China at the 1988 Summer Olympics


The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.. Notably, this was China's first Olympic Games in a country which did not have diplomatic relations with China.

Medalists

Gold

The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.
Men
Women

Athletics

Men's Marathon
Men's Long Jump
Men's Shot Put
Men's Decathlon
Men's 50 km Walk
Women's Marathon
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Heptathlon

Men's tournament

;Team roster
;Group play
;Classification round 9–12
;Classification round 11/12

Women's tournament

;Team roster
;Group play
;Classification 5–8
;Classification 5/6

Boxing

Canoeing

Men

Cycling

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Hong LiuRoad race4:32:56 53
Tang XuezhongRoad race4:32:56 44
Yingquan CaiRoad raceDNF
Guo Longchen
Hong Liu
Tang Xuezhong
Wu Weipei
Team time trial2:06:22.5 17

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Chen WeixiuRoad race2:01:50 47
Lu SuyanRoad race2:00:52 24
Yan YinhuaRoad race2:00:52 33

Track

Sprints

Diving

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.
;Women's solo
;Women's duet

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Team Competition

Men's Team Competition

Wrestling