China at the 2004 Summer Olympics

China at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn
in Athens
Competitors	384 in 28 sports
Flag bearers	Yao Ming (opening) [1] Liu Xiang (closing)
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 32 Silver 17 Bronze 14 Total 63
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China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 384 Chinese athletes, 136 men and 248 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 28 sports. For the third time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

China left Athens with a total of 63 Olympic medals – 32 golds, 17 silver, and 14 bronze – finishing third in the overall medal standings and second only to the United States in the gold medal tally. ^[2] The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning nine medals each in diving and shooting, eight in weightlifting, six in table tennis, and five each in badminton and judo. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton, diving, and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in most sporting events. Three Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, while six of them won more than a single medal in Athens. China's team-based athletes came strong and successful in Athens, as the women's volleyball team managed to strike the Russians for the gold medal.

Among the nation's medalists were hurdler Liu Xiang, who emerged as China's first male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's track and field, ^[3] badminton player Zhang Ning in the women's singles, diving tandem Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing in the women's synchronized platform, and tennis players Li Ting and Sun Tiantian, who became the first Asians to capture an Olympic title in the women's doubles. ^[4] Badminton player Gao Ling, who won a gold and a silver in both the mixed doubles with Zhang Jun and the women's doubles with Huang Sui, became the most decorated Chinese athlete in the sporting history with a total of four Olympic medals. ^[5] Along with Zhang Jun and Gao Ling for their Olympic defense campaign, taekwondo jin Chen Zhong successfully repeated her gold medal from Sydney in the women's heavyweight division. ^[6]

With Beijing being the host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics, a traditional Chinese segment directed by Zhang Yimou was performed during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Tian Liang Yang Jinghui Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platform August 14  Gold Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboard August 14  Gold Wang Yifu Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol August 14  Gold Du Li Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle August 14  Gold Xian Dongmei Judo Women's 52 kg August 15  Gold Lao Lishi Li Ting Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform August 16  Gold Zhu Qinan Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle August 16  Gold Luo Xuejuan Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke August 16  Gold Shi Zhiyong Weightlifting Men's 62 kg August 16  Gold Chen Yanqing Weightlifting Women's 58 kg August 16  Gold Zhang Guozheng Weightlifting Men's 69 kg August 18  Gold Zhang Ning Badminton Women's singles August 19  Gold Liu Chunhong Weightlifting Women's 69 kg August 19  Gold Gao Ling Zhang Jun Badminton Mixed doubles August 19  Gold Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen Badminton Women's doubles August 20  Gold Wang Nan Zhang Yining Table tennis Women's doubles August 20  Gold Chen Qi Ma Lin Table tennis Men's doubles August 21  Gold Tang Gonghong Weightlifting Women's +75 kg August 21  Gold Teng Haibin Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 22  Gold Zhang Yining Table tennis Women's singles August 22  Gold Li Ting Sun Tiantian Tennis Women's doubles August 22  Gold Jia Zhanbo Shooting Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions August 23  Gold Wang Xu Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg August 23  Gold Peng Bo Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 24  Gold Guo Jingjing Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 26  Gold Liu Xiang Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 27  Gold Xing Huina Athletics Women's 10000 m August 27  Gold Luo Wei Taekwondo Women's 67 kg August 27  Gold Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun Canoeing Men's C-2 500 m August 28  Gold Hu Jia Diving Men's 10 m platform August 28  Gold Chen Zhong Taekwondo Women's +67 kg August 28  Gold China women's national volleyball team Chen Jing Feng Kun Li Shan Liu Yanan Song Nina Wang Lina Yang Hao Zhang Na Zhang Ping Zhang Yuehong Zhao Ruirui Zhou Suhong Volleyball Women's tournament August 28  Silver Li Zhuo Weightlifting Women's 48 kg August 14  Silver Wu Meijin Weightlifting Men's 56 kg August 15  Silver Li Jie Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle August 16  Silver Le Maosheng Weightlifting Men's 62 kg August 16  Silver Wang Lei Fencing Men's épée August 17  Silver Tan Xue Fencing Women's sabre August 17  Silver Li Ji Pang Jiaying Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 18  Silver Liu Xia Judo Women's 78 kg August 19  Silver Wei Ning Shooting Women's skeet August 19  Silver He Ying Lin Sang Zhang Juanjuan Archery Women's team August 20  Silver Gao Ling Huang Sui Badminton Women's doubles August 20  Silver Jiang Yonghua Cycling Women's track time trial August 20  Silver Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Wu Hanxiong Ye Chong Fencing Men's team foil August 21  Silver Lao Lishi Diving Women's 10 m platform August 22  Silver Wang Hao Table tennis Men's singles August 23  Silver Yin Jian Sailing Women's sailboard August 25  Silver Wu Minxia Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 26  Bronze Gao Feng Judo Women's 48 kg August 14  Bronze Wang Zheng Shooting Men's double trap August 17  Bronze Gao E Shooting Women's double trap August 18  Bronze Zhou Mi Badminton Women's singles August 19  Bronze Zhang Nan Gymnastics Women's individual all-around August 19  Bronze Qin Dongya Judo Women's 70 kg August 19  Bronze Wang Chengyi Shooting Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions August 20  Bronze Niu Jianfeng Guo Yue Table tennis Women's doubles August 20  Bronze Huang Shanshan Gymnastics Women's trampoline August 21  Bronze Sun Fuming Judo Women's +78 kg August 21  Bronze Li Xiaopeng Gymnastics Men's parallel bars August 23  Bronze Wang Liqin Table tennis Men's singles August 23  Bronze Tian Liang Diving Men's 10 m platform August 28  Bronze Zou Shiming Boxing Men's light flyweight August 29

Medals by sport Sport Total Diving 6 2 1 9 Weightlifting 5 3 0 8 Shooting 4 3 2 9 Table tennis 3 1 2 6 Badminton 3 1 1 5 Athletics 2 0 0 2 Taekwondo 2 0 0 2 Judo 1 1 3 5 Swimming 1 1 0 2 Gymnastics 1 0 3 4 Canoeing 1 0 0 1 Tennis 1 0 0 1 Volleyball 1 0 0 1 Wrestling 1 0 0 1 Fencing 0 3 0 3 Archery 0 1 0 1 Cycling 0 1 0 1 Sailing 0 1 0 1 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Total 32 17 14 63

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Five Chinese archers (two men and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Xue Haifeng	Individual	653	27	Chapoy  (MEX) W 162–153	Hrachov  (UKR) W 162–161	Wunderle  (USA) L 164–165	Did not advance
Yong Fujun		652	28	Furukawa  (JPN) L 143–146	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
He Ying	Individual	667	4	Palmer  (GBR) W 135–122	Jennison  (AUS) W 166–157	Lewis  (RSA) W 156–142	Williamson  (GBR) L 89–109	Did not advance
Lin Sang		647	11	Chhoden  (BHU) L 156–159	Did not advance
Zhang Juanjuan		663	5	Trayan  (FRA) W 135–122	Marcinkiewicz  (POL) W 166–157	Williamson  (GBR) L 161–165	Did not advance
He Ying Lin Sang Zhang Juanjuan	Team	1977	2	—		Australia  (AUS) W 248–233	Ukraine  (UKR) W 241–230	Chinese Taipei  (TPE) W 230–226	South Korea  (KOR) L 240–241

