China at the Asian Games

China at the Asian Games
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 1,674 Silver 1,105 Bronze 791 Total 3,570
Summer appearances
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Winter appearances
1986 1990 1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2017 2025 2029

People's Republic of China first competed at the Asian Games in 1974. ^[1] China has also participated at the Asian Winter Games since the first games held in 1986 in Sapporo. ^[2] China also hosted the three Summer Games in 1990, 2010, and 2022 and the three Winter Games in 1996, 2007, and 2025.

During the 1974 Asian Games, China became the second nation in the history of Asian Games after Japan to cross the 100 medal-mark in one edition. ^[3]

China has led the gold medal count in each Asian Games since 1982.

In 1986, China, together with Japan and South Korea became the first three countries in the history of Asian Games to cross the total 200 medal-mark in one edition, having become the only three countries with three-digit medal tally as well in that year. ^[4] China has been the only team to win more than 200 total medals at each Asian Games since 1986. ^[5]

In 1990, China achieved a significant milestone by being the first nation to surpass the threshold of 100 gold medals and 300 total medals in a single edition. ^[6] China also stands out among all Asian teams, being the only one to win more than 100 gold medals at each Asian Games since 1990. ^[6]

In 2010, China became the first nation in the history of Asian Games to cross the 400 medal-mark in one edition. ^[7]

At the 2022 Asian Games, China became the first nation to reach 200 gold medals in one edition. ^[8]

As of 2025, China finished at the top of the medal table 4 times out of 10 editions of the Asian Winter Games.

Asian Games

See also: Asian Games and All-time Asian Games medal table

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total 1951 New Delhi did not participate 1954 Manila 1958 Tokyo 1962 Jakarta 1966 Bangkok 1970 Bangkok 1974 Tehran [9] 3 33 46 27 106 1978 Bangkok [10] 2 51 54 46 151 1982 New Delhi [11] 1 61 51 41 153 1986 Seoul [12] 1 94 82 46 222 1990 Beijing [13] 1 183 107 52 342 1994 Hiroshima [14] 1 126 83 57 266 1998 Bangkok [15] 1 129 78 66 273 2002 Busan [16] 1 150 84 73 307 2006 Doha [17] 1 165 88 63 316 2010 Guangzhou [18] 1 199 119 97 415 2014 Incheon 1 151 109 85 345 2018 Jakarta & Palembang 1 132 93 65 289 2022 Hangzhou 1 201 111 71 383 2026 Nagoya Future event 2030 Doha Future event 2034 Riyadh Future event Total 1 1,674 1,105 791 3,570 [19]

Medals by sport Sport Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total Archery 3 4 9 11 24 Athletics 1 199 179 123 501 Badminton 1 43 29 35 107 Beach volleyball 1 9 6 5 20 Basketball 1 16 6 3 25 Board games 1 8 8 5 21 Bodybuilding 7 1 0 0 1 Bowling 14 0 1 4 5 Boxing 7 11 12 14 37 Canoeing 1 56 24 18 98 Cue sports 2 8 4 4 16 Cycling 2 45 36 36 117 Dancesport 1 10 0 0 10 Dragon boat 1 10 3 2 15 Diving 1 80 55 3 138 Equestrian 7 2 3 3 8 Esports 1 4 0 1 5 Fencing 2 49 46 37 132 Field hockey 4 4 3 3 10 Football 4 3 3 3 9 Golf 8 0 5 5 10 Gymnastics 1 142 90 41 273 Handball 2 2 3 4 9 Judo 3 21 17 39 77 Karate 9 3 4 3 10 Kurash 3 2 0 0 2 Modern pentathlon 2 9 7 6 22 Roller sports 4 2 6 5 13 Rowing 1 103 6 2 111 Rugby 3 2 2 1 5 Sailing 1 36 21 12 69 Sepaktakraw 7 0 3 9 12 Shooting 1 221 134 84 439 Soft tennis 4 1 3 13 17 Softball 2 3 3 3 9 Sport climbing 3 2 4 5 11 Swimming 2 184 167 96 447 Synchronized swimming 1 10 3 3 16 Table tennis 1 72 39 27 138 Taekwondo 2 15 13 22 50 Tennis 2 15 19 20 54 Triathlon 2 1 1 4 6 Volleyball 2 11 6 3 20 Water polo 1 8 3 3 14 Weightlifting 1 81 35 13 129 Wrestling 8 9 23 22 54 Wushu 1 74 10 4 88 Total 1 1590 1053 749 3392

