China at the 1984 Summer Olympics Last updated May 28, 2025
Sporting event delegation
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , United States . It was the first appearance at the Summer Games for the country after its mostly symbolic presence at the Summer Games in 1952 during which the dispute between the Republic of China and the PRC resulted in the former withdrawing all its athletes. After 1952 and until these games, the PRC boycotted the Olympics due to the Taiwan 's presence as the Republic of China . In 1984, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei and the PRC competed as China . Due to the then ongoing Sino-Soviet split , China did not participate in the Soviet-led boycott . In the previous games , China participated the United States-led boycott to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
215 competitors, 132 men and 83 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports. [ 1] The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Li Ning won also 6 medals in gymnastics , 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze, earning him the nickname "Prince of Gymnasts" in China. [ 2]
Medalists The following Chinese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Gold Xu Haifeng Zeng Guoqiang Wu Shude Li Yuwei Chen Weiqiang Yao Jingyuan Wu Xiaoxuan Luan Jujie Li Ning (3) Lou Yun Ma Yanhong Volleyball, Women's team competition (Hou Yuzhu , Jiang Ying , Lang Ping , Li Yanjun , Liang Yan , Su Huijuan , Yang Xiaojun , Yang Xilan , Zhang Rongfang , Zheng Meizhu , Zhou Xiaolan , and Zhu Ling ) Zhou Jihong . Bronze Zhu Jianhua Li Kongzheng Li Ning Huang Shiping Wang Yifu Wu Xiaoxuan Women's Gymnastics Team (Ma Yanhong , Zhou Qiurui , Zhou Ping , Chen Yongyan , Huang Qun , Wu Jiani , and Ming Guixiu ) Women's Basketball Team Competition (Song Xiaobo , Lijuan Xiu , Chen Yuefang , Zheng Haixia , Qiu Chen , Li Xiaoqin , Zhang Hui , Cong Xuedi , Zhang Yueqin , Ba Yan , Wang Jun , and Liu Qing ) Women's Handball Team (Wu Xinjiang , Liu Yumei , Chen Jing, Zhang Weihong , Gao Xiumin , Wang Linwei , Liu Liping , Zhang Peijun , Sun Xiulan , Li Lan , Wang Mingxing , Chen Zheng , Guo Yingze , He Jianping , and Zhu Juefeng ). Archery The PRC sent six archers to the Olympics. The women's team was more successful than the men's, earning a silver medal and an additional top eight finish.
Women's Individual Competition :
Li Lingjuan - 2559 points (→ Silver Medal ) Wu Yanan - 2493 points (→ 8th place) Wang Jin - 2445 points (→ 18th place) Men's Individual Competition :
Basketball The Chinese team failed to qualify for the quarterfinals and finished in 10th place.
Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 United States (H) 5 5 0 511 315 +196 10 Quarterfinals 2 Spain 5 4 1 457 438 +19 9 3 Canada 5 3 2 462 401 +61 8 4 Uruguay 5 2 3 403 460 − 577 5 China 5 1 4 364 477 − 1136 9th–12th classification round 6 France 5 0 5 383 489 − 1065
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group Stage
Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
1 2 Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 China 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Yugoslavia
Diving Men's 3m Springboard
Tan Liangde Preliminary Round — 600.99 Final — 662.31 (→ Silver Medal ) Li Hongping Preliminary Round — 611.55 Final — 646.35 (→ 4th place) Men's 10m Platform
Handball Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round Robin Lost to the United States (22-25) Defeated West Germany (20-19) Tied with South Korea (24-24) Defeated Austria (21-16) Lost to Yugoslavia (25-31) → Bronze Medal Team Roster Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle
Mu Lati Heat — 52.82 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Shen Jianqiang Heat — 52.84 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Wang Hao Heat — 59.13 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Li Zhongyi Heat — 1:00.66 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200m Backstroke
Wang Hao Heat — 2:12.28 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke
Jin Fu Heat — 1:05.05 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Wang Lin Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 200m Breaststroke
Jin Fu Heat — 2:26.?? (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 100m Butterfly
Zheng Jian Heat — 56.58 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley
Chen Qin Heat — 2:10.30 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Feng Dawei Heat — 2:11.30 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 100m Freestyle
Ding Jilian Heat — 59.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 100m Backstroke
Guo Huaying Heat — 1:08.21 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 200m Backstroke
Yan Hong Heat — 2:32.33 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Women's 200m Individual Medley
Yan Hong Heat — 2:27.95 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 4x100 Medley Relay
Volleyball Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Japan (0-3) Lost to Italy (0-3) Defeated Egypt (3-0) Lost to Canada (0-3) Classification Matches 5th/8th place : Lost to South Korea (1-3)7th/8th place : Lost to Japan (0-3) → 8th place Team Roster Women's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Defeated Brazil (3-0) Defeated West Germany (3-0) Lost to United States (1-3) Semi Finals Final Defeated United States (3-0) → Gold Medal Water polo Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Lost to Netherlands (8-10) Lost to Yugoslavia (7-12) Defeated Canada (6-5) Final Round (Group E) Defeated Japan (10-4) Lost to Italy (8-11) Defeated Brazil (11-9) Lost to Greece (9-10) → 9th place Team Roster References
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