China at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 273 competitors, 149 men and 124 women, took part in 150 events in 25 sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Basketball | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Football | 14 | – | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Handball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Judo | 5 | – | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Sailing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Swimming | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 11 | – | 11 |
| Total | 149 | 124 | 273 |
Archery
The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Seoul for archery. The women were the more successful squad, taking ninth place in the team round.Men
'''Women'''
Athletics
Men's Marathon- Cai Shangyan
- * Final — 2:17.54
- Zhang Guowei
- * Final — 2:22.49
- Pang Yan
- * Qualification — 7.79m
- * Final — 7.86m
- Chen Zunrong
- * Qualification — 7.66m
- Ma Yongfeng
- * Qualification – 18.27m
- Gong Guohua — 7213 points
- Li Baojin
- * Final — 4'00:07
Women's Marathon
- Zhao Youfeng
- * Final — 2"27.06
- Zhong Huandi
- * Final — 2"36.02
- Li Juan
- * Final — 2"53.08
- Hou Xuemei
- * Qualification – 62.64m
- * Final – 65.94m
- Yu Hourun
- * Qualification – 62.86m
- * Final – 64.08m
- Xing Ailan
- * Qualification – 59.26m
- Li Baolian
- * Qualification – 58.92m
- Zhou Yuanxiang
- * Qualification – 56.36m
- Li Meisu
- * Qualification – 20.30m
- * Final – 21.06m
- Huang Zhihong
- * Qualification – 19.71m
- * Final – 19.82m
- Cong Yuzhen
- * Qualification – 19.56m
- * Final – 19.69m
- Dong Yuping
- * Final Result — 6087 points
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Team roster;Group play
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;Classification round 9–12
;Classification round 11/12
Women's tournament
;Team roster;Group play
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;Classification 5–8
;Classification 5/6
Canoeing
'''Men'''Cycling
Road
Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Hong Liu | Road race | 4:32:56 | 53 |
| Tang Xuezhong | Road race | 4:32:56 | 44 |
| Yingquan Cai | Road race | DNF | |
| Guo Longchen Hong Liu Tang Xuezhong Wu Weipei | Team time trial | 2:06:22.5 | 17 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chen Weixiu | Road race | 2:01:50 | 47 |
| Lu Suyan | Road race | 2:00:52 | 24 |
| Yan Yinhua | Road race | 2:00:52 | 33 |
Track
'''Sprints'''Diving
;Men;Women
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented China in 1988.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented China in 1988.Men's Individual Competition:
- Zhang Bin — 4081pts
- Zhang — 4081pts
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle- Shen Jianqiang
- # Heat – 23.41
- # B-Final – 23.40
- Feng Qiangbiao
- # Heat – 23.47
- Shen Jianqiang
- # Heat – 51.40
- Feng Qiangbiao
- # Heat – 52.45
- Xie Jun
- # Heat – 1:55.04
- Wang Dali
- # Heat – 15:45.96
- Lin Laijiu
- # Heat – 57.74
- Huang Guoxiong
- # Heat – 59.36
- Lin Laijiu
- # Heat – 2:08.28
- Chen Jianhong
- # Heat – 1:04.09
- # B-Final – 1:04.72
- Jin Fu
- # Heat – 1:05.02
- Chang Qing
- # Heat – 2:24.45
- Jin Fu
- # Heat – 2:26.05
- Zhan Jiang
- # Heat – 54.69
- # B-Final – 54.50
- Zheng Jian
- # Heat – 54.86
- # B-Final – 55.05
- Zhan Jiang
- # Heat – 2:02.29
- Xie Jun
- # Heat – 2:10.52
- Shen Jianqiang, Li Tao, Xie Jun, and Feng Qiangbiao
- # Heat – DSQ
- Lin Laijiu, Chen Jianhong, Zhan Jiang, and Shen Jianqiang
- # Heat – 3:48.18
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Yang Wenyi
- # Heat – 25.67
- # Final – 25.64
- Xia Fujie
- # Heat – 26.66
- Zhuang Yong
- # Heat – 55.84
- # Final – 55.47
- Lou Yaping
- # Heat – 57.79
- Zhuang Yong
- # Heat – 2:02.40
- # B-Final – 2:14.23
- Qian Hong
- # Heat – 2:12.44
- Yan Ming
- # Heat – 4:18.58
- Yan Ming
- # Heat – 9:00.81
- Wang Bolin
- # Heat – 1:05.15
- Lin Li
- # Heat – 2:18.11
- # B-Final – 2:16.68
- Wang Bolin
- # Heat – 2:21.70
- Huang Xiaomin
- # Heat – 1:10.78
- # Final – 1:10.53
- Chen Huiling
- # Heat – 1:13.65
- Huang Xiaomin
- # Heat – 2:30.03
- # Final – 2:27.49
- Chen Huiling
- # Heat – 2:45.87
- Qian Hong
- # Heat – 1:00.66
- # Final – 59.52
- Wang Xiaohong
- # Heat – 1:01.16
- # Final – 1:01.15
- Wang Xiaohong
- # Heat – 2:13.05
- # Final – 2:12.34
- Mo Wanlan
- # Heat – 2:19.56
- Lin Li
- # Heat – 2:17.09
- # Final – 2:17.42
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Xia Fujie, Lou Yaping, Yang Wenyi, and Zhuang Yong
- # Heat – 3:46.36
- Xia Fujie, Yang Wenyi, Lou Yaping, and Zhuang Yong
- # Final – 3:44.69
- Yang Wenyi, Huang Xiaomin, Qian Hong, and Zhuang Yong
- # Heat – DSQ
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented China in 1988.;Women's solo
;Women's duet
Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition- Liu Shuhua and Ma Keqin
- # First Round – Lost to Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber 5-7 1-6 4-6
Volleyball
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary round- * Defeated United States
- * Lost to Peru
- * Defeated Brazil Semi Finals
- * Lost to Soviet Union Final
- * Defeated Japan → Bronze MedalTeam Roster
- *Li Guojun
- *Hou Yuzhu
- *Yang Xilan
- *Su Huijuan
- *Jiang Ying
- *Cui Yongmei
- *Yang Xiaojun
- *Zheng Meizhu
- *Wu Dan
- *Li Yueming
- *Wang Yajun
- *Zhao Hong
Water polo
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary round- * Lost to Spain
- * Lost to Greece
- * Lost to United States
- * Lost to Hungary
- * Lost to Yugoslavia Classification Round
- * Lost to France
- * Defeated South Korea → Eleventh placeTeam Roster
- *Ni Shiwei
- *Wang Minhui
- *Yang Yong
- *Yu Xiang
- *Huang Long
- *Huang Qijiang
- *Cui Shiping
- *Zhao Bilong
- *Li Jianxiong
- *Cai Shengliu
- *Wen Fan
- *Ge Jianqing
- *Zheng Qing
- Head coach: Peng Shaorong