# China at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Basketball | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Football | 14 | – | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Handball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Judo | 5 | – | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Sailing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Swimming | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 11 | – | 11 |
| Total | 149 | 124 | 273 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Xu Yanmei | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | 18 September |
| Gold | Lou Yun | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 24 September |
| Gold | Gao Min | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | 25 September |
| Gold | Chen Longcan Qingguang Wei | Table tennis | Men's doubles | 30 September |
| Gold | Chen Jing | Table tennis | Women's singles | 1 October |
| Silver | Zhuang Yong | Swimming | Women's 100 metre freestyle | 19 September |
| Silver | He Yingqiang | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 19 September |
| Silver | Tan Liangde | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | 20 September |
| Silver | Huang Xiaomin | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | 21 September |
| Silver | Huang Shiping | Shooting | Men's 50 metre running target | 23 September |
| Silver | Hu Yadong Li Ronghua Yang Xiao Zhang Xianghua Zhou Shouying | Rowing | Women's coxed four | 24 September |
| Silver | Li Qing | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | 25 September |
| Silver | Yang Wenyi | Swimming | Women's 50 metre freestyle | 25 September |
| Silver | Xiong Ni | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | 27 September |
| Silver | Chen Jing Jiao Zhimin | Table tennis | Women's doubles | 30 September |
| Silver | Li Huifen | Table tennis | Women's singles | 1 October |
| Bronze | He Zhuoqiang | Weightlifting | Men's 52 kg | 18 September |
| Bronze | Liu Shoubin | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 19 September |
| Bronze | Li Deliang | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | 20 September |
| Bronze | Ye Huanming | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 20 September |
| Bronze | Li Jinhe | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | 21 September |
| Bronze | Qian Hong | Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly | 23 September |
| Bronze | Lou Yun | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 24 September |
| Bronze | Xu Haifeng | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | 24 September |
| Bronze | Han Yaqin He Yanwen Hu Yadong Li Ronghua Yang Xiao Zhang Xianghua Zhang Yali Zhou Shouying Zhou Xiuhua | Rowing | Women's eight | 25 September |
| Bronze | China women's national volleyball team Li GuojunHou YuzhuYang XilanSu HuijuanJiang YingCui YongmeiYang XiaojunZheng MeizhuWu DanLi YuemingWang YajunZhou Hong | Volleyball | Women's tournament | 29 September |
| Bronze | Li Meisu | Athletics | Women's shot put | 1 October |
| Bronze | Jiao Zhimin | Table tennis | Women's singles | 1 October |

## Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Eighth-final | Eighth-final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Qoiying Doje | Individual | 1220 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qiuzhong Liang | Individual | 1220 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guang Ri | Individual | 1204 | 55 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Qoiying Doje Qiuzhong Liang Guang Ri | Team | 3644 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Eighth-final | Eighth-final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Shaorong Ma | Individual | 1233 | 22 | 298 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xiangjun Ma | Individual | 1233 | 21 | 322 | 4 | 318 | 10 | 309 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yawen Yao | Individual | 1217 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaorong Ma Xiangjun Ma Yawen Yao | Team | 3683 | 8 | 948 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Men's Marathon
* Cai Shangyan
** Final — 2:17.54 (→ 26th place)
* Zhang Guowei
** Final — 2:22.49 (→ 38th place)
Men's Long Jump
* Pang Yan
** Qualification — 7.79m
** Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place)
* Chen Zunrong
** Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
* Ma Yongfeng
** Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
* Gong Guohua — 7213 points (→ 31st place)
   * 100 metres — 11.43s
   * Long Jump — 6.22m
   * Shot Put — 13.98m
   * High Jump — 1.91m
   * 400 metres — 51.25s
   * 110m Hurdles — 15.88s
   * Discus Throw — 46.18m
   * Pole Vault — 4.60m
   * Javelin Throw — 57.84m
   * 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s
Men's 50 km Walk
* Li Baojin
** Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)
Women's Marathon
* Zhao Youfeng
** Final — 2"27.06 (→ 5th place)
* Zhong Huandi
** Final — 2"36.02 (→ 30th place)
* Li Juan
** Final — 2"53.08 (→ 54th place)
Women's Discus Throw
* Hou Xuemei
** Qualification – 62.64m
** Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place)
* Yu Hourun
** Qualification – 62.86m
** Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place)
* Xing Ailan
** Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
* Li Baolian
** Qualification – 58.92m (→ did not advance)
* Zhou Yuanxiang
** Qualification – 56.36m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
* Li Meisu
** Qualification – 20.30m
** Final – 21.06m (→ Bronze Medal)
* Huang Zhihong
** Qualification – 19.71m
** Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place)
* Cong Yuzhen
** Qualification – 19.56m
** Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place)
Women's Heptathlon
* Dong Yuping
** Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 | 9th–12th classification round |
* 17 September 1988
| China | 98–84 | Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 47–43, 51–41 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 20 September 1988
| Brazil | 130–108 | China |
| Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 21 September 1988
| China | 74–106 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 43–59, 31–57 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 23 September 1988
| China | 57–108 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–59, 31–49 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 24 September 1988
| Canada | 99–96 | China |
| Scoring by half: 56–52, 43–44 |||
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification round 9–12

