Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used primarily due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This also was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games in Olympic history. A total of 89 athletes, 50 men and 39 women, competed only in 14 different sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Chinese Taipei's Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Baseball player Chen Chih-yuan was appointed by the committee to carry the Chinese Taipei flag in the opening ceremony. Chinese Taipei left Athens with a total of five Olympic medals, being considered its most successful Olympics. Chinese Taipei's highlight of the Games came with a remarkable milestone for taekwondo jin Chen Shih-hsin and Chu Mu-yen, claiming the nation's first ever gold medals in Olympic history. Meanwhile, another taekwondo jin Huang Chih-hsiung picked up his second medal with a sterling silver in the men's lightweight division, adding it to his bronze from Sydney four years earlier.
Medalists
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Taekwondo
Women's 49 kg
Taekwondo
Men's 58 kg
Archery
Men's team
Taekwondo
Men's 68 kg
Archery
Women's team
Archery
Three Chinese Taipei archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams. ;Men ;Women
Athletics
Taiwanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events. ;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
Two Taiwanese judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Rowing
Taiwanese rowers qualified the following boats: ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Shooting
Two Taiwanese shooters qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women
Softball
;Roster ;Round robin
Swimming
Taiwanese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events : ;Men ;Women
Table tennis
Four Taiwanese table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Taekwondo
Four Taiwanese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Tennis
Chinese Taipei nominated a male tennis player to compete in the tournament through a tripartite invitation.
Weightlifting
Seven Taiwanese weightlifters qualified for the following events: ;Men ;Women
