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, competed in the

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for the first time at the

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Delegation

The delegation representing the Republic of China at the Games included the following personnel, as listed in the ''Official Report'' of the Games;''The Games of the Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932: Official Report'', The Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932 Ltd., 1933.
http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf
retrieved on 2008-08-18 the names in Chinese are given where known."China forced by the Japanese to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time" ,

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retrieved on 2008-08-22

Executive Officers

C. T. Wang Chengting Thomas Wang or C. T. Wang (, 7 September 1882 – 21 May 1961), also known under the Pinyin spelling Wang Zhengting, was Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice and acting Premier in governments of the Republic of Chin ...

(), IOC Member for China, President of the Chinese National Olympic Committee (did not attend) * Wm. Z. L. Sung (), Honorary Secretary General and Acting President of the Chinese NOC, ''Chef de Mission'' * J. C. Shen (), Member of the Chinese NOC * C. M. Tobin (), Member of the Chinese NOC

Attaché

* Snowpine Liu ()

Athletes

Only one athlete, the sprinter

Liu Changchun Liu Changchun (; listed in official Olympic records as "Liu, Cheng-Chun";''The Games of the Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932: Official Report'', The Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932 Ltd., 1933.http://www.la84founda ...

(), competed for the Republic of China. He competed in the

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and

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sprints, and also bore the flag of the ROC. Yu Hsi-Wei (), a long-distance runner, was also registered for the Games on 26 June 1932 but was detained by Japanese officials in

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and did not attend the Games. He is not listed on the roster in the ''Official Report''.

Official

* Carl F. Song (), coach of Cheng-Chun Liu

Medical

* G. L. Chee,

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, foreign consultant, medical staff of the Games

Press

* Paul Fung * James I. Park * P. M. Slovo Pachinsky * Aleksandra Kunicka-Sun

Film

In 2008, a Chinese-language film based on the story of China's participation in the 1932 Olympic games was released, titled ''The One Man Olympics''."The One Man Olympics" ,

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, retrieved on 2010-06-20

Athletics

Notes

References

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