| China at the 2014 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | CHN |
| NOC | Chinese Olympic Committee external link (in Chinese and English) |
| in Phuket | |
| Competitors | 203 (124 men & 79 women) in 20 sports |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
|
| Asian Beach Games appearances | |
China participated in the 2014 Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand from 14 to 23 November 2014. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air sports | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Beach Basketball | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Beach Flag Football | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Beach Handball | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Beach Soccer | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Marathon Swimming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Petanque | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Sport Climbing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Beach Woodball | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Total | 68 | 45 | 113 |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Air Sports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beach Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Beach Flag Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beach Modern Pentathlon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Beach Sepaktakraw | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bodybuilding | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Extreme Sports | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Marathon Swimming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Muaythai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Petanque | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sailing / Windsurfing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Sport Climbing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Squash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| WaterSki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Beach Woodball | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 21 | 48 |
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| –1 | 12 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 13 Nov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 14 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 15 Nov | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 Nov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 Nov | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 18 Nov | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 19 Nov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 Nov | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | 21 Nov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 22 Nov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 23 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 21 | 48 | |
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