The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.
Taiwan (ROC) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa". In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".
Taiwan competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 40 competitors, 37 men and 3 women, took part in 46 events in 7 sports. In subsequent years pressure from the People’s Republic of China on sports organizations has caused Taiwan to compete as Chinese Taipei.
Taiwan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 57 events in 8 sports.
Tao Li is a Singaporean competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke and butterfly.
Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Finnish athletes have won a total of 302 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 162 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events.
Bu Tao, is a left-handed pitcher for the Chinese national baseball team.
Wu Tao is a Chinese discus thrower.
Lü Lin is a Chinese table tennis player and Olympic champion. He uses a pen-grip topspin style, and is best known for the combination of him and Wang Tao in men's double championships.
Ma Wenge is a male table tennis player from China. He won a bronze medal in 1992 Barcelona Olympics Games in men's single, as well as men's team champion of 1995 and 1997 world table tennis championship . He won the Men's singles in the Table Tennis World Cup in 1989 and 1992 and was a silver medalist in 1990.
The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the seven boat classes.
Peng Ping is a retired Chinese female basketball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the China women's national basketball team that won the 1992 Olympic silver medals in basketball in Barcelona, Spain.
Shan Tao is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Wang Tao is a Chinese sports shooter. He competed in the Men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 4th.
Wu Tao-yan is a Taiwanese former sports shooter. He competed at five Summer Olympics between 1956 and 1972.
Mary Perkins Ives Abbott was a golfer at the 1900 Summer Olympics. In her event she finished tied for 7th. She competed in the event while accompanying her daughter, gold medalist Margaret Abbott.
Li Tao is a Chinese swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Li Tao is a Chinese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Tao Wu-shiun is a Taiwanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Chen Tao is a Chinese boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
