The People's Republic of China competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 294 competitors, 111 men and 183 women, took part in 155 events in 25 sports.^[1]

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China at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	294 (111 men and 183 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Liu Yudong
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 16 Silver 22 Bronze 12 Total 50
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The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated.

Women's Individual Competition:

• He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
• Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
• Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1)
• Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1)
• Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1)

Women's Team Competition:

• He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)

Men's Team Competition:

• Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)

Men's 100 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 200 metres

• Chen Wenzhong

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Li Tong
• Chen Yanhao

Men's 20 km Walk

• Yu Guohui
• Li Zewen
• Li Mingcai

Men's 50 km Walk

• Zhang Huiqiang
  • Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place)
• Mao Xinyuan
  • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
• Zhao Yongsheng
  • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's Long Jump

• Huang Geng
  • Qualification — 8.12 m
  • Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place)
• Chen Jing
  • Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's triple jump

• Zou Sixin
  • Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Li Shaojie
  • Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Zhang Lianbiao
  • Qualification — 79.88 m
  • Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place)

Women's 400 metres

• Du Xiujie
  • Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Wang Junxia
  • Qualification — 32:36.53
  • Final — 31:02.58 (→ Silver Medal)
• Wang Mingxia
  • Qualification — 32:10.26
  • Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place)
• Yang Siju
  • Qualification — 32:22.77
  • Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Li Lei
  • Qualification — 61.48 m
  • Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Xiao Yanling
  • Qualification — 65.10m
  • Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Sui Xinmei
  • Qualification — 19.36m
  • Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal)
• Li Meisu
  • Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)
• Huang Zhihong
  • Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Ren Ruiping
  • Qualification — 14.56m
  • Final — 14.30m (→ 7th place)
• Wang Xiangrong — 13.32m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Ren Xiujuan — 2:31.21 (→ 9th place)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Wang Yan — 42:19 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Gu Yan — 42:34 (→ 4th place)
• Gao Hongmiao — dsq (→ no ranking)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Yang Xiangzhong
  • First Round — Defeated Alberto Rossel (Peru), 16-7
  • Second Round — Lost to Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 9-14

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Chen Tao
  • First Round — Lost to Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 10-15

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Jiang Tao
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Charles Kizza (Uganda), 10-7
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), 4-21

Women's Individual Road Race

• Guo Xinghong
  • Final — 02:49:47 (→ 41st place)
• Zhao Haijuan
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Mountainbike Cross Country

• Gao Hongying
  • Final — 2:09.08 (→ 25th place)

Men's 3m Springboard

• Xiong Ni
  • Preliminary Heat — 463.02
  • Semi Final — 231.45
  • Final — 470.01 (→ Gold Medal)
• Yu Zhuocheng
  • Preliminary Heat — 438.93
  • Semi Final — 223.41
  • Final — 467.52 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Fu Mingxia
  • Preliminary Heat — 284.28
  • Semi Final — 221.49
  • Final — 326.19 (→ Gold Medal)
• Tan Shuping
  • Preliminary Heat — 212.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Fu Mingxia
  • Preliminary Heat — 329.25
  • Semi Final — 179.94
  • Final — 341.64 (→ Gold Medal)
• Guo Jingjing
  • Preliminary Heat — 315.39
  • Semi Final — 177.30
  • Final — 269.91 (→ 5th place)

Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented China in 1996.

Men's foil

• Ye Chong
• Wang Haibin
• Dong Zhaozhi

Men's team foil

• Ye Chong, Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin

Men's épée

• Zhao Gang

Men's sabre

• Yan Xiandong

Women's foil

• Xiao Aihua
• Liang Jun
• Wang Huifeng

Women's team foil

• Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua

Women's épée

• Yan Jing

• Li Xiaoshuang
  • Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 22.55
  2. Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Zhao Yi
  1. Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Zeng Qiliang
  1. Heat – 1:02.26
  2. Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Wang Yiwu
  1. Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Jiang Chengji
  1. Heat – 53.40
  2. Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
  1. Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 25.10
  2. Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 25.71
  2. Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 54.90
  2. Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 56.10
  2. B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:03.32
  2. B-Final – scratched
• Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Pu Yiqi
  1. Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 1:02.62
  2. Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
• He Cihong
  1. Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 2:14.74
  2. B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Han Xue
  1. Heat – 1:10.40
  2. B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)
• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:30.64
  2. B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)
• Yuan Yuan
  1. Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 1:00.18
  2. Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)
• Cai Huijue
  1. Heat – 1:00.89
  2. Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Qu Yun
  1. Heat – 2:11.35
  2. Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)
• Liu Limin
  1. Heat – 2:13.12
  2. Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Lin Li
  1. Heat – 2:16.31
  2. Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 2:16.55
  2. B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Chen Yan
  1. Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
• Wu Yanyan
  1. Heat – 4:54.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Shan Ying, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Le Jingyi
  1. Heat – 3:44.06
• Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
  1. Heat – 8:13.29
• Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Heat – 4:09.23
• Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
  1. Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Singles Competition

• Yi Jingqian
  1. First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6
• Chen Li-Ling
  1. First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6

Men's 108 kg

• Cui Wenhua
  • Snatch — 190.0 kg
  • Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
  • Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)