The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China were volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondo practitioner Zhao Shuai. Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100 m during the Games, was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.
China finished the Games with 89 medals, 38 of them gold, an improvement of their previous performance at the last Olympics of 70 medals and 26 golds, which moved them up to the second place in overall medal standing from the third place it occupied at the Rio Games. On 18 February 2022, the British men's relay track and field team was stripped of their medals for doping, which moved up the Chinese team to bronze, their 89th medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Yang Qian Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle Hou Zhihui Weightlifting Women's 49 kg Sun Yiwen Fencing Women's épée Shi TingmaoWang Han Diving Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Li Fabin Weightlifting Men's 61 kg Chen Lijun Weightlifting Men's 67 kg Jiang RanxinPang Wei Shooting Mixed 10 metre air pistol team Chen YuxiZhang Jiaqi Diving Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Yang QianYang Haoran Shooting Mixed 10 metre air rifle team Chen YunxiaCui XiaotongLü YangZhang Ling Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Wang ZongyuanXie Siyi Diving Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard Shi Zhiyong Weightlifting Men's 73 kg Zhang Yufei Swimming Women's 200 metre butterfly Yang JunxuanTang MuhanZhang YufeiLi BingjieDong JieZhang Yifan Swimming Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Chen Meng Table tennis Women's singles Wang Shun Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley Zhu Xueying Gymnastics Women's trampoline Wang YilyuHuang Dongping Badminton Mixed doubles Ma Long Table tennis Men's singles Lu Yunxiu Sailing Women's RS:X Lü Xiaojun Weightlifting Men's 81 kg Gong Lijiao Athletics Women's shot put Shi Tingmao Diving Women's 3 metre springboard Chen Yufei Badminton Women's singles Wang Zhouyu Weightlifting Women's 87 kg Liu Yang Gymnastics Men's rings Zhang Changhong Shooting Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions Bao ShanjuZhong Tianshi Cycling Women's team sprint Li Wenwen Weightlifting Women's +87 kg Xie Siyi Diving Men's 3 metre springboard Zou Jingyuan Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Guan Chenchen Gymnastics Women's balance beam Quan Hongchan Diving Women's 10 m platform Chen MengSun YingshaWang Manyu Table tennis Women's team Fan ZhendongMa LongXu Xin Table tennis Men's team Liu Shiying Athletics Women's javelin throw Sun MengyaXu Shixiao Canoeing Women's C-2 500 metres Cao Yuan Diving Men's 10 m platform Sheng Lihao Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Zhang Yufei Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Cao YuanChen Aisen Diving Men's synchronized 10 m platform Liao Qiuyun Weightlifting Women's 55 kg Xu XinLiu Shiwen Table tennis Mixed doubles Xiao Ruoteng Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around Sun Yingsha Table tennis Women's singles Liu Lingling Gymnastics Women's trampoline Zheng SiweiHuang Yaqiong Badminton Mixed doubles Fan Zhendong Table tennis Men's singles Xu JiayuYan ZibeiYang JunxuanZhang Yufei Swimming Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay Dong Dong Gymnastics Men's trampoline Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen Badminton Men's doubles Wang Han Diving Women's 3 metre springboard Chen QingchenJia Yifan Badminton Women's doubles You Hao Gymnastics Men's rings Chen Long Badminton Men's singles Liu HaoZheng Pengfei Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Wang Zongyuan Diving Men's 3 metre springboard Tang Xijing Gymnastics Women's balance beam Wang Zheng Athletics Women's hammer throw Huang XuechenSun Wenyan Artistic swimming Women's duet Zhu Yaming Athletics Men's triple jump Chen Yuxi Diving Women's 10 m platform Pang Qianyu Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg Yin Xiaoyan Karate Women's 61 kg Liu Hao Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres Gu Hong Boxing Women's welterweight Yang Jian Diving Men's 10 m platform Huang XuechenSun WenyanGuo LiLiang XinpingYin ChengxinFeng YuXiao YanningWang Qianyi Artistic swimming Women's team Sun Yanan Wrestling Women's freestyle 50 kg Li Qian Boxing Women's middleweight Pang Wei Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol Jiang Ranxin Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol Yang Haoran Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Zhao Shuai Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Li Bingjie Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle Wei Meng Shooting Women's skeet Lin ChaopanSun WeiXiao RuotengZou Jingyuan Gymnastics Men's artistic team all-around Liu ZhiyuZhang Liang Rowing Men's double sculls China women's national 3x3 team Basketball Women's 3×3 tournament Guo LinlinJu RuiLi JingjingMiao TianWang ZifengWang YuweiXu FeiZhang Min Rowing Women's eight Xiao Jiaruixuan Shooting Women's 25 metre pistol Bi Kun Sailing Men's RS:X Xiao Ruoteng Gymnastics Men's floor Li Yuehong Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Walihan Sailike Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Zhou Qian Wrestling Women's freestyle 76 kg Liu Hong Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk Gong Li Karate Women's +61 kg Su BingtianWu ZhiqiangTang XingqiangXie ZhenyeYan Haibin Athletics 4 × 100 m relay
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Medals by sportSport TotalArtistic swimming0202Athletics2226Badminton2406Basketball0011Boxing0202Canoeing1203Cycling1001Diving75012Fencing1001Gymnastics45211Karate0112Rowing1023Sailing1012Shooting41611Swimming3216Table tennis4307Taekwondo0011Weightlifting7108Wrestling0224 Total 38 32 19 89
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDayDate Total124 July3014225 July3137326 July 0437427 July 3003528 July 3126629 July 3104730 July 4329831 July 231691 August 3115102 August 53311113 August 3407124 August 0101135 August 2204146 August 2215157 August 2518168 August 0101 Total 38 32 19 89
Medals by genderGender TotalPercentageFemale221694753.4%Male131393539.8%Mixed33066.8% Total 38 32 1888 100%
Multiple medalistsNameSport TotalZhang YufeiSwimming2204Yang QianShooting2002Shi TingmaoDiving2002Xie SiyiDiving2002Chen MengTable tennis2002Ma LongTable tennis2002Yang JunxuanSwimming1102Wang HanDiving1102Wang ZongyuanDiving1102Chen YuxiDiving1102Sun YingshaTable tennis1102Fan ZhendongTable tennis1102Xu XinTable tennis1102Cao YuanDiving1102Pang WeiShooting1012Jiang RanxinShooting1012Yang HaoranShooting1012Li BingjieSwimming1012Zou JingyuanGymnastics1012Liu HaoCanoeing0202Huang XuechenArtistic swimming0202Sun WenyanArtistic swimming0202Xiao RuotengGymnastics0123
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, association football, and water polo are not counted. Chinese state media reported that China sent 431 athletes including reserves, while the IOC website listed 421 athletes from China. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 3 6Artistic swimming — 8 8Athletics 23 27 50Badminton 6 8 14Basketball 4 16 20Boxing 3 3 6Canoeing 7 11 18Cycling 3 5 8Diving 5 5 10Equestrian 6 0 6Fencing 5 7 12Field hockey 0 16 16Football 0 18 18Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 8 13 21Judo 0 6 6Karate 0 2 2Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 7 21 28Rugby sevens 0 13 13Sailing 5 7 12Shooting 10 14 24Skateboarding 0 2 2Sport climbing 1 1 2Swimming 11 19 30Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 2 4 6Tennis 0 5 5Triathlon 0 1 1Volleyball 0 16 16Water polo 0 13 13Weightlifting 4 4 8Wrestling 5 6 11 Total 125 281 406
Archery
Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Chinese archery team, led by Rio 2016 Olympians Wang Dapeng and Wu Jiaxin, was named to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 27 April 2021.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLi JialunIndividual66911W 6–4W 6–5W 6–5L 0–6Did not advanceWang Dapeng66813W 6–4L 5–6Did not advanceWei Shaoxuan6747W 6–0 L 4–6Did not advanceLi JialunWang DapengWei ShaoxuanTeam20113colspan=2 L 1–5Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLong XiaoqingIndividual64628W 6–2L 0–6Did not advanceWu Jiaxin65218W 6–2W 6–2 W 7–1L 2–6Did not advanceYang Xiaolei65414W 6–0L 2–6Did not advanceLong XiaoqingWu JiaxinYang XiaoleiTeam19525colspan=2 L 3–5Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankWang DapengWu JiaxinTeam13285 QL 3–5Did not advance
Artistic swimming
China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team routine by obtaining one of two highest-ranked spots, not yet qualified, in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankHuang XuechenSun WenyanDuet95.5499296.2333191.78322 Q96.9000192.4499Feng YuGuo LiHuang XuechenLiang XinpingWang QianyiSun WenyanXiao YanningYin ChengxinTeam96.23102colspan=3 97.3000193.5310
Athletics
Chinese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSu Bingtian100 mcolspan=2 10.052 Q9.83 AS1 Q9.986Xie Zhenyecolspan=2 10.165Did not advanceWu Zhiqiangcolspan=2 10.184Did not advanceXie Zhenye200 m20.344 qcolspan=2 20.457Did not advanceXie Wenjun110 m hurdles13.514 Qcolspan=2 13.585Did not advanceSu BingtianWu ZhiqiangTang XingqiangXie ZhenyeYan Haibin*4 × 100 m relay37.921 Qcolspan=4 37.79Dong GuojianMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:21:3557Peng Jianhua2:16:3932Yang Shaohui2:14:5819Cai Zelin20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:26:3926Wang Kaihua1:22:037Zhang Jun1:22:168Bian Tongda50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 3:52:017Luo Yadong4:06:1728Wang Qin3:59:3521 On 18 February 2022, Great Britain was disqualified from the men's 4 × 100 m relay because of a doping violation, thereby officially stripping them of the silver medal. In this case, Canada will be upgraded to silver, with China receiving the bronze. Medals have not yet been reallocated.
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGe Manqi100 mcolspan=2 11.204 q11.227Did not advanceLiang Xiaojingcolspan=2 11.405Did not advanceWei Yonglicolspan=2 11.486Did not advanceWang Chunyu800 m2:00.053 Qcolspan=2 1:59.142 Q1:57.005Chen Jiamin100 m hurdles13.095colspan=2 Did not advanceXu Shuangshuang3000 m steeplechase9:34.928colspan=4 Did not advanceGe ManqiHuang GuifenLiang XiaojingLi Yuting*Wei Yongli4 × 100 m relay42.82 3 Qcolspan=4 42.716Bai LiMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:49:2167Li Zhixuan2:45:2362Zhang Deshun2:37:4547Liu Hong20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:29:57Qieyang Shenjie1:31:047Yang Jiayu1:31:54 12
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGao XinglongLong jump7.8617Did not advanceHuang Changzhou7.9611 q7.7210Wang Jianan7.8120Did not advanceFang YaoqingTriple jump16.8410 q17.018Wu Ruiting16.7314Did not advanceZhu Yaming17.113 Q17.57Wang YuHigh jump2.21=17Did not advanceHuang BokaiPole vault5.5021Did not advance
Women