| Noc: | CHN |
| Nocname: | Chinese Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Barcelona |
| Competitors: | 244 (117 men and 127 women) |
| Sports: | 23 |
| Flagbearer: | Song Ligang |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Gold: | 16 |
| Silver: | 22 |
| Bronze: | 16 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | (1924–1972) |
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]
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 | ||
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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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Athletics | 11 | 22 | 33 | ||||
| Badminton | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| Basketball | 12 | 11 | 23 | ||||
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
| Canoeing | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| Judo | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Shooting | 13 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| Swimming | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 | ||||
| Wrestling | 8 | – | 8 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 127 | 244 |
See main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition
Men's Team Competition
See main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 10 km Walk
Women's Long Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
See main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's Flyweight ( - 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight ( - 54 kg)
Men's Middleweight ( - 71 kg)
Men's Light-Heavyweight ( - 81 kg)
See main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented China in 1992.
See main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m Springboard
Men's 10m Platform
Women's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
See main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1992.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. One male pentathlete represented China in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
See main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
See main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1992.
See main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Women's Singles Competition
See main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics.