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 and the PRC competed as 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. The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when 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.Reuters - Li Ning, "Prince of Gymnasts" and businessman - 8 Aug 2008 China also earned 15 gold medals, the most in Asia at that time.
Medalists
Medals by sportSport TotalGymnastics 5 4 2 11Weightlifting 4 2 0 6Shooting 3 0 3 6Diving 1 1 1 3Fencing 1 0 0 1Volleyball 1 0 0 1Archery 0 1 0 1Athletics 0 0 1 1Basketball 0 0 1 1Handball 0 0 1 1Total 15 8 9 32
The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDateGymnasticsMen's Floor ExerciseGymnasticsMen's Horse VaultGymnasticsMen's ringsGymnasticsMen's Pommell HorseGymnasticsWomen's Uneven BarsDivingWomen's 10 Metre PlatformFencingWomen's Foil IndividualShootingMen's 50 Metre Free PistolShootingMen's Running TargetShootingWomen's 50 Metre Rifle Three PositionsChinese TeamVolleyballWomen's TeamWeightliftingMen's 52 kgWeightliftingMen's 56 kgWeightliftingMen's 60 kgWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kgArcheryWomen's individualChinese TeamGymnasticsMen's all-around TeamGymnasticsMen's Floor ExerciseGymnasticsMen's Horse VaultGymnasticsMen's Horizontal BarDivingMen's 3m SpringboardWeightliftingMen's 52 kgWeightliftingMen's 56 kgAthleticsMen's High JumpChinese TeamBasketballWomen's TeamChinese TeamHandballWomen's TeamGymnasticsMen's Individual All-aroundChinese TeamGymnasticsWomen's all-around TeamDivingMen's 10 metre platformShootingMen's 50 Metre Free PistolShootingMen's Running TargetShootingMen's 10 Metre Air Rifle
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 Li Lingjuan Tan Liangde Zhou Peishun Lai Runming Tong Fei Men's gymnastics team (Lou Yun, Tong Fei, Li Ning, Xu Zhiqiang, Li Xiaoping, Li Yuejiu, Zou Limin) Li Ning Lou Yun
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: Yong Shan - 2483 points (→ 18th place) Zhang Zheng - 2405 points (→ 36th place) Feng Zemin - 2389 points (→ 38th place)
Athletics
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankYu ZhuanghuiMen's 100 metres10.616————Did not advanceYu ZhuanghuiMen's 200 metres21.454————Did not advanceYu ZhichengMen's 110 metres hurdles14.337————Did not advanceLi JieqiangMen's 110 metres hurdles14.158————Did not advanceZhang FuxinMen's 20 km walk—1:32:1027Zhang FuxinMen's 50 km walk—4:23:3915Liu HuajinWomen's 100 metres hurdles13.645————Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankZhu JianhuaMen's high jump2.24 m12.31 mLiu YunpengMen's high jump2.24 m12.29 m7Cai ShuMen's high jump2.24 m92.27 m8Liu YuhuangMen's long jump7.83 m107.99 m5Wang ShijieMen's long jump7.36 m18Did not advanceZou ZhenxianMen's triple jump16.68 m516.83 m4Yang WeiminMen's pole vault5.30 m105.10 m10Ji ZebiaoMen's pole vault5.10 m17Did not advanceZheng DazhenWomen's high jump1.90 m131.91 m7Yang WenqinWomen's high jump1.90 m91.88 m9Ge PingWomen's high jump1.84 m21Did not advanceLiao WenfenWomen's long jump6.16 m15Did not advanceJiao YunxiangWomen's discus throw54.70 m953.32 m11Li MeisuWomen's shot put17.96 m517.96 m5Yang YanqinWomen's shot put16.97 m1016.97 m10Zhu HongyangWomen's javelin throw53.18 m19Did not advance
Combined events
AthleteEventResultRankWeng KangqiangMen's decathlon766215
Basketball
Men's The Chinese team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals and finished in 10th place.
Group Stage
9th–12th Place Classification
Team roster Wang Haibo Lü Jinqing Huang Yunlong Guo Yonglin Kuang Lubin Ji Zhaoguang Li Yaguang Sun Fengwu Wang Libin Liu Jianli Hu Zhangbao Zhang Bin
Women's team competition
Group Stage
Bronze medal game
Team roster Ba Yan Chen Yuefang Cong Xuedi Liu Qing Li Xiaoqin Qiu Chen Song Xiaobo Wang Jun Xiu Lijuan Zhang Hui Zhang Yueqin Zheng Haixia
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.
Team time trial Han Shuxiang, Liu Fu, Wang Wanqiang, and Zeng Bo — 21st place
Women's individual road race Lu Suyan — 31st place Wang Li — 36th place Lu Yu'e — 41st place
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 Li Kongzheng Final ( Bronze Medal)
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented China in 1984.
Men's foil Liu Yunhong Chu Shisheng Yu Yifeng
Men's team foil Chu Shisheng, Cui Yining, Yu Yifeng, Wang Wei, Zhang Jian, Liu Yunhong
Men's épée Cui Yining Zhao Zhizhong Zong Xiangqing
Men's team épée Cui Yining, Pang Jin, Zhao Zhizhong, Zong Xiangqing
Men's sabre Chen Jinchu Wang Ruiji Liu Guozhen
Men's team sabre Wang Ruiji, Chen Jinchu, Yang Shisen, Liu Guozhen, Liu Yunhong
Women's foil Jujie Luan Zhu Qingyuan Li Huahua
Women's team foil Jujie Luan, Zhu Qingyuan, Li Huahua, Wu Qiuhua, Zhu Minzhu
Gymnastics
Men Lou Yun — Vault, Gold Medal Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Gold Medals; Vault, Silver Medal; All-Around, Bronze Medal Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal
Women Ma Yanhong — Uneven Bars, Gold Medal
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 Wu Xingjiang He Jianping Zhu Juefeng Zhang Weihong Gao Xiumin Wang Linwei Liu Liping Sun Xiulan Liu Yumei Li Lan Wang Mingxing Chen Zhen
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 Shen Jianqiang Heat — 1:56.08 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
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 Mu Lati, Feng Dawei, Chen Qin, and Shen Jianqiang Heat — 3:30.82 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Wang Hao, Jin Fu, Zheng Jian, and Mu Lati Heat — 3:51.71 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
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 Guo Huaying, Liang Weifen, Li Jinlan, and Ding Jilian Heat — 4:27.39 (→ did not advance)
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 Yan Jianming Song Jinwei Yu Juekin Zhai Jixin Zhang Yousheng Zhao Duo Yang Liqun Cao Ping Shen Keqin Zuo Yue Xiao Jinsong Liu Changcheng
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 Defeated Japan (3–0) 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 Deng Jun Wang Xiaotian Song Weigang Li Jianming Huang Ying Cai Tianxiong Qu Baowei Zhao Bilong Chen Zhixiong Cai Shengliu Pan Shenghua Huang Long Guan Shishi
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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