China at the 1980 Winter Olympics

China at the 1980 Winter Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn  (in Chinese and English)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	24 (13 men, 11 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Zhao Weichang (speed skating)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Men

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

Women

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

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Men

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

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Song Yongjun Ying Zhenshan Li Xiaoming Wang Yumjie	18	2'01:33.36	14

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.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Lin Guanghao	48:38.36	50

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
5 km	Ren Guiping	19:01.74	38
10 km	Ren Guiping	38:23.45	38

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Zhaoxiao Xu	17	16	16	117.16	144	16

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Bao Zhenhua	22	21	20	126.96	191	22

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Men

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

Women

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

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com