China at the 1988 Summer Olympics

China at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn (in Chinese) (in English)
in Seoul
Competitors	273 (149 men and 124 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Song Tao
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 11 Bronze 12 Total 28
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Republic of China (1924–1972)

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.

Men

Women

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Cai Shangyan
  • Final — 2:17.54 (→ 26th place)
• Zhang Guowei
  • Final — 2:22.49 (→ 38th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Pang Yan
  • Qualification — 7.79m
  • Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place)
• Chen Zunrong
  • Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Ma Yongfeng
  • Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Gong Guohua — 7213 points (→ 31st place)

1. 100 metres — 11.43s
2. Long Jump — 6.22m
3. Shot Put — 13.98m
4. High Jump — 1.91m
5. 400 metres — 51.25s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.88s
7. Discus Throw — 46.18m
8. Pole Vault — 4.60m
9. Javelin Throw — 57.84m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s

Men's 50 km Walk

• Li Baojin
  • Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)

Women's Marathon

• Zhao Youfeng
  • Final — 2"27.06 (→ 5th place)
• Zhong Huandi
  • Final — 2"36.02 (→ 30th place)
• Li Juan
  • Final — 2"53.08 (→ 54th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Hou Xuemei
  • Qualification – 62.64m
  • Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place)
• Yu Hourun
  • Qualification – 62.86m
  • Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place)
• Xing Ailan
  • Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Li Baolian
  • Qualification – 58.92m (→ did not advance)
• Zhou Yuanxiang
  • Qualification – 56.36m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Li Meisu
  • Qualification – 20.30m
  • Final – 21.06m (→ Bronze Medal)
• Huang Zhihong
  • Qualification – 19.71m
  • Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place)
• Cong Yuzhen
  • Qualification – 19.56m
  • Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Dong Yuping
  • Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[2]

China men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Gong Luming 7004113420000000000♠31 – (1957-08-29)29 August 1957 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 5 Wang Fei 7003930800000000000♠25 – (1963-03-25)25 March 1963 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 6 Huang Yunlong 7004102960000000000♠28 – (1960-07-10)10 July 1960 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7 Sha Guoli 7004102450000000000♠28 – (1960-08-30)30 August 1960 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 8 Zhang Xuelei 7003925700000000000♠25 – (1963-05-15)15 May 1963 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 9 Song Ligang 7003777200000000000♠21 – (1967-06-08)8 June 1967 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 10 Li Yaguang 7004110590000000000♠30 – (1958-06-08)8 June 1958 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 11 Sun Fengwu 7003967900000000000♠26 – (1962-03-19)19 March 1962 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C 12 Wang Libin 7003930200000000000♠25 – (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 13 Zhang Yongjun 7003938800000000000♠25 – (1963-01-04)4 January 1963 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 14 Xu Xiaoliang 7003972700000000000♠26 – (1962-01-30)30 January 1962 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 15 Zhang Bin 7003976000000000000♠26 – (1961-12-28)28 December 1961 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Qian Chenghai Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	485	302	+183	10	Quarter-finals
2	Spain	5	4	1	484	435	+49	9
3	Brazil	5	3	2	590	522	+68	8
4	Canada	5	2	3	479	455	+24	7
5	China	5	1	4	433	527	−94	6
6	Egypt	5	0	5	338	568	−230	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.

September 17

China	98–84	Egypt
Scoring by half: 47–43, 51–41

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 20

Brazil	130–108	China
Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 21

China	74–106	Spain
Scoring by half: 43–59, 31–57

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 23

China	57–108	United States
Scoring by half: 26–59, 31–49

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

September 24

Canada	99–96	China
Scoring by half: 56–52, 43–44

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 9–12

26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 09:45

Boxscore

China	90–93	South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46
Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2		Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 11/12

29 September 1998 (1998-09-29) 14:30

Boxscore

Egypt	75–97	China
Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41
Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1		Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[3]

China women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Han Qingling 7004101390000000000♠27 – (1960-12-16)16 December 1960 5 Ling Guang 7003823800000000000♠22 – (1966-03-01)1 March 1966 6 Li Xiaoqin 7003978300000000000♠26 – (1961-12-07)7 December 1961 7 Zhao Wei 7003923700000000000♠25 – (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 8 Zhang Taohua 7003676800000000000♠18 – (1970-03-10)10 March 1970 9 Zhan Shuping 7003891400000000000♠24 – (1964-04-24)24 April 1964 10 Peng Ping 7003791900000000000♠21 – (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 C 11 Zheng Haixia 7003786700000000000♠21 – (1967-03-07)7 March 1967 PG 12 Cong Xuedi 7003926100000000000♠25 – (1963-05-13)13 May 1963 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 13 Xue Cuilan 7003927400000000000♠25 – (1963-04-30)30 April 1963 14 Liu Qing 7003881000000000000♠24 – (1964-08-06)6 August 1964 15 Xu Chunmei 7003821700000000000♠22 – (1966-03-22)22 March 1966	Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	282	234	+48	6	Semifinals
2	Yugoslavia	3	2	1	199	211	−12	5
3	China	3	1	2	200	214	−14	4
4	Czechoslovakia	3	0	3	202	224	−22	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points average among tied; 4) Points average.

19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 21:30

Boxscore

China	53–56	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32–35, 21–21
Pts: Zheng 13 Rebs: Zheng 7 Asts: Xue 3		Pts: Nakić 13 Rebs: Golić 9 Asts: Vangelovska 4

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) 21:30

Boxscore

China	68–64	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 36–36, 32–28
Pts: Zheng 12 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Xue 3		Pts: Dobrovičová 21 Rebs: Dobrovičová 5 Asts: Kalužáková 4

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

25 September 1998 (1998-09-25) 11:45

Boxscore

China	79–94	United States
Scoring by half: 37–46, 42–48
Pts: Zheng 32 Rebs: Zheng 8 Asts: Cong 5		Pts: McClain 27 Rebs: McClain 13 Asts: Edwards 5

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification 5–8

27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) 21:30

Boxscore

China	97–95 (OT)	South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–38, 42–47 Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Liu 6 Asts: Xue 5		Pts: Choi 21 Rebs: Sung 7 Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification 5/6

29 September 1998 (1998-09-29) 9:45

Boxscore

Bulgaria	102–74	China
Scoring by half: 53–19, 49–55
Pts: Slavcheva 22 Rebs: Staneva 8 Asts: Radkova 2		Pts: Zheng 23 Rebs: Cong, Peng 5 Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Dong Liu	Featherweight	John William Francis (IND) W 3-2	Serge Bouemba (GAB) W 5-0	Abdelhad Achik (MAR) L KOH	Did not advance
Weiping Wang	Flyweight	Andreas Tews (GDR) L 0-5	Did not advance

Canoeing

Men

Cycling

Track

Sprints

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1st round (Repechage)	2nd round	Semifinal	Final
		Time Speed	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time/Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zhou Suying	Women's sprint	12.477	11	Christa Luding Rothenburg (GDR)  Louise Jones (GBR) 12.24 L Rep W  Elisabetta Fanton (ITA)	Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) 12.94 L (2nd in 5-8th classification race)	Did not advance

Diving

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.

Men's foil

• Liu Yunhong
• Zhang Zhicheng
• Lao Shaopei

Men's team foil

• Lao Shaopei, Liu Yunhong, Ye Chong, Zhang Zhicheng

Men's épée

• Du Zhencheng
• Ma Zhi

Men's sabre

• Zheng Zhaokang
• Jia Guihua
• Wang Zhiming

Men's team sabre

• Jia Guihua, Wang Ruiji, Wang Zhiming, Zheng Zhaokang

Women's foil

• Sun Hongyun
• Jujie Luan
• Zhu Qingyuan

Women's team foil

• Li Huahua, Jujie Luan, Sun Hongyun, Xiao Aihua, Zhu Qingyuan

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 23.41
  2. B-Final – 23.40 (→ 12th place)
• Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 51.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
• Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – 52.45 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Xie Jun
  1. Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Wang Dali
  1. Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Lin Laijiu
  1. Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
• Huang Guoxiong
  1. Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Lin Laijiu
  1. Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Chen Jianhong
  1. Heat – 1:04.09
  2. B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place)
• Jin Fu
  1. Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Chang Qing
  1. Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
• Jin Fu
  1. Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Zhan Jiang
  1. Heat – 54.69
  2. B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place)'
• Zheng Jian
  1. Heat – 54.86
  2. B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Zhan Jiang
  1. Heat – 2:02.29 (→ 18th place)''''

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Xie Jun
  1. Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Shen Jianqiang, Li Tao, Xie Jun, and Feng Qiangbiao
  1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Lin Laijiu, Chen Jianhong, Zhan Jiang, and Shen Jianqiang
  1. Heat – 3:48.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Yang Wenyi
  1. Heat – 25.67
  2. Final – 25.64 (→ Silver Medal)
• Xia Fujie
  1. Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 55.84
  2. Final – 55.47 (→ Silver Medal)
• Lou Yaping
  1. Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 2:02.40
  2. B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place)
• Qian Hong
  1. Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Wang Bolin
  1. Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:18.11
  2. B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)
• Wang Bolin
  1. Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Huang Xiaomin
  1. Heat – 1:10.78
  2. Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place)
• Chen Huiling
  1. Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Huang Xiaomin
  1. Heat – 2:30.03
  2. Final – 2:27.49 (→ Silver Medal)
• Chen Huiling
  1. Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Qian Hong
  1. Heat – 1:00.66
  2. Final – 59.52 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Wang Xiaohong
  1. Heat – 1:01.16
  2. Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Wang Xiaohong
  1. Heat – 2:13.05
  2. Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place)
• Mo Wanlan
  1. Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:17.09
  2. Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 4:48.89
  2. Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place)
• Yan Ming
  1. Heat – 4:49.04
  2. B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Xia Fujie, Lou Yaping, Yang Wenyi, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – 3:46.36
• Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi, Lou Yaping, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Final – 3:44.69 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Yang Wenyi, Huang Xiaomin, Qian Hong, and Zhuang Yong
  1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.

Women's solo

• Zhang Ying
• Luo Xi
• Tan Min

Women's duet

• Luo Xi
• Tan Min

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

• Liu Shuhua and Ma Keqin
  1. First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 5-7 1-6 4-6

Volleyball

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Spain (6-13)
  • Lost to Greece (7-10)
  • Lost to United States (7-14)
  • Lost to Hungary (4-17)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17)
• Classification Round (Group E)
  • Lost to France (4-11)
  • Defeated South Korea (14-7) → Eleventh place
• Team Roster
  • Ni Shiwei
  • Wang Minhui
  • Yang Yong
  • Yu Xiang
  • Huang Long
  • Huang Qijiang
  • Cui Shiping
  • Zhao Bilong
  • Li Jianxiong
  • Cai Shengliu
  • Wen Fan
  • Ge Jianqing
  • Zheng Qing
• Head Coach: Peng Shaorong

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References