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). ^{[7] [8]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alatan Gadasu	50 km walk	—						3:51:55	10
Chen Haijian	100 m	10.45	5	Did not advance
Dou Zhaobo	1500 m	3:50.28	11	—		Did not advance
Han Gang	Marathon	—						2:27:31	66
Han Yucheng	20 km walk	—						1:32:18	40
	50 km walk	—						DNF
Li Zhuhong	Marathon	—						2:19:26	31
Liu Xiang	110 m hurdles	13.27	1 Q	13.27	1 Q	13.18	2 Q	12.91 OR
Liu Yunfeng	20 km walk	—						1:27:21	25
Shi Dongpeng	110 m hurdles	13.68	6	Did not advance
Yang Yaozu	200 m	20.59	4 Q	21.03	8	Did not advance
Yu Chaohong	50 km walk	—						3:43:45	4
Zhu Hongjun	20 km walk	—						1:21:40	6
Zhu Ronghua	Marathon	—						2:34:02	76

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Li Rongxiang	Javelin throw	79.94	15	Did not advance
Li Yanxi	Triple jump	16.74	15	Did not advance
Liu Feiliang	Pole vault	NM	—	Did not advance
Liu Yang	High jump	2.10	36	Did not advance
Wu Tao	Discus throw	60.60	18	Did not advance
Zhou Can	Long jump	7.47	34	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Qi Haifeng	Result	11.06	7.34	13.55	1.97	49.65	14.78	45.13	4.50	60.79	4:32.63	7934	18
	Points	847	896	701	776	831	876	770	760	750	727

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bo Fanfang	400 m	56.01	7	—		Did not advance
Huang Xiaoxiao	400 m hurdles	54.81	3 q	—		55.53	8	Did not advance
Jiang Jing	20 km walk	—						1:35:56	32
Li Helan	Marathon	—						2:37:53	22
Li Xuemei	100 m	12.21	7	Did not advance
Song Hongjuan	20 km walk	—						1:31:27	14
Su Yiping	100 m hurdles	13.53	7	—		Did not advance
Sun Yingjie	5000 m	15:03.00	7 q	—				15:07.23	8
	10000 m	—						30:54.37	6
Wang Liping	20 km walk	—						1:30:16	8
Xing Huina	5000 m	14:56.01	5 Q	—				15:07.41	9
	10000 m	—						30:24.36
Zhang Shujing	Marathon	—						2:34:34	12
Zhou Chunxiu		—						2:42:54	33

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Gao Shuying	Pole vault	4.15	=24	Did not advance
Gu Yuan	Hammer throw	71.65	3 Q	69.76	10
Guan Yingnan	Long jump	6.46	19	Did not advance
Huang Qiuyan	Triple jump	14.66	6 Q	14.33	12
Huang Qun	Discus throw	56.53	32	Did not advance
Jing Xuezhu	High jump	1.89	=16	Did not advance
Li Fengfeng	Shot put	16.90	23	Did not advance
Li Meiju		18.16	11 q	18.37	9
Li Yanfeng	Discus throw	61.35	12 q	61.05	8
Liang Shuyan	Long jump	5.92	35	Did not advance
Liu Yinghui	Hammer throw	68.12	14	Did not advance
Ma Ning	Javelin throw	59.80	18	Did not advance
Song Aimin	Discus throw	58.19	25	Did not advance
Wang Lina	Long jump	6.53	14	Did not advance
Xue Juan	Javelin throw	52.97	37	Did not advance
Zhang Hao	Triple jump	13.30	32	Did not advance
Zhang Wenxiu	Hammer throw	71.56	5 Q	72.03	7
Zhang Xiaoyu	Shot put	17.22	20	Did not advance
Zhao Yingying	Pole vault	4.30	23	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Shen Shengfei	Result	14.18	1.73	14.22	26.01	NM	46.95	2:29.50	4949	27
	Points	953	891	809	796	0	801	699

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Bao Chunlai	Singles	Satō  (JPN) W 15–6, 15–5	Park T-S  (KOR) L 11–15, 12–15	Did not advance
Chen Hong		Jonassen  (DEN) W 12–15, 15–9, 15–9	Lee C W  (MAS) W 15–11, 3–15, 15–12	Shon S-M  (KOR) L 15–10, 4–15, 10–15	Did not advance
Lin Dan		Susilo  (SIN) L 12–15 10–15	Did not advance
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Doubles	Bye	Masuda / Ohtsuka  (JPN) W 15–7, 16–17, 15–9	Eriksen / Hansen  (DEN) L 15–3, 11–15, 8–15	Did not advance
Sang Yang Zheng Bo		Bye	Chan C M / Chew C E  (MAS) W 15–11, 15–7	Ha T-K / Kim D-M  (KOR) L 7–15, 11–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Gong Ruina	Singles	Li L  (SIN) W 11–9, 11–4	Ponsana  (THA) W 11–8, 11–3	Cheng S-C  (TPE) W 11–3, 11–3	Audina  (NED) L 4–11, 2–11	Zhou M  (CHN) L 2–11, 11–8, 6–11	4
Zhang Ning		Andrievskaya  (SWE) W 4–11, 11–3, 11–7	Morgan  (GBR) W 11–6, 11–8	Wang C  (HKG) W 6–11, 11–6, 11–7	Zhou M  (CHN) W 11–6, 11–4	Audina  (NED) W 8–11, 11–6, 11–7
Zhou Mi		Xu Hw  (GER) W 9–11, 11–5, 11–2	Mori  (JPN) W 11–2, 11–4	Nedelcheva  (BUL) W 11–4, 11–1	Zhang N  (CHN) L 6–11, 4–11	Gong Rn  (CHN) W 11–2, 8–11, 11–6
Gao Ling Huang Sui	Doubles	Bye	Chin E H / Wong P T  (MAS) W 15–12, 15–8	Jørgensen / Olsen  (DEN) W 15–6, 15–7	Hwang Y-M / Lee H-J  (KOR) W 15–10, 17–14	Yang W / Zhang Jw  (CHN) L 15–7, 4–15, 8–15
Wei Yili Zhao Tingting		Bye	Emms / Kellogg  (GBR) W 13–15, 15–7, 15–5	Hwang Y-M / Lee H-J  (KOR) W 8–15, 15–6, 15–13	Gao L / Huang S  (CHN) L 10–15, 14–17	Lee K-W / Ra K-M  (KOR) L 15–10, 9–15,7–15	4
Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen		Bye	Novita / Nurlita  (INA) W 15–2, 6–15, 15–7	Chankrachangwong / Thungthongkam  (THA) W 15–2, 15–4	Lee K-W / Ra K-M  (KOR) W 15–6, 15–4	Gao L / Huang S  (CHN) W 7–15, 15–4, 11–8

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	Doubles	Bye	Nugroho / Widiowati  (INA) W 15–2, 15–3	Emms / Robertson  (GBR) L 8–15, 15–17	Did not advance
Gao Ling Zhang Jun		Bye	Cheng W-H / Tsai C-H  (TPE) W 15–5, 15–2	Bergström / Persson  (SWE) W 15–3, 15–1	Eriksen / Schjoldager  (DEN) W 15–9, 15–5	Emms / Robertson  (GBR) W 15–1, 12–15, 15–12

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[9]

China men's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Chen Ke 25 – (1979-05-16)16 May 1979 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayi Rockets G 5 Liu Wei 24 – (1980-01-15)15 January 1980 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanghai Sharks G 6 Zhang Jingsong 27 – (1977-03-20)20 March 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Beijing Ducks G 7 Guo Shiqiang 29 – (1975-07-08)8 July 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Hunters F 8 Zhu Fangyu 21 – (1983-01-05)5 January 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers F 9 Zhang Yunsong 30 – (1973-09-02)2 September 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bayi Rockets F 10 Li Nan  (C) 27 – (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bayi Rockets F 11 Yi Jianlian 16 – (1987-10-27)27 October 1987 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers F 12 Mo Ke 21 – (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Shenyang Army C 13 Yao Ming 23 – (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) Houston Rockets C 14 Mengke Bateer 28 – (1975-11-20)20 November 1975 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Toronto Raptors F 15 Du Feng 23 – (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers	Head coach Del Harris Assistant coach(es) Jonas Kazlauskas Adiljan Jun Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	405	349	+56	10	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	3	2	371	341	+30	8 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Argentina	5	3	2	414	396	+18	8 [lower-alpha 1]
4	China	5	2	3	303	382	−79	7
5	New Zealand	5	1	4	399	413	−14	6 [lower-alpha 2]	9th place playoff
6	Serbia and Montenegro	5	1	4	377	388	−11	6 [lower-alpha 2]	11th place playoff

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.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina
2. Head-to-head record: New Zealand 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro

15 August 2004 14:30

China	58–83	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–24, 13–19, 15–22
Pts: Li Nan 14 Rebs: Mo Ke, Yao Ming 8 each Asts: Liu Wei 2		Pts: Gasol 21 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón, Gasol 2 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)

17 August 2004 9:00

New Zealand	62–69	China
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–12, 25–22, 17–18
Pts: Jones 27 Rebs: Book, Marks 7 each Asts: Dickel 2		Pts: Yao Ming 39 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Li Nan, Liu Wei 4 each

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

19 August 2004 20:00

Argentina	82–57	China
Scoring by quarter:22–14, 19–7, 24–18, 17–18
Pts: Nocioni 17 Rebs: Delfino, Nocioni 6 each Asts: Scola, Sconochini 4 each		Pts: Yao Ming 15 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Liu Wei 2

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Sean Corbin (USA), Scott Buttler (AUS)

21 August 2004 16:45

China	52–89	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 15–22, 13–16, 13–29
Pts: Li Nan, Yao Ming 9 each Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7 Asts: Yao Ming 2		Pts: Galanda 22 Rebs: Soragna 5 Asts: Pozzecco 12

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 7,600 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)

23 August 2004 16:45

Serbia and Montenegro	66–67	China
Scoring by quarter:21–16, 13–15, 20–20, 12–16
Pts: Drobnjak 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Tomašević 4		Pts: Yao Ming 27 Rebs: Yao Ming 13 Asts: Liu Wei 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 11,150 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Michael Aylen (Australia)

Quarterfinals

26 August 2004 16:45

Lithuania	95–75	China
Scoring by quarter:25–19, 28–18, 21–20, 21–18
Pts: Macijauskas 32 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 8 Asts: Šiškauskas 4		Pts: Yao Ming 29 Rebs: Yao Ming 11 Asts: Liu Wei 4

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Mike Homsy (CAN), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

Classification match (7th–8th place)

28 August 2004 9:00

7th place

China	76–92	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 11–17, 18–23, 26–27
Pts: Li Nan 16 Rebs: Yao Ming 7 Asts: Yao Ming 3		Pts: Gasol 37 Rebs: Gasol 7 Asts: Calderón 6

Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[10]

China women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Song Xiaoyun 21 – (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 5 Bian Lan 17 – (1986-08-16)16 August 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jiangsu Phoenix F 6 Pan Wei 26 – (1978-06-11)11 June 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 7 Hu Xiaotao 23 – (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army Golden Lions F 8 Miao Lijie 23 – (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Heilongjiang Dragons F 9 Zhang Fan 19 – (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Beijing Great Wall F 10 Sui Feifei  (C) 25 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi Kylin C 11 Ye Li 22 – (1981-11-20)20 November 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanghai Octopus C 12 Chen Luyun 27 – (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Fujian Tailaoshan C 13 Wang Ling 26 – (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Liaoning Baocheng F 14 Ren Lei 22 – (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi Kylin C 15 Chen Nan 21 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi Kylin	Head coach Gong Luming Assistant coach(es) Chen Dechum Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	430	285	+145	10	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	4	1	368	334	+34	9
3	Czech Republic	5	3	2	408	375	+33	8
4	New Zealand	5	2	3	321	414	−93	7
5	China	5	1	4	360	406	−46	6
6	South Korea	5	0	5	320	393	−73	5

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.

14 August 2004 11:15

South Korea	54–71	China
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 6–15, 21–24, 12–14
Pts: Beon 19 Rebs: Kim Y. 4 Asts: Lee M 2		Pts: Chen N. Rebs: Ye 8 Asts: Miao 3

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 600 Referees: Chantal Julien (France) Christos Christodoulou (Greece)

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16 August 2004 16:45

China	67–75	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 19–14, 15–22, 23–5
Pts: Chen N. 18 Rebs: Chen N. 9 Asts: Song 4		Pts: Valdemoro 30 Rebs: Pascua 8 Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 5

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Scott Butler (Australia)

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18 August 2004 9:00

China	83–98	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter:30–28, 19–21, 14–26, 20–23
Pts: Chen N. 23 Rebs: Chen N. 7 Asts: Miao, Ye 2		Pts: Veselá 22 Rebs: Veselá 7 Asts: Hamzová 8

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 300 Referees: Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco) Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)

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20 August 2004 11:15

New Zealand	79–77	China
Scoring by quarter:21–19, 14–12, 20–24, 24–22
Pts: G. Farmer 19 Rebs: Kerr 12 Asts: Marino 4		Pts: Sui 21 Rebs: Sui 9 Asts: Wang 2

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 345 Referees: Elizabeth Sisk (United States) Nancy Ethier (Canada)

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22 August 2004 20:00

China	62–100	United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 19–25, 13–23, 17–25
Pts: Ye 19 Rebs: Sui 6 Asts: Miao 3		Pts: Taurasi 19 Rebs: Griffith 11 Asts: Bird, Johnson 5

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,653 Referees: Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

Classification match (9th–10th place)

24 August 2004 11:15

9th place

Japan	63–82	China
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–10, 19–21, 15–31
Pts: Kusuda, Koiso 13 Rebs: Oyama 6 Asts: Kusuda 2		Pts: Sui 25 Rebs: Wang 13 Asts: Miao 5

Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 253 Referees: Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

People's Republic of China sent six boxers to Athens. They won one bronze medal, with one other quarterfinalist. Their combined record was 6-6 as three boxers lost their first matches. They were in a five-way tie for 16th place in the medals board for boxing.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zou Shiming	Light flyweight	Warren  (USA) W 22–9	Kebede  (ETH) W 31–8	Nalbandyan  (ARM) W 20–12	Bartelemí  (CUB) L 17–29	Did not advance
Liu Yuan	Bantamweight	Rigondeaux  (CUB) L 7–21	Did not advance
Chen Tongzhou	Lightweight	Khrachev  (RUS) L 29–40	Did not advance
Hanati Silamu	Welterweight	Tebazaalwa  (UGA) W 29–17	Khairov  (AZE) L 16–26	Did not advance
Ha Dabateer	Middleweight	Dirrell  (USA) L 18–25	Did not advance
Lei Yuping	Light heavyweight	Yana  (CMR) W 17–9	Fedchuk  (UKR) W 17–9	Aripgadjiev  (BLR) L 18–27	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Chen Fubin Tian Qin	Men's C-2	123.64	12	125.02	11	248.66	11	Did not advance
Li Jingjing	Women's K-1	134.07	18	125.85	19	259.92	18	Did not advance

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jing Ying	C-1 1000 m	4:05.874	6 q	4:00.684	6	Did not advance
Liu Haitao	K-1 500 m	1:43.337	7 q	1:46.179	8	Did not advance
	K-1 1000 m	3:38.522	8	Did not advance
Wang Bing	C-1 500 m	1:51.920	4 q	1:51.649	3 Q	1:49.903	9
Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun	C-2 500 m	1:38.916	1 Q	Bye		1:40.278
	C-2 1000 m	3:31.795	5 q	3:32.792	3 Q	3:52.926	9
Wang Lei Yin Yijun	K-2 500 m	1:37.061	6 q	1:38.554	8	Did not advance
	K-2 1000 m	3:21.279	7 q	DSQ		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Li Ting	K-1 500 m	1:55.474	4 q	1:53.598	2 Q	1:54.473	9
Xu Linbei Zhong Hongyan	K-2 500 m	1:40.943	2 Q	Bye		1:40.913	4
Gao Yi He Jing Xu Linbei Zhong Hongyan	K-4 500 m	1:34.206	3 Q	Bye		1:38.144	7

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Zhang Junying	Women's road race	3:33:35	47
Qian Yunjuan		3:33:35	44

Track

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jiang Yonghua	Women's time trial	34.112

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Li Meifang	Women's points race	1	0	14

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Zhu Yongbiao	Men's cross-country	LAP (2 laps)	42
Ma Yanping	Women's cross-country	2:13:18	17

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four Chinese synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Peng Bo	3 m springboard	495.45	2 Q	751.62	2 Q	787.38
Wang Feng		444.96	7 Q	685.38	7 Q	750.72	4
Hu Jia	10 m platform	463.44	6 Q	670.74	4 Q	748.08
Tian Liang		481.47	3 Q	690.51	3 Q	729.66
Peng Bo Wang Kenan	3 m synchronized springboard	—				283.89	8
Tian Liang Yang Jinghui	10 m synchronized platform	—				383.88

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Guo Jingjing	3 m springboard	319.71	3 Q	562.77	2 Q	633.15
Wu Minxia		306.96	6 Q	547.35	5 Q	612.00
Lao Lishi	10 m platform	348.93	4 Q	551.97	2 Q	576.30
Li Ting		339.69	7 Q	538.02	6 Q	546.48	6
Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia	3 m synchronized springboard	—				336.90
Lao Lishi Li Ting	10 m synchronized platform	—				352.14

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Wang Lei	Individual épée	Bye	Boczkó  (HUN) W 15–10	Schmid  (GER) W 15–11	Strigel  (GER) W 15–14	Kolobkov  (RUS) W 15–10	Fischer  (SUI) L 9–15
Xie Yongjun		Bye	Fernández  (VEN) L 13–15	Did not advance
Zhao Gang		Bye	Mahmoud  (EGY) W 15–9	Fernández  (VEN) L 12–15	Did not advance
Tuo Tong Wang Lei Xie Yongjun Zhao Gang	Team épée	—			Germany  (GER) L 32–39	Classification semi-final   United States  (USA) L 36–45	7th place final   Egypt  (EGY) W 45–26	7
Dong Zhaozhi	Individual foil	Bye	Le Péchoux  (FRA) L 9–15	Did not advance
Wang Haibin		Bye	Kruse  (GBR) L 11–15	Did not advance
Wu Hanxiong		Bye	Bartolillo  (AUS) W 15–8	Tahoun  (EGY) W 15–8	Sanzo  (ITA) L 10–15	Did not advance
Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Wu Hanxiong Ye Chong	Team foil	—			South Korea  (KOR) W 45–36	United States  (USA) W 45–36	Italy  (ITA) L 45–36
Chen Feng	Individual sabre	Reda  (ALG) W 15–3	Lapkes  (BLR) L 9–15	Did not advance
Huang Yaojiang		Bernaoui  (ALG) W 15–6	Nemcsik  (HUN) L 12–15	Did not advance
Zhou Hanming		Dourakos  (GRE) W 15–10	Covaliu  (ROM) L 10–15	Did not advance
Chen Feng Huang Yaojiang Wang Jingzhi Zhou Hanming	Team sabre	—			France  (FRA) L 35–45	Classification semi-final   Hungary  (HUN) L 40–45	7th place final   Greece  (GRE) W 45–42	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Li Na	Individual épée	Bye	Kavelaars  (CAN) W 15–11	Kim H-j  (KOR) L 9–14	Did not advance
Shen Weiwei		Bye	Kiraly-Picot  (FRA) L 7–11	Did not advance
Zhang Li		Bye	Kazimirchuk  (UKR) W 10–9	Brânză  (ROM) W 15–13	Nagy  (HUN) L 8–7	Did not advance
Li Na Shen Weiwei Zhang Li Zhong Weiping	Team épée	—			France  (FRA) L 33–45	Classification semi-final   Greece  (GRE) W 29–18	5th place final   Hungary  (HUN) W 31–32	6
Meng Jie	Individual foil	—	Saïd-Guerni  (ALG) W 15–12	Badea  (ROM) L 11–15	Did not advance
Tan Xue	Individual sabre	—	Bye	Argiolas  (FRA) W 15–11	Nechayeva  (RUS) W 15–7	Jacobson  (USA) W 15–12	Zagunis  (USA) L 9–15
Zhang Ying		—	Benítez  (VEN) W 15–9	Touya  (FRA) W 15–12	Gheorghițoaia  (ROM) L 13–15	Did not advance

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[11]

Head coach: Kim Chang-back

1. Nie Yali (GK)
3. Chen Zhaoxia (C)
4. Ma Yibo
5. Cheng Hui
6. Mai Shaoyan
7. Huang Junxia
8. Fu Baorong
9. Li Shuang
10. Gao Lihua
11. Tang Chunling
12. Zhou Wanfeng
15. Hou Xiaolan
16. Zhang Yimeng (GK)
17. Qiu Yingling
19. Chen Qiuqi
26. Chen Qunqing

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	12	Semi-finals
2	Argentina	4	3	0	1	12	4	+8	9
3	Japan	4	2	0	2	5	7	−2	6
4	New Zealand	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	3
5	Spain	4	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.

August 14 10:30 China   3 – 0   Japan Fu  7' Tang  39' Chen Qiuqi  67' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Renee Cohen (NED)

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August 16 18:00 New Zealand   0 – 2   China Ma  16' Tang  41' Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

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August 20 08:30 China   3 – 0   Spain Tang  14' Fu  35' Gao  58' Umpires: Sara Garnett (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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August 22 18:00 Argentina   2 – 3   China Aymar  17', 34' Ma  9' Fu  16' Tang  47' Umpires: Sheila Brown (RSA) Phillipa March (AUS)

Semifinals

August 24 20:30 China   0 – 0 (a.e.t.)   Germany Penalties Fu Gao Mai Tang Zhou 4 – 2 Rinne Klecker Bachmann Keller Gude Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Bronze Medal match

August 26 18:00 Argentina   1 – 0   China Aymar  80' Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Ute Conen (GER)

Football

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

Head coach: Zhang Haitao

China PR named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Xiao Zhen	(1976-09-16)16 September 1976 (aged 27)			Sichuan Guancheng
2	2 DF	Jin Xiaomei	(1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 21)			Shandong Luneng
3	2 DF	Li Jie	(1979-07-08)8 July 1979 (aged 25)	45	3	Beijing Chengjiang
4	2 DF	Wang Liping	(1973-11-12)12 November 1973 (aged 30)	156	6	Shijiazhuang Tiangong
5	2 DF	Fan Yunjie (captain)	(1972-04-29)29 April 1972 (aged 32)	176	16	Henan Jianye
6	3 MF	Pu Wei	(1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 23)	67	20	Shanghai Zhongyuan
7	4 FW	Zhang Ouying	(1975-11-02)2 November 1975 (aged 28)	80	20	Shijiazhuang Tiangong
8	3 MF	Bi Yan	(1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 20)	20	1	Dalian Shide
9	4 FW	Han Duan	(1983-06-15)15 June 1983 (aged 21)	35	20	Dalian Shide
10	2 DF	Teng Wei	(1974-05-21)21 May 1974 (aged 30)	20	12	Beijing Chengjiang
11	4 FW	Bai Lili	(1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 25)			Shanghai Zhongyuan
12	3 MF	Qu Feifei	(1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 22)	35	12	Liberation Army
13	4 FW	Liu Huana	(1981-05-17)17 May 1981 (aged 23)			Shaanxi Guoli
14	2 DF	Shi Dan	(1980-12-03)3 December 1980 (aged 23)			Liberation Army
15	2 DF	Ren Liping	(1978-10-21)21 October 1978 (aged 25)	40	12	Beijing Chengjiang
16	3 MF	Zhang Ying	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 19)			Shanghai Zhongyuan
17	4 FW	Ji Ting	(1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 21)			Shanghai Zhongyuan
18	1 GK	Gao Yingying	(1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 22)			Shandong

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Mexico	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
3	China	2	0	1	1	1	9	−8	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

August 11, 2004
18:00

Germany	8 – 0	China
Prinz 13', 21', 73', 88' Wunderlich 65' Lingor 76' (pen.) Pohlers 82' Müller 90'	Report

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Attendance: 14.657

Referee: Seitz (USA)

August 14, 2004
18:00

China	1 – 1	Mexico
Ji 34'	Report	Domínguez 11'

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Attendance: 5.112

Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Huang Xu	Team	—	9.737 Q	9.712	—	9.675	9.637	—		—	9.675	9.712	—		9.687	—
Li Xiaopeng		—		9.112	9.800 Q	9.787 Q	—			—		9.662	9.700	9.812	—
Teng Haibin		9.350	9.800 Q	—	9.487	6.775	9.687	—		8.662	9.762	—		8.737	9.125	—
Xiao Qin		9.125	9.337	—	9.237	9.525	9.750 Q	—		—	9.862	—
Xing Aowei		9.637	9.650	8.925	9.600	—	9.687	—		9.087	—		9.400	—	9.725	—
Yang Wei		9.412	9.525	9.712	9.550	9.625	9.550	57.374	7 Q	9.562	—	9.637	9.725	9.725	—
Total		37.524	38.712	37.461	38.437	38.612	38.761	229.507	4 Q	27.311	29.299	29.011	28.825	28.274	28.537	171.257	5

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Huang Xu	Pommel horse	—	9.775	—				9.775	4
Li Xiaopeng	Vault	—			9.368	—		9.368	7
	Parallel bars	—				9.762	—	9.762
Teng Haibin	Pommel horse	—	9.837	—				9.837
Xiao Qin	Horizontal bar	—					9.737	9.737	6
Yang Wei	All-around	9.600	9.725	9.737	9.512	9.800	8.987	57.361	7

Women

Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Cheng Fei	Team	9.375	—	8.925	9.650 Q	—		9.475	—		9.662	—
Fan Ye		—	9.600	9.437	8.975	—		—	8.537	9.337	—
Li Ya		9.137	9.675 Q	9.600 Q	—			—	9.450	8.300	—
Lin Li		8.937	9.700 Q	—	8.600	—		—	9.562	—
Wang Tiantian		9.400 Q	9.512	9.262	9.475	37.649	9 Q	9.362	—		8.637	—
Zhang Nan		9.287	9.525	9.550 Q	9.437	37.799	6 Q	9.312	—	9.587	8.787	—
Total		37.199	38.500	37.849	37.537	151.085	3 Q	28.149	27.549	27.224	27.086	110.008	7

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F
Cheng Fei	Floor	—			9.412	9.412	4
Li Ya	Uneven bars	—	9.562	—		9.562	5
	Balance beam	—		9.050	—	9.050	7
Lin Li	Uneven bars	—	9.200	—		9.200	7
Wang Tiantian	All-around	9.537	8.725	9.162	9.375	36.799	13
	Vault	9.081	—			9.081	7
Zhang Nan	All-around	9.462	9.662	9.600	9.325	38.049
	Balance beam	—		9.237	—	9.237	6

Rhythmic

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Zhong Ling	Individual	20.875	22.400	22.950	22.400	88.625	17	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		5 ribbons	3 hoops 2 balls	Total	Rank	5 ribbons	3 hoops 2 balls	Total	Rank
Dai Yongjun Hu Mei Li Jia Lu Yingna Lü Yuanyang Zhang Shuo	Team	22.300	23.800	46.100	5 Q	23.100	23.400	46.500	6

Trampoline

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Mu Yongfeng	Men's	65.20	10	Did not advance
Huang Shanshan	Women's	65.40	4 Q	39.00

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the China roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[13]

Head coaches: Chung Hyungkyun

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Fan Jie (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 27) 1.76 m Beijing Handball Club 2 CB Zhai Chao (1971-12-14)14 December 1971 (aged 32) 1.78 m Viborg HK 3 P Liu Yun (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 22) 1.80 m Anhui Handball Club 5 CB Li Bing (1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 24) 1.81 m Beijing Army 6 LB Zhang Zhiqing (1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 22) 1.80 m Guangdong Handball Club 8 LW Zhang Li (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 27) 1.72 m Beijing Handball Club 9 RB Wang Min (1980-06-14)14 June 1980 (aged 24) 1.74 m Shanghai Handball Club 10 LB Wang Shasha (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 17) 1.76 m Shangdong Handball Club 11 P Chen Ji (1976-12-05)5 December 1976 (aged 27) 1.75 m Shanghai Handball Club 13 LW Wu Yanan (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 22) 1.73 m Beijing Army 14 RB Liu Xiaomei (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 19) 1.78 m Anhui Handball Club 15 RW Sun Laimiao (1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 23) 1.76 m Anhui Handball Club 16 GK Yu Geli (1976-04-28)28 April 1976 (aged 28) 1.81 m Beijing Army 17 RW Lei Sufen (1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 25) 1.71 m Guangdong Handball Club 19 LB Li Weiwei (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 22) 1.78 m Beijing Army

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	0	99	82	+17	8	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	4	3	0	1	118	93	+25	6
3	China	4	2	0	2	106	90	+16	4
4	Brazil	4	1	0	3	97	105	−8	2
5	Greece (H)	4	0	0	4	74	124	−50	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

15 August 2004 14:30	China	24 – 28	Hungary	Sports Pavilion Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
	Li Weiwei 8	(11-14)	Kulcsár, Radulović 8
	4× 11×		3× 11×

17 August 2004 14:30	Ukraine	26 – 21	China	Sports Pavilion Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
	Rayhel 9	(15-10)	Li Weiwei 7
	3× 5×		3× 4×

19 August 2004 16:30	Greece	13 – 33	China	Sports Pavilion Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Gioupi, Psatha, Sousa 3	(6 – 15)	Zhai 7
	3× 7×		2× 4×

23 August 2004 16:30	China	28 - 23	Brazil	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	Zhai Chao 10	(11-13)	Nascimento 5
	3× 3×		3× 4×

Quarterfinal

26 August 2004 21:30	China	28 – 32	Denmark	Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO)
	Wang Shasha 7	(14-18)	Fruelund 7
	4× 5×		2× 3×

5th-8th Place Classification

28 August 2004 09:30	Spain	27 – 23	China	Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
	García, Puche 5	(16-10)	Wang Shasha 7
	4× 2×		3× 1×

7th-8th Place Final

29 August 2004 08:30	China	25 – 26	Brazil	Helliniko Indoor Arena Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
	Li Weiwei 7	(10-13)	Silva 6
	4× 2×		3× 3×

