics, Russian track and field athlete Darya Pishchalnikova was disqualified for doping, bronze medalist Li Yanfeng was upgraded to silver. Fellow Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was also disqualified for doping in the 50 kilometres walk, bronze medalist Si Tianfeng was promoted to silver; as well as another Russians Elena Lashmanova and Olga Kaniskina, Qieyang Shenjie and Liu Hong were promoted to gold and silver at the 20 kilometres walk, respectively, sixth placer Lü Xiuzhi was also promoted to bronze. Another Russian, silver medalist in the shot put, Yevgeniya Kolodko, was also found guilty for doping, Gong Lijao was promoted to silver and Li Ling to bronze, and Zhang Wenxiu was also promoted to bronze after the original winner in the hammer throw, Tatyana Lysenko was also disqualified.

## Medalists
### Repeat medalists

Successful defending champions are marked in bold.
| Name | Sport | Event | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 |
| Four participations |||||||
| Li Na | Fencing | Women's team épée | | 6 | NE | |
| Li Na | Fencing | Women's épée | R2 | R2 | 4 | R3 |
| Three participations, all with medals |||||||
| Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | | | | |
| Wu Minxia | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | | | | |
| Wang Hao | Table tennis | Men's team | | NE | | |
| Wang Hao | Table tennis | Men's singles | | | | |
| Guo Yue | Table tennis | Women's team | | NE | | |
| Guo Yue | Table tennis | Women's singles | | | | |
| Guo Yue | Table tennis | Women's doubles | | | NE | NE |
| Zou Shiming | Boxing | Men's light flyweight | | | | |
| Three participations, two with medals |||||||
| Lin Dan | Badminton | Men's singles | | R1 | | |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Badminton | Men's doubles | | QF | | |
| Huang Shanshan | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | | | 14 | |
| Chen Ying | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | | 4 | | |
| Wei Ning | Shooting | Women's skeet | | | 6 | |
| Two participations, both with medals |||||||
| Guo Shuang | Cycling | Women's sprint | | | | |
| Guo Shuang | Cycling | Women's team sprint | | | NE | |
| Guo Shuang | Cycling | Women's keirin | | | NE | |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | Women's synchronized 10 m platform | | | | |
| Chen Ruolin | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | | | | |
| Qin Kai | Diving | Men's synchronized 3 m springboard | | | | |
| Qin Kai | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | | | | |
| He Chong | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | | | | |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | | | | |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's floor | | | | |
| Zou Kai | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | | | | |
| Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | | | | |
| Chen Yibing | Gymnastics | Men's rings | | | | |
| He Kexin | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | | | | 4 |
| He Kexin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | | | | |
| Deng Linlin | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | | | | 4 |
| Deng Linlin | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | | | 9 | |
| Dong Dong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | | | | |
| Lu Chunlong | Gymnastics | Men's trampoline | | | | |
| He Wenna | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | | | | |
| Tong Wen | Judo | Women's +78 kg | | | | |
| Xu Lijia | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | | | | |
| Guo Wenjun | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | | | | |
| Jiao Liuyang | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | | | | |
| Huang Xuechen Liu Ou | Synchronized swimming | Women's team | | | | |
| Huang Xuechen Liu Ou | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet | | | | |
| Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Luo Xi | Synchronized swimming | Women's team | | | | |
| Wu Jingyu | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | | | | |
| | | | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 |

## Medal distribution
### By dominance
#### Won all gold medals in one sport – 2

* Badminton – 5 golds
* Table tennis – 4 golds

#### Won all medals in one event (Podium Sweep) – 1

* Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

#### Won gold and silver medals in one event – 7

* Badminton – Women's singles, also with fourth place
* Badminton – Mixed doubles
* Diving – Women's 3 metre springboard
* Gymnastics – Women's balance beam
* Table tennis – Men's singles
* Table tennis – Women's singles
* Weightlifting – Men's 77 kg

#### Won gold and bronze medals in one event – 5

* Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk, also with fourth place
* Badminton – Men's singles
* Gymnastics – Men's trampoline
* Shooting – Women's 10 metre air rifle
* Swimming – Women's 400 metre individual medley

#### Won gold medals in both men's and women's events – 6

* Badminton – Singles
* Badminton – Doubles
* Diving – Synchronized 3 metre springboard
* Diving – Synchronized 10 metre platform
* Table tennis – Team
* Table tennis – Singles

## Competitors

The Chinese Olympic Committee selected a team of 396 athletes, 171 men and 225 women, to compete in 23 sports. Equestrian, football, and handball were the only sports in which China had no representation in 2012.
The Chinese team featured 29 defending champions from the Beijing games, including springboard diver Wu Minxia, light flyweight boxer Zou Shiming, gymnasts Zou Kai and Chen Yibing, and badminton player Lin Dan. Pistol shooter and former Olympic medalist Tan Zongliang, the oldest male member of the contingent, aged 41, competed at his fifth Olympic Games. Meanwhile, fencer Li Na and basketball player Wang Zhizhi each made their fourth Olympic appearance. Trap shooter Liu Yingzi was the oldest athlete of the team, aged 41, while relay swimmer Qiu Yuhan was the youngest, aged 14. Basketballer Yi Jianlian, who had previously played for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
The following table lists the number of Chinese competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| Badminton | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Boxing | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Canoeing | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Cycling | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Diving | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Fencing | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Judo | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Sailing | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Shooting | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Swimming | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tennis | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Water polo | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 171 | 225 | 396 |

## Archery

China qualified 3 archers for the men's individual event, 3 archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event, and a team for the women's team event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | Finals / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dai Xiaoxiang | Individual | 678 | 7 | Štrajhar (SLO) (58) W 6–0 | Vélez (MEX) (26) W 6–0 | Worth (AUS) (23) W 6–5 | Kim B-M (KOR) (2) W 6–5 | Oh J-H (KOR) (3) L 5–6 | van der Ven (NED) (16) W 6–5 | |
| Liu Zhaowu | Individual | 668 | 22 | Ruban (UKR) (43) L 5–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xing Yu | Individual | 673 | 13 | Mayr (GER) (52) W 6–0 | Mohamad (MAS) (20) L 5–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dai Xiaoxiang Liu Zhaowu Xing Yu | Team | 2019 | 3 | — | — | Bye | Italy (ITA) (10) L 216–220 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | Finals / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cheng Ming | Individual | 651 | 20 | Brito (VEN) (45) W 6–4 | Valencia (MEX) (13) W 7–1 | Lorig (USA) (4) L 3–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fang Yuting | Individual | 649 | 25 | Rochmawati (INA) (40) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xu Jing | Individual | 646 | 27 | Leśniak (POL) (38) W 6–2 | Kanie (JPN) (6) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheng Ming Fang Yuting Xu Jing | Team | 1946 | 7 | — | — | Italy (ITA) (10) W 200–199 | United States (USA) (2) W 218–213 | Russia (RUS) (6) W 208–207 | South Korea (KOR) (1) L 209–210 | |

