The People's Republic of China competed at the

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in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

. However, China did not participate in the next seven games:

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

; the nation was absent in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

and

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

over a dispute with Taiwan;

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

;

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

due to issues with

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;

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

due to Republic of China boycott; and

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the

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. China competed in every single sport except for football and handball. China finished the 2024 Games with 91 medals, including 40 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 24 bronze medals. This performance ranks them first in the gold medals and second in overall medal count, tying them with the United States for having the most gold medals among NOCs. Additionally, China became the only country, besides the United States and the former Soviet Union, to win the most gold medals at a Summer Olympics held outside their country. This achievement also represents a new record for the highest number of gold medals that China has won at an Olympics held outside their home soil, an improvement of one gold compared to their performance in the

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in London.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. China has announced the number of swimming and diving's competitors in 6/18/2024.

Archery

China fielded a full squad archers, each to compete in their respective gender events in the individual recurve and team recurve. All of them qualified for the games by virtue of their result at the

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in Hangzhou; 2024 Final Team Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey; and through the world ranking. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Artistic swimming

China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team events by winning the gold medal at the

in Hangzhou, China.

Athletics

Chinese track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ;Track and road events ;Men ;Women ;Mixed ;Field events ;Men ;Women

Badminton

China entered a full squad of badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Summary

Women's tournament

The China women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Xi'an. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ----

3×3 basketball

Summary

Men's tournament

The Chinese men's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics as one of the three best ranked teams in the world ranking. ;Team roster The roster was announced on 13 July. *

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* Zhang Ning * Zhao Jiaren * Zhu Yuanbo ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Women's tournament

The Chinese women's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics as one of the three best ranked teams in the world ranking. ;Team roster The roster was named on 11 July. * Chen Mingling *

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* Wang Lili *

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;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Play-in

Boxing

China entered eight boxers into the Olympic tournament. Seven of them qualified to Paris by advancing to the semifinals and finals at the

in Hangzhou, China. Xu Zichun (women's featherweight) secured her spot following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Breaking

China entered three breakdancers to compete in the B-Boy and B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Liu Qingyi (671) qualified for the games after she won the gold medal at the

in Hangzhou, China. Later on, Qi Xiangyu (Lithe-ing) and Zeng Yingying (Yingzi) outlasted from

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in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

Canoeing

Slalom

China entered one single boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain. They also qualified a boat in the women's C-1 class of their result in the 2023 Asian Canoe Slalom Olympic Qualifiers. All slalom canoeists will also be eligible for the extreme kayak/kayak cross event.

Kayak cross

Sprint

Chinese canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the

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in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 Asian Olympic in Tokyo, Japan. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); R = Qualify to repechage

Cycling

Road

China entered two riders to compete in the respective events. China obtained all of those quota by virtue of the establishment of the UCI World Rankings.

Track

Chinese riders obtained a full spots for men's and women's individual sprint, team sprint, keirin and omnium events, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. ;Sprint ;Team sprint Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final ;Keirin ;Omnium

Mountain biking

China mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Continental Championships.

BMX

;Freestyle Chinese riders received two quota spots in the women's BMX freestyle for the games by virtue of the result at the

Diving

China fielded full squad of divers in Paris 2024. Four of them dominated both the synchronized springboard and platform events with their successful gold-medal triumphs with the remainder awarded to the Chinese diving team after advancing to the top twelve final each in the men's and women's individual springboard and women's individual platform, respectively, at the

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in Fukuoka, Japan. ;Men ;Women

Equestrian

China entered two riders in the individual eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group G (South East Asia, Oceania).

Eventing

Fencing

China entered fifteen fencers into the Olympic competition.

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and

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secured their quota places, respectively in the women's individual sabre and men's individual épée, after nominated as the highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone; both men's and women's foil team, also women's épée team qualified for the games after becoming the highest ranked Asia & Oceania team; through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024. The nations also secured one additional quota place, through the 2024 Asia and Oceanian Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ;Men ;Women

Field hockey

;Summary

Women's tournament

China women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the

in Hangzhou, China. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game

Golf

China entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament.

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, Dou Zecheng,

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, and

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; all qualified for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on their respective world ranking position, through the release of top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.

