China_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics

China at the 2012 Summer Olympics

China at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


The People's Republic of China competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United Kingdom, between 27 July and 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 396 Chinese athletes, 171 men and 225 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 23 sports.[1] For the fourth time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

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China left London with a total of 91 medals – 39 gold, 31 silver, and 22 bronze – finishing second only to the United States in the global medal standings.[2][3] The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning twelve medals in gymnastics, ten in diving and swimming, eight in badminton, seven in weightlifting and shooting, and six in table tennis. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in all sporting events. Eleven Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2008 Olympics, which China hosted; 18 of them won more than one Olympic medal in London. China also won its first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon.

Among the nation's medalists were Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen, who emerged as China's first swimmers to win two gold medals in their events; Sun and Ye broke a world record and an Olympic record, respectively.[4] Sun also dominated the nation's Olympic medal standings, winning four medals. Gymnast Zou Kai, who won two golds and one bronze in London, became the most successful Chinese athlete in history with a total of six Olympic medals. Springboard diver Wu Minxia became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal in a single event at three consecutive Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Chen Ruolin became the second diver in Chinese history to defend two Olympic titles at a single games, after Guo Jingjing did so in two springboard events in 2008.[5]

Medalists

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Repeat medalists

Successful defending champions are marked in bold.

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Medal distribution

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By dominance

Won all gold medals in one sport – 2
Won all medals in one event (Podium Sweep) – 1
Won gold and silver medals in one event – 7
Won gold and bronze medals in one event – 5
Won gold medals in both men's and women's events – 6

Competitors

The Chinese Olympic Committee selected a team of 396 athletes, 171 men and 225 women, to compete in 23 sports. Equestrian, football, and handball were the only sports in which China had no representation in 2012.

The Chinese team featured 29 defending champions from the Beijing games,[1] including springboard diver Wu Minxia, light flyweight boxer Zou Shiming, gymnasts Zou Kai and Chen Yibing, and badminton player Lin Dan. Pistol shooter and former Olympic medalist Tan Zongliang, the oldest male member of the contingent, aged 41, competed at his fifth Olympic Games. Meanwhile, fencer Li Na and basketball player Wang Zhizhi each made their fourth Olympic appearance. Trap shooter Liu Yingzi was the oldest athlete of the team, aged 41, while relay swimmer Qiu Yuhan was the youngest, aged 14. Basketballer Yi Jianlian, who had previously played for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

The following table lists the number of Chinese competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

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Archery

China qualified 3 archers for the men's individual event, 3 archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event, and a team for the women's team event.

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Athletics

Prior to the 2012 Olympics, Chinese athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[7][8]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
Track & road events
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Field events
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On 1 May 2013, the IOC stripped Russian discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova of her silver medal in the women's discus throw after testing positive for Oxandrolone (an anabolic steroid). China's Li Yanfeng was elevated to silver.[9]

Badminton

China won 12 quotas with 17 athletes for the 2012 Olympics.

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Basketball

China's male and female basketball teams both qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

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Group play
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Russia 1–0 Brazil
  2. Head-to-head record: Spain 1–0 Australia
29 July 2012
16:45
Spain  9781  China
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 34–24, 16–19, 28–21
Pts: P. Gasol 21
Rebs: P. Gasol 11
Asts: M. Gasol 5
Pts: Yi Jianlian 30
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 12
Asts: Chen Jianghua 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Felicia Grinter (USA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)

31 July 2012
09:00
China  5473  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–20, 14–21, 15–12
Pts: Yi Jianlian 16
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7
Asts: Chen Jianghua 4
Pts: Kirilenko 16
Rebs: Khryapa 12
Asts: Shved, Khryapa 6
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Bill Kennedy (USA)

2 August 2012
11:15
Australia  8161  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 28–11, 12–19, 20–9
Pts: Mills 20
Rebs: Worthington 8
Asts: Ingles 7
Pts: Wang Shipeng 21
Rebs: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi 12
Asts: Wang Shipeng 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

4 August 2012
16:45
China  5998  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 10–17, 17–28, 21–28
Pts: Zhu Fangyu 13
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 6
Asts: Chen Jianghua 2
Pts: Vinicius 14
Rebs: Varejão 13
Asts: Taylor 6
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

6 August 2012
16:45
Great Britain  9058  China
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–16, 26–17, 18–10
Pts: Achara 16
Rebs: Archibald 9
Asts: Lawrence 6
Pts: Wang Zhizhi 11
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 14
Asts: Liu Wei 4
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11]

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Group play
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
28 July 2012
09:00
China  6657  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–13, 15–15, 15–13
Pts: Ma Zengyu 16
Rebs: Chen Nan 8
Asts: Miao Lijie 8
Pts: Vítečková 14
Rebs: Horáková 9
Asts: three players 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Carole Delaune (FRA)

30 July 2012
09:00
Croatia  5883  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 10–15, 14–25, 13–19
Pts: Mandir 22
Rebs: Ivezić 6
Asts: Jelavić, Lelas 4
Pts: Chen Nan 28
Rebs: Chen Nan 10
Asts: Miao Lijie 10
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Elena Chernova (RUS), Felicia Grinter (USA)

1 August 2012
11:15
China  7652  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 18–18, 24–6, 19–15
Pts: Ma Zengyu 15
Rebs: Gao Song 9
Asts: Miao Lijie 5
Pts: Guadalupe 12
Rebs: Tomas 9
Asts: three players 2
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Shenal Bendke (IND)

3 August 2012
16:45
Turkey  8255  China
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 13–14, 20–16, 23–12
Pts: Yılmaz 16
Rebs: Hollingsworth 11
Asts: Alben 5
Pts: Ma Zengyu 7
Rebs: Ma Zengyu, Chen Nan 8
Asts: Miao Lijie 6
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Felicia Grinter (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

5 August 2012
16:45
China  66114  United States
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20
Pts: Song Xiaoyun 15
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Miao Lijie 8
Pts: Taurasi 22
Rebs: Moore 7
Asts: Catchings 7
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Carole Delauné (FRA)
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
16:15
Australia  7560  China
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13–20, 20–16, 20–8
Pts: Cambage 17
Rebs: Batkovic 9
Asts: Richards 7
Pts: Ma Zengyu 15
Rebs: Chen Nan 7
Asts: Gao Song 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Elena Chernova (RUS), Carole Delauné (FRA)

Boxing

China qualified boxers for the following events in 2012:

Men
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Women
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Canoeing

Slalom

China qualified boats for the following slalom events:

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Sprint

China qualified boats for the following sprint events:

Men
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Women
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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

China qualified the following cyclists for the 2012 Games:

Road

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Track

Sprint
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Team sprint
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Pursuit
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Keirin
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Omnium
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Mountain biking

[12][13]

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Diving

The Chinese diving team qualified 12 divers across all diving events at the 2012 Olympics through the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

Men
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Women
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Fencing

China qualified 13 fencers for nine events at the 2012 Olympics.

Men
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Women
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Field hockey

The Chinese women's hockey team qualified a team of 16 players for the 2012 Olympics, by virtue of winning the 2010 Asian Games hockey title.[14]

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

China women's hockey team, after the match against Belgium

Reserves:

Group play
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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5th/6th place
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Gymnastics

A total of 15 Chinese gymnasts competed at the 2012 Olympics.

Artistic

Men's team
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Men's individual finals
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Women's team
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Women's individual finals
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Rhythmic

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Trampoline

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Judo

Eight Chinese athletes – one man and seven women – competed in the Olympic judo events.

Men
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Women
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Modern pentathlon

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships, four Chinese pentathletes qualified for the 2012 games.[15] Cao Zhongrong and Wang Guan earned places in the men's event, while Chen Qian and Miao Yihua earned places in the women's event.[16]

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Rowing

Men
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Women
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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

China qualified one boat for each of the following events:

Men
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Women
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

The following 23 quota places were qualified for the Chinese shooting squad at the 2012 Games:[17]

Men
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Women
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Swimming

Chinese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following Olympic events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[18][19]

Men
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Women
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Synchronized swimming

China qualified a duet and a team. The team consisted of 9 athletes, 8 in action and 1 in reserve.

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Table tennis

China qualified four athletes for the singles table tennis events at the 2012 Olympics. Wang Hao and Zhang Jike qualified for the men's event, while Li Xiaoxia and Ding Ning qualified for the women's event.

Men
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Women
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Taekwondo

China ensured berths in the following taekwondo events by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:[20][21]

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Tennis

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Triathlon

China qualified the following triathletes for the 2012 Olympics:

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Volleyball

Beach

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Indoor

China qualified a 12-person women's team for the indoor volleyball tournament.

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[22]

Head coach: Yu Juemin

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Group play
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Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
11:30
China  3–1  Serbia Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(16–25, 25–18, 25–13, 25–12)
result statistics

30 July 2012
09:30
China  3–1  Turkey Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Mohamed Shaaban (EGY)
(25–20, 25–20, 29–31, 25–22)
result statistics

1 August 2012
20:00
United States  3–0  China Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,800
Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Jose Mercado (PUR)
(26–24, 25–16, 31–29)
result statistics

3 August 2012
09:30
Brazil  3–2  China Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Denny Lassi (DOM), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(25–16, 20–25, 25–18, 28–30, 15–10)
result statistics

5 August 2012
11:30
China  3–2  South Korea Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakul (THA), Frans Loderus (NED)
(28–26, 22–25, 25–19, 22–25, 15–10)
result statistics
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
13:00
Japan  3–2  China Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Susana Rodriguez (ESP), Zorica Bjelić (SRB)
(28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 23–25, 18–16)
result statistics

Water polo

China qualified a 13-member women's water polo team.

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[23]

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Head coach: Juan Jané
Group play
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Source: [citation needed]
30 July 2012
14:10
Report Spain  116  China Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–2, 1–0
Espar 3 Goals Ma Huanhuan 3

1 August 2012
14:10
Report Hungary  1110  China Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Svetlana Dreval (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–4, 4–3, 2–0
Szűcs 4 Goals four players 2

3 August 2012
19:40
Report China  67  United States Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 0–3, 3–2
Sun Yating, Ma Huanhuan 2 Goals Steffens 3
Quarterfinals
5 August 2012
16:10
Report China  1820  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–3, 4–2, 2–4  OT: 1–2, 1–0  PSO: 2–4
Ma Huanhuan 4 Goals Ralph, Zagame 3
5th-8th Place
7 August 2012
14:10
Report Italy  1014  China Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Anton Bervoets (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–5, 2–2, 4–2
Di Mario 4 Goals six players 2
5th-6th Place
9 August 2012
15:50
Report China  1615  Russia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–6, 3–2, 3–3  OT: 1–0, 1–1
Ma Huanhuan 6 Goals Fedotova, Antonova 4

Weightlifting

China qualified 6 men and 4 women for the Olympic weightlifting competition.

Men
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Women
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Wrestling

China qualified 8 quota places for wrestling at the 2012 games.

Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points: the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points: the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
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Men's Greco-Roman
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Women's freestyle
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See also


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