The People's Republic of China competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 294 competitors, 111 men and 183 women, took part in 155 events in 25 sports.
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated.
Women's Individual Competition:
He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1)
Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1)
Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1)
Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1)
Women's Team Competition:
He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)
Men's Team Competition:
Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Men's 100 metres
Chen Wenzhong
Men's 200 metres
Chen Wenzhong
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Li Tong
Chen Yanhao
Men's 20 km Walk
Yu Guohui
Li Zewen
Li Mingcai
Men's 50 km Walk
Zhang Huiqiang
Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place)
Mao Xinyuan
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Zhao Yongsheng
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
Huang Geng
Qualification — 8.12 m
Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place)
Chen Jing
Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's Triple Jump
Zou Sixin
Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's Discus Throw
Li Shaojie
Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Zhang Lianbiao
Qualification — 79.88 m
Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place)
Women's 400 metres
Du Xiujie
Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
Wang Junxia
Qualification — 32:36.53
Final — 31:02.58 (→ Silver Medal)
Wang Mingxia
Qualification — 32:10.26
Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place)
Yang Siju
Qualification — 32:22.77
Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Li Lei
Qualification — 61.48 m
Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Xiao Yanling
Qualification — 65.10m
Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place)
Women's Shot Put
Sui Xinmei
Qualification — 19.36m
Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal)
Li Meisu
Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)
Huang Zhihong
Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
Ren Ruiping
Qualification — 14.56m
Final — 14.30m (→ 7th place)
Wang Xiangrong — 13.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Ren Xiujuan — 2:31.21 (→ 9th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
Wang Yan — 42:19 (→ Bronze Medal)
Gu Yan — 42:34 (→ 4th place)
Gao Hongmiao — dsq (→ no ranking)
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Angola (70-67)
Lost to Croatia (78-109)
Defeated Argentina (87-77)
Lost to the United States (70-133)
Lost to Lithuania (55-116)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Yugoslavia (61-128)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Greece (75-115)
7th/8th place: Lost to Croatia (85-99) → 8th place
Team Roster
Mengke Bateer
Gong Xiaobin
Hu Weidong
Li Nan
Li Xiaoyong
Liu Yudong
Shan Tao
Sun Jun
Wang Zhizhi
Wu Naiqun
Wu Qinglong
Zheng Wu
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Italy (53-62)
Lost to Japan (72-75)
Defeated Canada (61-49)
Lost to Brazil (83-98)
Lost to Russia (78-94)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Defeated Zaire (91-67)
9th/10th place: Defeated South Korea (85-71) → 9th place
Team Roster
Zheng Dongmei
Liang Xin
Zheng Haixia
He Jun
Ma Zongqing
Miao Bo
Li Xin
Liu Jun
Shen Li
Chu Hui
Li Dongmei
Ma Chengqing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Yang Xiangzhong
First Round — Defeated Alberto Rossel (Peru), 16-7
Second Round — Lost to Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 9-14
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Chen Tao
First Round — Lost to Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 10-15
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Jiang Tao
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Charles Kizza (Uganda), 10-7
Quarterfinals — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), 4-21
Women's Individual Road Race
Guo Xinghong
Final — 02:49:47 (→ 41st place)
Zhao Haijuan
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Mountainbike Cross Country
Gao Hongying
Final — 2:09.08 (→ 25th place)
Men's 3m Springboard
Xiong Ni
Preliminary Heat — 463.02
Semi Final — 231.45
Final — 470.01 (→ Gold Medal)
Yu Zhuocheng
Preliminary Heat — 438.93
Semi Final — 223.41
Final — 467.52 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 3m Springboard
Fu Mingxia
Preliminary Heat — 284.28
Semi Final — 221.49
Final — 326.19 (→ Gold Medal)
Tan Shuping
Preliminary Heat — 212.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 10m Platform
Fu Mingxia
Preliminary Heat — 329.25
Semi Final — 179.94
Final — 341.64 (→ Gold Medal)
Guo Jingjing
Preliminary Heat — 315.39
Semi Final — 177.30
Final — 269.91 (→ 5th place)
Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented China in 1996.
