China at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.
Medalists
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
Women
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
Group play
Classification round 9–12
Classification round 11/12
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Classification 5–8
Classification 5/6
Boxing
Canoeing
Men
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Sprints
Diving
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
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
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)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
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
Table tennis
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
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988
Summer Olympics