China at the 2020 Summer Olympics

China at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors406 (125 men & 281 women) in 30 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Zhu Ting
Zhao Shuai
Flag bearer (closing)Su Bingtian
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
38
Silver
32
Bronze
19
Total
89
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Republic of China (1924–1948)
Uniform of the Team China at the opening ceremony, designed by Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China are volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondoin Zhao Shuai.[2] Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100 m during the Games, is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.[3] The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.

China finished the Games with 88 medals, 38 of them gold, an improvement of their previous performance at the last Olympics of 70 medals and 26 golds, which moved them up to the second place in overall medal standing from the third place it occupied at the Rio Games. On 18 February 2022, the British men's relay track and field team was stripped of their medals for doping, which moved up the Chinese team to bronze, their 89th medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Medalists[edit]

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, association football, and water polo are not counted. Chinese state media reported that China sent 431 athletes including reserves,[6] while the IOC website listed 421 athletes from China.[7]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Artistic swimming — 8 8
Athletics 23 27 50
Badminton 6 8 14
Basketball 4 16 20
Boxing 3 3 6
Canoeing 7 11 18
Cycling 3 5 8
Diving 5 5 10
Equestrian 6 0 6
Fencing 5 7 12
Field hockey 0 16 16
Football 0 18 18
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 8 13 21
Judo 0 6 6
Karate 0 2 2
Modern pentathlon 2 2 4
Rowing 7 21 28
Rugby sevens 0 13 13
Sailing 5 7 12
Shooting 10 14 24
Skateboarding 0 2 2
Sport climbing 1 1 2
Swimming 11 19 30
Table tennis 3 3[note 1] 6
Taekwondo 2 4 6
Tennis 0 5 5
Triathlon 0 1 1
Volleyball 0 16 16
Water polo 0 13 13
Weightlifting 4 4 8
Wrestling 5 6 11
Total 125 281 406
  1. ^ The allocated quota in Table tennis is 3 athletes, however there was a late replacement during the Games. In fact, 4 female athletes from China competed.

Archery[edit]

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Chinese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[8] The Chinese archery team, led by Rio 2016 Olympians Wang Dapeng and Wu Jiaxin, was named to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 27 April 2021.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Li Jialun Individual 669 11  Baatarkhuyag (MGL)
W 6–4 		 De Smedt (BEL)
W 6–5 		 Abdullin (KAZ)
W 6–5 		 Furukawa (JPN)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Wang Dapeng 668 13  Mussayev (KAZ)
W 6–4 		 Mohamad (MAS)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Wei Shaoxuan 674 7  Pineda (COL)
W 6–0 		 Worth (AUS)
L 4–6 		Did not advance
Li Jialun
Wang Dapeng
Wei Shaoxuan 		Team 2011 3 — Bye  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 1–5 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Long Xiaoqing Individual 646 28  Amaistroaie (ROU)
W 6–2 		 Brown (USA)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Wu Jiaxin 652 18  Folkard (GBR)
W 6–2 		 Bettles (GBR)
W 6–2 		 Nakamura (JPN)
W 7–1 		 Boari (ITA)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Yang Xiaolei 654 14  Mirca (MDA)
W 6–0 		 Anagöz (TUR)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Long Xiaoqing
Wu Jiaxin
Yang Xiaolei 		Team 1952 5 —  Belarus (BLR)
L 3–5 		Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Wei Shaoxuan
Yang Xiaolei 		Team 1328 5  Great Britain (GBR)
L 3–5 		Did not advance

Artistic swimming[edit]

Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

China fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team routine by obtaining one of two highest-ranked spots, not yet qualified, in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Huang Xuechen
Sun Wenyan 		Duet 95.5499 2 96.2333 191.7832 2 Q 96.9000 192.4499 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Feng Yu
Guo Li
Huang Xuechen
Liang Xinping
Wang Qianyi
Sun Wenyan
Xiao Yanning
Yin Chengxin 		Team 96.2310 2 — 97.3000 193.5310 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Athletics[edit]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Chinese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[10][11]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Su Bingtian 100 m Bye 10.05 2 Q 9.83 AS 1 Q 9.98 6
Xie Zhenye Bye 10.16 5 Did not advance
Wu Zhiqiang Bye 10.18 4 Did not advance
Xie Zhenye 200 m 20.34 4 q — 20.45 7 Did not advance
Xie Wenjun 110 m hurdles 13.51 4 Q — 13.58 5 Did not advance
Su Bingtian
Wu Zhiqiang
Tang Xingqiang
Xie Zhenye
Yan Haibin* 		4 × 100 m relay 37.92 1 Q — 37.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[b]
Dong Guojian Marathon — 2:21:35 57
Peng Jianhua 2:16:39 32
Yang Shaohui 2:14:58 19
Cai Zelin 20 km walk — 1:26:39 26
Wang Kaihua 1:22:03 7
Zhang Jun 1:22:16 8
Bian Tongda 50 km walk — 3:52:01 7
Luo Yadong 4:06:17 28
Wang Qin 3:59:35 21

b On 18 February 2022, Great Britain was disqualified from the men's 4 × 100 m relay because of a doping violation, thereby officially stripping them of the silver medal.[12] In this case, Canada will be upgraded to silver, with China receiving the bronze.[13] Medals have not yet been reallocated.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ge Manqi 100 m Bye 11.20 4 q 11.22 7 Did not advance
Liang Xiaojing Bye 11.40 5 Did not advance
Wei Yongli Bye 11.48 6 Did not advance
Wang Chunyu 800 m 2:00.05 3 Q — 1:59.14 2 Q 1:57.00 5
Chen Jiamin 100 m hurdles 13.09 5 — Did not advance
Xu Shuangshuang 3000 m steeplechase 9:34.92 8 — Did not advance
Ge Manqi
Huang Guifen
Liang Xiaojing
Li Yuting*
Wei Yongli 		4 × 100 m relay 42.82 3 Q — 42.71 6
Bai Li Marathon — 2:49:21 67
Li Zhixuan 2:45:23 62
Zhang Deshun 2:37:45 47
Liu Hong 20 km walk — 1:29:57 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Qieyang Shenjie 1:31:04 7
Yang Jiayu 1:31:54 12
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gao Xinglong Long jump 7.86 17 Did not advance
Huang Changzhou 7.96 11 q 7.72 10
Wang Jianan 7.81 20 Did not advance
Fang Yaoqing Triple jump 16.84 10 q 17.01 8
Wu Ruiting 16.73 14 Did not advance
Zhu Yaming 17.11 3 Q 17.57 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Wang Yu High jump 2.21 =17 Did not advance
Huang Bokai Pole vault 5.50 21 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Li Ling Pole vault NM — Did not advance
Xu Huiqin 4.55 6 q 4.50 8
Gao Yang Shot put 18.80 7 Q 18.67 10
Gong Lijiao 19.46 1 Q 20.58 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Song Jiayuan 19.23 2 Q 19.14 5
Chen Yang Discus throw 62.72 9 q 61.57 10
Feng Bin 60.45 17 Did not advance
Su Xinyue 58.90 20 Did not advance
Liu Shiying Javelin throw 61.95 9 q 66.34 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lü Huihui 61.99 7 q 63.41 5
Luo Na Hammer throw 69.86 15 Did not advance
Wang Zheng 74.29 2 Q 77.03 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Zheng Ninali Result 13.27 1.80 13.55 24.56 6.12 42.0 2:10.35 6318 10
Points 1084 978 764 928 887 717 960

Badminton[edit]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

China entered fourteen badminton players (five men and nine women) for the following events based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; two entries each in the men's and women's singles, two pairs each in the women's and mixed doubles, and one entry in the men's doubles.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Chen Long Singles  Must (EST)
W (21–10, 21–9) 		 Abián (ESP)
W (21–11, 21–10) 		— 1 Q  Lee Z J (MAS)
W (8–21, 21–19, 21–5) 		 Chou T-c (TPE)
W (21–14, 9–21, 21–14) 		 Ginting (INA)
W (21–16, 21–11) 		 Axelsen (DEN)
L (15–21, 12–21) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shi Yuqi  Abela (MLT)
W (21–8, 21–9) 		 Opti (SUR)
W (W/O) 		— 1 Q  Christie (INA)
W (21–11, 21–9) 		 Axelsen (DEN)
L (13–21, 13–21) 		Did not advance
Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen 		Doubles  P Chew /
R Chew (USA)
W (21–9, 21–17) 		 Lamsfuß /
Seidel (GER)
W (21–14, 21–13) 		 Kamura /
Sonoda (JPN)
W (21–14, 21–16) 		1 Q —  Astrup /
Rasmussen (DEN)
W (12–21, 21–14, 21–19) 		 Chia /
Soh (MAS)
W (24–22, 21–13) 		 Lee Y /
Wang C-l (TPE)
L (18–21, 12–21) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Chen Yufei Singles  Hany (EGY)
W (21–5, 21–3) 		 Yiğit (TUR)
W (21–14, 21–9) 		— 1 Q Bye  An S-y (KOR)
W (21–18, 21–19) 		 He Bj (CHN)
W (21–16, 13–21, 21–12) 		 Tai T-y (TPE)
W (21–18, 19–21, 21–18) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
He Bingjiao  Abdul Razzaq (MDV)
W (21–6, 21–3) 		 Aghaei (IRI)
W (21–11, 21–3) 		— 1 Q  Zhang (USA)
W (14–21, 9–7r) 		 Okuhara (JPN)
W (13–21, 21–13, 21–14) 		 Chen Yf (CHN)
L (16–21, 21–13, 12–21) 		 Sindhu (IND)
L (13–21, 15–21) 		4
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Doubles  Kititharakul /
Prajongjai (THA)
W (21–6, 21–10) 		 G Stoeva /
S Stoeva (BUL)
W (21–18, 21–15) 		 Kim S-y /
Kong H-y (KOR)
W (19–21, 21–16, 21–14) 		1 Q —  Fukushima /
Hirota (JPN)
W (18–21, 21–10, 21–10) 		 Kim S-y /
Kong H-y (KOR)
W (21–15, 21–11) 		 Polii /
Rahayu (INA)
L (19–21, 15–21) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Du Yue
Li Yinhui 		 Fruergaard /
Thygesen (DEN)
W (21–13, 21–15) 		 Mapasa /
Somerville (AUS)
W (21–9, 21–12) 		 Lee S-h /
Shin S-c (KOR)
L (19–21, 12–21) 		2 Q —  Polii /
Rahayu (INA)
L (15–21, 22–20, 17–21) 		Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping 		Doubles  Lamsfuß /
Herttrich (GER)
W (24–22, 21–17) 		 Tang C M /
Tse Y S (HKG)
W (21–12, 21–18) 		 Chan P S /
Goh L Y (MAS)
W (21–13, 21–19) 		1 Q  Seo S-j /
Chae Y-j (KOR)
W (21–9, 21–16) 		 Watanabe /
Higashino (JPN)
W (21–23, 21–15, 21–14) 		 Zheng Sw /
Huang Yq (CHN)
W (21–17, 17–21, 21–19) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong 		 Elgamal /
Hany (EGY)
W (21–5, 21–10) 		 Tabeling /
Piek (NED)
W (21–15, 22–20) 		 Seo S-j /
Chae Y-j (KOR)
W (21–14, 21–17) 		1 Q  Jordan /
Oktavianti (INA)
W (21–17, 21–15) 		 Tang C M /
Tse Y S (HKG)
W (21–16, 21–12) 		 Wang Yy /
Huang Dp (CHN)
L (17–21, 21–17, 19–21) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Indoor[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
China women's Women's tournament  Puerto Rico (PUR)
W 97–55 		 Australia (AUS)
W 76–74 		 Belgium (BEL)
W 74–62 		1 Q  Serbia (SRB)
L 70–77 		Did not advance 5

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

China women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads from group B at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[15]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 3 July 2021.[16]

