China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China.
As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history. Chinese athletes qualified to compete in all 28 Olympic sports for the first time. Among these athletes, 469 were competing at their first Olympics, 165 had competed in Athens 2004, and 37 in Sydney 2000. Diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketballer Li Nan, made their fourth Olympic appearances, having first competed in Atlanta 1996. China also included 460 officials, making a total of 1,099 delegates."Host China announces biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes", Xinhua, July 25, 2008. According to Olympic protocol, China entered as the last nation into the Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony, and was led by basketballer Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
China dominated the rankings for the first time with 51 gold medals (China was later stripped of 3 golds in weightlifting for doping violations). In 2009, Team China won the Laureus World Sports Awards for the Best Team of the Year. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which competed separately as Hong Kong, China.
Medalists
China won a total of 100 medals, 48 gold, 22 silver, and 30 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history. On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Pang Wei Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol Guo Wenjun Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol Guo JingjingWu Minxia Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboard Xian Dongmei Judo Women's 52 kg Long Qingquan Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Huo LiangLin Yue Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platform Chen Yanqing Weightlifting Women's 58 kg Zhang Xiangxiang Weightlifting Men's 62 kg Huang XuChen YibingLi XiaopengXiao QinYang WeiZou Kai Gymnastics Men's artistic team all-around Chen RuolinWang Xin Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform Zhong Man Fencing Men's sabre Liao Hui Weightlifting Men's 69 kg Yang YilinCheng FeiJiang YuyuanDeng LinlinHe KexinLi Shanshan Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around Chen Ying Shooting Women's 25 metre pistol Wang FengQin Kai Diving Men's 3 m synchronized springboard Liu Zige Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Du Li Shooting Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions Yang Wei Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around Zhang Juanjuan Archery Women's individual Yang Xiuli Judo Women's 78 kg Tong Wen Judo Women's +78 kg Lu Yong Weightlifting Men's 85 kg Du JingYu Yang Badminton Women's doubles Zhang Ning Badminton Women's singles Qiu Jian Shooting Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions Tang BinXi AihuaJin ZiweiFeng Guixin Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Wang Jiao Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg Zou Kai Gymnastics Men's floor Xiao Qin Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Guo YueWang NanZhang Yining Table tennis Women's team Lin Dan Badminton Men's singles Guo Jingjing Diving Women's 3 m springboard Chen Yibing Gymnastics Men's rings He Kexin Gymnastics Women's uneven bars He Wenna Gymnastics Women's trampoline Ma LinWang HaoWang Liqin Table tennis Men's team Li Xiaopeng Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Zou Kai Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Lu Chunlong Gymnastics Men's trampoline He Chong Diving Men's 3 m springboard Yin Jian Sailing Women's RS:X Wu Jingyu Taekwondo Women's 49 kg Chen Ruolin Diving Women's 10 m platform Zhang Yining Table tennis Women's singles Meng GuanliangYang Wenjun Canoeing – Flatwater Men's C-2 500 m Ma Lin Table tennis Men's singles Zou Shiming Boxing Light flyweight Zhang Xiaoping