## Athletics

Prior to the 2012 Olympics, Chinese athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

### 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 |
| Su Bingtian | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.19 | 3 Q | 10.28 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xie Zhenye | 200 m | 20.69 | 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 |
| Shi Dongpeng | 110 m hurdles | 13.78 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xie Wenjun | 110 m hurdles | 13.43 | 3 Q | — | — | 13.34 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cheng Wen | 400 m hurdles | 50.38 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Zhilong | 400 m hurdles | 50.36 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guo Fan Lao Yi Liang Jiahong Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng Zheng Dongsheng | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.38 NR | 5 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dong Guojian | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:20:39 | 54 |
| Li Zicheng | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Cai Zilin | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:44 | 4 |
| Chen Ding | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:18:46 OR | |
| Wang Zhen | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:25 | |
| Li Jianbo | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:39:01 | 4 |
| Si Tianfeng | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:37:16 | |
| Zhao Jianguo | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:56:59 | 34 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Li Jinzhe | Long jump | 7.77 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhang Xiaoyi | Long jump | 7.25 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cao Shuo | Triple jump | 16.27 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dong Bin | Triple jump | 16.94 | 5 q | 16.75 | 10 |
| Zhang Guowei | High jump | 2.21 | =21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yang Yansheng | Pole vault | 5.35 | =20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhang Jun | Shot put | NM | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Qin Qiang | Javelin throw | 72.29 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wei Yongli | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.48 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sun Yawei | 100 m hurdles | 13.26 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Huang Xiaoxiao | 400 m hurdles | 56.29 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Zhenzhu | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:34.29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yin Annuo | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:09.10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Jiali | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:35:46 | 58 |
| Wang Xueqin | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:28:21 | 22 |
| Zhu Xiaolin | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:48 | 6 |
| Liu Hong | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:00 | |
| Lu Xiuzhi | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:26 | |
| Qieyang Shijie | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:25:16 AR | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Li Yanmei | Triple jump | 13.43 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xie Limei | Triple jump | 13.69 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zheng Xingjuan | High jump | 1.90 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Ling$^1$ | Pole vault | 4.25 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gong Lijiao | Shot put | 19.11 | 5 Q | 20.22 | |
| Li Ling$^2$ | Shot put | 19.23 | 4 Q | 19.63 | |
| Liu Xiangrong | Shot put | 18.96 | 6 Q | 19.18 | 5 |
| Li Yanfeng | Discus throw | 64.48 | 6 Q | 67.22 | |
| Ma Xuejun | Discus throw | 62.66 | 11 q | 61.02 | 10 |
| Tan Jian | Discus throw | NM | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Lingwei | Javelin throw | 56.50 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lü Huihui | Javelin throw | 64.45 | 5 Q | 63.70 | 5 |
| Zhang Li | Javelin throw | 58.35 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhang Wenxiu | Hammer throw | 74.53 | 2 Q | 76.34 | |
On 1 May 2013, the IOC stripped Russian discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova of her silver medal in the women's discus throw after testing positive for Oxandrolone (an anabolic steroid). China's Li Yanfeng was elevated to silver.

## Badminton

China won 12 quotas with 17 athletes for the 2012 Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chen Jin | Singles | Wacha (POL) W (21–15, 21–8) | — | — | 1 Q | Zwiebler (GER) W (19–21, 21–12, 21–19) | Lee H-i (KOR) L (15–21, 16–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chen Long | Singles | Ponsana (THA) W (21–12, 21–17) | — | — | 1 Q | Wong W K (HKG) W (21–17, 21–17) | Gade (DEN) W (21–16, 21–13) | Lee C W (MAS) L (13–21, 14–21) | Lee H-i (KOR) W (21–12, 15–21, 21–15) | |
| Lin Dan | Singles | Evans (IRL) W (21–8, 21–14) | — | — | 1 Q | Hidayat (INA) W (21–9, 21–13) | Sasaki (JPN) W (21–12, 16–21, 21–13) | Lee H-i (KOR) W (21–12, 21–10) | Lee C W (MAS) W (15–21, 21–10, 21–19) | |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Doubles | Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) W (22–20, 21–16) | Smith / Warfe (AUS) W (21–17, 21–11) | Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) W (21–19, 21–13) | 1 Q | — | Chai B / Guo Zd (CHN) W (21–15, 21–19) | Koo K K / Tan B H (MAS) W (21–9, 21–19) | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) W (21–16, 21–15) | |
| Chai Biao Guo Zhendong | Doubles | James / Viljoen (RSA) W (21–8, 21–13) | Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) W (23–21, 21–15) | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L (14–21, 19–21) | 1 Q | — | Cai Y / Fu Hf (CHN) L (15–21, 19–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Li Xuerui | Singles | Marín (ESP) W (21–13, 21–11) | Rivero (PER) W (21–5, 21–6) | — | 1 Q | Tai T-z (TPE) W (21–16, 23–21) | Yip P Y (HKG) W (21–12, 22–20) | Wang X (CHN) W (22–20, 21–28) | Wang Y (CHN) W (21–15, 21–23 21–17) | |
| Wang Xin | Singles | Wang (USA) W (21–8, 21–6) | — | — | 1 Q | Firdasari (INA) W (21–15, 21–8) | Intanon (THA) W (17–21, 21–18, 21–14) | Li X (CHN) L (20–22, 18–21) | Nehwal (IND) L (21–18, 1–0$^{ret}$) | 4 |
| Wang Yihan | Singles | Li (CAN) W (21–8, 21–16) | — | — | 1 Q | Bae Y-j (KOR) W (15–21, 21–14, 21–14) | Cheng S-c (TPE) W (21–14, 21–11) | Nehwal (IND) W (21–13, 21–13) | Li X (CHN) L (15–21, 23–21, 17–21) | |
| Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | Doubles | Maeda / Suetsuna (JPN) W (21–16, 21–17) | Juhl / Pedersen (DEN) L (20–22, 12–21) | Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG) W (21–11, 21–12) | 2 Q | — | Cheng W-h / Chien Y-c (TPE) W (21–10, 21–14) | Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) W (21–19, 21–6) | Fujii / Kakiiwa (JPN) W (21–10, 25–23) | |
| Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Doubles | Jung K-e / Kim H-n (KOR) L (14–21, 11–21) | Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) W (21–6, 21–9) | Bruce / Li (CAN) W (21–11, 21–7) | 2 Q | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing | Disqualified – match fixing |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ma Jin Xu Chen | Doubles | Prapakamol / Thungthongkam (THA) W (21–19, 21–12) | Chan P S / Goh L Y (MAS) W (21–14, 21–8) | Chen H-l / Cheng W-h (TPE) W (21–16, 22–20) | 1 Q | Mateusiak / Zięba (POL) W (21–19, 21–16, 23–21) | Ahmad / Natsir (INA) W (21–23, 21–18, 21–13) | Zhang N / Zhao Yl (CHN) L (11–21, 17–21) | |
| Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | Doubles | Nikolaenko / Sorokina (RUS) W (21–18, 21–9) | Adcock / Bankier (GBR) W (21–13, 21–14) | Fuchs / Michels (GER) W (21–6, 21–7) | 1 Q | Laybourn / Juhl (DEN) W (21–13, 21–17) | Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) W (17–21, 21–17, 21–19) | Xu C / Ma J (CHN) W (21–11, 21–17) | |