China women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 3 Yang Liwei 26 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds China
G 4 Li Yuan 21 – (2000-05-29)29 May 2000 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Shandong Six Stars China
G 5 Wang Siyu 25 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Shandong Six Stars China
G 6 Wu Tongtong 27 – (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Shanxi Flame China
SF 7 Shao Ting (C) 31 – (1989-12-10)10 December 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sichuan Blue Whales China
F 8 Zhang Ru 21 – (1999-09-02)2 September 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Henan Phoenix China
SG 9 Li Meng 26 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Liaoning Flying Eagles China
F 10 Pan Zhenqi 26 – (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Beijing Great Wall China
PF 11 Huang Sijing 25 – (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds China
C 13 Sun Mengran 29 – (1992-07-16)16 July 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Shandong Six Stars China
C 14 Li Yueru 22 – (1999-03-28)28 March 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds China
C 15 Han Xu 21 – (1999-10-31)31 October 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Xinjiang Magic Deer China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • China Jia Nan
  • China Zheng Wei
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 247 191 +56 6 Quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 2 1 234 196 +38 5
3  Australia 3 1 2 240 230 +10 4
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 3 176 280 −104 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:00
v
Puerto Rico  55–97  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 9–21, 13–18, 16–26
Pts: Rosado 14
Rebs: Quiñones 5
Asts: Gwathmey 4		 Pts: Li Yue. 21
Rebs: Han 14
Asts: Huang 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
21:00
v
China  76–74  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 11–19, 17–9, 21–27
Pts: Wang 20
Rebs: Shao 8
Asts: Li M. 7		 Pts: Magbegor 15
Rebs: George 5
Asts: Ebzery 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
17:20
v
China  74–62  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10
Pts: Li Yue. 14
Rebs: Li Yue. 8
Asts: Wang 8		 Pts: Meesseman 24
Rebs: Meesseman 7
Asts: Mestdagh 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
10:00
v
China  70–77  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28
Pts: Shao 17
Rebs: Han 7
Asts: Li Yua. 6		 Pts: Brooks 18
Rebs: Vasić 10
Asts: Dabović 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

3×3[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
China men's 3×3 Men's 3×3 tournament  Serbia (SRB)
L 13–22 		 ROC
L 13–21 		 Latvia (LAT)
L 17–18 		 Netherlands (NED)
L 18–21 		 Belgium (BEL)
W 21–20 		 Poland (POL)
W 21–19 		 Japan (JPN)
L 16–21 		8 Did not advance
China women's 3×3 Women's 3×3 tournament  Romania (ROU)
W 21–10 		 ROC
L 9–19 		 Italy (ITA)
W 22–13 		 France (FRA)
W 20–13 		 Japan (JPN)
W 15–12 		 United States (USA)
L 19–21 		 Mongolia (MGL)
W 21–9 		3 Q  Italy (ITA)
W 19–13 		 ROC
L 14–21 		 France (FRA)
W 16–14 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 tournament

China men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.[18]

Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.[19]

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Serbia 7 7 0 138 91 +47 Semifinals
2  Belgium 7 4[a] 3 126 127 −1
3  Latvia 7 4[a] 3 133 129 +4 Quarterfinals
4  Netherlands 7 4[a] 3 132 129 +3
5  ROC 7 3 4 116 125 −9
6  Japan (H) 7 2[b] 5 123 134 −11
7  Poland 7 2[b] 5 120 130 −10
8  China 7 2[b] 5 119 142 −23
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. ^ a b c Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
12:00
v
China  13–22  Serbia
Pts: Hu 6 Pts: Domović Bulut 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Glenn Tuitt (USA)
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
15:00
v
ROC  21–13  China
Pts: Zuev 12 Pts: Hu 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
15:00
v
China  17–18  Latvia
Pts: Hu 12 Pts: Lasmanis 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
22:00
v
Netherlands  21–18  China
Pts: Van der Horst 8 Pts: Hu 17
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
11:35
v
Belgium  20–21  China
Pts: Vervoort 10 Pts: Hu 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
19:05
v
Poland  19–21  China
Pts: Pawłowski 7 Pts: Hu 12
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
15:05
v
China  16–21  Japan
Pts: Gao 8 Pts: Tominaga, Yasuoka 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament

China women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings.[18]

Team roster

The players were named on 2 July 2021.[19]

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  United States 7 6 1 136 98 +38 Semifinals
2  ROC 7 5[a] 2 129 90 +39
3  China 7 5[a] 2 127 97 +30 Quarterfinals
4  Japan (H) 7 5[a] 2 130 97 +33
5  France 7 4 3 118 116 +2
6  Italy 7 2 5 98 125 −27
7  Romania 7 1 6 89 142 −53
8  Mongolia 7 0 7 79 141 −62
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
10:40
v
China  21–10  Romania
Pts: Wan J, Yang 6 Pts: Cuic 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:00
v
ROC  19–9  China
Pts: O. Frolkina 7 Pts: Wan J 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
14:25
v
China  22–13  Italy
Pts: Zhang 8 Pts: D'Alie 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:00
v
China  20–13  France
Pts: Wang L., Yang 7 Pts: Touré 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:15
v
Japan  12–15  China
Pts: Mawuli 5 Pts: Wang L. 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
21:00
v
United States  21–19  China
Pts: Plum 10 Pts: Yang 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:55
v
China  21–9  Mongolia
Pts: Wan 10 Pts: Chimeddolgor 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
Quarter-final
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
20:30
v
China  19–13  Italy
Pts: Wang 11 Pts: Consolini, D'Alie 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
Semi-final
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:10
v
ROC  21–14  China
Pts: Kozik 10 Pts: Zhang 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
Bronze medal match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
20:45
v
France  14–16  China
Pts: Touré 8 Pts: Wang 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Boxing[edit]

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

China entered six boxers (three per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 bronze medalists Hu Jianguan (men's flyweight) and Li Qian (women's middleweight), along with rookies Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (men's middleweight), Chen Daxiang (men's light heavyweight), Chang Yuan (women's flyweight), and Gu Hong (women's welterweight), secured the spots on the Chinese squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[20]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Hu Jianguan Men's flyweight  Alakhverdovi (GEO)
W 5–0 		 Tanaka (JPN)
L 1–3 		Did not advance
Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan Men's middleweight  Kumar (IND)
W 5–0 		 Conceição (BRA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Chen Daxiang Men's light heavyweight  Negmatulloev (TJK)
W 4–0 		 Machado (BRA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Chang Yuan Women's flyweight Bye  Davison (GBR)
W 5–0 		 Krasteva (BUL)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Gu Hong Women's welterweight Bye  Manikon (THA)
W 5–0 		 Panguana (MOZ)
W 5–0 		 Jones (USA)
W 4–1 		 Sürmeneli (TUR)
L 0–3 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Li Qian Women's middleweight —  O'Rourke (IRL)
W 5–0 		 Rani (IND)
W 5–0 		 Magomedalieva (ROC)
W 5–0 		 Price (GBR)
L 0–5 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Canoeing[edit]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom[edit]