Boxing Light heavyweight Zhang Lin Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Zhang JuanjuanChen LingGuo Dan Archery Women's team Zhu Qinan Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Tan Zongliang Shooting Men's 50 m pistol Chang Yongxiang Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Li Hongli Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Jiao Liuyang Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Yang YuZhu QianweiTan MiaoPang JiayingTang Jingzhi Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Bao YingyingHuang HaiyangNi HongTan Xue Fencing Women's team sabre Xie Xingfang Badminton Women's singles Wu YouGao Yulan Rowing Women's coxless pair Xu Li Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg Cai YunFu Haifeng Badminton Men's doubles Yang Wei Gymnastics Men's rings Zhang Wenxiu Athletics Women's hammer throw Tian JiaWang Jie Beach volleyball Women's tournament Wang Nan Table tennis Women's singles China women's national field hockey team Field hockey Women's tournament Wang Hao Table tennis Men's singles Zhou Lüxin Diving Men's 10 m platform Cai TongtongChou TaoLü YuanyangSui JianshuangSun DanZhang Shuo Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around Zhang Zhilei Boxing Super heavyweight Xue HaifengJiang LinLi Wenquan Archery Men's team Xu Yan Judo Women's 57 kg Hu Binyuan Shooting Men's Double trap Pang Jiaying Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle Yang Yilin Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around Gong Lijiao Athletics Women's shot put Zhang YawenWei Yili Badminton Women's doubles Chen Jin Badminton Men's singles Zhao JingSun YeZhou YafeiPang JiayingXu Tianlongzi Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay Zhou Chunxiu Athletics Women's marathon Yan ZiZheng Jie Tennis Women's doubles He HanbinYu Yang Badminton Mixed doubles Cheng Fei Gymnastics Women's vault Wu Minxia Diving Women's 3 m springboard Yang Yilin Gymnastics Women's uneven bars Song Aimin Athletics Women's discus throw Xu Lijia Sailing Women's Laser Radial class Cheng Fei Gymnastics Women's balance beam Guo Shuang Cycling Women's sprint Dong Dong Gymnastics Men's trampoline Qin Kai Diving Men's 3 m springboard Xue ChenZhang Xi Beach volleyball Women's tournament Wang Xin Diving Women's 10 m platform Zhu Guo Taekwondo Men's 80 kg Guo Yue Table tennis Women's singles Hanati Silamu Boxing Welterweight China women's national volleyball team Volleyball Women's tournament Gu BeibeiHuang XuechenJiang TingtingJiang WenwenLiu OuLuo XiSun QiutingWang NaZhang Xiaohuan Synchronized swimming Women's team Wang Liqin Table tennis Men's singles Sheng Jiang Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Medals by sportSportTotal Gymnastics 11 2 5 18 Weightlifting 5 1 0 6 Diving 7 1 3 11 Shooting 5 2 1 8 Table tennis 4 2 2 8 Badminton 3 2 3 8 Judo 3 0 1 4 Boxing 2 1 1 4 Swimming 1 3 3 7 Wrestling 1 2 1 4 Archery 1 1 1 3 Rowing 1 1 0 2 Fencing 1 1 0 2 Taekwondo 1 0 1 2 Sailing 1 0 1 2 Canoeing 1 0 0 1 Volleyball 0 1 2 3 Field hockey 0 1 0 1 Athletics 0 1 3 4 Cycling 0 0 1 1 Tennis 0 0 1 1 Total 48 22 30 100
Medals by dateDayDateTotalDay 19th1001Day 210th4206Day 311th3126Day 412th4127Day 513th3216Day 614th5308Day 715th3025Day 816th1427Day 917th80614Day 1018th4127Day 1119th4059Day 1220th2103Day 1321st1124Day 1422nd1236Day 1523rd2237Day 1624th2204Total482230100
Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalZou KaiGymnastics3003Yang WeiGymnastics2103He KexinGymnastics2002Chen YibingGymnastics2002Li XiaopengGymnastics2002Xiao QinGymnastics2002Guo JingjingDiving2002Chen RuolinDiving2002Zhang YiningTable tennis2002Ma LinTable tennis2002Wang NanTable tennis1102Wang HaoTable tennis1102Zhang JuanjuanArchery1102Cheng FeiGymnastics1023Yang YilinGymnastics1023Qin KaiDiving1012Wu MinxiaDiving1012Wang XinDiving1012Guo YueTable tennis1012Wang LiqinTable tennis1012Yu YangBadminton1012Pang JiayingSwimming0123
Won all medals in one event Women's singles table tennis Men's singles table tennis Won all gold medals in one sport Table tennis (4 gold) Trampoline (2 gold) Won gold medals in both men's and women's events where only one entry is allowed Synchronized 3 metre springboard diving Synchronized 10 metre platform diving Team all-around gymnastics Team table tennis
Archery
As the host nation, China automatically received a full complement of six quota spots (three for men, three for women) for the archery competitions. China's national selection competition resulted in Xue Haifeng, Jiang Lin and Li Wenquan taking the three men's spots, while Zhang Juanjuan, Chen Ling and Guo Dan earned the women's spots. Xue and Zhang were both veteran athletes from 2004 Athens, with the latter taking China's fourth silver medal in archery. On August 14, Zhang Juanjuan became the first Chinese archer to win a gold medal in the women's individual event.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJiang LinIndividual63255 (10)L 108–112Did not advanceLi Wenquan64646 (19)L 111–116Did not advanceXue Haifeng66318 (47)L 106–111Did not advanceJiang LinLi WenquanXue HaifengTeam194112colspan=2 (5)W 214–210 (4)W 217–209 (1)L 221–218 (2)W 222–219
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChen LingIndividual64515 (50)W 109–79 (47)W 106–105 (2)L 103–113Did not advanceGuo Dan63625 (40)L 104–106Did not advanceZhang Juanjuan63527 (38)W 109–97 (6)W 110–105 (11)W 110–98 (3)W 106–101 (2)W 115–109 (1)W 110–109Chen LingGuo DanZhang JuanjuanTeam19163colspan=2 (6)W 211–206 (2)W 208–202 (1) L 215– 224
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHu Kai100 m10.394 q10.408Did not advanceZhang Peimeng200 m21.067Did not advanceLiu Xiaosheng400 m53.118colspan=2 Did not advanceLi Xiangyu800 m1:48.445colspan=2 Did not advanceJi Wei110 m hurdles13.573 Q13.806Did not advanceLiu XiangDid not advanceShi Dongpeng13.534 Q13.423 Q13.425Did not advanceMeng Yan400 m hurdles49.735colspan=2 Did not advanceHu KaiLiang JiahongLu BinWen YongyiXing YananZhang Peimeng4 × 100 m relay39.134 qcolspan=4 Deng HaiyangMarathoncolspan=6 2:16:1725Li Zhuhongcolspan=6 2:24:0851Ren Longyuncolspan=6 Chu Yafei20 km walkcolspan=6 1:21:1710Dong Jimincolspan=6 1:24:3430Wang Haocolspan=6 1:19:474Li Jianbo50 km walkcolspan=6 3:52:2014Si Tianfengcolspan=6 3:52:5817Zhao Chengliangcolspan=6 3:56:4721
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLi RunrunLong jump7.7028Did not advanceZhou Can—Did not advanceGu JunjieTriple jump15.9434Did not advanceLi Yanxi17.303 Q16.7710Zhong Minwei15.5936Did not advanceHuang HaiqiangHigh jump—Did not advanceLiu FeiliangPole vault5.55=20Did not advanceChen QiJavelin throw73.5023Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankQi HaifengResult11.157.2213.401.9349.3914.6046.464.3063.094:39.32783517Points827866692740843899797702784685
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankWang Jing100 m11.875Did not advanceLiu Qing1500 m4:09.279colspan=4 Did not advanceXue Fei5000 m15:13.259 qcolspan=4 16:09.8413Zhang Yingying15:23.8111colspan=4 Did not advanceHe Pan colspan=4 Did not advanceBai Xue10000 mcolspan=6 32:20.2721Dong Xiaoqincolspan=6 33:03.1428Zhang Yingyingcolspan=6 31:31.1216Li Zhenzhu3000 m steeplechase10:04.0513colspan=4 Did not advanceZhao Yanni10:36.7716colspan=4 Did not advanceZhu Yanmei9:29.637colspan=4 Did not advanceChen JueHan LingJiang LanQin WangpingTao YujiaWang Jing4 × 100 m relay43.784colspan=4 Did not advanceChen JingwenHan LingWang JinpingTang Xiaoyin4 × 400 m relay3:30.778colspan=4 Did not advanceZhang ShujingMarathoncolspan=6 2:35:3541Zhou Chunxiucolspan=6 2:27:07Zhu Xiaolincolspan=6 2:27:164Liu Hong20 km walkcolspan=6 1:27:174Shi Nacolspan=6 1:29:0813Yang Mingxiacolspan=6
Field events