Gymnastics

Artistic

China fielded a squad of five male gymnasts for Paris after scoring a gold-medal victory in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain. Meanwhile, five women gymnasts qualified for Paris by virtue of top nine all-around team, not yet qualified at the

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, Belgium. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals

Rhythmic

China entered a squad of rhythmic gymnast into the games by virtue the results at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain.

Trampoline

China qualified one gymnast for the men's and one gymnast for women's trampoline with Zhu Xueying, Hu Yicheng, Wang Zisai and Yan Langyu finishing in the top eight of both events at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In 2024, China achieved two more olympic quotas (one male and one female) in trampoline gymnastics, through the Trampoline World Cup Series; once the Chinese gymnasts (male and female) finished in the top three of the trampoline olympic ranking and also China had qualified two other gymnasts (male and female) previously, through the final ranking of 2023–2024 Trampoline World Cup series.

Judo

China has qualified six judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Asia.

Modern pentathlon

Chinese modern pentathletes confirmed three quota places for Paris 2024. Li Shuhuan and

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secured their spots in the men's and women's event by winning the gold and bronze medal in their respective class at the

in Hangzhou, China. Later on, Luo Shuai join the Chinese modern pentathlon squad through nominated as one of highest ranked athletes, not yet qualified, in the Olympic ranking.

Rowing

Chinese rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the

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, Serbia. ;Men ;Women 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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

;Summary

Women's tournament

China women's national rugby sevens team qualified by winning the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco. ;Squad ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Quarter-final ;Classification ;Fifth place match

Sailing

Chinese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the

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in The Hague, Netherlands,

in Hangzhou and 2023 Asian Championships in

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, Thailand. ;Elimination events ;Medal race events M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Chinese shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Skateboarding

China entered four female skateboarders to compete in each of the following events at the Games.

Sport climbing

China qualified seven climbers for the Olympic games by virtue of final result at the 2023 World Championships in

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, Switzerland; 2024 Asian Qualifier in

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, Indonesia; and 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series ranking. ;Boulder & lead combined ;Speed

Surfing

China surfers confirmed one shortboard quota place for Tahiti 2024. Yang Siqi qualified for the games at the

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in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, marking China's debut in the sport. Qualification legend: R3 - Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 - Qualifies to repechage round

Swimming

Chinese swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): ;Men ;Women ;Mixed Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Table tennis

China entered a full squad of male & female table tennis player into the Games, by virtue of their gold medal results at the 2023 Asian Championships in

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, South Korea. The nations also entered one mixed doubles pair through the allocations of final world ranking. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Taekwondo

China qualified six athletes to compete at the games. Four athletes qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective division, and finishing first within the Grand Slam series rankings. Meanwhile, Song Zhaoxiang qualified for the games, after winning the semifinal rounds in his class, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an.

Tennis

China entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament.

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and

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secured an outright berth by winning the men's and women's singles titles at the

in Hangzhou, China. Later, Yuan Yue, Wang Xinyu and Wang Xiyu qualified through WTA rankings, as well as Zhang Shuai and Zheng Saisai in the doubles competition via combined rankings.

Triathlon

China entered one female triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking. ;Individual

Volleyball

Beach

Chinese women's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.

Indoor

;Summary

Women's tournament

China women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics as the second highest eligible ranked team, in the World Ranking qualification. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Water polo

;Summary

Women's tournament

China women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the

in Hangzhou, China. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ----

Weightlifting

China qualified six weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Li Fabin (men's 61 kg), Liu Huanhua (men's 102 kg), Luo Shifang (women's 59 kg) and Li Wenwen (women's +81 kg), secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight division based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Wrestling

China qualified eleven wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in

, Serbia; four wrestlers qualified for the games, by winning their semifinal match, in their respective divisions, at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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, Kyrgyzstan; and six wrestlers qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, however, Lu Feng joined the squads due to the reallocation of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) claimed by the IOC. ;Freestyle ;Greco-Roman

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Medalists

Competitors

Archery

Artistic swimming

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Women's tournament

3×3 basketball

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Boxing

Breaking

Canoeing

Slalom

Kayak cross

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain biking

BMX

Diving

Equestrian

Eventing

Fencing

Field hockey

Women's tournament

Golf

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Trampoline

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

Sailing

Shooting

Skateboarding

Sport climbing

Surfing

Swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

Women's tournament

Water polo

Women's tournament

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References