Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by

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to participate in some international

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and almost all sporting events, including the

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. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used primarily due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This also was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The

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sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games in Olympic history. A total of 89 athletes, 50 men and 39 women, competed only in 14 different sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Chinese Taipei's Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. Baseball player Chen Chih-yuan was appointed by the committee to carry the Chinese Taipei flag in the opening ceremony. Chinese Taipei left Athens with a total of five Olympic medals (two golds, two silver, and one bronze), being considered its most successful Olympics. Chinese Taipei's highlight of the Games came with a remarkable milestone for taekwondo jin Chen Shih-hsin and

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, claiming the nation's first ever gold medals in Olympic history. Meanwhile, another taekwondo jin Huang Chih-hsiung picked up his second medal with a sterling silver in the men's lightweight division, adding it to his bronze from Sydney four years earlier.

Medalists

Archery

Three Chinese Taipei archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams. ;Men ;Women

Athletics

Taiwanese 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). ;Men ;Women

Badminton

Baseball

;Roster Manager: 85 – Hsu Sheng-ming Coaches: 29 – Lee Lai-fa, 4 – Lin I-tseng, 80 – Mitsujiro Sakai ;Round robin

Cycling

Track

;Time trial

Judo

Two Taiwanese judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

Taiwanese rowers qualified the following boats: ;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; R=Repechage

Shooting

Two Taiwanese shooters (one man and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women

Softball

;Roster ;Round robin

Swimming

Taiwanese 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 ;Women

Table tennis

Four Taiwanese table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Taekwondo

Four Taiwanese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Tennis

Chinese Taipei nominated a male tennis player to compete in the tournament through a tripartite invitation.

Weightlifting

Seven Taiwanese weightlifters qualified for the following events: ;Men ;Women

References

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadChinese Taipei Olympic Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Taipei At The 2004 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics