IOC code TPE | Flag bearer Lee Fu-an | |
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NOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee(Taiwan) Website www.tpenoc.net (Chinese) (English) Competitors 61 (43 men, 18 women) in 13 sports Medals Gold
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The Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 61 competitors, 43 men and 18 women, took part in 84 events in 13 sports.
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The change in name was due to the political status of Taiwan. In addition, they flew a flag especially designed for the games separate from the flag of the Republic of China. In mainland China, the team name is translated as "Zhongguo Taibei Team" (中国台北队) (lit. "Taipei, China Team") for political reasons. In Taiwan, the team is known as "Zhonghua Taipei Team" (中華台北队)(lit. "Chinese Taipei Team"). The distinction between "Zhongguo" and "Zhonghua" (中国 and 中華) for "China" or "Chinese" is that the former refers to a political entity while the latter is a cultural description, although this often confuses foreigners who do not understand Mandarin. At the time, Taiwan had diplomatic relations with the host country, South Korea.
Archery
Chinese Taipei entered three men and three women in the archery competition. The women fared much better than the men in the individual competition, but the men's team was able to advance to the final whereas the women were eliminated in the semifinal.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Athletics
Men's Long Jump
Men's Decathlon
- 100 metres — 11.00s
- Long Jump — 7.23m
- Shot Put — 13.15m
- High Jump — 2.03m
- 400 metres — 49.73s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.96s
- Discus Throw — 38.06m
- Pole Vault — 4.50m
- Javelin Throw — 52.82m
- 1.500 metres — 4:45.57s
Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Women's Heptathlon
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Cycling
Three cyclists, two men and one woman, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Chinese Taipei in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat – 25.26 (→ did not advance, 51st place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat – 55.87 (→ did not advance, 63rd place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat – 2:00.43 (→ did not advance, 55th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat – 4:06.66 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Heat – 15:59.74 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:04.58 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:23.80 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:17.95 (→ did not advance, 49th place)
- Heat – 2:18.76 (→ did not advance, 51st place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat – 28.73 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
- Heat – 28.82 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat – 1:01.72 (→ did not advance, 46th place)
- Heat – 1:02.11 (→ did not advance, 48th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat – 2:11.50 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat – 1:09.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:36.60 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:15.47 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
- Heat – 1:20.95 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:42.31 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
- Heat – 2:50.84 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat – 1:07.36 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat – 2:25.50 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:27.72 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
- Heat – 2:35.11 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 5:13.20 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
- Heat – 5:28.15 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 4:09.84 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 4:39.49 (→ did not advance, 16th place)