* 26 September 1988 09:45
* Boxscore
| China | 90–93 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46 |||
| Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2 | | Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification round 11/12

* 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) 14:30
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 75–97 | China |
| Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41 |||
| Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 | | Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

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

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 211 | −12 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 214 | −14 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 224 | −22 | 3 | Classification round |
* 19 September 1988 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 53–56 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Zheng 13 Rebs: Zheng 7 Asts: Xue 3 | | Pts: Nakić 13 Rebs: Golić 9 Asts: Vangelovska 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 (1988-09-22) 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 68–64 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 32–28 |||
| Pts: Zheng 12 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Xue 3 | | Pts: Dobrovičová 21 Rebs: Dobrovičová 5 Asts: Kalužáková 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 (1988-09-25) 11:45
* Boxscore
| China | 79–94 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37–46, 42–48 |||
| Pts: Zheng 32 Rebs: Zheng 8 Asts: Cong 5 | | Pts: McClain 27 Rebs: McClain 13 Asts: Edwards 5 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification 5–8

* 27 September 1988 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 97–95 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 42–47 Overtime: 12–10 |||
| Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Liu 6 Asts: Xue 5 | | Pts: Choi 21 Rebs: Sung 7 Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification 5/6

* 29 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 102–74 | China |
| Scoring by half: 53–19, 49–55 |||
| Pts: Slavcheva 22 Rebs: Staneva 8 Asts: Radkova 2 | | Pts: Zheng 23 Rebs: Cong, Peng 5 Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Dong Liu | Featherweight | John William Francis (IND) W 3-2 | Serge Bouemba (GAB) W 5-0 | Abdelhad Achik (MAR) L KOH | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Weiping Wang | Flyweight | Andreas Tews (GDR) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daen Guo Hua Ke | C-2 500m | 1:56.02 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daen Guo Hua Ke | C-2 1000m | 4:15.50 | 13 | 4:06.49 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fullian Ma Bing Xue | K-2 500m | 1:41.10 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fullian Ma Bing Xue | K-2 1000m | 3:31.24 | 9 | 3:42.91 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Hong Liu | Road race | 4:32:56 (+0:34) | 53 |
| Tang Xuezhong | Road race | 4:32:56 (+0:34) | 44 |
| Yingquan Cai | Road race | DNF | |
| Guo Longchen Hong Liu Tang Xuezhong Wu Weipei | Team time trial | 2:06:22.5 (+8:35) | 17 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chen Weixiu | Road race | 2:01:50 (+0:58) | 47 |
| Lu Suyan | Road race | 2:00:52 (+0:00) | 24 |
| Yan Yinhua | Road race | 2:00:52 (+0:00) | 33 |

### Track

Sprints
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | 1st round (Repechage) | 2nd round | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time/Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zhou Suying | Women's sprint | 12.477 | 11 | Christa Luding Rothenburg (GDR) Louise Jones (GBR) 12.24 L Rep W Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) 12.94 L (2nd in 5-8th classification race) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.