Men's foil
Ye Chong
Wang Haibin
Dong Zhaozhi
Men's team foil
Ye Chong, Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin
Men's épée
Zhao Gang
Men's sabre
Yan Xiandong
Women's foil
Xiao Aihua
Liang Jun
Wang Huifeng
Women's team foil
Liang Jun, Wang Huifeng, Xiao Aihua
Women's épée
Yan Jing
Li Xiaoshuang
Gold Medal, Individual All-around, China's first in this category
Preliminary Round Robin
Defeated Australia (6:0)
Lost to Japan (0:3)
Defeated Canada (2:1)
Defeated Puerto Rico (10:0)
Defeated Netherlands (8:0)
Defeated Chinese Taipei (1:0)
Lost to United States (2:3)
Semifinals
Lost to United States (0:1)
Bronze Medal Match
Defeated Australia (4:2)
Final
Lost to United States (1:3) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Wei Qiang
Tao Hua
Xu Jian
Zhang Chunfang
Yan Fang
Wang Ying
An Zhongxin
Wang Lihong
Chen Hong
He Liping
Lei Li
Liu Xuqing
Liu Yaju
Ma Ying
Ou Jingbai
Head Coach: Li Minkuan
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Jiang Chengji
- Heat – 22.55
- Final – 22.33 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Zhao Lifeng
- Heat – 51.70 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Zhao Yi
- Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Zeng Qiliang
- Heat – 1:02.26
- Final – 1:02.01 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Wang Yiwu
- Heat – 1:02.26 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Jiang Chengji
- Heat – 53.40
- Final – 53.20 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Zhao Yi, Zeng Qiliang, Jiang Chengji, and Zhao Lifeng
- Heat – 3:43.50 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Le Jingyi
- Heat – 25.10
- Final – 24.90 (→ Silver Medal)
Shan Ying
- Heat – 25.71
- Final – 25.70 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Le Jingyi
- Heat – 54.90
- Final – 54.50 (→ Gold Medal)
Shan Ying
- Heat – 56.10
- B-Final – 55.74 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Chen Yan
- Heat – 2:03.32
- B-Final – scratched
Shan Ying
- Heat – 2:04.29 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Chen Yan
- Heat – 4:22.55 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Pu Yiqi
- Heat – 8:45.32 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Chen Yan
- Heat – 1:02.62
- Final – 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
He Cihong
- Heat – 1:05.87 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Chen Yan
- Heat – 2:14.74
- B-Final – 2:14.37 (→ 11th place)
Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 2:20.89 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Han Xue
- Heat – 1:10.40
- B-Final – 1:09.90 (→ 11th place)
Yuan Yuan
- Heat – 1:11.65 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Lin Li
- Heat – 2:30.64
- B-Final – 2:33.45 (→ 16th place)
Yuan Yuan
- Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Liu Limin
- Heat – 1:00.18
- Final – 59.14 (→ Silver Medal)
Cai Huijue
- Heat – 1:00.89
- Final – 1:00.46 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Qu Yun
- Heat – 2:11.35
- Final – 2:10.26(→ 4th place)
Liu Limin
- Heat – 2:13.12
- Final – 2:10.70 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Lin Li
- Heat – 2:16.31
- Final – 2:14.74 (→ Bronze Medal)
Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 2:16.55
- B-Final – 2:16.61 (→ 10th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Chen Yan
- Heat – 4:53.87 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Wu Yanyan
- Heat – 4:54.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Shan Ying, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Le Jingyi
- Heat – 3:44.06
Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, and Shan Ying
- Final – 3:40.48 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Chen Yan, Pu Yiqi, Wang Luna, and Nian Yun
- Heat – 8:13.29
Nian Yun, Wang Luna, Chen Yan, and Shan Ying
- Final – 8:15.38 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
- Heat – 4:09.23
Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, and Shan Ying
- Final – 4:07.34 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Singles Competition
Yi Jingqian
- First round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 2-6 6-1 1-6
Chen Li
- First round — Lost to Monica Seles (United States) 0-6 4-6
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
Defeated South Korea (3-2)
Defeated United States (3-1)
Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
Defeated Japan (3-0)
Quarterfinals
Defeated Germany (3-0)
Semifinals
Defeated Russia (3-1)
Final
Lost to Cuba (1-3) (→ Silver Medal)
Team Roster
Cui Yongmei
He Qi
Lai Yawen
Li Xan
Liu Xiaoning
Pan Wenli
Sun Yue
Wang Lina
Wang Yi
Wang Ziling
Wu Yongmei
Zhu Yunying
Head Coach: Lang Ping
Men's 108 kg
Cui Wenhua
Snatch — 190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
Total — 405.0 kg (→ 5th place)
