China at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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.

Athletes
Bold athletes are athletes who have won one medal.

Men

 * align=left|Zhang Nan
 * align=left|Ind. W2
 * 615
 * 8
 * W 159-148
 * W 158-139
 * L 92-97
 * colspan=3|did not advance
 * align=left|Zhu Weiliang
 * align=left|Ind. standing
 * 575
 * 16
 * W 143-136
 * W 155-154
 * W 97-93
 * L 97-88
 * colspan=2|did not advance
 * }
 * colspan=2|did not advance
 * }

Women

 * align=left|Yanhong Wang
 * align=left|Ind. recurve Standing
 * 603
 * 2
 * Bye
 * W 136-126
 * W 101-91
 * W 98-80
 * W 92-83
 * }
 * }
 * }

Women's team
The team earned a gold medal in this competition.
 * Chen Yu Ping
 * Sheng Yu Hong
 * Yang Yan Ling
 * Xue Jun
 * Zhang Xu Fei
 * Li Li Ping
 * Zhao Jin Qiu
 * Zheng Xiong Ying
 * Gong Bin
 * Tan Yanhua
 * Lu Hong Qin