The Republic of China participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics under the name "Chinese Taipei" and won four medals.
| Taiwan at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | TPE | |||
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Web site | |||
| Beijing Olympic Games | ||||
| Athletes | 80 in 15 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Lai shenzhong | |||
| Medals Place 79 | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze four | Total four |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
| 1972 * • 1976 * • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 * Called the Republic of China | ||||
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Medalists
| Medal | Sportsman | Kind of sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Chen Weiling | Weightlifting | Women up to 48 kg |
| Bronze | Lou incie | Weightlifting | Women up to 63 kg |
| Bronze | Zhu Muyan | Taekwondo | Men up to 58 kg |
| Bronze | Song Yuqi | Taekwondo | Men up to 68 kg |
Competition Results
Rowing
In the next round from each race were several of the best crews (depending on discipline). 6 strongest crews reached the final A, the rest played places in the comforting finals of BF. Taiwan was represented by Wang Minghui as the sole participant in the men's singles.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Advance check | Qualifying race | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | Summary a place | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Time | A place | |||
| loners | Wang Minghui | 6 | 7: 46.83 | fourQ | Not carried out | 3 | 7: 17.08 | five | Semifinal C / D | Final D | 23 | |||||
| one | 7: 23.75 | five | 7: 16.28 | five | ||||||||||||
Badminton
According to the results of qualification competitions, Taiwan put one athlete in the men's and women's singles, as well as one pair in the women's doubles.
Baseball
The Taiwanese national team took third place at the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship, which was not enough for automatic qualification, and was forced to participate in the pre-Olympic qualification tournament. Third place in this tournament provided the Taiwan national team ticket to the Olympics. This will be the third participation of the Taiwan baseball team in the Olympic Games; at the first baseball games in 1992, the Taiwan national team won the silver medal.
Cycling
Taiwanese cyclist Feng Chunkai participated in the Olympic cycling race at the personal invitation of the International Cyclists Union. An invitation was sent to the athlete for his outstanding services in cycling. Feng Chunkai is the 2007 Asian champion. [one]
Judo
Based on the results of qualification competitions, Taiwan put up two participants - in the weight categories up to 52 kg and up to 63 kg in the women's competitions.
Table Tennis
Taiwan was represented by five participants who will perform in the men's singles (two), women's singles (two) and men's doubles. [2]
Sailing
Taiwan was represented by one member in the RS: X class.
Swimming
Softball
The Taiwanese national team secured a place at the Olympic Games by winning the qualification tournament in Asia and Oceania in February 2007 . [3]
Shooting
- Women 10m Air Gun: Huang Ilin .
Archery
At the 2007 World Cup, Taiwan's men's team took fourth place, and the women's fifth. Thus, both male and female teams were represented in full (three participants each) at the 2008 Olympic Games and participated not only in personal, but also in team competitions. [four]
Men
| Women
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Tennis
Taiwan will exhibit one athlete in the men's and women's singles and one pair in the women's category.
Men
- Lu Yansun
Women
- Zhan Yunzhan - Single and Doubles
- Zhuang Jiaong
Taekwondo
Men
| Women
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Weightlifting
Men
| Women
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Notes
- ↑ "Cycling wild-card sends Taiwan's Feng to Beijing" , Taipei Times , July 10, 2008
- ↑ "A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland" , The New York Times, July 6, 2008
- ↑ Taiwan beats NZ for Olympic softball slot , The China Post , February 7, 2007
- ↑ 2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results
Links
- Taiwan national team at sports-reference.com