## Basketball

China's male and female basketball teams both qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.
* Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
* Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

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

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 359 | +41 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 402 | 349 | +53 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 394 | +20 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 410 | 373 | +37 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 380 | 405 | −25 | 6 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 313 | 439 | −126 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Russia 1–0 Brazil
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Spain 1–0 Australia
* 29 July 2012 16:45
* Report
| Spain | 97–81 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 34–24, 16–19, 28–21 |||
| Pts: P. Gasol 21 Rebs: P. Gasol 11 Asts: M. Gasol 5 | | Pts: Yi Jianlian 30 Rebs: Yi Jianlian 12 Asts: Chen Jianghua 5 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Felicia Grinter (USA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)
* 31 July 2012 09:00
* Report
| China | 54–73 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–20, 14–21, 15–12 |||
| Pts: Yi Jianlian 16 Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7 Asts: Chen Jianghua 4 | | Pts: Kirilenko 16 Rebs: Khryapa 12 Asts: Shved, Khryapa 6 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Bill Kennedy (USA)
* 2 August 2012 11:15
* Report
| Australia | 81–61 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 28–11, 12–19, 20–9 |||
| Pts: Mills 20 Rebs: Worthington 8 Asts: Ingles 7 | | Pts: Wang Shipeng 21 Rebs: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi 12 Asts: Wang Shipeng 3 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
* 4 August 2012 16:45
* Report
| China | 59–98 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 10–17, 17–28, 21–28 |||
| Pts: Zhu Fangyu 13 Rebs: Yi Jianlian 6 Asts: Chen Jianghua 2 | | Pts: Vinicius 14 Rebs: Varejão 13 Asts: Taylor 6 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 6 August 2012 16:45
* Report
| Great Britain | 90–58 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–16, 26–17, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Achara 16 Rebs: Archibald 9 Asts: Lawrence 6 | | Pts: Wang Zhizhi 11 Rebs: Yi Jianlian 14 Asts: Liu Wei 4 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

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

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 462 | 279 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 343 | 316 | +27 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 363 | −17 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 332 | +14 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 379 | −55 | 6 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 243 | 395 | −152 | 5 | |
* 28 July 2012 09:00
* Report
| China | 66–57 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–13, 15–15, 15–13 |||
| Pts: Ma Zengyu 16 Rebs: Chen Nan 8 Asts: Miao Lijie 8 | | Pts: Vítečková 14 Rebs: Horáková 9 Asts: three players 3 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Carole Delaune (FRA)
* 30 July 2012 09:00
* Report
| Croatia | 58–83 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 10–15, 14–25, 13–19 |||
| Pts: Mandir 22 Rebs: Ivezić 6 Asts: Jelavić, Lelas 4 | | Pts: Chen Nan 28 Rebs: Chen Nan 10 Asts: Miao Lijie 10 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Elena Chernova (RUS), Felicia Grinter (USA)
* 1 August 2012 11:15
* Report
| China | 76–52 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 18–18, 24–6, 19–15 |||
| Pts: Ma Zengyu 15 Rebs: Gao Song 9 Asts: Miao Lijie 5 | | Pts: Guadalupe 12 Rebs: Tomas 9 Asts: three players 2 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Shenal Bendke (IND)
* 3 August 2012 16:45
* Report
| Turkey | 82–55 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 13–14, 20–16, 23–12 |||
| Pts: Yılmaz 16 Rebs: Hollingsworth 11 Asts: Alben 5 | | Pts: Ma Zengyu 7 Rebs: Ma Zengyu, Chen Nan 8 Asts: Miao Lijie 6 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Felicia Grinter (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
* 5 August 2012 16:45
* Report
| China | 66–114 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Song Xiaoyun 15 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Miao Lijie 8 | | Pts: Taurasi 22 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Catchings 7 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Carole Delauné (FRA)

#### Quarter-final

* 7 August 2012 16:15
* Report
| Australia | 75–60 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13–20, 20–16, 20–8 |||
| Pts: Cambage 17 Rebs: Batkovic 9 Asts: Richards 7 | | Pts: Ma Zengyu 15 Rebs: Chen Nan 7 Asts: Gao Song 3 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Elena Chernova (RUS), Carole Delauné (FRA)

## Boxing

China qualified boxers for the following events in 2012:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zou Shiming | Light flyweight | Bye | Veitia (CUB) W 14–11 | Zhakypov (KAZ) W 13–10 | Barnes (IRL) W 15$^+$–15 | Pongprayoon (THA) W 13–10 | |
| Liu Qiang | Lightweight | Jackson (AUS) W 20–7 | Toledo (CUB) L 10–14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maimaitituersun Qiong | Welterweight | Zamkovoy (RUS) L 11–16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Meng Fanlong | Light heavyweight | Sangwan (IND) W 15–14 | Falcão (BRA) L 17–17$^+$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Xuanxuan | Heavyweight | — | Pulev (BUL) L 7–10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhang Zhilei | Super heavyweight | — | Linde (AUS) W RSC | Joshua (GBR) L 11–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ren Cancan | Flyweight | Bye | Savelyeva (RUS) W 12–7 | Esparza (USA) W 10–8 | Adams (GBR) L 7–16 | |
| Dong Cheng | Lightweight | Lăcătuș (ROU) W 10–5 | Chorieva (TJK) L 8–13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Jinzi | Middleweight | Feitosa (BRA) W 19–14 | Spencer (CAN) W 17–14 | Torlopova (RUS) L 10–12 | Did not advance | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

