China at the 1998 Winter Olympics
China was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Chinese Olympic Committee.
In total, 57 athletes including 15 men and 42 women represented China in seven different sports including biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, short track speed skating and speed skating.
China won a total of eight medals at the games including six silver and two bronze. Six of the medals came in short track speed skating, one in Figure skating and one in Freestyle skiing. Speed skater Yang Yang (S) was the most successful Chinese athlete at the games, winning three silver medals.
Competitors
In total, 57 athletes represented China at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across seven different sports.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Biathlon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Short track speed skating | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Speed skating | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 15 | 42 | 57 |
Medalists
China won a total of eight medals at the games including six silver and two bronze.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Short track speed skating | Men's 1,000 m | 17 February | ||
| | Short track speed skating | Women's 3,000 m relay | 17 February | |
| Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | 18 February | ||
| Short track speed skating | Women's 500 m | 19 February | ||
| Short track speed skating | Men's 500 m | 21 February | ||
| Short track speed skating | Women's 1,000 m | 21 February | ||
| Figure skating | Women's singles | 20 February | ||
| Yuan Ye | Short track speed skating | Men's 5,000 m relay | 21 February |
Biathlon
In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the biathlon events – Yu Shumei, Sun Ribo, Liu Jinfeng and Liu Xianying.| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Sun Ribo | 3 | 25:29.0 | 39 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Yu Shumei | 0 | 23:44.0 | 5 |
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| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 15 km | Sun Ribo | 52:19.2 | 6 | 58:19.2 | 21 |
| 15 km | Yu Shumei | 54:41.3 | 2 | 56:41.3 | 9 |
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Cross-country skiing
In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Qu Donghai, Wu Jintao, Guo Dongling and Luan Zhengrong.Source:
Figure skating
In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the figure skating events – Zhengxin Guo in the men's singles, Chen Lu int the women's singles and Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo in the pairs.| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Zhengxin Guo | Men's singles | 10 | 9 | 14.0 | 8 |
| Chen Lu | Women's singles | 4 | 3 | 5.0 | |
| Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo | Pairs | 8 | 5 | 9.0 | 5 |
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Freestyle skiing
In total, five Chinese athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Ou Xiaotao in the men's aerials and Yin Hong, Guo Dandan, Ji Xiaoou and Xu Nannan in the women's aerials.Source:
Ice hockey
In total, 20 Chinese athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Chen Jing, Dang Hong, Diao Ying, Gong Ming, Guo Hong, Guo Lili, Guo Wei, Huo Lina, Li Xuan, Liu Chunhua, Liu Hongmei, Lu Yan, Ma Jinping, Ma Xiaojun, Sang Hong, Wang Wei, Xu Lei, Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Jing and Zhang Lan in the women's competition.Source:
;Bronze medal match
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Short track speed skating
In total, eight Chinese athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – An Yulong, Feng Kai, Li Jiajun, Yuan Ye, Wang Chunlu, Yang Yang (A), Yang Yang (S) and Sun Dandan.Source:
Speed skating
In total, 12 Chinese athletes participated in the speed skating events – Dai Dengwen, Li Yu, Liu Hongbo, Wu Fenglong, Feng Qingbo, Wan Chunbo, Jin Hua, Wang Manli, Yang Chunyuan, Xue Ruihong, Li Xuesong and Song Li.Source: