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.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery
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
 * Cai Shangyan
 * Final — 2:17.54 (→ 26th place)
 * Zhang Guowei
 * Final — 2:22.49 (→ 38th place)

Men's Long Jump
 * Pang Yan
 * Qualification — 7.79m
 * Final — 7.86m (→ 9th place)
 * Chen Zunrong
 * Qualification — 7.66m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put
 * Ma Yongfeng
 * Qualification – 18.27m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon
 * Gong Guohua — 7213 points (→ 31st place)
 * 100 metres — 11.43s
 * Long Jump — 6.22m
 * Shot Put — 13.98m
 * High Jump — 1.91m
 * 400 metres — 51.25s
 * 110m Hurdles — 15.88s
 * Discus Throw — 46.18m
 * Pole Vault — 4.60m
 * Javelin Throw — 57.84m
 * 1.500 metres — 4:54.99s

Men's 50 km Walk
 * Li Baojin
 * Final — 4'00:07 (→ 28th place)

Women's Marathon
 * Zhao Youfeng
 * Final — 2"27.06 (→ 5th place)
 * Zhong Huandi
 * Final — 2"36.02 (→ 30th place)
 * Li Juan
 * Final — 2"53.08 (→ 54th place)

Women's Discus Throw
 * Hou Xuemei
 * Qualification – 62.64m
 * Final – 65.94m (→ 8th place)
 * Yu Hourun
 * Qualification – 62.86m
 * Final – 64.08m (→ 9th place)
 * Xing Ailan
 * Qualification – 59.26m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw
 * Li Baolian
 * Qualification – 58.92m (→ did not advance)
 * Zhou Yuanxiang
 * Qualification – 56.36m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put
 * Li Meisu
 * Qualification – 20.30m
 * Final – 21.06m (→ [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)
 * Huang Zhihong
 * Qualification – 19.71m
 * Final – 19.82m (→ 8th place)
 * Cong Yuzhen
 * Qualification – 19.56m
 * Final – 19.69m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon
 * Dong Yuping
 * Final Result — 6087 points (→ 16th place)

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

Canoeing
Men

Road
Men

Women

Track
Sprints

Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.


 * Men's foil
 * Liu Yunhong
 * Zhang Zhicheng
 * Lao Shaopei


 * Men's team foil
 * Lao Shaopei, Liu Yunhong, Ye Chong, Zhang Zhicheng


 * Men's épée
 * Du Zhencheng
 * Ma Zhi


 * Men's sabre
 * Zheng Zhaokang
 * Jia Guihua
 * Wang Zhiming


 * Men's team sabre
 * Jia Guihua, Wang Ruiji, Wang Zhiming, Zheng Zhaokang


 * Women's foil
 * Sun Hongyun
 * Jujie Luan
 * Zhu Qingyuan


 * Women's team foil
 * Li Huahua, Jujie Luan, Sun Hongyun, Xiao Aihua, Zhu Qingyuan

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Zhang Bin — 4081pts (→ 59th place)

Men's Team Competition:
 * Zhang — 4081pts (→ 24th place)

Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
 * Shen Jianqiang
 * Heat – 23.41
 * B-Final – 23.40 (→ 12th place)
 * Feng Qiangbiao
 * Heat – 23.47 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * Shen Jianqiang
 * Heat – 51.40 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
 * Feng Qiangbiao
 * Heat – 52.45 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle
 * Xie Jun
 * Heat – 1:55.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle
 * Wang Dali
 * Heat – 15:45.96 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke
 * Lin Laijiu
 * Heat – 57.74 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
 * Huang Guoxiong
 * Heat – 59.36 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
 * Lin Laijiu
 * Heat – 2:08.28 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Chen Jianhong
 * Heat – 1:04.09
 * B-Final – 1:04.72 (→ 16th place)
 * Jin Fu
 * Heat – 1:05.02 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Chang Qing
 * Heat – 2:24.45 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
 * Jin Fu
 * Heat – 2:26.05 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Zhan Jiang
 * Heat – 54.69
 * B-Final – 54.50 (→ 9th place)
 * Zheng Jian
 * Heat – 54.86
 * B-Final – 55.05 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * Zhan Jiang
 * Heat – 2:02.29 (→ 18th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Xie Jun
 * Heat – 2:10.52 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Shen Jianqiang, Li Tao, Xie Jun, and Feng Qiangbiao
 * Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Lin Laijiu, Chen Jianhong, Zhan Jiang, and Shen Jianqiang
 * Heat – 3:48.18 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle
 * Yang Wenyi
 * Heat – 25.67
 * Final – 25.64 (→Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)
 * Xia Fujie
 * Heat – 26.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Zhuang Yong
 * Heat – 55.84
 * Final – 55.47 (→Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)
 * Lou Yaping
 * Heat – 57.79 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Zhuang Yong
 * Heat – 2:02.40
 * B-Final – 2:14.23 (→ 16th place)
 * Qian Hong
 * Heat – 2:12.44 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle
 * Yan Ming
 * Heat – 4:18.58 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle
 * Yan Ming
 * Heat – 9:00.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke
 * Wang Bolin
 * Heat – 1:05.15 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke
 * Lin Li
 * Heat – 2:18.11
 * B-Final – 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)
 * Wang Bolin
 * Heat – 2:21.70 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Huang Xiaomin
 * Heat – 1:10.78
 * Final – 1:10.53 (→ 7th place)
 * Chen Huiling
 * Heat – 1:13.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Huang Xiaomin
 * Heat – 2:30.03
 * Final – 2:27.49 (→ Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)
 * Chen Huiling
 * Heat – 2:45.87 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly
 * Qian Hong
 * Heat – 1:00.66
 * Final – 59.52 (→Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal)
 * Wang Xiaohong
 * Heat – 1:01.16
 * Final – 1:01.15 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly
 * Wang Xiaohong
 * Heat – 2:13.05
 * Final – 2:12.34 (→ 7th place)
 * Mo Wanlan
 * Heat – 2:19.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Lin Li
 * Heat – 2:17.09
 * Final – 2:17.42 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Lin Li
 * Heat – 4:48.89
 * Final – 4:47.05 (→ 7th place)
 * Yan Ming
 * Heat – 4:49.04
 * B-Final – 4:55.92 (→ 16th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Xia Fujie, Lou Yaping, Yang Wenyi, and Zhuang Yong
 * Heat – 3:46.36
 * Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi, Lou Yaping, and Zhuang Yong
 * Final – 3:44.69 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Yang Wenyi, Huang Xiaomin, Qian Hong, and Zhuang Yong
 * Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.


 * Women's solo
 * Zhang Ying
 * Luo Xi
 * Tan Min


 * Women's duet
 * Luo Xi
 * Tan Min

Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition
 * Liu Shuhua and Ma Keqin
 * First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 5-7 1-6 4-6

Women's Team Competition

 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * Defeated United States (3-0)
 * Lost to Peru (2-3)
 * Defeated Brazil (3-1)
 * Semi Finals
 * Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
 * Final
 * Defeated Japan (3-0) → Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal
 * Team Roster
 * Li Guojun
 * Hou Yuzhu
 * Yang Xilan
 * Su Huijuan
 * Jiang Ying
 * Cui Yongmei
 * Yang Xiaojun
 * Zheng Meizhu
 * Wu Dan
 * Li Yueming
 * Wang Yajun
 * Zhao Hong

Water polo
Men's Team Competition
 * Preliminary round (group B)
 * Lost to Spain (6-13)
 * Lost to Greece (7-10)
 * Lost to United States (7-14)
 * Lost to Hungary (4-17)
 * Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17)
 * Classification Round (Group E)
 * Lost to France (4-11)
 * Defeated South Korea (14-7) → Eleventh place
 * Team Roster
 * Ni Shiwei
 * Wang Minhui
 * Yang Yong
 * Yu Xiang
 * Huang Long
 * Huang Qijiang
 * Cui Shiping
 * Zhao Bilong
 * Li Jianxiong
 * Cai Shengliu
 * Wen Fan
 * Ge Jianqing
 * Zheng Qing
 * Head coach: Peng Shaorong