Chinese Sports & Athletes by Sport
A library of athletes, built sport by sport
China's Olympic sports, by medals won
- Diving 55G · 26S · 11B
- Artistic Gymnastics 31G · 26S · 21B
- Shooting 31G · 18S · 28B
- Weightlifting 43G · 16S · 8B
- Table Tennis 37G · 21S · 8B
- Swimming 18G · 24S · 19B
- Badminton 22G · 15S · 15B
- Athletics 12G · 13S · 18B
- Short Track Speed Skating 12G · 17S · 9B
- Freestyle Skiing 8G · 11S · 7B
- Judo 8G · 3S · 12B
- Boxing 6G · 7S · 6B
- Trampoline 4G · 5S · 7B
- Fencing 5G · 7S · 3B
- Taekwondo 7G · 2S · 4B
- Rowing 2G · 4S · 6B
- Speed Skating 3G · 3S · 6B
- Freestyle Wrestling 2G · 4S · 6B
- Archery 1G · 7S · 2B
- Figure Skating 2G · 3S · 4B
- Artistic Swimming 2G · 5S · 2B
- Sailing 3G · 3S · 2B
- Greco-Roman Wrestling 0G · 2S · 6B
- Track Cycling 2G · 3S · 3B
- Canoe Sprint 5G · 2S · 0B
- Volleyball 3G · 1S · 2B
- Snowboard 2G · 2S · 1B
- Tennis 2G · 1S · 1B
- Basketball 0G · 1S · 1B
- Beach Volleyball 0G · 1S · 1B
- Hockey 0G · 2S · 0B
- Rhythmic Gymnastics 1G · 1S · 0B
- Golf 0G · 0S · 2B
- Karate 0G · 1S · 1B
- Sport Climbing 0G · 2S · 0B
- Handball 0G · 0S · 1B
- Softball 0G · 1S · 0B
- Football 0G · 1S · 0B
- Curling 0G · 0S · 1B
- Modern Pentathlon 0G · 1S · 0B
- 3x3 Basketball 0G · 0S · 1B
- Skeleton 0G · 0S · 1B
- BMX Freestyle 1G · 0S · 0B
- Breaking 0G · 0S · 1B
Stories
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Deng Yaping: Too Small to Fail — How China's Shortest Champion Reinvented the Game
The story of the Chinese table tennis player rejected for being 1.50m tall, who won four Olympic golds, reigned eight years as world No.1, earned a Cambridge PhD — and spent a lifetime outgrowing the measurement that was supposed to end her.
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Li Na: The Individual — Tennis, Rebellion, and the Price of Independence
The story of the Chinese tennis player who left the system that made her, won two Grand Slams on her own terms, and became the most defiant athlete modern China has produced.
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Li Ning: From Prince of Gymnastics to His Own Name — How a Champion Built a Second Life Beyond the Medals
Discover how Li Ning won six Olympic medals, had gymnastics elements named after him, and built a Chinese sportswear brand after retiring from competition.
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Liu Xiang: The Race, the Injury, and the Weight of a Nation
The story of the Chinese hurdler who became an Olympic champion, a world record holder, and one of the most recognisable athletes in modern China.
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Ma Long: The Dictator — How the Greatest Player in Table Tennis Outwaited a Generation
Ma Long won six Olympic golds, more than any Chinese athlete, yet was told his forehand wasn't powerful enough. He answered by outwaiting a generation and becoming the most complete player.
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Xu Haifeng: China's First Olympic Gold Medalist and the Coach Who Kept Breaking New Ground
Xu Haifeng won China's first Olympic gold medal in 1984. Explore his journey from pistol shooter to national team coach and modern pentathlon administrator.
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Yao Ming: The Man China Sent to the World — Becoming the Person a Country Expects to Succeed
The story of the 7-foot-6 Shanghai centre who was the first overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft, became an eight-time All-Star and a Hall of Famer, and carried the weight of a nation's expectation — the only figure in this series with no Olympic medal, and the most important of them all.