| Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | TPE |
| NPC | Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 18 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 44th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Chiang Chih Chung | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F13 |
| Gold | Lin Tzu-hui | Powerlifting | Women's −75 kg |
 Silver | Lin Chin-mei | Shooting | Women's air pistol SH1 |
| Silver | Hsiao Shu Chin Wei Mei-hui | Table tennis | Women's teams class 4–5 |
 Bronze | Hsu Chih Shan Hu Ming Fu | Table tennis | Men's teams class 9 |
| Bronze | Wei Mei-hui | Table tennis | Women's singles class 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Tseng Lung Hui | Men's individual W2 | 620 | 4 |  Carrubba (ITA)W 155-126 |  Candela (ESP)W 152-150 |  Jung (KOR)L 87-92 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Chen Chia Hsiang | F42 | Javelin | 39.21 | - | 10 |
| Shot put | 7.59 | - | 11 | ||
| Chiang Chih Chung | F13 | Javelin | 59.38 WR | - | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Lee Ching Cheng | Men's 66kg |  Xu (CHN)W 0120S-0013 |  Brannon (USA)W 1000-0000 | Garcia del Valle (ESP) L 0000-0200 | — |  Kallunki (FIN)L 0000-1000 | |
| Lee Ching Chung | Men's 60kg |  Biro (HUN)W 1000-0000 |  Fargeau (FRA)W 0200C–0020 |  Perez (CUB)WO | — |  Zasyadkovych (UKR)L 0000-1000 | |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lin Tzu-hui | 75kg | 137.5 | |
| Lin Ya Hsuan | 56kg | 77.5 | 7 |
| Lu Li Hua | 40kg | DSQ | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Hsu Jui Jen | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 560 | 8 Q | 94.4 | 654.4 | 7 |
| Liu Wen Chang | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 576 | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Huang Lin Li Cho | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 380 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Lin Chin Mei | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 367 | 2 Q | 98.1 | 465.1 | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hsu Chih Shan | Men's singles 9 | Serignat (FRA) W 3–1 |  Gutdeutsch (AUT)W 3–1 |  Cinibulk (CZE)W 3–2 | 1 Q | Leibovitz (USA) W 0–0 | did not advance | ||
| Hsu Chih Shan Hu Ming Fu | Men's teams 9 |  Netherlands (NED)L 1-3 |  Croatia (CRO)W 3-0 |  Iran (IRI)W 3-0 | 2 Q | — | Austria (AUT) L 1-3 | United States (USA) W 3-2 | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hsiao Shu Chin | Women's singles 5 | Chen (CHN) L 1–3 | Palasse (FRA) W 3–1 |  Chan (HKG)L 2–3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Wei Mei-hui | Ren (CHN) L 0-3 |  Abuawad (JOR)W 3-0 | — | 2 Q |  Hoffmann (MEX)W 3-1 | Chen (CHN) L 2-3 | Pivarciova (CZE) W 3-2 | | |
| Hsiao Shu Chin Wei Mei-hui | Women's teams 4-5 | Jordan (JOR) W 3-0 |  Germany (GER)W 3-0 | — | 1 Q | — | France (FRA) W 3-0 | China (CHN) L 0-3 | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Yu Lin Chen | Open | Men's singles |  Mendez (CHI)L 6–4, 4–6, 0-6 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Pi Wen Lu | Open | Women's singles | Dorsett (USA) W 7–6, 5–7, 6-3 | Vergeer (NED) L 0–6, 0–6 | did not advance | ||
The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used primarily due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This also was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Shooting in the 2004 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events spread over two main classes:
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in the Olympic Aquatic Centre was competed in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, the breaststroke and individual medley .
Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disability, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by body weight. The event was staged in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.
Judo in the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed by blind or vision-impaired judokas. The only classification was by body weight. The contests were staged in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
Archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens. There were three categories:
Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.
China competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, held in Athens, Greece. China topped the medal table for the first time, becoming the first Asian country to top the medal count with more gold medals, more silver medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. This was an improvement from its previous best performance, where they had ranked sixth on the medal tally at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. China also broke the record for the most gold medals, the most silvers medals, the most bronze medals and the most medal overall won by Asian countries at a single Summer Paralympics, which was previously set by South Korea in 1988 with 40 gold, 35 silver and 19 bronze.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The delegation consisted of seventeen competitors in six sports: archery, track and field athletics, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The athletes were ten men and seven women ranging in age from 27 to 53 years old.
The Republic of China (ROC) competes as Chinese Taipei at the Paralympic Games. The ROC first participated at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1992 and has competed in every summer games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games. Chinese Taipei has a special Paralympic flag which it uses during the games.
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"2004 Athens Results". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-02.