Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports. Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei", not as the "Republic of China (ROC)", due to opposition from the People's Republic of China."Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
According to the Taipei Times,
As in previous editions of the Summer Olympics, the flag of the Republic of China was not displayed. Instead, the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag was waved by fans, and displayed when the team won a medal. The National Banner Song, not the National Anthem of the Republic of China, was played at the gold medal ceremony.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Chen Wei-ling Weightlifting Women's 48 kg 9 August Lu Ying-chi Weightlifting Women's 63 kg 12 August Chu Mu-yen Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 20 August Sung Yu-chi Taekwondo Men's 68 kg 21 August
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Chinese Taipei's men's team placed fourth and its women's team placed fifth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChen Szu-yuanIndividual65438 (27) W 107–106 (6) L 101–109Did not advanceKuo Cheng-wei65929 (36) W 106–102 (4) L 110–111Did not advanceWang Cheng-pang66711 (54) W 110–100 (22) L 109–114Did not advanceChen Szu-YuanKuo Cheng-weiWang Cheng-pangTeam19807colspan=2 (10) W 222–218 (2) L 211–214Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankWei Pi-hsiuIndividual58558 (7) L 99–108Did not advanceWu Hui-ju63429 (36) L 98–104Did not advanceYuan Shu-chi6526 (59) W 104–101 (27) L 105–110Did not advanceYuan Shu-chiWu Hui-juYuan Shu-chiTeam18718colspan=2 (9) L 211–215Did not advance9
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankWu Wen-chienMarathon2:26:5559
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionChang Ming-huangShot put17.4340Did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLin Chia-yingShot put16.3228Did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHsieh Yu-hsingMen's singles W 21–16, 21–12 W 21–16, 15–21, 21–15 W 14–21, 21–17, 21–18 L 8–21, 4–21Did not advanceCheng Shao-chiehWomen's singles L 1–21, 9–21Did not advanceCheng Wen-hsingChien Yu-chinWomen's doublescolspan=2 W 21–6, 21–12 L 14–21, 18–21Did not advance
Baseball
Chinese Taipei finished third at the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship, forcing the team to seek Olympic qualification through the Final Qualifying Tournament. The team again finished third there, which was good enough to qualify for the Olympic tournament. Chinese Taipei made its third appearance in Olympic baseball in Beijing. The team's best result to date has been a silver medal in the inaugural tournament in 1992.
Manager: Hung I-Chung (洪一中 La New Bears).
Coaches: Hsieh Chang-Heng (謝長亨 Chinatrust Whales), Lu Ming-Tsu (呂明賜 La New Bears), Kung Jung-Tang (龔榮堂 National Training Team).
Results Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Qualified for the semifinals Eliminated The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round. TeamGWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker77041221.000--7615223.8571-7524022.7142-7433014.5713-7252933.28651-07252920.28650-1716950.14361-07161460.14360-1
Official Olympic Baseball Schedule
Cycling
Chinese Taipei will compete in Olympic cycling after receiving a wild-card invitation from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Track Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankFeng Chun-kaiMen's points raceDid not finish
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankShih Pei-chunWomen's −52 kg L 0020–0021Did not advanceWang Chin-fangWomen's −63 kg W 1011–0000 W 1000–0000 L 0000–0010Did not advance L 0010–1010Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankTime RankWang Ming-huiSingle sculls7:46:834 QF7:18:085 SC/D7:23.755 FD7:16.2815
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Chang HaoRS:X31293128282034DNF2435EL26031 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankHuang Yi-ling10 m air pistol37922Did not advance25 m pistol56339Did not advance
Softball
Chinese Taipei qualified for the eight-team Olympic softball tournament in Beijing by winning the Asian & Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February 2007.Taiwan beats NZ for Olympic softball slot, The China Post, February 7, 2007
Roster Chen Miao-Yi Chiang Hui-Chuan Chueh Ming-Hui Hsu Hsiu-Ling Huang Hui-Wen Lai Meng-Ting Lai Sheng-Jung Li Chiu-Ching Lin Su-Hua Lo Hsiao-Ting Lu Hsueh-Mei Pan Tzu-Hui Tung Yun-Chi Wen Li-Hsiu Wu Chia-Yen
Results Qualified for the semifinals EliminatedThe top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker705311.000--612313.8571-523011.7142-341723.4294-251023.2865 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN251921.2865 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN251535.2865 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE16848.1436-
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Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHsu Chi-chieh200 m butterfly1:56.5915 Q1:57.4816Did not advanceWang Wei-wen200 m breaststroke2:17.2049Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLin Man-hsu200 m individual medley2:23.2936Did not advanceNieh Pin-chieh100 m freestyle57.2843Did not advanceYang Chin-kuei200 m freestyle2:02.8437Did not advance400 m freestyle4:24.7840colspan=2 Did not advance100 m butterfly1:01.6043Did not advance200 m butterfly1:13.2627Did not advance
Table tennis
Chinese Taipei qualified two men and two women in singles competition in addition to the men's team competition and will be sending a total of five athletes to compete in table tennis."A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland", The New York Times, July 6, 2008
Singles AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChiang Peng-lungMen's singlescolspan=2 L 2–4Did not advanceChuang Chih-yuancolspan=3 L 3–4Did not advanceHuang I-huaWomen's singles W 4–1 L 1-4Did not advancePan Li-chun W 4–0 L 1–4Did not advance
Team AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChang Yen-shuChiang Peng-lungChuang Chih-yuanMen's teamGroup CL 1 – 3W 3 – 2W 3 – 12 Did not advanceL 0 – 3Did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChu Mu-yenMen's −58 kg W 8–0 L 2–3Did not advance W 1–0 W 4–3Did not advanceSung Yu-chiMen's −68 kg W 4–0 W 3–2 L 6–7 W 4–3Did not advanceYang Shu-chunWomen's −49 kg W 0–(−1) W 3–2 L 1–4 L 2–3Did not advance5Su Li-wen Women's −57 kg L 0–1Did not advance W 1–0 L 4–5Did not advance5
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLu Yen-hsunMen's singles W 7–6(7–5), 6–4 W 6–4, 6–4 L 2–6, 4–6Did not advanceChan Yung-janWomen's singles L 1–6, 6–7(6–8)Did not advanceChan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jungWomen's doubles W 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 7–5 L 6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–8Did not advance
Weightlifting
Five weightlifters from Chinese Taipei will compete in Beijing."First batch of Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation arrives in Beijing", Xinhua, July 31, 2008
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankWang Shin-yuanMen's −56 kg1151115072657Yang Chin-yi128=415742854Yang Sheng-hsiungMen's −62 kg130=915792879Chen Wei-lingWomen's −48 kg8451123196Lu Ying-chiWomen's −63 kg10431273231
External links "Taiwan athletes gear up for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 26, 2008
See also Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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