The People's Republic of China competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.People's Republic of China at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Medalists

Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round. Men Women

Athletics

Men's Marathon * Cai Shangyan ** Final — 2:17.54 (→ 26th place) * Zhang Guowei ** Final — 2:22.49 (→ 38th place) Men's Long Jump *

Pang Yan Pang Yan (born 15 January 1963) is a Chinese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko ...

** Qualification — 7.79m ** Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place) *

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** Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put *

Ma Yongfeng Ma Yongfeng (born 28 November 1962) is a Chinese former shot putter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 198 ...

** Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon * Gong Guohua — 7213 points (→ 31st place) :# 100 metres — 11.43s :# Long Jump — 6.22m :# Shot Put — 13.98m :# High Jump — 1.91m :# 400 metres — 51.25s :# 110m Hurdles — 15.88s :# Discus Throw — 46.18m :# Pole Vault — 4.60m :# Javelin Throw — 57.84m :# 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s Men's 50 km Walk * Li Baojin ** Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)
Women's Marathon *

Zhao Youfeng Zhao Youfeng (; born May 5, 1965) is a former long-distance runner from PR China. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and common ...

** Final — 2"27.06 (→ 5th place) *

Zhong Huandi Zhong Huandi (; born 28 June 1967 in Yunnan) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who concentrated on the 3000 and 10,000 metres, and later the marathon. She became a four-time Asian champion and two-time World Championships silver medalist. ...

** Final — 2"36.02 (→ 30th place) *

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** Final — 2"53.08 (→ 54th place) Women's Discus Throw * Hou Xuemei ** Qualification – 62.64m ** Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place) * Yu Hourun ** Qualification – 62.86m ** Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place) * Xing Ailan ** Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance) Women's Javelin Throw * Li Baolian ** Qualification – 58.92m (→ did not advance) *

Zhou Yuanxiang Zhou Yuanxiang (born 30 January 1964) is a Chinese athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Se ...

** Qualification – 56.36m (→ did not advance) Women's Shot Put *

Li Meisu Li Meisu (; born April 17, 1959, in Hebei) is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She also won the Asian Games in 1982 and 1998, the Asian Championships in 1998 and the East Asian Game ...

** Qualification – 20.30m ** Final – 21.06m (→ Bronze Medal) *

Huang Zhihong Huang Zhihong (); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her p ...

** Qualification – 19.71m ** Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place) *

Cong Yuzhen Cong Yuzhen (; born January 22, 1963) is a former shot put athlete from China. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropoli ...

** Qualification – 19.56m ** Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place) Women's Heptathlon * Dong Yuping ** Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

Basketball

Men's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Classification round 9–12 ;Classification round 11/12

Women's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ;Classification 5–8 ;Classification 5/6

Boxing

Canoeing

Men

Cycling

Road

Men Women

Track

Sprints

Diving

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988. ; Men's foil * Liu Yunhong *

Zhang Zhicheng Zhang Zhicheng (born 1 July 1963) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

Lao Shaopei Lao Shaopei (born 19 April 1962) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officiall ...

; Men's team foil *

, Liu Yunhong,

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; Men's épée * Du Zhencheng *

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; Men's sabre *

Zheng Zhaokang Zheng Zhaokang (born 17 July 1964) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'est ...

Jia Guihua Jia Guihua (born 31 January 1964) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'esti ...

* Wang Zhiming ; Men's team sabre *

, Wang Ruiji, Wang Zhiming,

; Women's foil * Sun Hongyun *

Jujie Luan Luan Jujie (; born 14 July 1958) is a Chinese-born Canadian fencer, born in Nanjing, China. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she became the first Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in fencing. Since moving to Edmonton, Alberta, C ...

Zhu Qingyuan Zhu Qingyuan (born 17 May 1957) is a Chinese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and ...

; Women's team foil * Li Huahua,

, Sun Hongyun,

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Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1988. Men's Individual Competition: * Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place) Men's Team Competition: * Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle *

Shen Jianqiang Shen Jianqiang (born 5 August 1964) is a Chinese former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, ...

*# Heat – 23.41 *# B-Final – 23.40 (→ 12th place) * Feng Qiangbiao *# Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Men's 100 m Freestyle *

*# Heat – 51.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place) * Feng Qiangbiao *# Heat – 52.45 (→ did not advance, 38th place) Men's 200 m Freestyle *

Xie Jun Xie Jun (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is not just the first Chinese female but the first Asian female to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 ...

*# Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place) Men's 1500 m Freestyle *

Wang Dali Wang Dali (; born 27 January 1968) is a Chinese former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, ...

*# Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 100 m Backstroke *

Lin Laijiu Lin Laijiu (born 29 April 1968) is a Chinese former backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games a ...

*# Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place) * Huang Guoxiong *# Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 200 m Backstroke *

*# Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 100 m Breaststroke *

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*# Heat – 1:04.09 *# B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place) * Jin Fu *# Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke * Chang Qing *# Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place) * Jin Fu *# Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place) Men's 100 m Butterfly * Zhan Jiang *# Heat – 54.69 *# B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place) *

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*# Heat – 54.86 *# B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place) Men's 200 m Butterfly * Zhan Jiang *# Heat – 2:02.29 (→ 18th place) Men's 200 m Individual Medley *

*# Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *

, Li Tao,

, and Feng Qiangbiao *# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay *

, Zhan Jiang, and

*# Heat – 3:48.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle * Yang Wenyi *# Heat – 25.67 *# Final – 25.64 (→

Silver Medal) * Xia Fujie *# Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 100 m Freestyle *

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*# Heat – 55.84 *# Final – 55.47 (→

Silver Medal) *

Lou Yaping Lou Yaping (; born 13 March 1971) is a Chinese former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서 ...

*# Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 200 m Freestyle *

*# Heat – 2:02.40 *# B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place) * Qian Hong *# Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place) Women's 400 m Freestyle * Yan Ming *# Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 800 m Freestyle * Yan Ming *# Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Wang Bolin *# Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Lin Li *# Heat – 2:18.11 *# B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place) * Wang Bolin *# Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 100 m Breaststroke *

Huang Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin (; born April 14, 1970) is a Chinese former breaststroke swimmer, whose best performance during her career was winning the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She was born in Qi ...

*# Heat – 1:10.78 *# Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place) * Chen Huiling *# Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 200 m Breaststroke *

*# Heat – 2:30.03 *# Final – 2:27.49 (→

Silver Medal) * Chen Huiling *# Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place) Women's 100 m Butterfly * Qian Hong *# Heat – 1:00.66 *# Final – 59.52 (→

Bronze Medal) *

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*# Heat – 1:01.16 *# Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place) Women's 200 m Butterfly *

*# Heat – 2:13.05 *# Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place) * Mo Wanlan *# Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley * Lin Li *# Heat – 2:17.09 *# Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley * Lin Li *# Heat – 4:48.89 *# Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place) * Yan Ming *# Heat – 4:49.04 *# B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Xia Fujie,

, Yang Wenyi, and

*# Heat – 3:46.36 * Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi,

, and

*# Final – 3:44.69 (→ 4th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Yang Wenyi,

, Qian Hong, and

*# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988. ; Women's solo * Zhang Ying * Luo Xi *

Tan Min Tan Min (; born 25 August 1972) is a former synchronized swimmer from China. She competed in both the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...

; Women's duet * Luo Xi *

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition * Liu Shuhua and Ma Keqin *# First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and

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(Czechoslovakia) 5-7 1-6 4-6

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group B) ** Defeated United States (3-0) ** Lost to Peru (2-3) ** Defeated Brazil (3-1) * Semi Finals ** Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) * Final ** Defeated Japan (3-0) →

Bronze Medal * Team Roster ** Li Guojun **

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** Jiang Ying **

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** Wu Dan ** Li Yueming ** Wang Yajun ** Zhao Hong

Water polo

Men's Team Competition * Preliminary round (group B) ** Lost to Spain (6-13) ** Lost to Greece (7-10) ** Lost to United States (7-14) ** Lost to Hungary (4-17) ** Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17) * Classification Round (Group E) ** Lost to France (4-11) ** Defeated South Korea (14-7) → Eleventh place * Team Roster ** Ni Shiwei **

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** Yang Yong ** Yu Xiang ** Huang Long ** Huang Qijiang ** Cui Shiping ** Zhao Bilong ** Li Jianxiong ** Cai Shengliu ** Wen Fan ** Ge Jianqing ** Zheng Qing *Head coach:

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Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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