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China At The 1996 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Archery 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 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Olympic Committee
The Chinese Olympic Committee (; IOC code: CHN) has been the officially designated body of the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the Olympic Games and other affiliated international sport federations since 1979, when the Nagoya Resolution was adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Leaders Timeline concerning Olympic recognition The following timeline concerns the different names and principle events concerning recognition of the ROC Olympic team: *1910: The "Chinese National Olympic Committee" () is created to represent China's interests in Olympic Games activities. *1922: The IOC recognized this CNO. *1932: ROC competes in the Olympics for the first time as "China" *1951: The Chinese National Olympic Committee moves from Nanking to Taipei;''The Times'', "The Latest Threat to the Olympics - And its all over a name", 10 July 1976 *1951: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is organized; *1952: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Taking place at Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States, the 1996 Summer Olympics saw the debut of lightweight rowing events. Medal table Men's events Women's events See also * Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically att ... References External links Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing At The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics events 1996 Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Jingyi
Le Jingyi (; born March 19, 1975 in Shanghai) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. In 1992, Le won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay (3:40.12) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also finished 6th in the 100 m free (55.89). In 1993 she defeated her teammate, Olympic champion Zhuang Yong, to become national champion in the 100 m free (54.72, 2nd globally after Franziska van Almsick). In December 1993, she won 4 golds, all in world record times, at the 1st ever World Short Course Championships in Spain (50 m free: 24.23; 100 m free: 53.01; 4×100 m free relay: 3:35.97 and 4×100 m medley reply: 3:57.73). She won the title in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, setting a world record with a time of 54.01 seconds. She also set a world record in the 50 metres freestyle (24.51) and anchored two w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Duihong
Li Duihong ( Chinese: 李对红; born January 25, 1970) is a female Chinese sports shooter. She won the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in the 25m sport pistol. Li was born in Daqing, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province .... She has a twin sister named Li Shuanghong. Olympic results Other major performances * 1982 Hawana World Cup – 1st small-bore sporting pistol * 1993 Oslo CISM World Shooting Championships – 1st sporting pistol individual (CISM record), 2nd sporting pistol team, 2nd military pistol rapid-fire individual & team * 1994 World Championships – 1st 10 air pistol team & 25m sporting pistol team, 3rd 25m sporting pistol individual, 4th 10m air pistol 40 shots individual * 1995 Rome World Games for Armymen – 1st central-fire pistol team & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ling
Yang Ling (, born May 24, 1968 in Beijing) is a male Chinese sports shooter. He won both the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Olympic Games in 10 metre running target 10 meter running target is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 meters from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of ..., being the only shooter to successfully defend an Olympic title in that event. Olympic results Other major performances *1994 National Champions Tournament - 1st 10m moving target 30+30 *1994 National Qualification Tournament - 1st team, 2nd 10m moving target 30+30 *1994 National Moving Target Championships - 1st 10m moving target mixed speed & 2nd 10m moving target standard speed *1996 World Championships - 1st 50m moving target team & 2nd 25m standard pistol 60 shots team Records References China Daily 1968 births Living people Chinese male spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Fuming
Sun Fuming (; born April 14, 1974 in Xifeng, Tieling, Liaoning) is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... She won the gold medal in the heavyweight class in 1996. In 2000 she was unable to achieve another Olympic medal due to her injury. References External links * * * 1974 births Living people Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic judoka of China People from Tieling Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Sportspeople from Liaoning Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese female judoka M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Xiaoshuang
Li Xiaoshuang (; born November 1, 1973) is a Chinese gymnast and Olympic champion."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 29, 2008) ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 29, 2008) Li Xiaoshuang was born in , . His gymnastic talent was discovered at the age of six. He and is twin brother |
Fu Mingxia
Fu Mingxia (born August 16, 1978, in Wuhan, Hubei) is a retired Chinese Diving (sport), diver, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion. She won the platform-diving world championship in 1991 at the age of 12, making her the youngest diving champ of all time. She is also famous for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions, having earned a gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Games when she was just 13 years and 345 days old. Throughout the 1990s, Fu dominated the sport with her repertoire of extremely difficult dives. During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Fu won her fourth gold medal, joining Americans Pat McCormick (diver), Pat McCormick and Greg Louganis as the world's only quadruple Olympic-diving champions. Early life and career Fu Mingxia was born into a working-class family in the city of Wuhan, located along the Yangtze, Yangtze River in central China. Inspired by an older sister, Fu enrolled in gymnastics at a local sports school at the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiong Ni
Xiong Ni (; born January 11, 1974, in Changsha, Hunan) is a Chinese diver who won his first Olympic medal at the age of 14 at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. He also competed at the Olympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Biography He attended an international competition for the first time in 1987, and won the title. He has since competed at the Olympic Games, winning 3 gold, 1 silver and one bronze medals; In addition, he has won 10 gold medals in the World Cup competition. In 1993, Xiong graduated from the Hunan University international business school, specialising in industry and foreign trade In 1997 and once again in 2001 after national games he announced his intention to retire. His biggest competitor Dmitri Sautin once paid him the tribute that, "I cannot claim to be the world's most outstanding diving athlete. In my opinion, the title of "King of Divers" belongs to Xiong Ni" Career highlights * In 1982 selected for the Hunan Province team. * In January, 1986 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gu Jun
Gu Jun (; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China to regain the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000. Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008. Summer Olympics Gu competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles with Ge Fei. They won the gold medal by beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock of South Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final match. Gu and Ge successfully defended their women's doubles title in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. They won by the same score as 1996, this time against their compatriots Huang Nanyan Huang Nanyan (, born Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei (; born 9 October 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history. Among many international titles, Ge won two Olympic gold medals and two IBF World Championship gold medals in the women's doubles with her regular partner Gu Jun and a World Championship gold medal in the mixed doubles with Liu Yong. Ge was also a member of Chinese teams that captured the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) in 1998 and 2000. Ge and Gu Jun were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics, winning over thirty top tier international titles together. Ge Fei was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2008. She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun. Olympic Games ;1996 Ge Fei competed in 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles together with Gu Jun. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15–5, 15–5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Junxia
Wang Junxia (; born January 19, 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016. Her best years lay between 1991 and 1996. Wang was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Biography Early years Born in Jiaohe, Jilin, Wang beat Ethiopian Gete Wami to win the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics in 10,000 m (32:29.90) in Seoul, Korea. 1993: Record-setting year In April 1993, Wang set a world-leading time and former Asian best in marathon (2:24:07). In May, she broke the Asian record of 3000 m in a fast time of 8:27.68 in the Chinese National Championships. In August, Chinese women distance runners under coach Ma Junren stunned the world and swept the world titles from 1500 m to 10,000 m in Stuttgart, Germany. Wang claimed the world title in 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
