| Noc: | CHN |
| Nocname: | Chinese Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Lake Placid |
| Competitors: | 24 (13 men, 11 women) |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Zhao Weichang (speed skating) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | (1972–1976) |
The People's Republic of China competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Piao Dongyi | Giant Slalom | 1:38.38 | 58 | 1:44.62 | 52 | 3:23.00 | 50 | |
| Piao Dongyi | Slalom | 1:10.89 | 40 | 1:10.71 | 34 | 2:21.60 | 34 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Wang Guizhen | Giant Slalom | 1:32.41 | 39 | 2:12.18 | 35 | 3:44.59 | 35 | |
| Wang Guizhen | Slalom | 59.26 | 24 | 59.75 | 18 | 1:59.01 | 18 | |
See main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Li Xiaoming | DSQ | - | - |
| Han Jinsuo | 6 | 44:06.85 | 46 | |
| Song Yongjun | 3 | 38:37.19 | 41 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Wang Yumjie | 1'17:49.77 | 16 | 1'33:49.77 | 46 |
| Ying Zhenshan | 1'15:47.00 | 13 | 1'28:47.00 | 44 |
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 5 km | Ren Guiping | 19:01.74 | 38 | |
| 10 km | Ren Guiping | 38:23.45 | 38 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
See main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Su He | 41.26 | 33 |
| Zhao Weichang | 41.18 | 31 | |
| Wang Nianchun | 39.73 | 23 | |
| 1000 m | Wang Nianchun | 1:24.20 | 36 |
| Li Huchun | 1:22.10 | 32 | |
| Zhao Weichang | 1:20.97 | 24 | |
| 1500 m | Li Huchun | 2:10.00 | 30 |
| Guo Chengjiang | 2:08.33 | 29 | |
| Zhao Weichang | 2:05.48 | 25 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Wang Limei | 45.57 | 29 |
| Shen Guoqin | 45.03 | 27 | |
| Cao Guifeng | 44.43 | 21 | |
| 1000 m | Shen Zhenshu | 1:32.49 | 32 |
| Zhang Li | 1:32.20 | 31 | |
| Cao Guifeng | 1:31.74 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | Shen Guoqin | 2:41.99 | 30 |
| Chen Shuhua | 2:29.48 | 29 | |
| Kong Meiyu | 2:22.48 | 27 | |
| 3000 m | Piao Meiji | 5:19.07 | 28 |
| Kong Meiyu | 5:08.90 | 27 | |