China at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for PRC after its symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between ROC and PRC had started over the name of China and resulted in withdrawing all its athletes by ROC. Since then until these Games the communist PRC boycotted the games due to the Taiwan's presence as the Republic of China. In 1984, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei and the PRC competed as China. Due to the then ongoing Sino-Soviet split, China did not participate in the Soviet-led boycott.
215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports. The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Li Ning won also 6 medals in gymnastics, 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China.
Medalists
Gold
- Xu Haifeng
- Zeng Guoqiang
- Wu Shude
- Li Yuwei
- Chen Weiqiang
- Yao Jingyuan
- Wu Xiaoxuan
- Luan Jujie
- Li Ning
- Lou Yun
- Ma Yanhong
- Volleyball, Women's team competition
- Zhou Jihong.
Silver
- Li Lingjuan
- Tan Liangde
- Zhou Peishun
- Lai Runming
- Tong Fei
- Men's gymnastics team
- Li Ning
- Lou Yun
Bronze
- Zhu Jianhua
- Li Kongzheng
- Li Ning
- Huang Shiping
- Wang Yifu
- Wu Xiaoxuan
- Women's Gymnastics Team
- Women's Basketball Team Competition
- Women's Handball Team.
Archery
Women's Individual Competition:
- Li Lingjuan - 2559 points
- Wu Yanan - 2493 points
- Wang Jin - 2445 points
- Yong Shan - 2483 points
- Zhang Zheng - 2405 points
- Feng Zemin - 2389 points
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
- Yu Zhuanghui
Men's 20 km Walk
- Zhang Fuxin
- * Final — 1:32:10
- Zhang Fuxin
- * Final — 4:23:39
- Zhu Jianhua
- * Qualification — 2.24m
- * Final — 2.31m
- Liu Yunpeng
- * Qualification — 2.24m
- * Final — 2.29m
- Cai Shu
- * Qualification — 2.24m
- * Final — 2.27m
- Liu Yuhuang
- * Qualification — 7.83m
- * Final — 7.99m
- Wang Shijie
- * Qualification — 7.36m
- Zou Zhenxian
- * Final — 16.83m
- Yang Weimin
- * Qualifying Round — 5.30m
- * Final — 5.10m
- Ji Zebiao
- * Qualifying Round — 5.10m
- Weng Kangqiang
- * Final Result — 7662 points
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
- Liu Huajin
- Zheng Dazhen
- * Qualification — 1.90 m
- * Final — 1.91 m
- Yang Wenqin
- * Qualification — 1.90 m
- * Final — 1.88 m
- Ge Ping
- * Qualification — 1.84 m
- Liao Wenfen
- * Qualification — 6.16 m
- Jiao Yunxiang
- * Qualification — 54.70 m
- * Final — 53.32 m
- Li Meisu
- * Final — 17.96 m
- Yang Yanqin
- * Final — 16.97 m
- Zhu Hongyang
- * Qualification — 53.18 m
Basketball
- Preliminary Round
- *Lost to United States
- *Defeated France
- *Lost to Canada
- *Lost to Spain
- *Lost to Uruguay
- Classification Matches
- *9th/12th place: Defeated Egypt
- *9th/10th place: Lost to Brazil → Tenth place
- Team Roster
- *Wang Haibo
- *Lü Jinqing
- *Huang Yunlong
- *Guo Yonglin
- *Kuang Lubin
- *Ji Zhaoguang
- *Li Yaguang
- *Sun Fengwu
- *Wang Libin
- *Liu Jianli
- *Hu Zhangbao
- *Zhang Bin
- Preliminary Round
- *Defeated Australia
- *Lost to Canada
- *Defeated Yugoslavia
- *Lost to United States
- *Lost to South Korea
- Bronze Medal Match
- *Defeated Canada → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
- *Ba Yan
- *Chen Yuefang
- *Cong Xuedi
- *Liu Qing
- *Li Xiaoqin
- *Qiu Chen
- *Song Xiaobo
- *Wang Jun
- *Xiu Lijuan
- *Zhang Hui
- *Zhang Yueqin
- *Zheng Haixia
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, four men and three women, represented China in 1984.;Team time trial
- Han Shuxiang, Liu Fu, Wang Wanqiang, and Zeng Bo — 21st place
Men's 3m Springboard
- Tan Liangde
- * Preliminary Round — 600.99
- * Final — 662.31
- Li Hongping
- * Preliminary Round — 611.55
- * Final — 646.35
- Li Kongzheng
- * Final
Fencing
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Chu Shisheng, Cui Yining, Yu Yifeng, Wang Wei, Zhang Jian, Liu Yunhong
- Cui Yining
- Zhao Zhizhong
- Zong Xiangqing
- Cui Yining, Pang Jin, Zhao Zhizhong, Zong Xiangqing
;Men's team sabre
- Wang Ruiji, Chen Jinchu, Yang Shisen, Liu Guozhen, Liu Yunhong
;Women's team foil
- Jujie Luan, Zhu Qingyuan, Li Huahua, Wu Qiuhua, Zhu Minzhu
Gymnastics
- Lou Yun — Vault, Gold Medal
- Li Ning — Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Gold Medals; Vault, Silver Medal; All-Around, Bronze Medal
- Tong Fei — Horizontal Bar, Silver Medal
- Ma Yanhong — Uneven Bars, Gold Medal
Handball
- Preliminary Round Robin
- *Lost to the United States
- *Defeated West Germany
- *Tied with South Korea
- *Defeated Austria
- *Lost to Yugoslavia → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
- *Wu Xingjiang
- *He Jianping
- *Zhu Juefeng
- *Zhang Weihong
- *Gao Xiumin
- *Wang Linwei
- *Liu Liping
- *Sun Xiulan
- *Liu Yumei
- *Li Lan
- *Wang Mingxing
- *Chen Zhen
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle- Mu Lati
- * Heat — 52.82
- Shen Jianqiang
- * Heat — 52.84
- Shen Jianqiang
- * Heat — 1:56.08
- Wang Hao
- * Heat — 59.13
- Li Zhongyi
- * Heat — 1:00.66
- Wang Hao
- * Heat — 2:12.28
- Jin Fu
- * Heat — 1:05.05
- Wang Lin
- * Heat — DSQ
- Jin Fu
- * Heat — 2:26.??
- Zheng Jian
- * Heat — 56.58
- Chen Qin
- * Heat — 2:10.30
- Feng Dawei
- * Heat — 2:11.30
- Mu Lati, Feng Dawei, Chen Qin, and Shen Jianqiang
- * Heat — 3:30.82
- Wang Hao, Jin Fu, Zheng Jian, and Mu Lati
- * Heat — 3:51.71
- Ding Jilian
- * Heat — 59.11
- Guo Huaying
- * Heat — 1:08.21
- Yan Hong
- * Heat — 2:32.33
- Yan Hong
- * Heat — 2:27.95
- Guo Huaying, Liang Weifen, Li Jinlan, and Ding Jilian
- * Heat — 4:27.39
Volleyball
- Preliminary Round
- * Lost to Japan
- * Lost to Italy
- * Defeated Egypt
- * Lost to Canada
- Classification Matches
- * 5th/8th place: Lost to South Korea
- * 7th/8th place: Lost to Japan → 8th place
- Team Roster
- * Yan Jianming
- * Song Jinwei
- * Yu Juekin
- * Zhai Jixin
- * Zhang Yousheng
- * Zhao Duo
- * Yang Liqun
- * Cao Ping
- * Shen Keqin
- * Zuo Yue
- * Xiao Jinsong
- * Liu Changcheng
- Preliminary Round
- * Defeated Brazil
- * Defeated West Germany
- * Lost to United States
- Semi Finals
- * Defeated Japan
- Final
- * Defeated United States → Gold Medal
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- * Lost to Netherlands
- * Lost to Yugoslavia
- * Defeated Canada
- Final Round
- * Defeated Japan
- * Lost to Italy
- * Defeated Brazil
- * Lost to Greece → 9th place
- Team Roster
- * Deng Jun
- * Wang Xiaotian
- * Bong Weigang
- * Li Jianming
- * Huang Ying
- * Cai Tianxiong
- * Qu Baowei
- * Zhao Bilong
- * Chen Zhixiong
- * Cai Shengliu
- * Pan Shenghua
- * Huang Long
- * Guan Shishi
Weightlifting