China at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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 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] 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
The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Gold
Xu Haifeng Zeng Guoqiang Wu Shude Li Yuwei Chen Weiqiang Yao Jingyuan Wu Xiaoxuan Luan Jujie Li Ning (3)Lou Yun Ma Yanhong Volleyball, Women's team competition (Hou Yuzhu , Jiang Ying , Lang Ping , Li Yanjun , Liang Yan , Su Huijuan , Yang Xiaojun , Yang Xilan , Zhang Rongfang , Zheng Meizhu , Zhou Xiaolan , and Zhu Ling )
Zhou Jihong .
Silver
Bronze
Zhu Jianhua Li Kongzheng Li Ning
Huang Shiping Wang Yifu Wu Xiaoxuan
Women's Gymnastics Team (Ma Yanhong , Zhou Qiurui , Zhou Ping , Chen Yongyan , Huang Qun , Wu Jiani , and Ming Guixiu )
Women's Basketball Team Competition (Song Xiaobo , Lijuan Xiu , Chen Yuefang , Zheng Haixia , Qiu Chen , Li Xiaoqin , Zhang Hui , Cong Xuedi , Zhang Yueqin , Ba Yan , Wang Jun , and Liu Qing )
Women's Handball Team (Wu Xinjiang , Liu Yumei , Chen Jing, Zhang Weihong , Gao Xiumin , Wang Linwei , Liu Liping , Zhang Peijun , Sun Xiulan , Li Lan , Wang Mingxing , Chen Zheng , Guo Yingze , He Jianping , and Zhu Juefeng ).
Archery
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
Men's Competition Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's High Jump
Zhu Jianhua
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.31m (→ Bronze Medal ) Liu Yunpeng
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.29m (→ 7th place) Cai Shu
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.27m (→ 8th place) Men's Long Jump
Liu Yuhuang
Qualification — 7.83m
Final — 7.99m (→ 5th place) Wang Shijie
Qualification — 7.36m (→ did not advance, 18th place) Men's Triple Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Yang Weimin
Qualifying Round — 5.30m
Final — 5.10m (→ 10th place) Ji Zebiao
Qualifying Round — 5.10m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon
Women's Competition Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's High Jump
Zheng Dazhen
Qualification — 1.90 m
Final — 1.91 m (→ 7th place) Yang Wenqin
Qualification — 1.90 m
Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place) Ge Ping
Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's Long Jump
Liao Wenfen
Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 15th place) Women's Discus Throw
Jiao Yunxiang
Qualification — 54.70 m
Final — 53.32 m (→ 11th place) Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
Basketball
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to United States (49-97)
Defeated France (85-83)
Lost to Canada (80-121)
Lost to Spain (83-102)
Lost to Uruguay (67-74) Classification Matches
9th/12th place : Defeated Egypt (76-73)9th/10th place : Lost to Brazil (76-86) → Tenth place Team Roster
Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round
Defeated Australia (67-64)
Lost to Canada (61-66)
Defeated Yugoslavia (79-58)
Lost to United States (55-91)
Lost to South Korea (56-69) Bronze Medal Match
Defeated Canada (62-57) → Bronze Medal Team Roster
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.
Team time trial Women's individual road race
Diving
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
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
Men
Lou Yun — Vault, Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Women
Handball
Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round Robin
Lost to the United States (22-25)
Defeated West Germany (20-19)
Tied with South Korea (24-24)
Defeated Austria (21-16)
Lost to Yugoslavia (25-31) → Bronze Medal Team Roster
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
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
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Defeated Egypt (3-0)
Lost to Canada (0-3) Classification Matches
5th/8th place : Lost to South Korea (1-3)7th/8th place : Lost to Japan (0-3) → 8th place Team Roster
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
Final
Defeated United States (3-0) → Gold Medal
Water polo
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Netherlands (8-10)
Lost to Yugoslavia (7-12)
Defeated Canada (6-5) Final Round (Group E)
Defeated Japan (10-4)
Lost to Italy (8-11)
Defeated Brazil (11-9)
Lost to Greece (9-10) → 9th place Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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