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.
SportMenWomenTotal
Biathlon044
Cross-country skiing224
Figure skating224
Freestyle skiing145
Ice hockey02020
Short track speed skating448
Speed skating6612
Total154257

Medalists

China won a total of eight medals at the games including six silver and two bronze.
MedalNameSportEventDate
Short track speed skatingMen's 1,000 m17 February



Short track speed skatingWomen's 3,000 m relay17 February
Freestyle skiingWomen's aerials18 February
Short track speed skatingWomen's 500 m19 February
Short track speed skatingMen's 500 m21 February
Short track speed skatingWomen's 1,000 m21 February
Figure skatingWomen's singles20 February


Yuan Ye
Short track speed skatingMen's 5,000 m relay21 February

Biathlon

In total, four Chinese athletes participated in the biathlon events – Yu Shumei, Sun Ribo, Liu Jinfeng and Liu Xianying.
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
7.5 km SprintSun Ribo325:29.039
7.5 km SprintYu Shumei023:44.05

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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
15 kmSun Ribo52:19.2658:19.221
15 kmYu Shumei54:41.3256:41.39

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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.
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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.
AthleteEventSPFSTFPRank
Zhengxin GuoMen's singles10914.08
Chen LuWomen's singles435.0
Shen Xue
Zhao Hongbo
Pairs859.05

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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