The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 244 competitors, 117 men and 127 women, took part in 144 events in 23 sports.
After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi (50 meter Freestyle champion), Zhuang Yong (100 meter Freestyle champion), Lin Li (200 meter Individual Medley champion), Qian Hong (100 meter Butterfly champion) and Wang Xiaohong (200 meter Butterfly silver medalist).
Li Xiaoshuang — Artistic Gymnastics, Floor Exercises MenLu Li — Artistic Gymnastics, Uneven Bars WomenChen Yueling — Athletics, 10000m Walk WomenSun Shuwei — Diving 10m Platform, MenFu Mingxia — Diving 10m Platform, WomenGao Min — Diving 3m, Springboard WomenZhuang Xiaoyan — Judo, + 72 kg (Heavyweight) WomenWang Yifu — Shooting, 10m Air Pistol (60 Shots) MenZhang Shan — Shooting, Skeet (125 Targets) MixedQian Hong — Swimming, 100m Butterfly WomenZhuang Yong — Swimming, 100m Freestyle WomenLin Li — Swimming, 200m Individual Medley WomenYang Wenyi — Swimming, 50m Freestyle WomenLü Lin And Wang Tao — Table Tennis, Doubles MenDeng Yaping And Qiao Hong — Table Tennis, Doubles WomenDeng Yaping — Table Tennis, Singles WomenWang Xiaozhu, Ma Xiangjun, And Wang Hong — Archery, Women's TeamLu Li — Artistic Gymnastics, Balance Beam WomenLi Jing — Artistic Gymnastics, Parallel Bars MenLi Jing — Artistic Gymnastics, Rings MenGuo Linyao, Li Chunyang, Li Dashuang, Li Ge, Li Jing and Li Xiaoshuang — Artistic Gymnastics, Team Competition MenHuang Zhihong — Athletics, Shot Put WomenGuan Weizhen, And Nong Qunhua — Badminton Doubles WomenCong Xuedi, Li Xin, Liu Jun, Wang Fang, Zheng Dongmei, He Jun, Peng Ping, Zheng Haixia, Zheng Xiulin, Li Dongmei, Liu Qing, Zhan Shuping — Basketball WomenTan Liangde — Diving 3m Springboard MenWang Huifeng — Fencing, Foil Individual WomenZhang Xiaodong — Sailing, Board (Lechner) WomenLi Duihong — Shooting, 25m Pistol (30+30 Shots) WomenWang Yifu — Shooting, 50m Pistol (60 Shots) MenLin Li — Swimming, 200m Breaststroke WomenWang Xiaohong — Swimming, 200m Butterfly WomenLin Li — Swimming, 400m Individual Medley WomenLe Jingyi, Lü Bin, Zhuang Yong, Yang Wenyi, and Zhao Kun (heats) — Swimming 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay WomenZhuang Yong — Swimming, 50m Freestyle WomenChen Zihe, Gao Jun — Table Tennis, Doubles WomenQiao Hong — Table Tennis, Singles WomenLin Qisheng — Weightlifting, — 52 kg MenLiu Shoubin — Weightlifting, — 56 kg MenGuo Linyao — Artistic Gymnastics, Parallel Bars MenLi Xiaoshuang — Artistic Gymnastics, Rings MenLi Chunxiu — Athletics, 10000m Walk WomenQu Yunxia — Athletics, 1500m WomenLi Yongbo And Tian Bingyi — Badminton, Doubles MenLin Yanfen And Yao Fen — Badminton, Doubles WomenHuang Hua And Tang Jiuhong — Badminton, Singles WomenXiong Ni — Diving,10m Platform MenLi Zhongyun — Judo, — 52 kg WomenZhang Di — Judo, — 61 kg WomenGu Xiaoli And Lu Huali — Rowing, Double Sculls (2x) WomenMa Wenge — Table Tennis, Singles MenLuo Jianming — Weightlifting, — 56 kg MenHe Yingqiang — Weightlifting, — 60 kg MenSheng Zetian — Wrestling Greco-Roman, 57 kg MenThe People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Barcelona for archery. Just as in 1984, the women were the more successful squad, winning the team silver. All three qualified for the elimination rounds, with one falling in the first round, another dropping in the second, and Wang Xiaozhu making it all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In contrast, the men lost their first team match and only one qualified for individual eliminations.