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nine Chinese judoka (two men and seven women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Xie Jianhua	−73 kg	Fernandes  (FRA) L 0102–0210	Did not advance
Pan Song	+100 kg	Eitel  (POL) W 1001–0000	Rybak  (BLR) L 0000–0210	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gao Feng	−48 kg	Polzin  (BRA) W 1110–0000	Macrì  (ITA) W 1011–0000	Jossinet  (FRA) L 0011–0102	Did not advance	Bye	Moskvina  (BLR) W 0200–0000	Ye G-R  (KOR) W 0002–0001	Dumitru  (ROM) W 1010–0110
Xian Dongmei	−52 kg	Bye	Souakri  (ALG) W 0001–0000	Imbriani  (GER) W 0221–0010	Euranie  (FRA) W 1001–0010	Bye			Yokosawa  (JPN) W 1000–0000
Liu Yuxiang	−57 kg	Latrous  (ALG) W 1100–0011	Zangrando  (BRA) L 0011–1000	Did not advance
Li Shufang	−63 kg	Bye	Chisholm  (CAN) L 0000–0010	Did not advance
Qin Dongya	−70 kg	Ouerdane  (ALG) W 0110–0010	Böhm  (GER) L 1011–0001	Did not advance		Bye	Roberge  (CAN) W 1001–0000	Blanco  (ESP) W 1002–0000	Arlove  (AUS) W 0202–0000
Liu Xia	−78 kg	Zwiers  (NED) W 1000–0111	Moskalyuk  (RUS) W 0120–0000	Laborde  (CUB) W 1001–0000	Matrosova  (UKR) W 0001–0000	Bye			Anno  (JPN) L 1010–0001
Sun Fuming	+78 kg	Bye	Yahyaoui  (TUN) W 1010–0000	Chalá  (ECU) W 1000–0000	Beltrán  (CUB) L 0000–1000	Bye			Prokofyeva  (UKR) W 1000–0000

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three Chinese athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.

Athlete	Event	Shooting (10 m air pistol)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Running (3000 m)			Total points	Final rank
		Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Qian Zhenhua	Men's	185	2	1156	12–19	=26	720	2:08.52	16	1260	56	3	1144	11:08.25	29	892	5172	16
Dong Lean	Women's	189	1	1204	13–18	=22	748	2:21.67	15	1220	300	30	900	11:58.05	25	848	4920	24
Liang Caixia		158	28	832	12–19	=26	720	2:20.93	12	1232	240	28	960	11:43.01	24	908	4652	29

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hui Su	Single sculls	7:23.19	4 R	6:57.77	2 SA/B/C	7:10.33	6 FC	6:57.42	15
Yang Jian Zhu Zhifu	Lightweight double sculls	6:22.64	4 R	6:31.87	4 SC/D	6:25.97	3 FC	6:58.88	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mu Suli	Single sculls	7:58.92	3 R	7:48.09	3 SC/D	7:48.54	2 FC	7:39.64	13
Cong Huanling Feng Xueling	Pair	7:53.30	4 R	7:15.52	3 FB	—		7:10.54	7
Li Qian Xu Dongxiang	Lightweight double sculls	6:54.66	2 R	6:54.48	1 SA/B	6:55.66	3 FA	7:02.05	5
Cheng Ran Gao Yanhua Jin Ziwei Luo Xiuhua Wu You Yan Xiaoxia Yang Cuiping Yu Fei Zheng Na	Eight	6:06.20	2 R	6:09.87	4 FA	—		6:21.71	4

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Zhou Yuanguo	Mistral	19	9	21	3	8	1	11	4	12	14	3	84	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Yin Jian	Mistral	11	6	2	6	4	1	1	1	2	9	1	33
Shen Xiaoying	Europe	11	20	3	2	12	7	20	OCS	6	2	5	88	7

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Chi Qiang	Laser	29	28	4	37	22	29	36	17	28	23	35	251	31

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Twenty-six Chinese shooters (fifteen men and eleven women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Chen Yongqiang	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	6 Q	683.8	6
Geng Hongbin	10 m running target	572	11	Did not advance
Hu Binyuan	Double trap	134	6 Q	177	4
Jia Zhanbo	50 m rifle prone	595	7 Q	696.6	8
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1171	1 Q	1264.5
Jin Di	Skeet	120	=15	Did not advance
Li Jie1	10 m air rifle	598	2 Q	701.3
Li Jie2	10 m running target	579	3 Q	675.8	6
Liu Zhiwei	50 m rifle 3 positions	1157	=19	Did not advance
Tan Zongliang	10 m air pistol	582	9	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	558	=10	Did not advance
Wang Yifu	10 m air pistol	590	2 Q	690.0 OR
Wang Zheng	Double trap	137	3 Q	178
Xu Dan	50 m pistol	553	=18	Did not advance
Yao Ye	50 m rifle prone	590	=32	Did not advance
Zhang Penghui	25 m rapid fire pistol	585	7	Did not advance
Zhu Qinan	10 m air rifle	599 OR	1 Q	702.7 WR

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Cao Ying	25 m pistol	578	=10	Did not advance
Chen Ying		584	4 Q	686.2	4
Du Li	10 m air rifle	398	2 Q	502.0 OR
Gao E	Trap	48	17	Did not advance
	Double trap	107	5 Q	142*
Li Qingnian	Double trap	107	6 Q	142	4
Ren Jie	10 m air pistol	384	6 Q	482.3	4
Tao Luna		366	=38	Did not advance
Wang Chengyi	50 m rifle 3 positions	584	4 Q	685.4
Wei Ning	Skeet	70	3 Q	93
Wu Liuxi	50 m rifle 3 positions	578	=9	Did not advance
Zhao Yinghui	10 m air rifle	398	4 Q	500.8	4

* = Won in shoot-off

Softball

Main article: Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In the final game of the preliminary round, China was the victim of the first perfect game in Olympic softball history, losing to Japan 2–0. Their defeat two days later in the semifinal, again to Japan, eliminated China from medal contention.

Position	No.	Player	Birth	Club in 2004
P	4	Lu Wei	JUN/21/1983
IF	5	Deng Xiaoling	AUG/26/1974	Sichuan
P	7	Li Qi	OCT/30/1983	Dalian
C	8	Mi Renrong	SEP/07/1977
IF	9	Wang Xiaoyan	NOV/13/1970	Zhengzhou City
IF	10	Zhang Ai	SEP/23/1981	Shanghai Sports School
OF	11	Mu Xia	APR/08/1974	Tianjin
IF	12	Wu Di	MAR/01/1982
P	15	Wei Qiang	APR/25/1972	Beijing
IF	18	Li Chunxia	MAR/04/1977
OF	19	Zhou Yi	JUL/20/1983	Chengdu City
P	21	Zhang Lixia	JAN/25/1977	Lanzhou
OF	23	Luo Lin	APR/06/1979
IF	25	Tao Hua	DEC/12/1972	Shanghai
C	29	Guo Jia	SEP/24/1980	Changsha
Bench Coaches
Team Manager		Treshan McDonald	FEB/10/1959
Coach		Xu Fumin	AUG/11/1954
Coach		Chen Wenyuan	JAN/15/1963

Preliminary Round

Team	W	L	RS	RA	WIN%	Tiebreaker
United States	7	0	41	0	1.000	-
Australia	6	1	22	14	.857	-
Japan	4	3	17	8	.571	-
China	3	4	15	20	.429	1–0
Canada	3	4	6	14	.429	0–1
Chinese Taipei	2	5	3	13	.286	1–0
Greece	2	5	6	24	.286	0–1
Italy	1	6	8	24	.143	-

