China_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics

China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 384 Chinese athletes, 136 men and 248 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 28 sports. For the third time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

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China left Athens with a total of 63 Olympic medals – 32 golds, 17 silver, and 14 bronze – finishing third in the overall medal standings and second only to the United States in the gold medal tally.[2] The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning nine medals each in diving and shooting, eight in weightlifting, six in table tennis, and five each in badminton and judo. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton, diving, and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in most sporting events. Three Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, while six of them won more than a single medal in Athens. China's team-based athletes came strong and successful in Athens, as the women's volleyball team managed to strike the Russians for the gold medal.

Among the nation's medalists were hurdler Liu Xiang, who emerged as China's first male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's track and field,[3] badminton player Zhang Ning in the women's singles, diving tandem Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing in the women's synchronized platform, and tennis players Li Ting and Sun Tiantian, who became the first Asians to capture an Olympic title in the women's doubles.[4] Badminton player Gao Ling, who won a gold and a silver in both the mixed doubles with Zhang Jun and the women's doubles with Huang Sui, became the most decorated Chinese athlete in the sporting history with a total of four Olympic medals.[5] Along with Zhang Jun and Gao Ling for their Olympic defense campaign, taekwondo jin Chen Zhong successfully repeated her gold medal from Sydney in the women's heavyweight division.[6]

With Beijing being the host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics, a traditional Chinese segment was performed during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

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Archery

Five Chinese archers (two men and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.

Men
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Women
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Athletics

Chinese athletes have so far 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
  • NoteRanks 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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Combined events – Decathlon
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Women
Track & road events
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Field events
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Combined events – Heptathlon
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Badminton

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Basketball

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]

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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.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina
  2. Head-to-head record: New Zealand 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro
15 August 2004
14:30
China  5883  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–24, 13–19, 15–22
Pts: Li Nan 14
Rebs: Mo Ke, Yao Ming 8 each
Asts: Liu Wei 2
Pts: Gasol 21
Rebs: Gasol 10
Asts: Calderón, Gasol 2 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 9,500
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
17 August 2004
9:00
New Zealand  6269  China
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–12, 25–22, 17–18
Pts: Jones 27
Rebs: Book, Marks 7 each
Asts: Dickel 2
Pts: Yao Ming 39
Rebs: Yao Ming 13
Asts: Li Nan, Liu Wei 4 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,300
Referees:
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
19 August 2004
20:00
Argentina  8257  China
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–7, 24–18, 17–18
Pts: Nocioni 17
Rebs: Delfino, Nocioni 6 each
Asts: Scola, Sconochini 4 each
Pts: Yao Ming 15
Rebs: Yao Ming 7
Asts: Liu Wei 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Sean Corbin (USA), Scott Buttler (AUS)
21 August 2004
16:45
China  5289  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 15–22, 13–16, 13–29
Pts: Li Nan, Yao Ming 9 each
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7
Asts: Yao Ming 2
Pts: Galanda 22
Rebs: Soragna 5
Asts: Pozzecco 12
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,600
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
23 August 2004
16:45
Serbia and Montenegro  6667  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 13–15, 20–20, 12–16
Pts: Drobnjak 17
Rebs: Tomašević 11
Asts: Tomašević 4
Pts: Yao Ming 27
Rebs: Yao Ming 13
Asts: Liu Wei 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,150
Referees:
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
Michael Aylen (Australia)
Quarterfinals
26 August 2004
16:45
Lithuania  9575  China
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 28–18, 21–20, 21–18
Pts: Macijauskas 32
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8
Asts: Šiškauskas 4
Pts: Yao Ming 29
Rebs: Yao Ming 11
Asts: Liu Wei 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Mike Homsy (CAN), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)
Classification match (7th–8th place)
28 August 2004
9:00
7th place
China  7692  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 11–17, 18–23, 26–27
Pts: Li Nan 16
Rebs: Yao Ming 7
Asts: Yao Ming 3
Pts: Gasol 37
Rebs: Gasol 7
Asts: Calderón 6
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,200
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 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.
14 August 2004
11:15
South Korea  5471  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 6–15, 21–24, 12–14
Pts: Beon 19
Rebs: Kim Y. 4
Asts: Lee M 2
Pts: Chen N.
Rebs: Ye 8
Asts: Miao 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)

16 August 2004
16:45
China  6775  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 19–14, 15–22, 23–5
Pts: Chen N. 18
Rebs: Chen N. 9
Asts: Song 4
Pts: Valdemoro 30
Rebs: Pascua 8
Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,200
Referees:
Renato Santos (Brazil)
Scott Butler (Australia)

18 August 2004
9:00
China  8398  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 19–21, 14–26, 20–23
Pts: Chen N. 23
Rebs: Chen N. 7
Asts: Miao, Ye 2
Pts: Veselá 22
Rebs: Veselá 7
Asts: Hamzová 8
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)

20 August 2004
11:15
New Zealand  7977  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–12, 20–24, 24–22
Pts: G. Farmer 19
Rebs: Kerr 12
Asts: Marino 4
Pts: Sui 21
Rebs: Sui 9
Asts: Wang 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 345
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)

22 August 2004
20:00
China  62100  United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 19–25, 13–23, 17–25
Pts: Ye 19
Rebs: Sui 6
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Taurasi 19
Rebs: Griffith 11
Asts: Bird , Johnson 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,653
Referees:
Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
Classification match (9th–10th place)
24 August 2004
11:15
9th place
Japan  6382  China
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–20, 19–21, 15–31
Pts: Kusuda, Koiso 13
Rebs: Oyama 6
Asts: Kusuda 2
Pts: Sui 25
Rebs: Wang 13
Asts: Miao 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 253
Referees:
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

Boxing

People's Republic of China sent six boxers to Athens. They won one bronze medal, with one other quarterfinalist. Their combined record was 6-6 as three boxers lost their first matches. They were in a five-way tie for 16th place in the medals board for boxing.

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Canoeing

Slalom

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Sprint

Men
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Women
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Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

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Track

Time trial
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Omnium
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Mountain biking

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Diving

Chinese divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four Chinese synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.

Men
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Fencing

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Women
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Field hockey

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Kim Chang-back

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.
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Semifinals
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Bronze Medal match
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Football

Women's tournament

Roster

Head coach: Zhang Haitao

China PR named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[12]

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Attendance: 14.657
Referee: Seitz (USA)
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Attendance: 5.112
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Team
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Individual finals
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Women
Team
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Individual finals
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Rhythmic

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Trampoline

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Handball

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head coaches: Chung Hyungkyun

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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
15 August 2004
14:30
 China 24 – 28 Hungary  Sports Pavilion
Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
Li Weiwei 8 (11-14) Kulcsár, Radulović 8
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17 August 2004
14:30
 Ukraine 26 – 21 China  Sports Pavilion
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
Rayhel 9 (15-10) Li Weiwei 7
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19 August 2004
16:30
 Greece 13 – 33 China  Sports Pavilion
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Gioupi, Psatha, Sousa 3 (6 – 15) Zhai 7
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23 August 2004
16:30
China  28 - 23  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Zhai Chao 10 (11-13) Nascimento 5
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Quarterfinal
26 August 2004
21:30
 China 28 – 32 Denmark  Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO)
Wang Shasha 7 (14-18) Fruelund 7
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5th-8th Place Classification
28 August 2004
09:30
 Spain 27 – 23 China  Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
García, Puche 5 (16-10) Wang Shasha 7
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7th-8th Place Final
29 August 2004
08:30
 China 25 – 26 Brazil  Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
Li Weiwei 7 (10-13) Silva 6
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Judo

Nine Chinese judoka (two men and seven women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Modern pentathlon

Three Chinese athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.

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Rowing

Chinese rowers qualified the following boats:

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

Chinese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men
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Women
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Open
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M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Twenty-six Chinese shooters (fifteen men and eleven women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
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* = Won in shoot-off

Softball

In the final game of the preliminary round, China was the victim of the first perfect game in Olympic softball history, losing to Japan 2–0. Their defeat two days later in the semifinal, again to Japan, eliminated China from medal contention.

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Quarterfinal
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Swimming

Chinese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
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*Competed only in heats and received medals

Synchronized swimming

Nine Chinese synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

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Table tennis

Nine Chinese table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men
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Taekwondo

Two Chinese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

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Tennis

China won its first Olympic tennis medal, a gold, in the women's doubles. Following this victory, China became the only nation to claim gold medals in all three Olympic racquet sports (badminton, table tennis, tennis), and more importantly, to capture the gold medal in the women's doubles for all of these events.

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Triathlon

Two Chinese triathletes qualified for the following events.

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Volleyball

Beach

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Indoor

Women's tournament

Summary

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Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

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Source: FIVB
August 14, 2004
21:00
China  3–1  United States Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referees:
Jarmo Salonen (Finland),
Fotios Lekkas (Greece)
(25–21, 23–25, 25–22, 25–18)
 
August 16, 2004
11:00
China  3–0  Dominican Republic Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 474
Referees:
Fotios Lekkas (Greece), Jarmo Salonen (Finland)
(25–20, 25–16, 25–16)
 
August 18, 2004
14:00
Cuba  3–2  China Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referees:
Patrick Rachard (France),
Umit Sokullu (Turkey)
(25–19, 22–25, 15–25, 25–21, 15–13)
 
August 20, 2004
9:00
China  3–0  Germany Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,630
Referees:
Valdir Dellaqua (Brazil),
Mahmoud Abdel Magid (Egypt)
(25–18, 25–15, 25–16)
 
August 22, 2004
14:00
Russia  0–3  China Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 6,320
Referees:
Juan Angel Pereyra (Argentina),
Patricia Salvatore (United States)
(15–25, 16–25, 26–28)
 
Quarterfinal
August 24, 2004
14:00
Japan  0–3  China Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referees:
Abdullah Al Khelaifi (Saudi Arabia),
Georgios Karampetsos (Greece)
(20–25, 22–25, 20–25)
 
Semifinal
August 26, 2004
22:15
Cuba  2–3  China Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 5,120
Referees:
Luciano Gaspari (Italy),
Dejan Jovanovic
(Serbia and Montenegro)
(22–25, 20–25, 25–17, 25–23, 10–15)
 
Gold Medal Final
August 28, 2004
20:10
Russia  2–3  China Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,242
Referees:
Juan Angel Pereyra (Argentina),
Patricia Salvatore (United States)
(30–28, 27–25, 20–25, 23–25, 12–15)
 
1st place, gold medalist(s) Won Gold Medal

Weightlifting

Ten Chinese weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Men
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Wrestling

Key:

  • VT - Victory 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


References

  1. "Yao Ming to carry flag for China". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. "2004 Athens: Medal Tally". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "Brave Liu Xiang did it! Chinese fans jubilant". China Daily. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "China wins its first ever tennis gold at Olympics". Sina Weibo. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "China get 14 golds at Athens". China Daily. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  7. "China PR – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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