The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for the country after its mostly symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between the Republic of China and the PRC resulted in the former withdrawing all its athletes. After 1952 and until these games, the PRC boycotted the Olympics due to the Taiwan's presence as the Republic of China. In 1984, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei and the PRC competed as China. Due to the then ongoing Sino-Soviet split, China did not participate in the Soviet-led boycott. In the previous games, China participated the United States-led boycott to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports. The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Li Ning won also 6 medals in gymnastics, 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China. China also earned 15 gold medals, the most in Asia at that time.
Medalists
The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Gold
- Xu Haifeng
- Zeng Guoqiang
- Wu Shude
- Li Yuwei
- Chen Weiqiang
- Yao Jingyuan
- Wu Xiaoxuan
- Luan Jujie
- Li Ning (3)
- Lou Yun
- Ma Yanhong
- Volleyball, Women's team competition (Hou Yuzhu, Jiang Ying, Lang Ping, Li Yanjun, Liang Yan, Su Huijuan, Yang Xiaojun, Yang Xilan, Zhang Rongfang, Zheng Meizhu, Zhou Xiaolan, and Zhu Ling)
- Zhou Jihong.
Silver
Bronze
- Zhu Jianhua
- Li Kongzheng
- Li Ning
- Huang Shiping
- Wang Yifu
- Wu Xiaoxuan
- Women's Gymnastics Team (Ma Yanhong, Zhou Qiurui, Zhou Ping, Chen Yongyan, Huang Qun, Wu Jiani, and Ming Guixiu)
- Women's Basketball Team Competition (Song Xiaobo, Lijuan Xiu, Chen Yuefang, Zheng Haixia, Qiu Chen, Li Xiaoqin, Zhang Hui, Cong Xuedi, Zhang Yueqin, Ba Yan, Wang Jun, and Liu Qing)
- Women's Handball Team (Wu Xinjiang, Liu Yumei, Chen Jing, Zhang Weihong, Gao Xiumin, Wang Linwei, Liu Liping, Zhang Peijun, Sun Xiulan, Li Lan, Wang Mingxing, Chen Zheng, Guo Yingze, He Jianping, and Zhu Juefeng).
Archery
The PRC sent six archers to the Olympics. The women's team was more successful than the men's, earning a silver medal and an additional top eight finish.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Li Lingjuan - 2559 points (â Silver Medal)
- Wu Yanan - 2493 points (â 8th place)
- Wang Jin - 2445 points (â 18th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events
Basketball
Men's
The Chinese team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals and finished in 10th place.
Group Stage
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9thâÂÂ12th Place Classification
Team roster
Women's Team Competition
Group Stage
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Bronze medal game
Team roster
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.
Team time trial
Women's individual road race
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Tan Liangde
- Preliminary Round — 600.99
- Final — 662.31 (â Silver Medal)
- Li Hongping
- Preliminary Round — 611.55
- Final — 646.35 (â 4th place)
Men's 10m Platform
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented China in 1984.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Men
- Lou Yun — Vault, Gold Medal
- Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Gold Medals; Vault, Silver Medal; All-Around, Bronze Medal
- Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal
Women
Handball
Women's Team Competition
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Mu Lati
- Heat — 52.82 (â did not advance, 31st place)
- Shen Jianqiang
- Heat — 52.84 (â did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Shen Jianqiang
- Heat — 1:56.08 (â did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Wang Hao
- Heat — 59.13 (â did not advance, 23rd place)
- Li Zhongyi
- Heat — 1:00.66 (â did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Wang Hao
- Heat — 2:12.28 (â did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Jin Fu
- Heat — 1:05.05 (â did not advance, 17th place)
- Wang Lin
- Heat — DSQ (â did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Jin Fu
- Heat — 2:26.?? (â did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Zheng Jian
- Heat — 56.58 (â did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Chen Qin
- Heat — 2:10.30 (â did not advance, 24th place)
- Feng Dawei
- Heat — 2:11.30 (â did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
<br> Women's 100m Freestyle
- Ding Jilian
- Heat — 59.11 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Guo Huaying
- Heat — 1:08.21 (â did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Yan Hong
- Heat — 2:32.33 (â did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Yan Hong
- Heat — 2:27.95 (â did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 4x100 Medley Relay
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Brazil (3âÂÂ0)
- Defeated West Germany (3âÂÂ0)
- Lost to United States (1âÂÂ3)
- Semi Finals
- Defeated Japan (3âÂÂ0)
- Final
- Defeated United States (3âÂÂ0) â Gold Medal
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References