Women's Individual Competition:
Wang Xiaozhu - bronze medal match, 4th place (3-2)Ma Xiangjun - round of 16, 12th place (1-1)Wang Hong - round of 32, 31st place (0-1)Men's Individual Competition:
Fu Shengjun - round of 32, 29th place (0-1)Hao Wei - ranking round, 51st place (0-0)Liang Qiang - ranking round, 58th place (0-0)Women's Team Competition
Wang, Ma, and Wang - final, silver medal (3-1)Men's Team Competition
Fu, Hao, and Liang - round of 16, 12th place (0-1)Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Li TongMen's 20 km Walk
Chen Shaoguo — 1:24:06 (→ 5th place)Li Mingcai — DNF (→ no ranking)Men's 50 km Walk
Li Mingcai — did not start (→ no ranking)Men's Long Jump
Huang GengQualification — 8.22 mFinal — 7.87 m (→ 8th place)Chen ZunrongQualification — 7.93 mFinal — 7.75 m (→ 10th place)Men's Triple Jump
Zou SixinQualification — 17.07 mFinal — 17.00 m (→ 8th place)Chen YanpingQualification — 15.66 m (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
Zhang LianbiaoQualification — 73.86 m (→ did not advance)Men's Hammer Throw
Bi ZhongQualification — 74.30 m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Yu WengeQualification — 59.42 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Xiao YehuaGao HanTian YumeiWomen's 200 metres
Chen ZhaojingWomen's 1,500 metres
Qu YunxiaLiu LiWomen's 10,000 metres
Zhong HuandiHeat — 32:04.46Final — 31:21.08 (→ 4th place)Wang XiutingHeat — 32:31.91Final — 31:28.06 (→ 6th place)Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Zhang YuZhu YuqingWomen's 10 km Walk
Chen YuelingFinal — 44:32 (→ Gold Medal)Li ChunxiuFinal — 44:41 (→ Bronze Medal)Cui YingziFinal — 45:15 (→ 5th place)Women's Long Jump
Yang JuanHeat — 6.49 m (→ did not advance)Liu ShuzhenHeat — 6.44 m (→ did not advance)Women's Discus Throw
Min ChunfengHeat — 62.48mFinal — 60.82m (→ 11th place)Qiu QiaopingHeat — 59.32m (→ did not advance)Women's Shot Put
Huang ZhihongZhou TianhuaZhen WenhuaWomen's Javelin Throw
Xu DemeiHa XiaoyanWomen's Heptathlon
Zhu YuqingPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to Lithuania (75-112)Lost to Puerto Rico (68-100)Lost to Unified Team (84-100)Lost to Australia (66-88)Lost to Venezuela (88-96)Classification Matches9th/12th place: Lost to Angola (69-79)11th/12th place: Lost to Venezuela (97-100) → 12th placeTeam RosterAdiljan JunGong XiaobinHu WeidongLi ChunjiangMa JianShan TaoSong LigangSun FengwuSun JunWang ZhidanWu QinglongZhang YongjunPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Spain (66-63)Lost to United States (67-93)Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-70)SemifinalsDefeated Cuba (109-70)FinalLost to Unified Team (66-76) → Silver MedalTeam RosterCong XuediHe JunLi DongmeiLi XinLiu JunLiu QingPeng PingWang FangZhan ShupingZheng DongmeiZheng HaixiaMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Liu GangFirst Round — Lost to Héctor Avila (DOM), RSC-2 (02:38)Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Zhang GuangpingFirst Round — Lost to Slimane Zengli (ALG), 0:4Men's Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Lu ChaoFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Stefan Trendafilov (BUL), RSC-1 (01:45)Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Bai ChongguangFirst Round — Lost to Ko Yo-Da (KOR), 4:18Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented China in 1992.
Men's road raceTang XuezhongZhu ZhengjunWang ShusenMen's team time trialLi WenkaiWang ShusenZhu ZhengjunTang XuezhongMen's points raceLi WenkaiWomen's sprintWang YanWomen's individual pursuitZhou LingmeiMen's 3m Springboard
Tan LiangdePreliminary Round — 426.39 pointsFinal — 645.57 points (→ Silver Medal)Wei LanPreliminary Round — 369.09 points (→ did not advance, 14th place)Men's 10m Platform
Sun ShuweiPreliminary Round — 447.96 pointsFinal — 677.31 points (→ Gold Medal)Xiong NiPreliminary Round — 453.87 pointsFinal — 600.15 points (→ Bronze Medal)Women's 3m Springboard
Gao MinPreliminary Round — 309.75 pointsFinal — 572.40 points (→ Gold Medal)Tan ShupingPreliminary Round — 269.10 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 10m Platform
Fu MingxiaFinal — 461.43 points (→ Gold Medal)Zhou JihongFinal — 400.56 points (→ 4th place)15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1992.
Men's foilYe ChongWang HaibinWang LihongMen's team foilYe Chong, Wang Haibin, Wang Lihong, Chen Biao, Lao ShaopeiMen's sabreZheng ZhaokangYang ZhenJia GuihuaMen's team sabreJia Guihua, Ning Xiankui, Yang Zhen, Jiang Yefei, Zheng ZhaokangWomen's foilWang HuifengXiao AihuaE JieWomen's team foilE Jie, Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua, Ye LinOne male pentathlete represented China in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
Zhang Bin → 56th place (4670 points)Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Chen JiangFinal Ranking — 158.7 points (→ 14th place)Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Zhang XiaodongFinal Ranking — 65.8 points (→ Silver Medal)Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1992.
Women's soloTan MinGuan ZewenWang XiaojieWomen's duetGuan ZewenWang XiaojieWomen's Singles Competition
Li FangFirst Round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherland) 5-7, 7-6, 4-6Li Ling ChenFirst Round — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 2-6, 3-6