Medals by individual

Athlete	Sport	Years	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wang Yifu	Shooting	1986–2002	M	14	8	3	25
Xu Jiayu	Swimming	2014–2022	M	11	2	1	14
Sun Yang	Swimming	2010–2018	M	9	5	0	14
Zhang Yufei	Swimming	2014–2022	F	9	1	0	10
Xu Haifeng	Shooting	1986–1994	M	9	0	0	9
Li Ning	Gymnastics	1982–1986	M	8	3	0	11
Xu Yanwei	Swimming	2002–2006	F	8	3	0	11
Yang Wei	Gymnastics	1998–2006	M	8	2	1	11
Tan Zongliang	Shooting	1998–2010	M	7	5	0	12
Tang Yi	Swimming	2006–2010	F	7	3	2	12
Tao Luna	Shooting	1998–2006	F	7	2	0	9
Li Duihong	Shooting	1990–2002	F	7	1	1	9
Zhang Li	Table tennis	1974–1978	F	7	0	0	7
Li Bingjie	Swimming	2018–2022	F	6	4	0	10
Wang Nan	Table tennis	2002–2006	F	6	2	4	12
Shen Jianqiang	Swimming	1986–1990	M	6	2	1	9
Chen Cuiting	Gymnastics	1986–1990	F	6	2	0	8
Chen Ying	Shooting	2002–2014	F	6	2	0	8
Qi Hui	Swimming	1998–2006	F	6	2	0	8
Qin Haiyang	Swimming	2018–2022	M	6	1	2	9
Ye Shiwen	Swimming	2010–2022	F	6	1	0	7
Teng Haibin	Gymnastics	2002–2010	M	6	0	1	7
Ma Long	Table tennis	2006–2022	M	6	0	1	7
Zhang Nan	Gymnastics	2002–2006	F	6	0	0	6
Wang Chuqin	Table tennis	2018–2022	M	6	0	0	6
Zhang Qiuping	Shooting	1986–1994	F	5	6	2	13
Tsai Huantsang	Gymnastics	1974–1978	M	5	4	0	9
Wang Shun	Swimming	2014–2022	M	5	3	3	11
Deng Yaping	Table tennis	1990–1994	F	5	3	0	8
Fan Zhendong	Table tennis	2014–2022	M	5	3	0	8
Liang Geliang	Table tennis	1974–1978	M	5	2	1	8
Yang Yu	Swimming	2002–2006	F	5	2	0	7
Ding Junhui	Cue sports	2002–2010	M	5	2	0	7
Li Xiaoshuang	Gymnastics	1990–1994	M	5	1	3	9
Wang Chengyi	Shooting	2006–2010	F	5	1	2	8
Huang Xu	Gymnastics	1998–2002	M	5	1	1	7
Li Jing	Gymnastics	1990–1994	M	5	1	1	7
Li Xiaopeng	Gymnastics	1998–2002	M	5	1	1	7
Wang Runxi	Shooting	1990–1994	M	5	1	1	7
Zhao Jing	Swimming	2006–2010	F	5	1	1	7
Guo Yue	Table tennis	2006–2010	F	5	1	0	6
Lin Li	Swimming	1990–1994	F	5	1	0	6
Shan Ying	Swimming	1994–1998	F	5	1	0	6
Wang Lina	Shooting	1990–1994	F	5	1	0	6
Yan Ming	Swimming	1986–1990	F	5	1	0	6
Kong Linghui	Table tennis	1994–2002	M	5	0	3	8
Cao Yanhua	Table tennis	1978–1982	F	5	0	1	6
Mo Huilan	Gymnastics	1994	F	5	0	1	6
Xu Dan	Shooting	1994–2002	M	5	0	1	6
Du Li	Shooting	2002–2006	F	5	0	0	5
Jiang Tingting	Synchronized swimming	2006–2010	F	5	0	0	5
Jiang Wenwen	Synchronized swimming	2006–2010	F	5	0	0	5
Li Xiaoxia	Table tennis	2006–2010	F	5	0	0	5
Qiu Bo	Shooting	1982–1986	M	5	0	0	5
Sun Yingsha	Table tennis	2018–2022	F	5	0	0	5

Asian Winter Games

See also: Asian Winter Games and All-time Asian Winter Games medal table

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1986 Sapporo [2]	2	4	5	12	21
1990 Sapporo [20]	2	9	9	8	26
1996 Harbin [21]	1	15	7	15	37
1999 Gangwon [22]	1	15	10	11	36
2003 Aomori [23]	3	9	11	13	33
2007 Changchun [24]	1	19	19	23	61
2011 Astana & Almaty [25]	4	11	10	14	35
2017 Sapporo & Obihiro	3	12	14	9	35
2025 Harbin	1	32	27	26	85
2029 Trojena
Total	2	126	112	131	369