### Men's foil

* Liu Yunhong
* Zhang Zhicheng
* Lao Shaopei

### Men's team foil

* Lao Shaopei, Liu Yunhong, Ye Chong, Zhang Zhicheng

### Men's épée

* Du Zhencheng
* Ma Zhi

### Men's sabre

* Zheng Zhaokang
* Jia Guihua
* Wang Zhiming

### Men's team sabre

* Jia Guihua, Wang Ruiji, Wang Zhiming, Zheng Zhaokang

### Women's foil

* Sun Hongyun
* Jujie Luan
* Zhu Qingyuan

### Women's team foil

* Li Huahua, Jujie Luan, Sun Hongyun, Xiao Aihua, Zhu Qingyuan

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place)
Men's Team Competition:
* Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

## Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle
* Shen Jianqiang
** Heat – 23.41
** B-Final – 23.40 (→ 12th place)
* Feng Qiangbiao
** Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
* Shen Jianqiang
** Heat – 51.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
* Feng Qiangbiao
** Heat – 52.45 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
* Xie Jun
** Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* Wang Dali
** Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
* Lin Laijiu
** Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
* Huang Guoxiong
** Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
* Lin Laijiu
** Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
* Chen Jianhong
** Heat – 1:04.09
** B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place)
* Jin Fu
** Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* Chang Qing
** Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
* Jin Fu
** Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Zhan Jiang
** Heat – 54.69
** B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place)
* Zheng Jian
** Heat – 54.86
** B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Zhan Jiang
** Heat – 2:02.29 (→ 18th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* Xie Jun
** Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Shen Jianqiang, Li Tao, Xie Jun, and Feng Qiangbiao
** Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Lin Laijiu, Chen Jianhong, Zhan Jiang, and Shen Jianqiang
** Heat – 3:48.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
* Yang Wenyi
** Heat – 25.67
** Final – 25.64 (→ Silver Medal)
* Xia Fujie
** Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
* Zhuang Yong
** Heat – 55.84
** Final – 55.47 (→ Silver Medal)
* Lou Yaping
** Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
* Zhuang Yong
** Heat – 2:02.40
** B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place)
* Qian Hong
** Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
* Yan Ming
** Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
* Yan Ming
** Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
* Wang Bolin
** Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
* Lin Li
** Heat – 2:18.11
** B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)
* Wang Bolin
** Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Huang Xiaomin
** Heat – 1:10.78
** Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place)
* Chen Huiling
** Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
* Huang Xiaomin
** Heat – 2:30.03
** Final – 2:27.49 (→ Silver Medal)
* Chen Huiling
** Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
* Qian Hong
** Heat – 1:00.66
** Final – 59.52 (→ Bronze Medal)
* Wang Xiaohong
** Heat – 1:01.16
** Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
* Wang Xiaohong
** Heat – 2:13.05
** Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place)
* Mo Wanlan
** Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* Lin Li
** Heat – 2:17.09
** Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* Lin Li
** Heat – 4:48.89
** Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place)
* Yan Ming
** Heat – 4:49.04
** B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Xia Fujie, Lou Yaping, Yang Wenyi, and Zhuang Yong
** Heat – 3:46.36
* Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi, Lou Yaping, and Zhuang Yong
** Final – 3:44.69 (→ 4th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Yang Wenyi, Huang Xiaomin, Qian Hong, and Zhuang Yong
** Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

## Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.

### Women's solo

* Zhang Ying
* Luo Xi
* Tan Min

### Women's duet

* Luo Xi
* Tan Min

## Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition
* Liu Shuhua and Ma Keqin
** First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 5-7 1-6 4-6

## Volleyball
### Women's Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group B)
** Defeated United States (3-0)
** Lost to Peru (2-3)
** Defeated Brazil (3-1)
* Semi Finals
** Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
* Final
** Defeated Japan (3-0) → Bronze Medal
* Team Roster
** Li Guojun
** Hou Yuzhu
** Yang Xilan
** Su Huijuan
** Jiang Ying
** Cui Yongmei
** Yang Xiaojun
** Zheng Meizhu
** Wu Dan
** Li Yueming
** Wang Yajun
** Zhao Hong

## Water polo

Men's Team Competition
* Preliminary round (group B)
** Lost to Spain (6-13)
** Lost to Greece (7-10)
** Lost to United States (7-14)
** Lost to Hungary (4-17)
** Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17)
* Classification Round (Group E)
** Lost to France (4-11)
** Defeated South Korea (14-7) → Eleventh place
* Team Roster
** Ni Shiwei
** Wang Minhui
** Yang Yong
** Yu Xiang
** Huang Long
** Huang Qijiang
** Cui Shiping
** Zhao Bilong
** Li Jianxiong
** Cai Shengliu
** Wen Fan
** Ge Jianqing
** Zheng Qing
* Head coach: Peng Shaorong