China was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Chinese Olympic Committee.

In total, 57 athletes including 15 men and 42 women represented China in seven different sports including biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, short track speed skating and speed skating.

China won a total of eight medals at the games including six silver and two bronze. Six of the medals came in short track speed skating, one in Figure skating and one in Freestyle skiing. Speed skater Yang Yang (S) was the most successful Chinese athlete at the games, winning three silver medals.

Competitors In total, 57 athletes represented China at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across seven different sports. SportMenWomenTotalBiathlon 0 4 4Cross-country skiing 2 2 4Figure skating 2 2 4Freestyle skiing 1 4 5Ice hockey 0 20 20Short track speed skating 4 4 8Speed skating 6 6 12 Total 15 42 57

Medalists China won a total of eight medals at the games including six silver and two bronze. MedalNameSportEventDate Short track speed skating Men's 1,000 m 17 February Short track speed skating Women's 3,000 m relay 17 February Freestyle skiing Women's aerials 18 February Short track speed skating Women's 500 m 19 February Short track speed skating Men's 500 m 21 February Short track speed skating Women's 1,000 m 21 February Figure skating Women's singles 20 February Yuan Ye Short track speed skating Men's 5,000 m relay 21 February

Biathlon

In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the biathlon events – Yu Shumei, Sun Ribo, Liu Jinfeng and Liu Xianying.

EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank7.5 km SprintSun Ribo325:29.039Yu Shumei023:44.05

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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank15 kmSun Ribo52:19.2658:19.221Yu Shumei54:41.3256:41.39

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EventAthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRank4 x 7.5 km relayYu ShumeiSun RiboLiu JinfengLiu Xianying11'43:32.67

1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.

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Cross-country skiing

In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Qu Donghai, Wu Jintao, Guo Dongling and Luan Zhengrong.

EventAthleteRaceTimeRankMen's 10 km CQu DonghaiDNF–Wu Jintao32:57.781Men's 15 km pursuit1 FWu Jintao52:28.168Men's 30 km CWu JintaoDNF–Men's 50 km FQu Donghai2'16:42.329Women's 5 km CGuo Dongling20:58.072Luan Zhengrong20:30.068Women's 10 km pursuit2 FGuo Dongling36:58.265Luan Zhengrong35:47.362Women's 15 km CGuo Dongling54:50.655Luan Zhengrong53:48.451

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

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Figure skating

In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the figure skating events – Zhengxin Guo in the men's singles, Chen Lu in the women's singles and Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo in the pairs.

AthleteEventSPFSTFPRankZhengxin GuoMen's singles10914.08Chen LuWomen's singles435.0Shen XueZhao HongboPairs859.05

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Freestyle skiing

In total, five Chinese athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Ou Xiaotao in the men's aerials and Yin Hong, Guo Dandan, Ji Xiaoou and Xu Nannan in the women's aerials.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankOu XiaotaoMen's aerials183.8417did not advanceYin HongWomen's aerials90.7324did not advanceGuo Dandan163.958 Q159.747Ji Xiaoou167.426 Q?12Xu Nannan182.011 Q186.97

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Ice hockey

In total, 20 Chinese athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Chen Jing, Dang Hong, Diao Ying, Gong Ming, Guo Hong, Guo Lili, Guo Wei, Huo Lina, Li Xuan, Liu Chunhua, Liu Hongmei, Lu Yan, Ma Jinping, Ma Xiaojun, Sang Hong, Wang Wei, Xu Lei, Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Jing and Zhang Lan in the women's competition.

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Bronze medal match

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Short track speed skating

In total, eight Chinese athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – An Yulong, Feng Kai, Li Jiajun, Yuan Ye, Wang Chunlu, Yang Yang (A), Yang Yang (S) and Sun Dandan.

AthleteEventRound oneQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankAn YulongMen's 500 m43.7481 Q43.3841 Q43.7962 QA43.022Feng Kai44.8172 Q44.3843did not advanceLi Jiajun43.8311 Q42.8611 QDSQ–did not advanceFeng KaiMen's 1,000 m1:31.7243did not advanceAn Yulong1:32.7312 Q1:29.7843did not advanceLi Jiajun1:34.0232 Q1:34.5101 Q1:32.1832 QA1:32.428Li JiajunFeng KaiYuan YeAn YulongMen's 5,000 m relay7:05.7972 QA7:11.559Wang ChunluWomen's 500 m45.6551 Q46.0911 Q46.6552 QADNF–Yang Yang (A)46.8151 QDSQ–did not advanceYang Yang (S)46.1361 Q46.5782 Q45.1012 QA46.627Yang Yang (S)Women's 1,000 m1:35.2441 Q1:37.2522 Q1:35.7212 QA1:43.343Wang ChunluDSQ–did not advanceYang Yang (A)1:37.0621 Q1:31.991 WR1 Q1:34.6881 QADSQ–Yang Yang (A)Yang Yang (S)Wang ChunluSun DandanWomen's 3,000 m relay4:22.3422 QA4:16.383

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Speed skating

In total, 12 Chinese athletes participated in the speed skating events – Dai Dengwen, Li Yu, Liu Hongbo, Wu Fenglong, Feng Qingbo, Wan Chunbo, Jin Hua, Wang Manli, Yang Chunyuan, Xue Ruihong, Li Xuesong and Song Li.

EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMen's 500 mDai Dengwen37.033336.953273.9831Li Yu36.792736.792673.5827Liu Hongbo36.772536.953273.7228Men's 1,000 mWu FenglongDNF–Liu Hongbo1:15.0640Li Yu1:14.5038Dai Dengwen1:14.2036Men's 1,500 mFeng Qingbo1:56.4543Wan Chunbo1:54.6436Women's 500 mJin Hua1:04.073740.3225104.3936Wang Manli40.012240.062280.0722Yang Chunyuan39.921940.242480.1623Xue Ruihong39.491339.531379.02141,000 mYang Chunyuan1:22.2032Wang Manli1:22.1331Xue Ruihong1:21.8428Li Xuesong1:21.5426Women's 1,500 mLi Xuesong2:08.0531Song Li2:05.9828Women's 3,000 mSong Li4:28.9926

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External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

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