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China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
CHN

Competitors
  
384 in 28 sports

China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Chinese Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.cn (Chinese) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Yao Ming (opening) Liu Xiang (closing)

Medals Ranked 2nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 32 17 14 63

China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 384 Chinese athletes, 136 men and 248 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 28 sports. For the third time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

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China left Athens with a total of 63 Olympic medals – 32 golds, 17 silver, and 14 bronze – finishing third in the overall medal standings and second only to the United States in the gold medal tally. The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning nine medals each in diving and shooting, eight in weightlifting, six in table tennis, and five each in badminton and judo. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton, diving, and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in most sporting events. Three Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, while six of them won more than a single medal in Athens. China's team-based athletes came strong and successful in Athens, as the women's volleyball team managed to strike the Russians for the gold medal.

Among the nation's medalists were hurdler Liu Xiang, who emerged as China's first male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's track and field, badminton player Zhang Ning in the women's singles, diving tandem Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing in the women's synchronized platform, and tennis players Li Ting and Sun Tiantian, who became the first Asians to capture an Olympic title in the women's doubles. Badminton player Gao Ling, who won a gold and a silver in both the mixed doubles with Zhang Jun and the women's doubles with Huang Sui, became the most decorated Chinese athlete in the sporting history with a total of four Olympic medals. Along with Zhang Jun and Gao Ling for their Olympic defense campaign, taekwondo jin Chen Zhong successfully repeated her gold medal from Sydney in the women's heavyweight division.

With Beijing being the host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics, a traditional Chinese segment was performed during the closing ceremony.

Archery

Five Chinese archers (two men and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.

Men
Women

Athletics

Chinese 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).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Heptathlon

    Badminton

    Men
    Women
    Mixed

    Men's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Group play
    Quarterfinals
    Classification match (7th–8th place)

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Group play
    Classification match (9th–10th place)

    Boxing

    People's Republic of China sent six boxers to Athens. They won one bronze medal, with one other quarterfinalist. Their combined record was 6-6 as three boxers lost their first matches. They were in a five-way tie for 16th place in the medals board for boxing.

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

    Track

    Time trial
    Omnium

    Diving

    Chinese divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four Chinese synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

    Men
    Women

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: Kim Chang-back

    Group play

         Advanced to semifinals

    Semifinals
    Bronze Medal match

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Chinese squad in the women's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: Zhang Haitao

    Group play

    Artistic

    Men
    Team
    Individual finals
    Women
    Team
    Individual finals

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the China roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.‹See Tfd›

    Head coaches: Chung Hyungkyun

    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    5th-8th Place Classification
    7th-8th Place Final

    Judo

    Nine Chinese judoka (two men and seven women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women

    Modern pentathlon

    Three Chinese athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.

    Rowing

    Chinese 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

    Sailing

    Chinese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

    Men
    Women
    Open

    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    Twenty-six Chinese shooters (fifteen men and eleven women) qualified to compete in the following events:

    Men
    Women

    * = Won in shoot-off

    Softball

    In the final game of the preliminary round, China was the victim of the first perfect game in Olympic softball history, losing to Japan 2-0. Their defeat two days later in the semifinal, again to Japan, eliminated China from medal contention.

    Preliminary Round
    Quarterfinal

    Swimming

    Chinese 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

    *Competed only in heats and received medals

    Synchronized swimming

    Nine Chinese synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

    Table tennis

    Nine Chinese table tennis players qualified for the following events.

    Men
    Women

    Taekwondo

    Two Chinese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

    Tennis

    China won its first Olympic tennis medal, a gold, in the women's doubles. Following this victory, China became the only nation to claim gold medals in all three Olympic racquet sports (badminton, table tennis, tennis), and more importantly, to capture the gold medal in the women's doubles for all of these events.

    Triathlon

    Two Chinese triathletes qualified for the following events.

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Gold Medal Final
    01 ! Won Gold Medal

    Weightlifting

    Ten Chinese weightlifters qualified for the following events:

    Men
    Women

    Wrestling

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle

    References

    China at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wikipedia