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China at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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The People's Republic of China competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 244 competitors, 117 men and 127 women, took part in 144 events in 23 sports.[1]
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Medalists
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After the olympics, the name "Five Golden Flowers" was given to the five medalist swimmers Yang Wenyi (50 meter Freestyle champion), Zhuang Yong (100 meter Freestyle champion), Lin Li (200 meter Individual Medley champion), Qian Hong (100 meter Butterfly champion) and Wang Xiaohong (200 meter Butterfly silver medalist).[2]
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
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Archery
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Barcelona for archery. Just as in 1984, the women were the more successful squad, winning the team silver. All three qualified for the elimination rounds, with one falling in the first round, another dropping in the second, and Wang Xiaozhu making it all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In contrast, the men lost their first team match and only one qualified for individual eliminations.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Wang Xiaozhu - bronze medal match, 4th place (3-2)
- Ma Xiangjun - round of 16, 12th place (1-1)
- Wang Hong - round of 32, 31st place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Fu Shengjun - round of 32, 29th place (0-1)
- Hao Wei - ranking round, 51st place (0-0)
- Liang Qiang - ranking round, 58th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition
- Wang, Ma, and Wang - final, silver medal (3-1)
Men's Team Competition
- Fu, Hao, and Liang - round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics
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Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Men's 20 km Walk
- Chen Shaoguo — 1:24:06 (→ 5th place)
- Li Mingcai — DNF (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Li Mingcai — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
- Huang Geng
- Qualification — 8.22 m
- Final — 7.87 m (→ 8th place)
- Chen Zunrong
- Qualification — 7.93 m
- Final — 7.75 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Triple Jump
- Zou Sixin
- Qualification — 17.07 m
- Final — 17.00 m (→ 8th place)
- Chen Yanping
- Qualification — 15.66 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Zhang Lianbiao
- Qualification — 73.86 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Bi Zhong
- Qualification — 74.30 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Yu Wenge
- Qualification — 59.42 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
- Zhong Huandi
- Heat — 32:04.46
- Final — 31:21.08 (→ 4th place)
- Wang Xiuting
- Heat — 32:31.91
- Final — 31:28.06 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 10 km Walk
- Chen Yueling
- Li Chunxiu
- Cui Yingzi
- Final — 45:15 (→ 5th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Yang Juan
- Heat — 6.49 m (→ did not advance)
- Liu Shuzhen
- Heat — 6.44 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Min Chunfeng
- Heat — 62.48m
- Final — 60.82m (→ 11th place)
- Qiu Qiaoping
- Heat — 59.32m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
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Badminton
Basketball
Men's competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Lithuania (75-112)
- Lost to Puerto Rico (68-100)
- Lost to Unified Team (84-100)
- Lost to Australia (66-88)
- Lost to Venezuela (88-96)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Angola (69-79)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Venezuela (97-100) → 12th place
- Team Roster
Women's competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Spain (66-63)
- Lost to United States (67-93)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-70)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Cuba (109-70)
- Final
- Team Roster
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Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Liu Gang
- First Round — Lost to Héctor Avila (DOM), RSC-2 (02:38)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Zhang Guangping
- First Round — Lost to Slimane Zengli (ALG), 0:4
Men's Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Lu Chao
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Stefan Trendafilov (BUL), RSC-1 (01:45)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Bai Chongguang
- First Round — Lost to Ko Yo-Da (KOR), 4:18
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Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented China in 1992.
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Tan Liangde
- Wei Lan
- Preliminary Round — 369.09 points (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 10m Platform
Women's 3m Springboard
- Gao Min
- Tan Shuping
- Preliminary Round — 269.10 points (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Fu Mingxia
- Zhou Jihong
- Final — 400.56 points (→ 4th place)
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Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1992.
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Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented China in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
- Zhang Bin → 56th place (4670 points)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Chen Jiang
- Final Ranking — 158.7 points (→ 14th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1992.
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
- Li Fang
- First Round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherland) 5-7, 7-6, 4-6
- Chen Li-Ling
- First Round — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 2-6, 3-6
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
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