Chinese canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[21][22]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinals Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Quan Xin Men's K-1 98.86 16 98.06 15 98.06 20 Q 101.99 17 Did not advance
Chen Shi Women's C-1 127.36 17 124.15 16 124.15 18 Q 164.99 17 Did not advance
Li Tong Women's K-1 115.27 16 114.36 17 114.36 17 Q 126.86 20 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Chinese canoeists qualified six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the 2021 Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[23][24]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liu Hao C-1 1000 m 4:06.914 2 SF Bye 4:04.196 2 FA 4:05.724 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Zheng Pengfei 4:10.115 3 QF 4:05.502 1 SF 4:09.139 4 FA 4:14.048 8
Liu Hao
Zheng Pengfei 		C-2 1000 m 3:37.783 1 SF Bye 3:27.023 1 FA 3:25.198 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yang Xiaoxu K-1 200 m 36.561 4 QF 35.852 3 Did not advance
Zhang Dong K-1 1000 m 3:40.955 3 QF 3:44.269 2 SF 3:26.246 4 FA 3:28.103 6
Bu Tingkai
Wang Congkang 		K-2 1000 m 3:10.292 2 SF Bye 3:17.784 3 FA 3:19.612 8
Bu Tingkai
Wang Congkang
Yang Xiaoxu
Zhang Dong 		K-4 500 m 1:24.264 4 QF 1:24.036 3 SF 1:24.653 5 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lin Wenjun C-1 200 m 46.449 2 SF Bye 47.161 2 FA 47.608 6
Sun Mengya
Xu Shixiao 		C-2 500 m 1:57.870 1 SF Bye 2:01.369 1 FA 1:55.495 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ma Qing K-1 200 m 42.706 4 QF 42.321 2 SF 40.837 8 FB 40.652 15
Yin Mengdie 41.688 1 SF Bye 40.069 5 FB 40.365 12
Huang Jieyi K-1 500 m 1:52.385 6 QF 1:52.689 5 Did not advance
Yin Mengdie 1:52.760 6 QF 1:49.268 1 SF 1:56.977 7 Did not advance
Li Dongyin
Zhou Yu 		K-2 500 m 1:45.831 3 QF 1:47.471 3 SF 1:39.404 5 FB 1:39.790 10
Li Dongyin
Ma Qing
Wang Nan
Zhou Yu 		K-4 500 m 1:36.249 3 QF 1:36.379 2 SF 1:36.697 3 FA 1:38.121 6

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal round; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal round

Cycling[edit]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road[edit]

China entered one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road races, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[25]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Wang Ruidong Men's road race Did not finish
Sun Jiajun Women's road race Did not finish

Track[edit]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Chinese riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint, as well as the women's sprint, keirin, and omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Unable to earn a spot in the men's team sprint, China won a single quota place in the men's individual sprint through the UCI Olympic rankings. Qualification for the individual sprint thereby implies a quota place being added to the men's keirin.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Xu Chao Men's sprint 9.584
75.125 		11 Q  Rajkowski (POL)
L 		 Tjon En Fa (SUR)
 Hart (AUS)
L 		Did not advance
Bao Shanju Women's sprint 10.723
67.145 		18 Q  Braspennincx (NED)
L 		 Basova (UKR)
 Gaxiola (MEX)
W 10.913
65.976 		 Hinze (GER)
L 		 Andrews (NZL)
L 		Did not advance
Zhong Tianshi 10.559
68.188 		10 Q  Gaxiola (MEX)
W 10.744
67.014 		—  Braspennincx (NED)
L 		 McCulloch (AUS)
W 11.200
64.286 		 Hinze (GER)
L 		 Andrews (NZL)
 Starikova (UKR)
L 		Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Bao Shanju
Zhong Tianshi 		Women's team sprint 32.135
56.014 		2 Q  Lithuania (LTU)
W 31.804 WR
56.597 		1 FA  Germany (GER)
W 31.895
56.435 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round 3rd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Xu Chao Men's keirin 4 R 5 Did not advance
Bao Shanju Women's keirin 4 R 5 Did not advance
Zhong Tianshi 2 Q Bye 3 Q 6 FB 12

Qualification legend: FA=Medal final; FB=7–12 placement final

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch Race Tempo Race Elimination Race Points Race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Liu Jiali Women's omnium 10 22 7 28 14 14 11 1 65 11

Mountain biking[edit]

Chinese mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, respectively, at the 2019 Asian Championships.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Zhang Peng Men's cross-country LAP (3 laps) 36
Yao Bianwa Women's cross-country LAP (2 laps) 34

Diving[edit]

Main articles: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Chinese divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2019 FINA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Xie Siyi 3 m springboard 520.90 2 Q 543.45 1 Q 558.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wang Zongyuan 531.30 1 Q 540.50 1 Q 534.90 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cao Yuan 10 m platform 529.30 2 Q 513.70 1 Q 582.35 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yang Jian 546.90 1 Q 480.85 2 Q 580.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Wang Zongyuan
Xie Siyi 		3 m synchronized springboard — 467.82 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cao Yuan
Chen Aisen 		10 m synchronized platform — 470.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Shi Tingmao 3 m springboard 350.45 1 Q 371.45 2 Q 383.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wang Han 347.25 2 Q 346.85 1 Q 348.75 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chen Yuxi 10 m platform 390.70 1 Q 407.75 2 Q 425.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Quan Hongchan 364.45 2 Q 415.65 1 Q 466.20 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shi Tingmao
Wang Han 		3 m synchronized springboard — 326.40 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chen Yuxi
Zhang Jiaqi 		10 m synchronized platform — 363.78 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Equestrian[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

