China at the 1996 Summer Olympics

China at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 294 competitors, 111 men and 183 women, took part in 155 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
Archery
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated.
Women's Individual Competition:
He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1)
Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1)
Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1)
Women's Team Competition:
He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)
Men's Team Competition:
Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Chen Wenzhong
Men's 200 metres
Chen Wenzhong
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Li Tong
Chen Yanhao
Men's 20 km Walk
Yu Guohui
Li Zewen
Li Mingcai
Men's 50 km Walk
Zhang Huiqiang
Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place)
Mao Xinyuan
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Zhao Yongsheng
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
Huang Geng
Qualification — 8.12 m
Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place)
Chen Jing
Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's triple jump
Zou Sixin
Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's Discus Throw
Li Shaojie
Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Zhang Lianbiao
Qualification — 79.88 m
Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place)
Women's 400 metres
Du Xiujie
Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
Wang Junxia
Qualification — 32:36.53
Final — 31:02.58 (→ Silver Medal)
Wang Mingxia
Qualification — 32:10.26
Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place)
Yang Siju
Qualification — 32:22.77
Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Li Lei
Qualification — 61.48 m
Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Xiao Yanling
Qualification — 65.10m
Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place)
Women's Shot Put
Sui Xinmei
Qualification — 19.36m
Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal)
Li Meisu
Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)
Huang Zhihong
Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
Ren Ruiping
Qualification — 14.56m
Final — 14.30m (→ 7th place)
Wang Xiangrong — 13.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Ren Xiujuan — 2:31.21 (→ 9th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
Wang Yan — 42:19 (→ Bronze Medal)
Gu Yan — 42:34 (→ 4th place)
Gao Hongmiao — dsq (→ no ranking)
Badminton
Basketball
Men's tournament
Team roster
Mengke Bateer
Gong Xiaobin
Hu Weidong
Li Nan
Li Xiaoyong
Liu Yudong
Shan Tao
Sun Jun
Wang Zhizhi
Wu Naiqun
Wu Qinglong
Zheng Wu
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
Classification Round 5–8th Place
7th Place match
Women's tournament
Team roster
Zheng Dongmei
Liang Xin
Zheng Haixia
He Jun
Ma Zongqing
Miao Bo
Li Xin
Liu Jun
Shen Li
Chu Hui
Li Dongmei
Ma Chengqing
Preliminary round
Classification Round 9th−12th place
9th place match
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Yang Xiangzhong
First Round — Defeated Alberto Rossel (Peru), 16-7
Second Round — Lost to Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 9-14
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Chen Tao
First Round — Lost to Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 10-15
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Jiang Tao
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Charles Kizza (Uganda), 10-7
Quarterfinals — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), 4-21
Canoeing
Cycling
Women's Individual Road Race
Guo Xinghong
Final — 02:49:47 (→ 41st place)
Zhao Haijuan
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Mountainbike Cross Country
Gao Hongying
Final — 2:09.08 (→ 25th place)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Xiong Ni
Preliminary Heat — 463.02
Semi Final — 231.45
Final — 470.01 (→ Gold Medal)
Yu Zhuocheng
Preliminary Heat — 438.93
Semi Final — 223.41
Final — 467.52 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 3m Springboard
Fu Mingxia
Preliminary Heat — 284.28
Semi Final — 221.49
Final — 326.19 (→ Gold Medal)
Tan Shuping
Preliminary Heat — 212.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 10m Platform
Fu Mingxia
Preliminary Heat — 329.25
Semi Final — 179.94
Final — 341.64 (→ Gold Medal)
Guo Jingjing
Preliminary Heat — 315.39
Semi Final — 177.30
Final — 269.91 (→ 5th place)
Fencing
Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented China in 1996.
Men's foil
Ye Chong
Wang Haibin
Dong Zhaozhi
Men's team foil
Ye Chong, Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin
Men's épée
Zhao Gang
Men's sabre
Yan Xiandong
Women's foil
Xiao Aihua
Liang Jun
Wang Huifeng
Women's team foil
Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua
Women's épée
Yan Jing
Football
Gymnastics
Li Xiaoshuang
Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category
Handball
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round Robin
Defeated Australia (6:0)
Lost to Japan (0:3)
Defeated Canada (2:1)
Defeated Puerto Rico (10:0)
Defeated Netherlands (8:0)
Defeated Chinese Taipei (1:0)
Lost to United States (2:3)
Semifinals
Lost to United States (0:1)
Bronze Medal Match
Defeated Australia (4:2)
Final
Lost to United States (1:3) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Wei Qiang
Tao Hua
Xu Jian
Zhang Chunfang
Yan Fang
Wang Ying
An Zhongxin
Wang Lihong
Chen Hong
He Liping
Lei Li
Liu Xuqing
Liu Yaju
Ma Ying
Ou Jingbai
Head coach: Li Minkuan
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Jiang Chengji
Heat – 22.55
Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Zhao Lifeng
Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Zhao Yi
Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Zeng Qiliang
Heat – 1:02.26
Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Wang Yiwu
Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Jiang Chengji
Heat – 53.40
Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Le Jingyi
Heat – 25.10
Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)
Shan Ying
Heat – 25.71
Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Le Jingyi
Heat – 54.90
Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)
Shan Ying
Heat – 56.10
B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Chen Yan
Heat – 2:03.32
B-Final – scratched
Shan Ying
Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Chen Yan
Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Pu Yiqi
Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Chen Yan
Heat – 1:02.62
Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
He Cihong
Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Chen Yan
Heat – 2:14.74
B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)
Wu Yanyan
Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Han Xue
Heat – 1:10.40
B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)
Yuan Yuan
Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Lin Li
Heat – 2:30.64
B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)
Yuan Yuan
Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Liu Limin
Heat – 1:00.18
Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)
Cai Huijue
Heat – 1:00.89
Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Qu Yun
Heat – 2:11.35
Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)
Liu Limin
Heat – 2:13.12
Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Lin Li
Heat – 2:16.31
Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)
Wu Yanyan
Heat – 2:16.55
B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Chen Yan
Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Wu Yanyan
Heat – 4:54.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Shan Ying, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Le Jingyi
Heat – 3:44.06
Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
Heat – 8:13.29
Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
Heat – 4:09.23
Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
Yi Jingqian
First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6
Chen Li-Ling
First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6
Volleyball
Women's Indoor Team Competition
Preliminary round (group A)
Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
Defeated South Korea (3-2)
Defeated United States (3-1)
Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
Defeated Japan (3-0)
Quarterfinals
Defeated Germany (3-0)
Semifinals
Defeated Russia (3-1)
Final
Lost to Cuba (1-3) (→ Silver Medal)
Team Roster
Cui Yongmei
He Qi
Lai Yawen
Li Xan
Liu Xiaoning
Pan Wenli
Sun Yue
Wang Lina
Wang Yi
Wang Ziling
Wu Yongmei
Zhu Yunying
Head coach: Lang Ping
Weightlifting
Men's 108 kg
Cui Wenhua
Snatch — 190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)
Wrestling
References
External links
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996
Olympics