China_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics

China at the 1984 Summer Olympics

China at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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.

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215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.[1] 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.[2]

Medalists

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Further information: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table

The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

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Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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:

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Competition

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's High Jump

  • Zhu Jianhua
    • Qualification — 2.24m
    • Final — 2.31m (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Liu Yunpeng
    • Qualification — 2.24m
    • Final — 2.29m (→ 7th place)
  • Cai Shu
    • Qualification — 2.24m
    • Final — 2.27m (→ 8th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Liu Yuhuang
    • Qualification — 7.83m
    • Final — 7.99m (→ 5th place)
  • Wang Shijie
    • Qualification — 7.36m (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's Triple Jump

Men's Pole Vault

  • Yang Weimin
    • Qualifying Round — 5.30m
    • Final — 5.10m (→ 10th place)
  • Ji Zebiao
    • Qualifying Round — 5.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

Women's High Jump

  • Zheng Dazhen
    • Qualification — 1.90 m
    • Final — 1.91 m (→ 7th place)
  • Yang Wenqin
    • Qualification — 1.90 m
    • Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)
  • Ge Ping
    • Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Liao Wenfen
    • Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Jiao Yunxiang
    • Qualification — 54.70 m
    • Final — 53.32 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Shot Put

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Zhu Hongyang
    • Qualification — 53.18 m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.

Team time trial
Women's individual road race

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented China in 1984.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Women's Team Competition

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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

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

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


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

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
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 (3-1) → Gold Medal

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

  1. [1]
    "China at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. [2]
    Reuters - Li Ning, "Prince of Gymnasts" and businessman - 8 Aug 2008
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