The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery336
Athletics162844
Basketball121022
Boxing2–2
Canoeing404
Cycling448
Diving448
Fencing10515
Football14–14
Gymnastics6814
Handball01212
Judo5–5
Modern pentathlon1–1
Rowing01111
Sailing325
Shooting12820
Swimming131225
Synchronized swimming–33
Table tennis437
Tennis202
Volleyball01111
Water polo13–13
Weightlifting10–10
Wrestling11–11
Total149124273

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
GoldXu YanmeiDivingWomen's 10 metre platform18 September
GoldLou YunGymnasticsMen's vault24 September
GoldGao MinDivingWomen's 3 metre springboard25 September
GoldChen Longcan Qingguang WeiTable tennisMen's doubles30 September
GoldChen JingTable tennisWomen's singles1 October
SilverZhuang YongSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle19 September
SilverHe YingqiangWeightliftingMen's 56 kg19 September
SilverTan LiangdeDivingMen's 3 metre springboard20 September
SilverHuang XiaominSwimmingWomen's 200 metre breaststroke21 September
SilverHuang ShipingShootingMen's 50 metre running target23 September
SilverHu Yadong Li Ronghua Yang Xiao Zhang Xianghua Zhou ShouyingRowingWomen's coxed four24 September
SilverLi QingDivingWomen's 3 metre springboard25 September
SilverYang WenyiSwimmingWomen's 50 metre freestyle25 September
SilverXiong NiDivingMen's 10 metre platform27 September
SilverChen Jing Jiao ZhiminTable tennisWomen's doubles30 September
SilverLi HuifenTable tennisWomen's singles1 October
BronzeHe ZhuoqiangWeightliftingMen's 52 kg18 September
BronzeLiu ShoubinWeightliftingMen's 56 kg19 September
BronzeLi DeliangDivingMen's 3 metre springboard20 September
BronzeYe HuanmingWeightliftingMen's 60 kg20 September
BronzeLi JinheWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg21 September
BronzeQian HongSwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly23 September
BronzeLou YunGymnasticsMen's floor24 September
BronzeXu HaifengShootingMen's 10 metre air pistol24 September
BronzeHan Yaqin He Yanwen Hu Yadong Li Ronghua Yang Xiao Zhang Xianghua Zhang Yali Zhou Shouying Zhou XiuhuaRowingWomen's eight25 September
BronzeChina women's national volleyball team Li GuojunHou YuzhuYang XilanSu HuijuanJiang YingCui YongmeiYang XiaojunZheng MeizhuWu DanLi YuemingWang YajunZhou HongVolleyballWomen's tournament29 September
BronzeLi MeisuAthleticsWomen's shot put1 October
BronzeJiao ZhiminTable tennisWomen's singles1 October

Archery

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.

Men

AthleteEventRanking roundEighth-finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Qoiying DojeIndividual122046Did not advance
Qiuzhong LiangIndividual122047Did not advance
Guang RiIndividual120455Did not advance
Qoiying Doje Qiuzhong Liang Guang RiTeam364419Did not advance

Women

AthleteEventRanking roundEighth-finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Shaorong MaIndividual12332229822Did not advance
Xiangjun MaIndividual12332132243181030911Did not advance
Yawen YaoIndividual121735Did not advance
Shaorong Ma Xiangjun Ma Yawen YaoTeam368389489Did not advance

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Men's Long Jump

  • Pang Yan Qualification — 7.79m Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place)
  • Chen Zunrong Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Ma Yongfeng Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

100 metres — 11.43s Long Jump — 6.22m Shot Put — 13.98m High Jump — 1.91m 400 metres — 51.25s 110m Hurdles — 15.88s Discus Throw — 46.18m Pole Vault — 4.60m Javelin Throw — 57.84m 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s

Men's 50 km Walk

Women's Marathon

Women's Discus Throw

  • Hou Xuemei Qualification – 62.64m Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place)
  • Yu Hourun Qualification – 62.86m Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place)
  • Xing Ailan Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

Women's Shot Put

  • Li Meisu Qualification – 20.30m Final – 21.06m (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Huang Zhihong Qualification – 19.71m Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place)
  • Cong Yuzhen Qualification – 19.56m Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Dong Yuping Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

China men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Gong Luming 31 – (1957-08-29)29 August 1957 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 5 Wang Fei 25 – (1963-03-25)25 March 1963 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 6 Huang Yunlong 28 – (1960-07-10)10 July 1960 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7 Sha Guoli 28 – (1960-08-30)30 August 1960 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 8 Zhang Xuelei 25 – (1963-05-15)15 May 1963 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 9 Song Ligang 21 – (1967-06-08)8 June 1967 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 10 Li Yaguang 30 – (1958-06-08)8 June 1958 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 11 Sun Fengwu 26 – (1962-03-19)19 March 1962 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C 12 Wang Libin 25 – (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 13 Zhang Yongjun 25 – (1963-01-04)4 January 1963 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 14 Xu Xiaoliang 26 – (1962-01-30)30 January 1962 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 15 Zhang Bin 26 – (1961-12-28)28 December 1961 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Head coach Qian Chenghai Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4Gong Luming31 – (1957-08-29)29 August 19571.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
5Wang Fei25 – (1963-03-25)25 March 19631.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
6Huang Yunlong28 – (1960-07-10)10 July 19602.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
7Sha Guoli28 – (1960-08-30)30 August 19601.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
8Zhang Xuelei25 – (1963-05-15)15 May 19632.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
9Song Ligang21 – (1967-06-08)8 June 19672.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
10Li Yaguang30 – (1958-06-08)8 June 19581.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
11Sun Fengwu26 – (1962-03-19)19 March 19621.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C12Wang Libin25 – (1963-03-31)31 March 19632.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
13Zhang Yongjun25 – (1963-01-04)4 January 19631.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
14Xu Xiaoliang26 – (1962-01-30)30 January 19622.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
15Zhang Bin26 – (1961-12-28)28 December 19611.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Group play

PosTeamvtePldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1United States550485302+18310Quarterfinals
2Spain541484435+499
3Brazil532590522+688
4Canada523479455+247
5China514433527−9469th–12th classification round
6Egypt505338568−2305
17 September 1988
China98–84Egypt
Scoring by half: 47–43, 51–41
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
20 September 1988
Brazil130–108China
Scoring by half: 72–61, 58–47
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
21 September 1988
China74–106Spain
Scoring by half: 43–59, 31–57
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
23 September 1988
China57–108United States
Scoring by half: 26–59, 31–49
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
24 September 1988
Canada99–96China
Scoring by half: 56–52, 43–44
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 9–12

26 September 1988 09:45
China90–93South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46
Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 11/12

29 September 1988(1988-09-29) 14:30
Egypt75–97China
Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41
Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

China women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Han Qingling 27 – (1960-12-16)16 December 1960 5 Ling Guang 22 – (1966-03-01)1 March 1966 6 Li Xiaoqin 26 – (1961-12-07)7 December 1961 7 Zhao Wei 25 – (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 8 Zhang Taohua 18 – (1970-03-10)10 March 1970 9 Zhan Shuping 24 – (1964-04-24)24 April 1964 10 Peng Ping 21 – (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 C 11 Zheng Haixia 21 – (1967-03-07)7 March 1967 PG 12 Cong Xuedi 25 – (1963-05-13)13 May 1963 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 13 Xue Cuilan 25 – (1963-04-30)30 April 1963 14 Liu Qing 24 – (1964-08-06)6 August 1964 15 Xu Chunmei 22 – (1966-03-22)22 March 1966Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 September 1988
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4Han Qingling27 – (1960-12-16)16 December 1960
5Ling Guang22 – (1966-03-01)1 March 1966
6Li Xiaoqin26 – (1961-12-07)7 December 1961
7Zhao Wei25 – (1963-06-06)6 June 1963
8Zhang Taohua18 – (1970-03-10)10 March 1970
9Zhan Shuping24 – (1964-04-24)24 April 1964
10Peng Ping21 – (1967-01-14)14 January 1967
C11Zheng Haixia21 – (1967-03-07)7 March 1967
PG12Cong Xuedi25 – (1963-05-13)13 May 19631.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
13Xue Cuilan25 – (1963-04-30)30 April 1963
14Liu Qing24 – (1964-08-06)6 August 1964
15Xu Chunmei22 – (1966-03-22)22 March 1966

Group play

PosTeamvtePldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1United States330282234+486Semifinals
2Yugoslavia321199211−125
3China312200214−144Classification round
4Czechoslovakia303202224−223
19 September 1988 21:30
China53–56Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32–35, 21–21
Pts: Zheng 13 Rebs: Zheng 7 Asts: Xue 3Pts: Nakić 13 Rebs: Golić 9 Asts: Vangelovska 4
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
22 September 1988(1988-09-22) 21:30
China68–64Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 36–36, 32–28
Pts: Zheng 12 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Xue 3Pts: Dobrovičová 21 Rebs: Dobrovičová 5 Asts: Kalužáková 4
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
25 September 1988(1988-09-25) 11:45
China79–94United States
Scoring by half: 37–46, 42–48
Pts: Zheng 32 Rebs: Zheng 8 Asts: Cong 5Pts: McClain 27 Rebs: McClain 13 Asts: Edwards 5
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification 5–8

27 September 1988 21:30
China97–95 (OT)South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–38, 42–47 Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Liu 6 Asts: Xue 5Pts: Choi 21 Rebs: Sung 7 Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification 5/6

29 September 1988 9:45
Bulgaria102–74China
Scoring by half: 53–19, 49–55
Pts: Slavcheva 22 Rebs: Staneva 8 Asts: Radkova 2Pts: Zheng 23 Rebs: Cong, Peng 5 Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1
Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition Result
Dong LiuFeatherweightJohn William Francis (IND) W 3-2Serge Bouemba (GAB) W 5-0Abdelhad Achik (MAR) L KOHDid not advance
Weiping WangFlyweightAndreas Tews (GDR) L 0-5Did not advance

Canoeing

Men

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Daen Guo Hua KeC-2 500m1:56.0216Did not advance
C-2 1000m4:15.50134:06.4914Did not advance
Fullian Ma Bing XueK-2 500m1:41.1017Did not advance
K-2 1000m3:31.2493:42.9114Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

AthleteEventTimeRank
Hong LiuRoad race4:32:56 (+0:34)53
Tang XuezhongRoad race4:32:56 (+0:34)44
Yingquan CaiRoad raceDNF
Guo Longchen Hong Liu Tang Xuezhong Wu WeipeiTeam time trial2:06:22.5 (+8:35)17

Women

AthleteEventTimeRank
Chen WeixiuRoad race2:01:50 (+0:58)47
Lu SuyanRoad race2:00:52 (+0:00)24
Yan YinhuaRoad race2:00:52 (+0:00)33

Track

Sprints

AthleteEventQualifying1st round (Repechage)2nd roundSemifinalFinal
Time SpeedRankOpposition TimeOpposition Time/ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultRank
Zhou SuyingWomen's sprint12.47711Christa Luding Rothenburg (GDR) Louise Jones (GBR) 12.24 L Rep W Elisabetta Fanton (ITA)Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) 12.94 L (2nd in 5-8th classification race)Did not advance

Diving

Men

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Tan Liangde3 m springboard682.651 Q704.88
Li Deliang607.774 Q665.28
Xiong Ni10 m platform601.502 Q637.47
Li Kongzheng578.313 Q543.816

Women

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Gao Min3 m springboard539.671 Q580.23
Li Qing501.392 Q534.33
Xu Yanmei10 m platform426.273 Q445.20
Chen Xiaodan456.451 Q384.155

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Men's épée

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Women's foil

Women's team foil

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Xie Jun Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Wang Dali Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Lin Laijiu Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
  • Huang Guoxiong Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Lin Laijiu Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Chen Jianhong Heat – 1:04.09 B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place)
  • Jin Fu Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Chang Qing Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
  • Jin Fu Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Zhan Jiang Heat – 54.69 B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place)
  • Zheng Jian Heat – 54.86 B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Xie Jun Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Yang Wenyi Heat – 25.67 Final – 25.64 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Xia Fujie Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Zhuang Yong Heat – 55.84 Final – 55.47 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Lou Yaping Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Zhuang Yong Heat – 2:02.40 B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place)
  • Qian Hong Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Yan Ming Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Yan Ming Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Wang Bolin Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Lin Li Heat – 2:18.11 B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)
  • Wang Bolin Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Huang Xiaomin Heat – 1:10.78 Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place)
  • Chen Huiling Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Huang Xiaomin Heat – 2:30.03 Final – 2:27.49 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Chen Huiling Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Qian Hong Heat – 1:00.66 Final – 59.52 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Wang Xiaohong Heat – 1:01.16 Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Wang Xiaohong Heat – 2:13.05 Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place)
  • Mo Wanlan Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Lin Li Heat – 2:17.09 Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Lin Li Heat – 4:48.89 Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place)
  • Yan Ming Heat – 4:49.04 B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.

Women's solo

Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling