China at the 1992 Summer Olympics

China at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 244 competitors, 117 men and 127 women, took part in 144 events in 23 sports.
Medalists
After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi (50 meter Freestyle champion), Zhuang Yong (100 meter Freestyle champion), Lin Li (200 meter Individual Medley champion), Qian Hong (100 meter Butterfly champion) and Wang Xiaohong (200 meter Butterfly silver medalist).
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Barcelona for archery. Just as in 1984, the women were the more successful squad, winning the team silver. All three qualified for the elimination rounds, with one falling in the first round, another dropping in the second, and Wang Xiaozhu making it all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In contrast, the men lost their first team match and only one qualified for individual eliminations.
Women's Individual Competition:
Wang Xiaozhu - bronze medal match, 4th place (3-2)
Ma Xiangjun - round of 16, 12th place (1-1)
Wang Hong - round of 32, 31st place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
Fu Shengjun - round of 32, 29th place (0-1)
Hao Wei - ranking round, 51st place (0-0)
Liang Qiang - ranking round, 58th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition
Wang, Ma, and Wang - final, silver medal (3-1)
Men's Team Competition
Fu, Hao, and Liang - round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Li Tong
Men's 20 km Walk
Chen Shaoguo — 1:24:06 (→ 5th place)
Li Mingcai — DNF (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Li Mingcai — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
Huang Geng
Qualification — 8.22 m
Final — 7.87 m (→ 8th place)
Chen Zunrong
Qualification — 7.93 m
Final — 7.75 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Triple Jump
Zou Sixin
Qualification — 17.07 m
Final — 17.00 m (→ 8th place)
Chen Yanping
Qualification — 15.66 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Zhang Lianbiao
Qualification — 73.86 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Bi Zhong
Qualification — 74.30 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Yu Wenge
Qualification — 59.42 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Xiao Yehua
Gao Han
Tian Yumei
Women's 200 metres
Chen Zhaojing
Women's 1,500 metres
Qu Yunxia
Liu Li
Women's 10,000 metres
Zhong Huandi
Heat — 32:04.46
Final — 31:21.08 (→ 4th place)
Wang Xiuting
Heat — 32:31.91
Final — 31:28.06 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Zhang Yu
Zhu Yuqing
Women's 10 km Walk
Chen Yueling
Final — 44:32 (→ Gold Medal)
Li Chunxiu
Final — 44:41 (→ Bronze Medal)
Cui Yingzi
Final — 45:15 (→ 5th place)
Women's Long Jump
Yang Juan
Heat — 6.49 m (→ did not advance)
Liu Shuzhen
Heat — 6.44 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Min Chunfeng
Heat — 62.48m
Final — 60.82m (→ 11th place)
Qiu Qiaoping
Heat — 59.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Huang Zhihong
Zhou Tianhua
Zhen Wenhua
Women's Javelin Throw
Xu Demei
Ha Xiaoyan
Women's Heptathlon
Zhu Yuqing
Badminton
Basketball
Men's competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Lithuania (75-112)
Lost to Puerto Rico (68-100)
Lost to Unified Team (84-100)
Lost to Australia (66-88)
Lost to Venezuela (88-96)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Lost to Angola (69-79)
11th/12th place: Lost to Venezuela (97-100) → 12th place
Team Roster
Adiljan Jun
Gong Xiaobin
Hu Weidong
Li Chunjiang
Ma Jian
Shan Tao
Song Ligang
Sun Fengwu
Sun Jun
Wang Zhidan
Wu Qinglong
Zhang Yongjun
Women's competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Spain (66-63)
Lost to United States (67-93)
Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-70)
Semifinals
Defeated Cuba (109-70)
Final
Lost to Unified Team (66-76) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Cong Xuedi
He Jun
Li Dongmei
Li Xin
Liu Jun
Liu Qing
Peng Ping
Wang Fang
Zhan Shuping
Zheng Dongmei
Zheng Haixia
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Liu Gang
First Round — Lost to Héctor Avila (DOM), RSC-2 (02:38)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Zhang Guangping
First Round — Lost to Slimane Zengli (ALG), 0:4
Men's Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Lu Chao
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Stefan Trendafilov (BUL), RSC-1 (01:45)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Bai Chongguang
First Round — Lost to Ko Yo-Da (KOR), 4:18
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented China in 1992.
Men's road race
Tang Xuezhong
Zhu Zhengjun
Wang Shusen
Men's team time trial
Li Wenkai
Wang Shusen
Zhu Zhengjun
Tang Xuezhong
Men's points race
Li Wenkai
Women's sprint
Wang Yan
Women's individual pursuit
Zhou Lingmei
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Tan Liangde
Preliminary Round — 426.39 points
Final — 645.57 points (→ Silver Medal)
Wei Lan
Preliminary Round — 369.09 points (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 10m Platform
Sun Shuwei
Preliminary Round — 447.96 points
Final — 677.31 points (→ Gold Medal)
Xiong Ni
Preliminary Round — 453.87 points
Final — 600.15 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 3m Springboard
Gao Min
Preliminary Round — 309.75 points
Final — 572.40 points (→ Gold Medal)
Tan Shuping
Preliminary Round — 269.10 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
Fu Mingxia
Final — 461.43 points (→ Gold Medal)
Zhou Jihong
Final — 400.56 points (→ 4th place)
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1992.
Men's foil
Ye Chong
Wang Haibin
Wang Lihong
Men's team foil
Ye Chong, Wang Haibin, Wang Lihong, Chen Biao, Lao Shaopei
Men's sabre
Zheng Zhaokang
Yang Zhen
Jia Guihua
Men's team sabre
Jia Guihua, Ning Xiankui, Yang Zhen, Jiang Yefei, Zheng Zhaokang
Women's foil
Wang Huifeng
Xiao Aihua
E Jie
Women's team foil
E Jie, Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua, Ye Lin
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented China in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
Zhang Bin → 56th place (4670 points)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Chen Jiang
Final Ranking — 158.7 points (→ 14th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Zhang Xiaodong
Final Ranking — 65.8 points (→ Silver Medal)
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1992.
Women's solo
Tan Min
Guan Zewen
Wang Xiaojie
Women's duet
Guan Zewen
Wang Xiaojie
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
Li Fang
First Round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherland) 5-7, 7-6, 4-6
Chen Li-Ling
First Round — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 2-6, 3-6
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992
Summer Olympics