The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia as the Republic of China, Formosa. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.
The Republic of China 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.
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.
Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu is an Australian diver who has represented Australia at five Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. She has also represented Australia at five Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in 2010, 2018 and 2022 and silver medals in 2006 and 2010. Wu is a NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder.
Wu Yanan is a female Chinese handball player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Wu Liuxi is a Chinese sport shooter. Born in Weinan, Shaanxi, she competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Alexandra Lindsay "Alex" Croak is an Australian diver and gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative. She represented Australia as a gymnast at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and after a strong performance at the 2008 Australian national Diving Championships, she was selected for Australia's diving team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is the first Australian athlete to win gold medals at the Commonwealth games in two different disciplines. She was also an Australian Institute of Sport gymnastics and diving scholarship holder.
Xu Linyin is a Chinese professional beach volleyball player.
Wu Jingyu is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class. She also won several medals at world championships and Asian Games.
Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.
Wu Jiaduo is a Chinese-born German table tennis player.
Li Yuejiu is a male Chinese former gymnast.
Wu Jiani is a former female Chinese gymnast. Wu was born in Shanghai. She started gymnastic training in 1928, and was admitted into Shanghai gymnastic team in 1986, and Chinese national team in 1988.
Wu Jingbiao is a Chinese weightlifter. He won the silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the category of weightlifting. After winning the silver medal, he apologized for "shaming the motherland" by not winning a gold medal.
Wu Yongmei is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a silver medal, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Wu Dan is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She tested positive for the banned substance strychnine at the 1992 Olympics; she had taken traditional Chinese medicine containing the substance.
Wu Qinglong is a Chinese basketball coach and former professional player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Erica Shen-Ning Wu is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She was the 2011 and 2012 US national champion in women's doubles and reached the semifinals in women's singles at the 2011, 2012 and 2013 US national championships. She was part of the US team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2012 North American Championships, Wu was the runner-up in women's singles behind fellow Olympian Lily Zhang. As of 2018 she was a senior at Princeton University studying computer science. Between 2018 and 2022, she worked as a Software Engineer at Meta.
Wu Chin-jing is a Taiwanese sprint hurdler. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 1983 and 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.