August 14 19:30 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
China	0	1	1	0	3	0	X	5	5	1
WP: Lü Wei(1–0)   LP: Sarah Farnworth(0–1)

August 15 12:00 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Italy	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	7	9	3
China	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	1
WP: Jennifer Spediacci(1–0)   LP: Li Qi(0–1)

August 16 9:30 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	4	0
Canada	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	2
WP: Zhang Lixia(1–0)   LP: Lauren Bay(1–1)

August 17 9:30 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
United States	2	1	0	0	1	0	X	4	5	1
WP: Lori Harrigan(1–0)   LP: Zhang Lixia(1–1) Home runs: CHN: None USA: Crystl Bustos in 5th, 1 RBI

August 18 12:00 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4	0
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
WP: Melanie Roche(2–0)   LP: Lü Wei(1–1)

August 19 9:30 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
China	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	1	4	0
WP: Lü Wei(2–1)   LP: Lai Sheng-Jung(1–1)

August 20 19:30 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	2	8	0
WP: Yukiko Ueno(1–2)   LP: Lü Wei(2–2)

Quarterfinal

August 22 12:20 at Helliniko Softball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
WP: Yukiko Ueno(2–2)   LP: Lü Wei(2–3)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chen Zuo	50 m freestyle	23.41	42	Did not advance
Huang Shaohua	100 m freestyle	55.46	60	Did not advance
Lai Zhongjian	200 m breaststroke	2:14.61	15 Q	2:14.94	14	Did not advance
Liu Weijia	400 m individual medley	4:27.02	28	—		Did not advance
Ouyang Kunpeng	100 m backstroke	55.50	10 Q	55.28	11	Did not advance
Wang Haibo	100 m breaststroke	1:03.54	30	Did not advance
Wu Peng	100 m butterfly	55.17	43	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:57.96	5 Q	1:56.81	5 Q	1:56.28	6
	200 m individual medley	2:03.60	24	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:19.32	14	—		Did not advance
Xin Tong	1500 m freestyle	16:10.43	33	—		Did not advance
Yu Rui	200 m backstroke	2:04.51	30	Did not advance
Zhang Lin	200 m freestyle	1:53.84	43	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:56.65	26	—		Did not advance
Zhao Tao	200 m individual medley	2:02.41	19	Did not advance
Chen Zuo Huang Shaohua Liu Weijia Zheng Kunliang	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:24.31	15	—		Did not advance
Chen Zuo Huang Shaohua Liu Yu Zheng Kunliang	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:22.87	10	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chen Hua	400 m freestyle	4:12.67	17	—		Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:36.24	11	—		Did not advance
Chen Xiujun	200 m backstroke	DSQ		Did not advance
Cheng Jiaru	100 m freestyle	56.39	22	Did not advance
Gao Chang	100 m backstroke	1:02.19	15 Q	1:02.17	15	Did not advance
Li Jie	200 m butterfly	2:11.77	11 Q	2:13.41	16	Did not advance
Luo Xuejuan	100 m breaststroke	1:09.07	6 Q	1:08.57	7 Q	1:06.64 OR
	200 m breaststroke	DNS		Did not advance
Pang Jiaying	200 m freestyle	2:00.80	14 Q	1:58.68 NR	3 Q	1:59.16	7
	400 m freestyle	4:11.81	14	—		Did not advance
Qi Hui	100 m breaststroke	1:09.29	7 Q	1:09.06	8 Q	DSQ
	200 m breaststroke	2:28.66	10 Q	2:26.75	7 Q	2:26.35	6
	200 m individual medley	2:26.02	29	Did not advance
Xu Yanwei	100 m freestyle	56.66	25	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:01.53	28	Did not advance
Yang Yu	200 m freestyle	2:01.33	16 Q	2:00.52	15	Did not advance
Zhan Shu	100 m backstroke	1:02.39	16 Q	1:02.10	14	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:31.56	33	Did not advance
Zhang Tianyi	400 m individual medley	DSQ		—		Did not advance
Zhou Yafei	100 m butterfly	59.62	12 Q	59.48	12	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:15.56	8 Q	2:15.93	14	Did not advance
Zhu Yingwen	50 m freestyle	26.45	32	Did not advance
Cheng Jiaru Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:42.84	8 Q	—		3:42.90	8
Li Ji* Pang Jiaying Xu Yanwei Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:05.38	6 Q	—		7:55.97 AS
Chen Xiujun Luo Xuejuan Qi Hui* Zhan Shu* Zhou Yafei Zhu Yingwen	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:05.97	5 Q	—		4:03.35	4

*Competed only in heats and received medals

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nine Chinese synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Gu Beibei Zhang Xiaohuan	Duet	46.584	7	46.750	93.334	8 Q	47.084	93.668	7
Chen Yu Gu Beibei He Xiaochu Hou Yingli Hu Ni Li Zhen Wang Na Zhang Xiaohuan	Team	47.084	6	—			47.500	94.584	6

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nine Chinese table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ma Lin	Singles	Bye		Primorac  (CRO) W 4–1	Waldner  (SWE) L 1–4	Did not advance
Wang Hao		Bye		Roßkopf  (GER) W 4–1	Lin  (DOM) W 4–1	Chuang C-Y  (TPE) W 4–2	Wang Lq  (CHN) W 4–1	Ryu S-M  (KOR) L 2–4
Wang Liqin		Bye		Keen  (NED) W 4–1	Joo S-H  (KOR) W 4–1	Ko L C  (HKG) W 4–1	Wang H  (CHN) L 1–4	Waldner  (SWE) W 4–1
Chen Qi Ma Lin	Doubles	—	Bye		Heister / Keen  (NED) W 4–2	Błaszczyk / Krzeszewski  (POL) W 4–1	Maze / Tugwell  (DEN) W 4–2	Ko L C / Li C  (HKG) W 4–2
Kong Linghui Wang Hao		—	Bye		Persson / Waldner  (SWE) L 1–4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Niu Jianfeng	Singles	Bye		Schall  (GER) W 4–3	Kim H-M  (PRK) L 0–4	Did not advance
Wang Nan		Bye		Kim Y-M  (PRK) W 4–2	Zamfir  (ROM) W 4–1	Li Jw  (SIN) L 1–4	Did not advance
Zhang Yining		Bye		Li Cl  (NZL) W 4–0	Lau S-F  (HKG) W 4–1	Boroš  (CRO) W 4–0	Kim K-A  (KOR) W 4–1	Kim H-M  (PRK) W 4–0
Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng	Doubles	Bye			Huang I-H / Lu Y-F  (TPE) W 4–0	Fujinuma / Umemura  (JPN) W 4–2	Wang N / Zhang Yn  (CHN) L 2–4	Kim B-R / Kim K-A  (KOR) W 4–3
Wang Nan Zhang Yining		Bye			Stefanova / Tan Wl  (ITA) W 4–0	Song A S / Tie Y N  (HKG) W 4–2	Guo Y / Niu Jf  (CHN) W 4–2	Lee E-S / Seok E-M  (KOR) W 4–0

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Chinese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Luo Wei	Women's −67 kg	Hwang K-S  (KOR) W 10–8	Solheim  (NOR) WRSC	Díaz  (PUR) W 5–3	Bye		Mystakidou  (GRE) W 7–6
Chen Zhong	Women's +67 kg	Okamoto  (JPN) W 7–5	Carmona  (VEN) W 7–5	Falavigna  (BRA) W 8–5	Bye		Baverel  (FRA) W 12–5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

