China at the Olympics

The People's Republic of China (PRC) was  first at the 1952 Summer Olympics. That year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) let both the PRC and the Republic of China (which recently moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War) compete.  The Republic of China withdrew in protest. Because of the political status of China, the PRC was not in the Olympics again until 1980.

The Chinese Olympic Committee was formed in 1910 and recognized in 1979. Before the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympics. In 1979, the International Olympic Committee passed a resolution for the ROC team to be called Chinese Taipei, and this opened the door for the PRC to finally join the Olympic movement.

Hong Kong has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and has been at the Games since 1952.  After the territory returned to the PRC this has continued, with Hong Kong separate from the rest of the nation under the name Hong Kong, China.

The People's Republic of China hosted the Games one time: the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Milestones
Summer Games
As of 2012, China has a total of 473 medals in the Summer Games.
First medal : Xu Haifeng, 1984
First gold medal : Xu Haifeng, 1984
Most medals :
Li Ning, 1984 (6)
Guo Jingjing, 2000-2008 (6)
Most gold medals :
Guo Jingjing, 2004-2008 (4)
Fu Mingxia, 1992-2000 (4)
Wang Nan, 2000-2008 (4)
Li Xiaopeng, 2000-2008 (4)
Deng Yaping, 1992-1996 (4)
Zhang Yining, 2004-2008 (4)

Winter Games
As of 2012, China has a total of 44 medals in the Winter Games.
First medal: Ye Qiaobo, 1992People
First gold medal : Yang Yang (A), 2002
Most medals:
Wang Meng, 2006-2010 (6)
Yang Yang (A), 1998-2006 (5)
Yang Yang (S), 1998-2002 (5)
Most gold medals:
Wang Meng, 2006-2010 (4)
Most gold medals at one Olympics:
Wang Meng, 2010 (3)

Flagbearer
Summer Games
 Games Athlete Sport 1984 Los Angeles Wang Libin Basketball 1988 Seoul Song Tao Basketball 1992 Barcelona Song Ligang Basketball 1996 Atlanta Liu Yudong Basketball 2000 Sydney Liu Yudong Basketball 2004 Athens Yao Ming Basketball 2008 Beijing Yao Ming Basketball

Winter Games
 Games Athlete Sport 1980 Lake Placid Zhao Weichang Speed skating 1984 Sarajevo Zhao Jian Speed skating 1988 Calgary Zhang Shubin Figure skating 1992 Albertville Song Chen Speed skating 1994 Lillehammer Liu Yanfei Speed skating 1998 Nagano Zhao Hongbo Figure skating 2002 Salt Lake City Zhang Min Figure skating 2006 Turin Yang Yang (A) Short track 2010 Vancouver Han Xiaopeng Freestyle skiing

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

 Other websites 

  People's Republic of China profile at London2012.com 
 People's Republic of China at Olympic.org

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in China