China fielded a squad of three equestrian riders for the first time into the team competitions by securing an outright berth each, as one of two top-ranked nations, qualified at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Saumur, France and at the Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, respectively.[26][27]

Eventing[edit]

Liang Ruiji and Agore de Bordenave have been named the traveling alternates.

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Bao Yingfeng Flandia Individual 34.40 39 38.00 72.50 39 5.60 78.10 35 Did not advance
Alex Hua Tian Don Geniro 23.90 3 12.00 35.90 18 8.80 44.70 21 Q 17.60 62.30 25 62.30 25
Sun Huadong Lady Chin van't Moerven Z 35.20 41 42.00 77.20 42 9.60 86.80 37 Did not advance
Bao Yingfeng
Alex Hua Tian
Sun Huadong 		See above Team 93.60 7 92.00 185.60 9 24.00 209.60 9 — 209.60 9

Jumping[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Li Zhenqiang Uncas S Individual 10 =52 Did not advance
Zhang Xingjia For Passion d'Ive Z 18 65 Did not advance
Zhang You Caesar Retired Did not advance
Li Yaofeng
Li Zhenqiang
Zhang Xingjia 		Jericho Dwerse Hagen
Uncas S
For Passion d'Ive Z 		Team 35 12 Did not advance

Fencing[edit]

Main articles: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Chinese fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team épée at the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's sabre team claimed the continental spot as the highest-ranked team from Asia and Oceania. Vying for qualification as the next highest-ranked country across all regions, the men's épée team accepted a spare berth freed up by Africa to complete the route in the rankings. Xu Yingming (men's sabre) and Chen Qingyuan (women's foil) secured additional places on the Chinese team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for individual qualification from Asia and Oceania in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while the reigning Asian Games gold medalist Huang Mengkai rounded out the Chinese roster by winning the final match of the men's foil at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[28]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Dong Chao Épée  Blais Bélanger (CAN)
W 15–7 		 Siklósi (HUN)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Lan Minghao Bye  Nikishyn (UKR)
W 13–12 		 El-Sayed (EGY)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Wang Zijie Bye  El Kord (MAR)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Dong Chao
Lan Minghao
Wang Zijie
Shi Gaofeng 		Team épée —  Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–35 		 ROC
L 38–45 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 42–45 		4
Huang Mengkai Foil  Cervantes (MEX)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Xu Yingming Sabre Bye  Samele (ITA)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Lin Sheng Épée Bye  Diongue (SEN)
W 15–6 		 Isola (ITA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Sun Yiwen Bye  Khakimova (UZB)
W 15–10 		 Zhu My (CHN)
W 15–8 		 Isola (ITA)
W 15–11 		 Murtazaeva (ROC)
W 12–8 		 Popescu (ROU)
W 11–10 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zhu Mingye Bye  Hurley (USA)
W 15–8 		 Sun Yw (CHN)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Lin Sheng
Sun Yiwen
Zhu Mingye
Xu Anqi 		Team épée —  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 44–32 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 29–38 		 Italy (ITA)
L 21–23 		4
Chen Qingyuan Foil Bye  Hany (EGY)
W 15–6 		 Jeon H-s (KOR)
L 11–14 		Did not advance
Qian Jiarui Sabre Bye  Tamura (JPN)
W 15–8 		 Pusztai (HUN)
W 15–10 		 Pozdniakova (ROC)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Shao Yaqi Bye  Dayibekova (UZB)
L 10–15 		Did not advance
Yang Hengyu  Mohamed (ALG)
W 15–1 		 Kharlan (UKR)
W 15–12 		 Pozdniakova (ROC)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Qian Jiarui
Shao Yaqi
Yang Hengyu
Guo Yiqi 		Team sabre —