China qualified boats for the following slalom events:
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Huang Cunguang | Men's K-1 | 94.40 | 14 | 94.54 | 15 | 94.40 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teng Zhiqiang | Men's C-1 | 95.68 | 5 | 96.06 | 7 | 95.68 | 11 Q | 107.53 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | Men's C-2 | 103.36 | 5 | 99.05 | 2 | 99.05 | 3 Q | 110.70 | 5 Q | 112.86 | 6 |
| Li Jingjing | Women's K-1 | 108.53 | 8 | 111.22 | 14 | 108.53 | 12 Q | 117.02 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
* Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong (C-2)
* Li Jingjing (K-1)

### Sprint

China qualified boats for the following sprint events:

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Li Qiang | C-1 200 m | 42.004 | 3 Q | 42.149 | 3 FB | 47.295 | 16 |
| Zhou Yubo | K-1 200 m | 38.316 | 5 Q | 39.042 | 8 FB | 40.157 | 16 |
| Zhou Yubo | K-1 1000 m | 3:36.994 | 4 Q | 3:36.163 | 7 FB | 3:36.110 | 15 |
| Huang Maoxing Li Qiang | C-2 1000 m | 3:38.483 | 3 Q | 3:37.746 | 1 FA | 3:48.930 | 8 |
| Zhang Hongpeng Shen Jie Zhou Peng Zhou Yubo | K-4 1000 m | 3:14.234 | 5 Q | 3:00.315 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zhou Yu | K-1 200 m | 42.885 | 6 Q | 42.279 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wu Yanan Zhou Yu | K-2 500 m | 1:43.448 | 1 Q | 1:41.863 | 1 FA | 1:44.136 | 4 |
| Li Zhangli Liu Haiping Ren Wenjun Yu Lamei | K-4 500 m | 1:40.661 | 4 Q | 1:34.004 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling

China qualified the following cyclists for the 2012 Games:

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Liu Xin | Women's road race | OTL | OTL |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Zhang Miao | Men's sprint | 10.155 70.901 | 8 | Awang (MAS) L | Esterhuizen (RSA) Mazquiarán (ESP) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guo Shuang | Women's sprint | 11.020 65.335 | 3 | Larreal (VEN) W 11.371 63.318 | Bye | Hansen (NZL) W 11.431 62.986 | Bye | Guerra (CUB) W 11.283, W 11.337 | Meares (AUS) L | Vogel (GER) W 11.532, W 11.591 | |

#### Team sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Cheng Changsong Zhang Lei Zhang Miao | Men's team sprint | 43.751 61.712 | 6 Q | Australia (AUS) L 43.505 62.061 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang | Women's team sprint | 32.447 WR 55.475 | 1 Q | Venezuela (VEN) W 32.422 WR 55.517 | 1 Q | Germany (GER) L REL | |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Jiang Fan Jiang Wenwen Liang Jing | Women's team pursuit | 3:26.049 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Zhang Miao | Men's keirin | 6 R | 6 | Did not advance | 17 |
| Guo Shuang | Women's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 3 Q | |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Time trial | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Huang Li | Women's omnium | 14.571 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 3:45.610 | 13 | 8 | 36.315 | 6 | 67 | 12 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tong Weisong | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 41 |
| Shi Qinglan | Women's cross-country | 1:35:28 | 12 |

## Diving

The Chinese diving team qualified 12 divers across all diving events at the 2012 Olympics through the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| He Chong | 3 m springboard | 500.90 | 2 Q | 510.15 | 1 Q | 524.15 | |
| Qin Kai | 3 m springboard | 451.60 | 11 Q | 500.35 | 3 Q | 541.75 | |
| Lin Yue | 10 m platform | 532.15 | 2 Q | 541.80 | 2 Q | 527.30 | 6 |
| Qiu Bo | 10 m platform | 563.70 | 1 Q | 563.55 | 1 Q | 566.85 | |
| Luo Yutong Qin Kai | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 477.00 | |
| Cao Yuan Zhang Yanquan | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 486.78 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| He Zi | 3 m springboard | 363.85 | 2 Q | 354.50 | 3 Q | 379.20 | |
| Wu Minxia | 3 m springboard | 387.75 | 1 Q | 394.40 | 1 Q | 414.00 | |
| Chen Ruolin | 10 m platform | 392.35 | 1 Q | 407.25 | 1 Q | 422.30 | |
| Hu Yadan | 10 m platform | 337.85 | 6 Q | 328.25 | 9 Q | 349.50 | 9 |
| He Zi Wu Minxia | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 346.20 | |
| Chen Ruolin Wang Hao | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 368.40 | |

## Fencing

China qualified 13 fencers for nine events at the 2012 Olympics.

### 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 | — | Kelsey (USA) L 7–8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lei Sheng | Individual foil | Bye | Schlosser (AUT) W 15–9 | Sintes (FRA) W 15–6 | Aspromonte (ITA) W 15–8 | Baldini (ITA) W 15–11 | Abouelkassem (EGY) W 15–13 | |
| Ma Jianfei | Individual foil | Bye | Gómez (MEX) W 15–9 | Akhmatkhuzin (RUS) W 15–11 | Choi B-c (KOR) L 13–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhu Jun | Individual foil | Shaito (LIB) W 15–2 | Choi B-c (KOR) L 13–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lei Sheng Ma Jianfei Zhang Liangliang Zhu Jun | Team foil | — | — | — | Japan (JPN) (7) L 30–45 | Classification semi-final Russia (RUS) L 40–45 | 7th place final France (FRA) W 45–33 | 7 |
| Liu Xiao | Individual sabre | Bye | Occhiuzzi (ITA) L 9–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Jingzhi | Individual sabre | Bye | Won W-y (KOR) L 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhong Man | Individual sabre | Bye | Kim J-h (KOR) W 15–14 | Szilágyi (HUN) L 10–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jiang Kelu Liu Xiao Wang Jingzhi Zhong Man | Team sabre | — | — | — | Romania (ROU) L 30–45 | Classification semi-final United States (USA) (8) W 45–28 | 5th place final Germany (GER) (3) L 30–45 | 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 | Pantelyeyeva (UKR) W 15–10 | Heidemann (GER) L 13–14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luo Xiaojuan | Individual épée | Bye | Besbes (TUN) L 9–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sun Yujie | Individual épée | Bye | Duplitzer (GER) W 15–10 | Géroudet (SUI) W 15–10 | Fiamingo (ITA) W 15–14 | Shemyakina (UKR) L 13–14 | Shin A-L (KOR) W 15–11 | |
| Li Na Luo Xiaojuan Sun Yujie Xu Anqi | Team épée | — | — | — | Germany (GER) W 45–42 | Russia (RUS) W 20–19 | South Korea (KOR) W 39–25 | |
| Chen Jinyan | Individual foil | Bye | Wojtkowiak (POL) W 15–8 | Vezzali (ITA) L 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chen Xiaodong | Individual sabre | — | Ben Chaabane (TUN) W 15–12 | Vecchi (ITA) L 10–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhu Min | Individual sabre | — | Pascu (ROU) W 15–10 | Gavrilova (RUS) W 15–11 | Zagunis (USA) L 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Field hockey

The Chinese women's hockey team qualified a team of 16 players for the 2012 Olympics, by virtue of winning the 2010 Asian Games hockey title.

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

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
* Ma Yibo
* Wang Mengyu
* Ma Wei
* Sun Sinan
* Cui Qiuxia
* Fu Baorong
* Gao Lihua
* Zhang Yimeng (GK)
* Li Hongxia
* Ren Ye (C)
* Zhao Yudiao
* Song Qingling
* De Jiaojiao
* Xu Xiaoxu
* Liang Meiyu
* Peng Yang
Reserves:
* Li Dongxiao (GK)
* Tang Chunling

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | |
* 29 July 2012 13:45
| China | 4–0 | South Korea |
| Ma Yibo 26', 67' Zhao Yudiao 51' Li Hongxia 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 31 July 2012 13:45
| Belgium | 0–0 | China |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 2 August 2012 13:45
| China | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Goderie 10' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Chieko Soma (JPN)
* 4 August 2012 16:00
| China | 2–1 | Great Britain |
| Fu Baorong 41' Zhao Yudiao 47' | Report | Cullen 69' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 6 August 2012 13:45
| Japan | 1–0 | China |
| Komazawa 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

#### 5th/6th place

* 10 August 2012 11:30
| China | 0–2 | Australia |
| | Report | Schulz 41' Close 60' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

## Gymnastics

A total of 15 Chinese gymnasts competed at the 2012 Olympics.

### Artistic
#### Men's 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 | — | 14.466 | 15.858 Q | — | 12.900 | — | — | — | — | 14.733 | 15.800 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feng Zhe | Team | 14.433 | — | 14.866 | 16.100 | 15.633 Q | 15.000 | — | — | 14.400 | — | 14.533 | 16.216 | 15.950 | 15.000 | — | — |
| Guo Weiyang | Team | 12.266 | 13.266 | 14.400 | 15.300 | 13.966 | 14.933 | 84.131 | 29 | — | 14.600 | 14.566 | — | 15.200 | — | — | — |
| Zhang Chenglong | Team | 14.666 | 13.133 | — | 16.233 | 15.366 Q | 15.933 Q | — | — | 14.900 | 14.500 | — | 16.200 | 15.600 | 15.666 | — | — |
| Zou Kai | Team | 15.833 Q | 12.533 | — | 15.200 | — | 15.533 Q | — | — | 15.833 | — | — | 15.900 | — | 16.400 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 44.932 | 40.865 | 45.124 | 47.633 | 44.965 | 46.466 | 269.985 | 6 Q | 45.133 | 43.833 | 44.899 | 48.316 | 46.750 | 47.066 | 275.997 | |

#### Men's individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Chen Yibing | Rings | — | — | 15.800 | — | — | — | 15.800 | |
| Feng Zhe | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.966 | — | 15.966 | |
| Zhang Chenglong | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 16.266 | 16.266 | 4 |
| Zhang Chenglong | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 13.808 | — | 13.808 | 9 |
| Zou Kai | Floor | 15.933 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.933 | |
| Zou Kai | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 16.366 | 16.366 | |

#### Women's 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 |
| Deng Linlin | Team | 13.833 | 14.833 | 14.166 | 15.166 Q | 57.998 | 6 Q | 14.900 | — | 13.766 | 13.733 | — | — |
| He Kexin | Team | — | 13.733 | 15.966 Q | — | — | — | — | 15.766 | — | — | — | — |
| Huang Qiushuang | Team | 13.575 | 15.000 | 15.266 | 13.866 | 57.707 | 10 Q | 15.033 | 15.100 | 13.800 | 12.500 | — | — |
| Sui Lu | Team | 14.233 | — | — | 15.400 Q | — | — | — | — | 15.366 | 14.600 | — | — |
| Yao Jinnan | Team | 13.066 | 13.133 | 15.766 Q | 12.833 | 54.798 | 22 | 14.333 | 15.533 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | Team | 41.641 | 43.566 | 46.998 | 44.432 | 176.637 | 3 Q | 44.266 | 46.399 | 42.932 | 40.833 | 174.430 | 4 |

#### Women's individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Deng Linlin | All-around | 14.900 | 14.266 | 15.300 | 13.933 | 58.399 | 6 |
| Deng Linlin | Balance beam | — | — | — | 15.600 | 15.600 | |
| He Kexin | Uneven bars | — | — | 15.933 | — | 15.933 | |
| Huang Qiushuang | All-around | 14.916 | 15.133 | 14.133 | 13.933 | 58.115 | 7 |
| Sui Lu | Balance beam | — | — | — | 15.500 | 15.500 | |
| Yao Jinnan | Uneven bars | — | — | 15.766 | — | 15.766 | 4 |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Deng Senyue | Individual | 27.150 | 26.800 | 27.575 | 27.300 | 108.825 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dong Dong | Men's | 112.895 | 1 Q | 62.990 | |
| Lu Chunlong | Men's | 112.299 | 3 Q | 61.319 | |
| He Wenna | Women's | 105.500 | 1 Q | 55.950 | |
| Huang Shanshan | Women's | 104.759 | 2 Q | 56.730 | |

