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China at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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China at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Los Angeles, United States
28 July–12 August 1984
Competitors215 (132 men and 83 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Wang Libin
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
15
Silver
8
Bronze
9
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Republic of China (1924–1948)

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for the country after its mostly symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between the Republic of China and the PRC resulted in the former withdrawing all its athletes. After 1952 and until these games, the PRC boycotted the Olympics due to the Taiwan's presence as the Republic of China. In 1984, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei and the PRC competed as China. Due to the then ongoing Sino-Soviet split, China did not participate in the Soviet-led boycott. In the previous games, China participated the United States-led boycott to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.[1] The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Li Ning won also 6 medals in gymnastics, 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China.[2]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Gymnastics 5 4 2 11
Weightlifting 4 2 0 6
Shooting 3 0 3 6
Diving 1 1 1 3
Fencing 1 0 0 1
Volleyball 1 0 0 1
Archery 0 1 0 1
Athletics 0 0 1 1
Basketball 0 0 1 1
Handball 0 0 1 1
Total 15 8 9 32
Further information: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table

The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Li Ning Gymnastics Men's Floor Exercise
 Gold Lou Yun Gymnastics Men's Horse Vault
 Gold Li Ning Gymnastics Men's rings
 Gold Li Ning Gymnastics Men's Pommell Horse
 Gold Ma Yanhong Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars
 Gold Zhou Jihong Diving Women's 10 Metre Platform
 Gold Luan Jujie Fencing Women's Foil Individual
 Gold Xu Haifeng Shooting Men's 50 Metre Free Pistol
 Gold Li Yuwei Shooting Men's Running Target
 Gold Wu Xiaoxuan Shooting Women's 50 Metre Rifle Three Positions
 Gold Chinese Team Volleyball Women's Team
 Gold Zeng Guoqiang Weightlifting Men's 52 kg
 Gold Wu Shude Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
 Gold Chen Weiqiang Weightlifting Men's 60 kg
 Gold Yao Jingyuan Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg
 Silver Li Lingjuan Archery Women's individual
 Silver Chinese Team Gymnastics Men's all-around Team
 Silver Lou Yun Gymnastics Men's Floor Exercise
 Silver Li Ning Gymnastics Men's Horse Vault
 Silver Tong Fei Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar
 Silver Tan Liangde Diving Men's 3m Springboard
 Silver Zhou Peishun Weightlifting Men's 52 kg
 Silver Lai Runming Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
 Bronze Zhu Jianhua Athletics Men's High Jump
 Bronze Chinese Team Basketball Women's Team
 Bronze Chinese Team Handball Women's Team
 Bronze Li Ning Gymnastics Men's Individual All-around
 Bronze Chinese Team Gymnastics Women's all-around Team
 Bronze Li Kongzheng Diving Men's 10 metre platform
 Bronze Wang Yifu Shooting Men's 50 Metre Free Pistol
 Bronze Huang Shiping Shooting Men's Running Target
 Bronze Wu Xiaoxuan Shooting Men's 10 Metre Air Rifle

Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The PRC sent six archers to the Olympics. The women's team was more successful than the men's, earning a silver medal and an additional top eight finish.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Li Lingjuan - 2559 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Wu Yanan - 2493 points (→ 8th place)
  • Wang Jin - 2445 points (→ 18th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Track and road events

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Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yu Zhuanghui Men's 100 metres 10.61 6 — — — — Did not advance
Yu Zhuanghui Men's 200 metres 21.45 4 — — — — Did not advance
Yu Zhicheng Men's 110 metres hurdles 14.33 7 — — — — Did not advance
Li Jieqiang Men's 110 metres hurdles 14.15 8 — — — — Did not advance
Zhang Fuxin Men's 20 km walk — 1:32:10 27
Zhang Fuxin Men's 50 km walk — 4:23:39 15
Liu Huajin Women's 100 metres hurdles 13.64 5 — — — — Did not advance