China won its first Olympic tennis medal, a gold, in the women's doubles. Following this victory, China became the only nation to claim gold medals in all three Olympic racquet sports (badminton, table tennis, tennis), and more importantly, to capture the gold medal in the women's doubles for all of these events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Zheng Jie	Women's singles	Sugiyama  (JPN) L 6–4, 3–6, 6–8	Did not advance
Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Women's doubles	—	Rubin / Williams  (USA) W 7–5, 1–6, 6–3	Elia / Schiavone  (ITA) W 6–1, 7–6(7–1)	Molik / Stubbs  (AUS) W 6–3, 6–2	Suárez / Tarabini  (ARG) W 6–2, 2–6, 9–7	Martínez / Ruano Pascual  (ESP) W 6–3, 6–3
Yan Zi Zheng Jie		—	Matevžič / Pisnik  (SLO) W 6–2, 6–1	Casanova / Schnyder  (SUI) W 6–3, 6–3	Martínez / Ruano Pascual  (ESP) L 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Chinese triathletes qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Wang Hongni	Women's	20:39	0:18	1:16:08	0:21	41:41	2:18:40.07	40
Xing Lin		19:49	0:20	Lapped

Volleyball

Beach

See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tian Jia Wang Fei	Women's	Pool F   Lochowicz – Pottharst  (AUS) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21)   García – Gaxiola  (MEX) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–15)   Karantasiou – Sfyri  (GRE) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 17–21)	3 Q	May – Walsh  (USA) L 0 – 2 (11–21, 18–21)	Did not advance
Wang Lu You Wenhui		Pool E   Pohl – Rau  (GER) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21)   Cook – Sanderson  (AUS) L 1 – 2 (19–21, 21–17, 15–17)   P Yanchulova – T Yanchulova  (BUL) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 17–21)	4	Did not advance

Indoor

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
China women's	Women's tournament	United States W 3–1	Dominican Republic W 3–0	Cuba L 3–2	Germany W 3–0	Russia W 0–3	1 Q	Japan W 0–3	Cuba W 2–3	Russia W 2–3

Roster

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[14]

Head coach: Chen Zhonghe

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2004 club
2	Feng Kun (c)	28 December 1978	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Beijing
3	Yang Hao	21 March 1980	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	314 cm (124 in)	Liaoning
4	Liu Yanan	29 September 1980	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Liaoning
6	Li Shan	21 May 1980	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Tianjin Bridgestone
7	Zhou Suhong	23 April 1979	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Zhejiang
8	Zhao Ruirui	8 October 1981	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Bayi Xuezhongfei
9	Zhang Yuehong	9 November 1975	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Liaoning
10	Chen Jing	3 September 1975	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Sichuan
12	Song Nina	7 April 1980	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	293 cm (115 in)	Bayi Xuezhongfei
15	Wang Lina	5 February 1978	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Bayi Xuezhongfei
16	Zhang Na (L)	19 April 1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Tianjin Bridgestone
18	Zhang Ping	23 May 1982	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	301 cm (119 in)	Tianjin Bridgestone

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	5	4	1	9	14	4	3.500	429	346	1.240	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	3	2	8	11	8	1.375	426	388	1.098
3	Cuba	5	3	2	8	11	10	1.100	443	460	0.963
4	United States	5	2	3	7	11	10	1.100	472	467	1.011
5	Germany	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	387	414	0.935
6	Dominican Republic	5	1	4	6	3	14	0.214	334	416	0.803

Source: FIVB

August 14, 2004 21:00	China	3–1	United States	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Jarmo Salonen (Finland), Fotios Lekkas (Greece)
	(25–21, 23–25, 25–22, 25–18)

August 16, 2004 11:00	China	3–0	Dominican Republic	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 474 Referees: Fotios Lekkas (Greece), Jarmo Salonen (Finland)
	(25–20, 25–16, 25–16)

August 18, 2004 14:00	Cuba	3–2	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Patrick Rachard (France), Umit Sokullu (Turkey)
	(25–19, 22–25, 15–25, 25–21, 15–13)

August 20, 2004 9:00	China	3–0	Germany	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,630 Referees: Valdir Dellaqua (Brazil), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (Egypt)
	(25–18, 25–15, 25–16)

August 22, 2004 14:00	Russia	0–3	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,320 Referees: Juan Angel Pereyra (Argentina), Patricia Salvatore (United States)
	(15–25, 16–25, 26–28)

Quarterfinal

August 24, 2004 14:00	Japan	0–3	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Abdullah Al Khelaifi (Saudi Arabia), Georgios Karampetsos (Greece)
	(20–25, 22–25, 20–25)

Semifinal

August 26, 2004 22:15	Cuba	2–3	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 5,120 Referees: Luciano Gaspari (Italy), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia and Montenegro)
	(22–25, 20–25, 25–17, 25–23, 10–15)

Gold Medal Final

August 28, 2004 20:10	Russia	2–3	China	Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,242 Referees: Juan Angel Pereyra (Argentina), Patricia Salvatore (United States)
	(30–28, 27–25, 20–25, 23–25, 12–15)

Won Gold Medal

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Ten Chinese weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wu Meijin	−56 kg	130	2	157.5	2	287.5
Le Maosheng	−62 kg	140	=2	172.5	=1	312.5
Shi Zhiyong		152.5 OR	1	172.5	=1	325 =OR
Zhang Guozheng	−69 kg	160	1	187.5	=2	347.5
Zhan Xugang	−77 kg	157.5	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Yuan Aijun	−85 kg	167.5	=5	205	=1	372.5	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Li Zhuo	−48 kg	92.5	2	112.5	=2	205
Chen Yanqing	−58 kg	107.5 OR	=1	130 =OR	=1	237.5 OR
Liu Chunhong	−69 kg	122.5 WR	1	152.5 WR	1	275 WR
Tang Gonghong	+75 kg	122.5	8	182.5 WR	1	305 WR

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Li Zhengyu	−55 kg	Velikov  (BUL) W 3–1 PP	Williams  (RSA) W 3–1 PP	1 Q	Abas  (USA) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Kim H-S  (KOR) W 3–1 PP	5
Wang Yuanyuan	−96 kg	Laliotis  (GRE) L 1–3 PP	Pecha  (SVK) W 3–1 PP	1 Q	Ibragimov  (UZB) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Aghayev  (AZE) L 0–5 VT	6

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sheng Jiang	−55 kg	Kiouregkian  (GRE) L 0–3 PO	Nyblom  (DEN) L 1–3 PP	Kalilov  (KGZ) W 3–1 PP	3	Did not advance			13
Ai Linuer	−60 kg	Shevtsov  (RUS) L 1–3 PP	Kohl  (GER) W 3–1 PP	—	2	Did not advance			13
Sai Yinjiya	−74 kg	Bucher  (SUI) L 1–3 PP	Kikiniou  (BLR) W 3–1 PP	—	2	Did not advance			11

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Classification	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Li Hui	−48 kg	Miranda  (USA) L 1–3 PP	Oorzhak  (RUS) L 1–3 PP	Caripá  (VEN) W 4–0 ST	3	Did not advance			9
Sun Dongmei	−55 kg	Yoshida  (JPN) W 4–0 ST	Giampiccolo  (ITA) W 3–1 PP	—	2	Lee N-L  (KOR) W 3–1 PP	Bye	Fonseca  (PUR) L 1–3 PP	5
Meng Lili	−63 kg	McMann  (USA) L 0–5 VT	Yanik  (CAN) W 3–1 PP	—	3	Did not advance			9
Wang Xu	−72 kg	Nordhagen  (CAN) W 3–1 PP	Juszczak  (ITA) W 3–0 PO	—	1 Q	Bye	Hamaguchi  (JPN) W 3–1 PP	Manyurova  (RUS) W 3–1 PP

See also

• China at the 2002 Asian Games
• China at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Chinese Olympic Committee Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)