## Judo

Eight Chinese athletes – one man and seven women – competed in the Olympic judo events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| A Lamusi | −60 kg | Bye | Guédez (VEN) L 0000-0111 | 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 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wu Shugen | −48 kg | Bye | Kearney (IRL) W 1011–0012 | Menezes (BRA) L 0002–0011 | Did not advance | Csernoviczki (HUN) L 0002–0021 | Did not advance | 7 |
| He Hongmei | −52 kg | Gneto (FRA) L 0012–0111 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Hui | −57 kg | Căprioriu (ROU) L 0000–0102 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xu Lili | −63 kg | Silva (BRA) W 0101–0001 | Gwend (ITA) W 0211–0002 | Willeboordse (NED) W 1000–0001 | Joung D-w (KOR) W 0011–0002 | Bye | Žolnir (SLO) L 0011–0100 | |
| Chen Fei | −70 kg | Klys (POL) W 1001–0000 | Miled (TUN) W 1000–0001 | Tachimoto (JPN) W 0020–0020 YUS | Thiele (GER) L 0000–0001 | Bye | Alvear (COL) L 0001–0011 | 5 |
| Yang Xiuli | −78 kg | Bye | Aung (MYA) W 0100–0000 | Tcheuméo (FRA) L 0001–0101 | Did not advance | Verkerk (NED) L 0000–0000 YUS | Did not advance | 7 |
| Tong Wen | +78 kg | Zambotti (MEX) W 0100–0000 | Sadkowska (POL) W 0101–0000 | Kindzerska (UKR) W 0100–0000 | Ortiz (CUB) L 0001–0010 | Bye | Altheman (BRA) W 0100–0001 | |

## Modern pentathlon

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships, four Chinese pentathletes qualified for the 2012 games. Cao Zhongrong and Wang Guan earned places in the men's event, while Chen Qian and Miao Yihua earned places in the women's event.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol/3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol/3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol/3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Cao Zhongrong | Men's | 25–10 | =2 | 1000 | 1:58.93 | 3 | 1376 | 120 | 27 | 1080 | 10:38.02 | 9 | 2448 | 5904 | |
| Wang Guan | Men's | 12–23 | =34 | 688 | 2:12.13 | 32 | 1216 | DNS | 36 | 0 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | 1904 | 36 |
| Chen Qian | Women's | 21–14 | =6 | 904 | 2:17.77 | 14 | 1148 | 80 | 22 | 1120 | 11:52.20 | 3 | 2152 | 5324 | 5 |
| Miao Yihua | Women's | 20–15 | =8 | 880 | 2:19.31 | 21 | 1132 | 64 | 17 | 1136 | 12:26.31 | 20 | 2016 | 5164 | 14 |

## Rowing
### 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 | 6:50.71 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:02.03 | 3 SA/B | 7:31.52 | 5 FB | 7:25.64 | 11 |
| Sun Jie Zhang Fangbing | Lightweight double sculls | 6:57.67 | 4 R | 6:40.12 | 3 SC/D | — | — | 7:09.39 | 2 FC | 6:49.39 | 15 |
| Huang Zhe Wang Tiexin Yu Chenggang Zhang Guolin | Lightweight four | 5:52.58 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:08.47 | 6 FB | 6:11.33 | 10 |

### 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 | 7:21.49 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:39.58 | 1 SA/B | 7:45.58 | 2 FA | 8:03.10 | 6 |
| Gao Yulan Zhang Yage | Pair | 7:13.38 | 3 R | 7:15.18 | 3 FA | — | — | — | — | 7:55.18 | 7 |
| Wang Min Zhu Weiwei | Double sculls | 6:50.64 | 3 R | 7:09.65 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 7:08.92 | 4 |
| Huang Wenyi Xu Dongxiang | Lightweight double sculls | 7:15.57 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:10.39 | 1 FA | 7:11.93 | |
| Jin Ziwei Tang Bin Tian Liang Zhang Yangyang | Quadruple sculls | 6:24.32 | 4 R | 6:21.98 | 4 FA | — | — | — | — | 6:44.19 | 5 |
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 qualified one boat for each of the following 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 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 14 | EL | 153 | 18 |
| Shi Jian | Laser | 27 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 32 | 41 | 30 | 41 | EL | 340 | 43 |
| Gong Lei | Finn | OCS | 17 | 20 | 22 | OCS | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | EL | 190 | 24 |
| Deng Daokun Wang Weidong | 470 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 16 | EL | 160 | 20 |

### 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 |
| Li Ling | RS:X | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 23 | EL | 115 | 14 |
| Xu Lijia | Laser Radial | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | |
| Huang Xufeng Wang Xiaoli | 470 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 12 | EL | 97 | 11 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

The following 23 quota places were qualified for the Chinese shooting squad at the 2012 Games:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ding Feng | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 588 | 2 Q | 27 | |
| Du Yu | Trap | 112 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hu Binyuan | Double trap | 133 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lan Xing | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1159 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Jun | Double trap | 134 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pang Wei | 10 m air pistol | 586 | 2 Q | 683.7 | 4 |
| Tan Zongliang | 10 m air pistol | 581 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Tao | 10 m air rifle | 598 | 4 Q | 700.4 | 4 |
| Wang Weiyi | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Zhiwei | 50 m pistol | 566 | 2 Q | 658.6 | |
| Zhang Jian | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 584 | 5 Q | 601 | 5 |
| Zhang Tian | 50 m pistol | 553 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhu Qinan | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1170 | 6 Q | 1270.2 | 5 |
| Zhu Qinan | 50 m rifle prone | 590 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhu Qinan | 10 m air rifle | 595 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chen Ying | 25 m pistol | 585 | 3 Q | 791.4 | |
| Du Li | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 581 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guo Wenjun | 10 m air pistol | 388 | 1 Q | 488.1 | |
| Li Peijing | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 583 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liu Yingzi | Trap | 67 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Su Yuling | 10 m air pistol | 386 | 4 Q | 484.6 | 6 |
| Wei Ning | Skeet | 68 | 4 Q | 91 | |
| Yi Siling | 10 m air rifle | 399 | 1 Q | 502.9 | |
| Yu Dan | 10 m air rifle | 398 | 3 Q | 501.5 | |
| Yuan Jing | 25 m pistol | 579 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Chinese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following Olympic events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chen Yin | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.60 | 6 Q | 1:54.43 | 3 Q | 1:55.18 | 8 |
| Cheng Chen | 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.83 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cheng Feiyi | 100 m backstroke | 53.22 | 2 Q | 53.50 | 6 Q | 53.77 | 8 |
| Dai Jun | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.90 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hao Yun | 400 m freestyle | 3:46.88 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:46.02 | 4 |
| He Jianbin | 100 m backstroke | 54.81 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Xiayan | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.55 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Yunqi | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.72 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lü Zhiwu | 100 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sun Yang | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.24 | 1 Q | 1:45.61 | 1 Q | 1:44.93 | |
| Sun Yang | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.07 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:40.14 OR | |
| Sun Yang | 1500 m freestyle | 14:43.25 | 1 Q | — | — | 14:31.02 WR | |
| Wang Chengxiang | 400 m individual medley | 4:15.57 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Shun | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.85 | =22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wu Peng | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.88 | 10 Q | 1:55.65 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wu Peng | 200 m individual medley | 2:01.43 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xu Jiayu | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.26 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shi Yang | 50 m freestyle | 22.64 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yang Zhixian | 400 m individual medley | 4:15.45 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhang Fenglin | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.71 | 3 Q | 1:55.56 | 3 Q | 1:55.59 | 4 |
| Zhou Jiawei | 100 m butterfly | 52.03 | 8 Q | 52.30 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chen Zuo He Jianbin Lü Zhiwu Shi Tengfei Zhang Enjian | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.00 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hao Yun Jiang Haiqi Li Yunqi Sun Yang Dai Jun* Lü Zhiwu* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:11.35 | 6 Q | — | — | 7:06.30 | |
| Chen Weiwu Cheng Chen He Jianbin Huang Yunkun Lü Zhiwu Zhou Jiawei | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.65 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bai Anqi | 200 m backstroke | 2:11.26 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fu Yuanhui | 100 m backstroke | 59.96 | 8 Q | 59.82 | 8 Q | 1:00.50 | 8 |
| Ji Liping | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.76 | =7 Q | 2:27.26 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jiao Liuyang | 100 m butterfly | 57.71 | 6 Q | 58.04 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jiao Liuyang | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.15 | 2 Q | 2:06.10 | 2 Q | 2:04.06 OR | |
| Li Jiaxing | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.43 | 13 Q | 2:12.69 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Xuanxu | 400 m freestyle | 4:10.95 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Xuanxu | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.28 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:32.91 | |
| Liu Xiaoyu | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.99 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liu Zige | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.72 | 11 Q | 2:06.99 | 6 Q | 2:07.77 | 8 |
| Lu Ying | 100 m butterfly | 57.17 | 2 Q | 57.51 | 6 Q | 56.87 | |
| Shao Yiwen | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.41 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shao Yiwen | 800 m freestyle | 8:27.78 | 9 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Song Wenyan | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.47 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sun Ye | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.94 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tang Yi | 100 m freestyle | 53.28 | 1 Q | 53.60 | 4 Q | 53.44 | |
| Wang Shijia | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.73 | 14 Q | 1:58.63 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Xin Xin | 800 m freestyle | 8:40.88 | 24 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yanqiao Fang | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Yao Yige | 200 m backstroke | 2:12.14 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ye Shiwen | 200 m individual medley | 2:08.90 | 1 Q | 2:08.39 OR | 1 Q | 2:07.57 OR | |
| Ye Shiwen | 400 m individual medley | 4:31.73 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:28.43 WR | |
| Zhao Jin | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.68 | 13 Q | 1:07.97 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zhao Jing | 100 m backstroke | 59.97 | 9 Q | 59.55 | 5 Q | 59.23 | 6 |
| Zhu Qianwei | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 | =24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Qiu Yuhan Tang Yi Wang Haibing Wang Shijia* Zhu Qianwei* Pang Jiaying | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.91 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:36.75 | 4 |
| Chen Qian* Liu Jing Pang Jiaying* Tang Yi Wang Shijia Ye Shiwen Zhu Qianwei* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:53.66 | 6 Q | — | — | 7:53.11 | 6 |
| Gao Chang* Ji Liping Jiao Liuyang* Lu Ying Sun Ye* Tang Yi Zhao Jing | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.38 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:56.41 | 5 |

## Synchronized swimming

China qualified a duet and a team. The team consisted of 9 athletes, 8 in action and 1 in reserve.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Huang Xuechen Liu Ou | Duet | 96.100 | 2 | 96.710 | 192.810 | 2 Q | 96.770 | 192.870 | |
| Chang Si Chen Xiaojun Huang Xuechen Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Luo Xi Sun Wenyan Wu Yiwen | Team | 97.000 | 2 | — | — | — | 97.010 | 194.010 | |

## Table tennis

China qualified four athletes for the singles table tennis events at the 2012 Olympics. Wang Hao and Zhang Jike qualified for the men's event, while Li Xiaoxia and Ding Ning qualified for the women's event.

### Men

| 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 |
| Wang Hao | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Schlager (AUT) W (4–1) | Gao N (SIN) W (4–1) | Kishikawa (JPN) W (4–0) | Chuang C-y (TPE) W (4–1) | Zhang J (CHN) L (1–4) | |
| Zhang Jike | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Vang (TUR) W (4–0) | Samsonov (BLR) W (4–3) | Jiang Ty (HKG) W (4–1) | Ovtcharov (GER) W (4–1) | Wang H (CHN) W (4–1) | |
| Ma Long Wang Hao Zhang Jike | Team | — | — | — | — | Russia (RUS) W (3–1) | Singapore (SIN) W (3–0) | Germany (GER) W (3–1) | South Korea (KOR) W (3–0) | |

### Women

| 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 |
| Ding Ning | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Dodean (ROU) W (4–0) | Jiang Hj (HKG) W (4–1) | Fukuhara (JPN) W (4–0) | Feng Tw (SIN) W (4–2) | Li Xx (CHN) L (1–4) | |
| Li Xiaoxia | Singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Hsing (USA) W (4–2) | Park M-Y (KOR) W (4–1) | Li J (NED) W (4–0) | Ishikawa (JPN) W (4–1) | Ding N (CHN) W (4–1) | |
| Ding Ning Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia | Team | — | — | — | — | Spain (ESP) W (3–0) | Netherlands (NED) W (3–0) | South Korea (KOR) W (3–0) | Japan (JPN) W (3–0) | |

## Taekwondo

China ensured berths in the following taekwondo events by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:
| 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 |
| Liu Xiaobo | Men's +80 kg | Edwards (JAM) W 6–4 | Molfetta (ITA) L 5–6 SDP | Did not advance | Gulov (TJK) W 6–1 | Tanrıkulu (TUR) W 3–2 | Did not advance | |
| Wu Jingyu | Women's −49 kg | Zamora (GUA) W 10–2 | Kasahara (JPN) W 14–0 PTG | Zaninović (CRO) W 19–7 | Bye | Bye | Yagüe (ESP) W 8–1 | |
| Hou Yuzhuo | Women's −57 kg | López (USA) W 1–0 SDP | Mikkonen (FIN) W 7–2 | Harnois (FRA) W 8–3 | Bye | Bye | Jones (GBR) L 4–6 | |

## Tennis

| 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 | Women's singles | Hantuchová (SVK) L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peng Shuai | Women's singles | Hsieh (TPE) W 6–3, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–5 | Kvitová (CZE) L 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zheng Jie | Women's singles | Petrova (RUS) L 4–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peng Shuai Zheng Jie | Women's doubles | — | Cornet / Mladenovic (FRA) W 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3 | Llagostera Vives / Martínez Sánchez (ESP) W 6–4, 6–2 | Kirilenko / Petrova (RUS) L 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Na Zhang Shuai | Women's doubles | — | Dulko / Suárez (ARG) W 6–4, 6–2 | Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) L 3–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

China qualified the following triathletes for the 2012 Olympics:
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Bai Faquan | Men's | 17:55 | 0:46 | 59:46 | 0:33 | 33:26 | 1:52:26 | 46 |
| Zhang Yi | Women's | 19:49 | 0:50 | 1:10:39 | 0:32 | 38:11 | 2:10:01 | 50 |

## 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 C Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 12–15) Brink – Reckermann (GER) L 1 – 2 (21–13, 19–21, 8–15) Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) L 1 – 2 (27–29, 21–17, 12–15) | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
| Xue Chen Zhang Xi | Women's | Pool B Vasina – Vozakova (RUS) L 1 – 2 (21–18, 14–21, 14–16) Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI) W 2 – 1 (21–18, 16–21, 15–8) Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani (GRE) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–16) | 2 Q | Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–11) | D Schwaiger – S Schwaiger (AUT) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–11) | May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA) L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22) | Juliana – Larissa (BRA) L 1 – 2 (21–11, 19–21, 12–15) | 4 |

### Indoor

China qualified a 12-person women's team for the indoor volleyball tournament.

#### Women's tournament
##### Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Yu Juemin
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 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 | Mi Yang | 24 January 1989 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | Tianjin |
| 4 | Hui Ruoqi | 4 March 1991 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Jiangsu |
| 6 | Chu Jinling | 29 July 1984 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Liaoning |
| 7 | Zhang Xian (L) | 16 March 1985 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Liaoning |
| 8 | Wei Qiuyue (C) | 26 September 1988 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Tianjin |
| 9 | Yang Junjing | 15 May 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Bayi |
| 10 | Shan Danna | 8 October 1991 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Zhejiang |
| 11 | Xu Yunli | 2 August 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 317 cm (125 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Fujian |
| 12 | Zeng Chunlei | 3 November 1989 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 318 cm (125 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Beijing |
| 15 | Ma Yunwen | 19 October 1986 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 307 cm (121 in) | Shanghai |
| 17 | Zhang Lei | 11 January 1985 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Shanghai |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 426 | 345 | 1.235 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 475 | 461 | 1.030 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 449 | 452 | 0.993 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 447 | 420 | 1.064 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 434 | 443 | 0.980 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 297 | 407 | 0.730 | |

##### Quarter-final
## Water polo

China qualified a 13-member women's water polo team.

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth |
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 28 April 1988 |
| 2 | Teng Fei | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 23 January 1988 |
| 3 | Liu Ping | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 1 May 1987 |
| 4 | Sun Yujun | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 January 1987 |
| 5 | He Jin | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 3 May 1987 |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 24 February 1988 |
| 7 | Song Donglun | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 28 April 1991 |
| 8 | Gao Ao | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 26 July 1990 |
| 9 | Wang Yi | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 29 July 1987 |
| 10 | Ma Huanhuan | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 13 January 1990 |
| 11 | Sun Huizi | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 11 June 1990 |
| 12 | Zhang Lei | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 9 May 1988 |
| 13 | Wang Ying | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 7 August 1988 |
       Head coach: Juan Jané

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 2 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 0 |
| 30 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Spain | 11–6 | China | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 30 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Espar 3 | Goals | Ma Huanhuan 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| 1 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Hungary | 11–10 | China | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) |||
| 1 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Szűcs 4 | Goals | four players 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) |
| 3 August 2012 19:40 | Report | China | 6–7 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE) |||
| 3 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Sun Yating, Ma Huanhuan 2 | Goals | Steffens 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 5 August 2012 16:10 | Report | China | 18–20 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |||
| 5 August 2012 16:10 | Report | Ma Huanhuan 4 | Goals | Ralph, Zagame 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |

#### 5th-8th Place

| 7 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Italy | 10–14 | China | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Anton Bervoets (NED) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Anton Bervoets (NED) |||
| 7 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Di Mario 4 | Goals | six players 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Anton Bervoets (NED) |

#### 5th-6th Place

| 9 August 2012 15:50 | Report | China | 16–15 | Russia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Steven Rotsart (USA) |||
| 9 August 2012 15:50 | Report | Ma Huanhuan 6 | Goals | Fedotova, Antonova 4 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Steven Rotsart (USA) |

## Weightlifting

China qualified 6 men and 4 women for the Olympic weightlifting competition.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Wu Jingbiao | −56 kg | 133 | 1 | 156 | 2 | 289 | |
| Zhang Jie | −62 kg | 140 | 3 | 174 | 2 | 314 | 4 |
| Lin Qingfeng | −69 kg | 157 | 1 | 187 | 2 | 344 | |
| Lu Haojie | −77 kg | 170 | 2 | 190 | 5 | 360 | |
| Lü Xiaojun | −77 kg | 175 WR | 1 | 204 | 1 | 379 WR | |
| Lu Yong | −85 kg | 178 | 1 | 205 | DNF | 178 | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Wang Mingjuan | −48 kg | 91 | 1 | 114 | 1 | 205 | |
| Zhou Jun | −53 kg | 95 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Li Xueying | −58 kg | 108 OR | 1 | 138 | 1 | 246 OR | |
| Zhou Lulu | +75 kg | 146 | 2 | 187 | 1 | 333 WR | |

## Wrestling

China qualified 8 quota places for wrestling at the 2012 games.
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 |
| Zhang Chongyao | −74 kg | Bye | Hatos (HUN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Liang Lei | −120 kg | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury |

### 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 |
| Li Shujin | −55 kg | Ragymov (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Kostadinov (BUL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bayramov (AZE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Semenov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Sheng Jiang | −60 kg | Norouzi (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | Angelov (BUL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |
| Liu Deli | −120 kg | Deák-Bárdos (HUN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zhao Shasha | −48 kg | Chun (USA) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 18 |
| Jing Ruixue | −63 kg | Bye | Choe U-G (PRK) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Michalik (POL) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Volosova (RUS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Icho (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | |
| Wang Jiao | −72 kg | Bye | Obiajunwa (NGR) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Saenko (MDA) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Vorobieva (RUS) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Bye | Bye | Manyurova (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |