China at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	3	6
Athletics	16	28	44
Basketball	12	10	22
Boxing	2	–	2
Canoeing	4	0	4
Cycling	4	4	8
Diving	4	4	8
Fencing	10	5	15
Football	14	–	14
Gymnastics	6	8	14
Handball	0	12	12
Judo	5	–	5
Modern pentathlon	1	–	1
Rowing	0	11	11
Sailing	3	2	5
Shooting	12	8	20
Swimming	13	12	25
Synchronized swimming	–	3	3
Table tennis	4	3	7
Tennis	2	0	2
Volleyball	0	11	11
Water polo	13	–	13
Weightlifting	10	–	10
Wrestling	11	–	11
Total	149	124	273

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold		Diving	Women's 10 metre platform	18 September
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold		Gymnastics	Men's vault	24 September
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold		Diving	Women's 3 metre springboard	25 September
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold		Table tennis	Men's doubles	30 September
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold		Table tennis	Women's singles	1 October
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Swimming	Women's 100 metre freestyle	19 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg	19 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Diving	Men's 3 metre springboard	20 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Swimming	Women's 200 metre breaststroke	21 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Shooting	Men's 50 metre running target	23 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Rowing	Women's coxed four	24 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Diving	Women's 3 metre springboard	25 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Swimming	Women's 50 metre freestyle	25 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Diving	Men's 10 metre platform	27 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Table tennis	Women's doubles	30 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver		Table tennis	Women's singles	1 October
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Weightlifting	Men's 52 kg	18 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg	19 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Diving	Men's 3 metre springboard	20 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	20 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	21 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Swimming	Women's 100 metre butterfly	23 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Gymnastics	Men's floor	24 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Shooting	Men's 10 metre air pistol	24 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Rowing	Women's eight	25 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Volleyball	Women's tournament	29 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Athletics	Women's shot put	1 October
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze		Table tennis	Women's singles	1 October

Archery

Template:Main article 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

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Eighth-final		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Qoiying Doje	Individual	1220	46	Did not advance
Qiuzhong Liang	Individual	1220	47	Did not advance
Guang Ri	Individual	1204	55	Did not advance
Qoiying Doje Qiuzhong Liang Guang Ri	Team	3644	19	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Eighth-final		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Shaorong Ma	Individual	1233	22	298	22	Did not advance
Xiangjun Ma	Individual	1233	21	322	4	318	10	309	11	Did not advance
Yawen Yao	Individual	1217	35	Did not advance
Shaorong Ma Xiangjun Ma Yawen Yao	Team	3683	8	948	9	Did not advance

Athletics

Template:Main article 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 (→ File:Med 3.png 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

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Group play

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Classification round 9–12

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Classification round 11/12

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Women's tournament

Team roster

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Group play

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Classification 5–8

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Classification 5/6

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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	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 3-2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5-0	Template:FlagIOCathlete L KOH	Did not advance
Weiping Wang	Flyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0-5	Did not advance

Canoeing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Daen Guo Hua Ke	C-2 500m	1:56.02	16	Did not advance
	C-2 1000m	4:15.50	13	4:06.49	14	Did not advance
Fullian Ma Bing Xue	K-2 500m	1:41.10	17	Did not advance
	K-2 1000m	3:31.24	9	3:42.91	14	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Hong Liu	Road race	4:32:56 (+0:34)	53
Tang Xuezhong	Road race	4:32:56 (+0:34)	44
Yingquan Cai	Road race	DNF
Guo Longchen Hong Liu Tang Xuezhong Wu Weipei	Team time trial	2:06:22.5 (+8:35)	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chen Weixiu	Road race	2:01:50 (+0:58)	47
Lu Suyan	Road race	2:00:52 (+0:00)	24
Yan Yinhua	Road race	2:00:52 (+0:00)	33

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	Template:FlagIOCathlete Template:FlagIOCathlete 12.24 L Rep W Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete 12.94 L (2nd in 5-8th classification race)	Did not advance

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tan Liangde	3 m springboard	682.65	1 Q	704.88
Li Deliang		607.77	4 Q	665.28
Xiong Ni	10 m platform	601.50	2 Q	637.47
Li Kongzheng		578.31	3 Q	543.81	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gao Min	3 m springboard	539.67	1 Q	580.23
Li Qing		501.39	2 Q	534.33
Xu Yanmei	10 m platform	426.27	3 Q	445.20
Chen Xiaodan		456.45	1 Q	384.15	5

Fencing

Template:Main article 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

Modern pentathlon

Template:Main article One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Swimming

Template:Main article 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 (→File:Silver medal.svg 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 (→File:Silver medal.svg 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 (→ File:Silver medal.svg 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 (→File:Bronze medal.svg 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

Template:Main article Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.

Women's solo

• Zhang Ying
• Luo Xi
• Tan Min

Women's duet

• Luo Xi
• Tan Min

Tennis

Template:Main article 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

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary round (group B)
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Lost to Peru (2-3)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-1)
• Semi Finals
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
• Final
  • Defeated Japan (3-0) → File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
  • Li Guojun
  • Hou Yuzhu
  • Yang Xilan
  • Su Huijuan
  • Jiang Ying
  • Cui Yongmei
  • Yang Xiaojun
  • Zheng Meizhu
  • Wu Dan
  • Li Yueming
  • Wang Yajun
  • Zhao Hong

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