Asian Para Games

See also: Asian Para Games and All-time Asian Para Games medal table

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2010 Guangzhou	1	185	118	88	391
2014 Incheon	1	174	95	48	317
2018 Jakarta	1	172	88	59	319
2022 Hangzhou	1	214	167	140	521
Total	1	745	468	335	1548

Asian Beach Games

See also: Asian Beach Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2008 Bali [26]	3	6	10	7	23
2010 Muscat	2	12	6	5	23
2012 Haiyang	1	14	10	12	36
2014 Phuket	2	16	11	21	48
2016 Da Nang	3	12	18	19	49
Total	3	60	55	64	179

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

See also: Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and Asian Indoor Games

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok [27]	1	24	18	15	57
2007 Macau	1	52	26	24	102
2009 Hanoi	1	48	25	19	92
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok [28]	4	9	5	5	19
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon [29]	1	29	13	10	52
2017 Ashgabat	2	42	32	23	97
Total	1	204	120	95	419

Asian Youth Games

See also: Asian Youth Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2009 Singapore [30]	1	25	16	11	52
2013 Nanjing [31]	1	46	23	24	93
2021 Shantou	Future event
Total	1	71	39	35	145

Asian Youth Para Games

See also: Asian Youth Para Games

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2009 Tokyo	3	23	5	0	28
2013 Kuala Lumpur	3	25	8	5	38
2017 Singapore	3	27	9	5	41
2021 Manama	did not participate
Total	3	75	22	10	107

East Asian Games

See also: East Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1993 Shanghai	1	105	74	34	213
1997 Busan	1	62	59	64	185
2001 Osaka	1	85	48	58	191
2005 Macau	1	127	63	33	223
2009 Hong Kong [32]	1	113	73	46	232
2013 Tianjin	1	134	79	51	264
Total	1	626	396	285	1307

Doping

Main article: Doping in China

Systematic doping of Chinese athletes in Olympic Games (and other international sport events) revealed by Xue Yinxian in 2012 and 2017. He claimed more than 10,000 athletes in China were doped in the systematic Chinese government doping program and that they received performance enhancing drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. He stated that all international medals (Both in the Olympics and other international competitions) that were won by Chinese athletes in the 1980s and 1990s (1980 to 2000) should be taken back. This is contrary to previous statements made by the Chinese government that denied involvement in systematic doping, claiming that athletes doped individually. The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency investigated these allegations with no conclusions given. ^{[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]}

Medals by Asian Games in 1980 to 2000

See also: All-time Asian Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1982 New Delhi [38] 61 51 41 153 1 1986 Seoul [39] 94 82 46 222 1 1990 Beijing [40] 183 107 51 341 1 1994 Hiroshima [41] 125 83 58 266 1 1998 Bangkok [42] 129 78 67 274 1 Total 592 401 263 1,256 1

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1986 Sapporo [43] 4 5 12 21 2 1990 Sapporo [44] 9 9 8 26 2 1996 Harbin [45] 15 7 15 37 1 1999 Gangwon [46] 15 10 11 36 1 Total 43 31 46 120 2

Disqualified Medalists

Main article: Doping at the Asian Games

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
Han Qing	China	Athletics	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m hurdles)	[47]
Zhang Lei	China	Canoeing	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's C-1 500 m) (Men's C-1 1000 m) (Men's C-2 500 m)	[47]
Qiu Suoren	China	Canoeing	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's C-2 1000 m)	[47]
Wang Yan	China	Cycling	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's sprint)	[47]
Fu Yong	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 400 m individual medley)	[48]
Hu Bin	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 50 m freestyle)	[48]
Lü Bin	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 50 m freestyle) (Women's 200 m freestyle) (Women's 200 m individual medley) (Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay) (Women's 100 m freestyle) (Women's 100 m backstroke)	[48]
Xiong Guoming	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 200 m freestyle) (Men's 200 m individual medley) (Men's 400 m individual medley) (Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay) (Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)	[48]
Yang Aihua	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m freestyle)	[48]
Zhang Bin	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 200 m butterfly)	[48]
Zhou Guanbin	China	Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m freestyle) (Women's 800 m freestyle)	[48]

See also

• China at the Olympics
• Sports in China

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