Chinese Taipei at the Olympics
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Taiwanese athletes won their first Olympic medal in 1960, and their first gold medal in 2004. Taiwan achieved their highest total medal count at the 2020 games.
Participation
Timeline of participation
| Olympic year/s |
team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland China | Taiwan | ||||
| 1924 | Template:Flagdeco | (Chine)[1][2] | as part of Template:Flagicon JapanTemplate:Efn | ||
| 1932–1936 | Template:Flagdeco | China | (CHN) | ||
| 1948 | |||||
| 1952 | Template:Flagdeco | People's Republic of China (PRC) |
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| 1956 | Template:Flagdeco | Republic of China (CHN) | |||
| 1960 | Formosa (RCF) | ||||
| 1964–1968 | Taiwan (TWN) | ||||
| 1972–1976 | Republic of China (ROC) | ||||
| 1980 | Template:Flagdeco | China (CHN) | |||
| since 1984 | Template:Flagdeco | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | |||
Timeline concerning Olympic recognition
The following timeline concerns the different names and principal events concerning recognition of the Republic of China (ROC) Olympic team:
- 1922 – The China National Amateur Athletic Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the National Olympic Committee in China.[3]
- 1932 – ROC competes in the Olympics for the first time as China.[4]
- 1949 – The China National Amateur Athletic Federation moves to Taiwan.[5]
- 1952 – ROC team withdraws from the Helsinki Olympics[6] because the IOC permits the People's Republic of China (PRC) to participate.[5]
- 1954 – IOC adopts a resolution officially recognising the PRC's Chinese Olympic Committee.[7][8]
- 1956 – ROC represents at Melbourne Games as the Republic of China. PRC withdraws from the Games in protest because two Chinese Olympic Committees are in the list of IOC members.[7][8]
- 1958 – PRC withdraws from Olympic movement and all federations governing Olympic sports. Professor Dong Shouyi, an IOC member for the PRC resigns.[7][9]
- 1959 – IOC informs the ROC that they do not control sport on Mainland China, rules determine the ROC will no longer be recognised under the "Chinese Olympic Committee" title. All applications under a different name would be considered.[9]
- 1960 – ROC committee is renamed the "Olympic Committee of the Republic of China", and so recognised.[7]
- 1963 – IOC recognizes the name "Taiwan", and the NOC is allowed to use the initials "ROC" on sports outfits.[7]
- 1968 – IOC agrees to renaming the Taiwan team as the Republic of China after the 1968 Games and to its participation under that banner.[7]
- 1976 – ROC is not permitted to participate in the Montreal Summer Games, as long as it insists on the name of Republic of China, because the host country, Canada, recognises the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China.[10][11]
- 1979 – IOC recognises the Chinese Olympic Committee as the official representative of China.[9] The IOC decision is followed by a postal ballot among 89 members.[12] Under the IOC decision, the ROC's Olympics committee would be renamed as "Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee" and is not allowed to use the ROC's national anthem or flag.
- 1980 – ROC boycotts the Lake Placid Winter Games and the Moscow Summer Games due to the decision to use the name Chinese Taipei in international sporting events.[13]
- 1981 – An agreement is signed in Lausanne by Juan Antonio Samaranch, the president of the IOC, and Shen Chia-ming, the president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC).[14] The agreement specifies the name, flag and emblem of the CTOC.
- 1984 – Chinese Taipei competes for the first time under the new moniker at the Sarajevo Winter Games.
Medals
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Medals by summer sport
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List of medalists
| Medal | Players/Players in the team | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Yang Chuan-kwang | Template:GamesName | File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics | Men's decathlon |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chi Cheng | Template:GamesName | File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics | Women's 80 metre hurdles |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Tsai Wen-yee | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Chang Cheng-hsien Chang Wen-chung Chang Yaw-teing Chen Chi-hsin Chen Wei-chen Chiang Tai-chuan Huang Chung-yi Huang Wen-po Jong Yeu-jeng Ku Kuo-chian Kuo Lee Chien-fu Liao Ming-hsiung Lin Chao-huang Lin Kun-han Lo Chen-jung Lo Kuo-chong Pai Kun-hong Tsai Ming-hung Wang Kuang-shih Wu Shih-hsih |
Template:GamesName | File:Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball | Men's competition |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Chen Jing | Template:GamesName | File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis | Women's singles |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Li Feng-ying | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chen Jing | File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis | Women's singles | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chi Shu-ju | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Huang Chih-hsiung | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Kuo Yi-hang | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Chen Shih-hsin | Template:GamesName | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Women's flyweight |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Chu Mu-yen | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Men's flyweight | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Chen Szu-yuan Liu Ming-huang Wang Cheng-pang |
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery | Men's team | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Huang Chih-hsiung | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Men's lightweight | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chen Li-ju Wu Hui-ju Yuan Shu-chi |
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery | Women's team | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Chen Wei-ling | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Lu Ying-chi | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chu Mu-yen | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Sung Yu-chi | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Hsu Shu-ching | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Tseng Li-cheng | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Hsu Shu-ching | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Lei Chien-ying Lin Shih-chia Tan Ya-ting |
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery | Women's team | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Kuo Hsing-chun | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Kuo Hsing-chun | Template:GamesName | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 59 kg |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
File:Olympic pictogram Badminton.png Badminton | Men's doubles | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Yang Yung-wei | File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo | Men's 60 kg | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Deng Yu-cheng Tang Chih-chun Wei Chun-heng |
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery | Men's team | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Lee Chih-kai |
File:Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Tai Tzu-ying | File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton | Women's singles | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Lo Chia-ling | File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Lin Yun-ju Cheng I-ching |
File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis | Mixed doubles | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chen Wen-huei | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 64 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Pan Cheng-tsung | File:Golf pictogram.svg Golf | Men's individual | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Huang Hsiao-wen | File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing | Women's flyweight | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Wen Tzu-yun | File:Karate pictogram.svg Karate | Women's 55 kg | |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
Template:GamesName | File:Olympic pictogram Badminton.png Badminton | Men's doubles |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Lin Yu-ting | File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing | Women's 57 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Lee Meng-yuan | File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting | Men's skeet | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Wu Shih-yi | File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing | Women's 60 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Tang Chia-hung | File:Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Chen Nien-chin | File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing | Women's 66 kg | |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Kuo Hsing-chun | File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting | Women's 59 kg |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Chinese Taipei at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Taiwan
- Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
- Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
- Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games
- Republic of China at the Olympics
- Chinese Taipei at the Paralympics
Notes
References
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