Field events

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Zhu Jianhua Men's high jump 2.24 m 1 2.31 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Liu Yunpeng Men's high jump 2.24 m 1 2.29 m 7
Cai Shu Men's high jump 2.24 m 9 2.27 m 8
Liu Yuhuang Men's long jump 7.83 m 10 7.99 m 5
Wang Shijie Men's long jump 7.36 m 18 Did not advance
Zou Zhenxian Men's triple jump 16.68 m 5 16.83 m 4
Yang Weimin Men's pole vault 5.30 m 10 5.10 m 10
Ji Zebiao Men's pole vault 5.10 m 17 Did not advance
Zheng Dazhen Women's high jump 1.90 m 13 1.91 m 7
Yang Wenqin Women's high jump 1.90 m 9 1.88 m 9
Ge Ping Women's high jump 1.84 m 21 Did not advance
Liao Wenfen Women's long jump 6.16 m 15 Did not advance
Jiao Yunxiang Women's discus throw 54.70 m 9 53.32 m 11
Li Meisu Women's shot put 17.96 m 5 17.96 m 5
Yang Yanqin Women's shot put 16.97 m 10 16.97 m 10
Zhu Hongyang Women's javelin throw 53.18 m 19 Did not advance

Combined events

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Athlete Event Result Rank
Weng Kangqiang Men's decathlon 7662 15

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's

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The Chinese team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals and finished in 10th place.

Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 511 315 +196 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 457 438 +19 9
3  Canada 5 3 2 462 401 +61 8
4  Uruguay 5 2 3 403 460 −57 7
5  China 5 1 4 364 477 −113 6 9th–12th classification round
6  France 5 0 5 383 489 −106 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 July 1984
United States  97–49  China
Scoring by half: 50–29, 47–20
31 July 1984
China  85–83  France
Scoring by half: 39–48, 46–35
1 August 1984
China  80–121  Canada
Scoring by half: 32–59, 48–62
3 August 1984
China  83–102  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–50, 45–52
4 August 1984
China  67–74  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 24–37, 43–37

9th–12th Place Classification

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August 5 9th place (August 10)
      
A5  Brazil 100
B6  France 86
A5  Brazil 86
B5  China 76
B5  China 76
A6  Egypt 73 11th place (August 9)
B6  France 102
A6  Egypt 78

Team Roster

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Women's Team Competition

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Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 431 265 +166 10 Gold medal game
2  South Korea 5 4 1 292 302 −10 9
3  Canada 5 2 3 313 335 −22 7[a] Bronze medal game
4  China 5 2 3 318 348 −30 7[a]
5  Australia 5 1 4 267 317 −50 6[b]
6  Yugoslavia 5 1 4 293 347 −54 6[b]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 China
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Yugoslavia
30 July 1984
Australia  64–67  China
Scoring by half: 22–28, 42–39
31 July 1984
China  61–66  Canada
Scoring by half: 33–35, 28–31
2 August 1984
China  79–58  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34–28, 45–30
3 August 1984
China  55–91  United States
Scoring by half: 26–38, 29–53
5 August 1984
South Korea  69–56  China
Scoring by half: 34–25, 35–31

Bronze medal game

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7 August 1984
China  63–57  Canada
Scoring by half: 37–29, 26–28

Team Roster

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Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.

Team time trial
Women's individual road race

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Tan Liangde
    • Preliminary Round — 600.99
    • Final — 662.31 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Li Hongping
    • Preliminary Round — 611.55
    • Final — 646.35 (→ 4th place)

Men's 10m Platform

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented China in 1984.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

  • Lou Yun — Vault, Gold Medal
  • Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Gold Medals; Vault, Silver Medal; All-Around, Bronze Medal
  • Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal

Women

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Women's Team Competition

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Mu Lati
    • Heat — 52.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
  • Shen Jianqiang
    • Heat — 52.84 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Wang Hao
    • Heat — 59.13 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
  • Li Zhongyi
    • Heat — 1:00.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Wang Hao
    • Heat — 2:12.28 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Jin Fu
    • Heat — 1:05.05 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
  • Wang Lin
    • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Jin Fu
    • Heat — 2:26.?? (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Zheng Jian
    • Heat — 56.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Chen Qin
    • Heat — 2:10.30 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
  • Feng Dawei
    • Heat — 2:11.30 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Ding Jilian
    • Heat — 59.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Guo Huaying
    • Heat — 1:08.21 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Yan Hong
    • Heat — 2:32.33 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Yan Hong
    • Heat — 2:27.95 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4x100 Medley Relay

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
    • Defeated Brazil (3-0)
    • Defeated West Germany (3-0)
    • Lost to United States (1-3)
  • Semi Finals
    • Defeated Japan (3-0)
  • Final
    • Defeated United States (3-0) → Gold Medal

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "China at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ Reuters - Li Ning, "Prince of Gymnasts" and businessman - 8 Aug 2008

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