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China
  • Largest city: Shanghai
  • Official languages: Mandarin
  • National languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
  • Total area: 3,705,407 miles² (9,596,960 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 1,330,044,605 people

China Medal Count

  • Gold 51
  • Silver 21
  • Bronze 28
  • Total 100

Record Breakers

Shooting
Women's 10m air rifle (40 shots) Qualification: China (Li Du) 399 (OR)
Weightlifting
Women's 48kg Ranking: China (Xiexia Chen) 212 (OR)
Weightlifting
Women's 53-58kg Ranking: China (Yanqing Chen) 244 (OR)
Swimming
Women's 200m Freestyle - Heat 4: China (Jiaying Pang) 1:57.37 (OR)
Weightlifting
Women's 62-69kg Ranking: China (Chunhong Liu) 286 (WR)
Shooting
Women's 50m standard rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Qualification: China (Li Du) 589.0 (OR)
Swimming
Women's 200m Butterfly Final: China (Zige Liu) 2:04.18 (WR)
Shooting
Women's 50m standard rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Final: China (Li Du) 690.3 (OR)
Weightlifting
Women's 69-75kg Ranking: China (Lei Cao) 282 (OR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal Sport Event Athlete
SilverBoxingSuper Heavyweight (Over 91 kg)Zhilei Zhang
GoldBoxingLight Heavyweight (75-81 kg)Xiaoping Zhang
BronzeBoxingWelterweight (64-69 kg)Silamu Hanati
GoldBoxingLight Flyweight (Under 48 kg)Shiming Zou
SilverGymnasticsRhythmic Gymnastics Group CompetitionDan Sun, Yuanyang Lv, Shuo Zhang, Tongtong Cai, Jianshuang Sui, Tao Chou
SilverDivingMen's 10-Meter PlatformLuxin Zhou
BronzeVolleyballWomen
GoldCanoe/KayakMen's Canoe Doubles 500mWenjun Yang, Guanliang Meng
BronzeSynchronized SwimmingWomen's TeamWenwen Jiang, Xi Luo, Beibei Gu, Qiuting Sun, Xiaohuan Zhang, Tingting Jiang, Xuechen Huang, Ou Liu, Na Wang
BronzeTaekwondoMen's Welterweight (68-80 kg)Guo Zhu
GoldDivingWomen's 10-Meter PlatformRuolin Chen
BronzeDivingWomen's 10-Meter PlatformXin Wang
SilverBeach VolleyballWomenJie Wang, Jia Tian
BronzeBeach VolleyballWomenXi Zhang, Chen Xue
GoldTaekwondoWomen's Flyweight (Under 49 kg)Jingyu Wu
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's Hammer ThrowWenxiu Zhang
GoldSailingWomen's RS:X - WindsurferJian Yin
GoldDivingMen's 3-Meter SpringboardChong He
BronzeDivingMen's 3-Meter SpringboardKai Qin
GoldGymnasticsMen's TrampolineChunlong Lu
BronzeGymnasticsMen's TrampolineDong Dong
GoldGymnasticsMen's Horizontal BarKai Zou
BronzeGymnasticsWomen's Balance BeamFei Cheng
BronzeCyclingWomen's SprintShuang Guo
GoldGymnasticsMen's Parallel BarsXiaopeng Li
BronzeSailingWomen's Laser Radial - One-Person DinghyLijia Xu
GoldGymnasticsWomen's TrampolineWenna He
GoldTable TennisMen's TeamHao Wang, Liqin Wang, Qi Chen, Lin Ma
GoldGymnasticsWomen's Uneven Parallel BarsKexin He
BronzeGymnasticsWomen's Uneven Parallel BarsYilin Yang
GoldGymnasticsMen's RingsYibing Chen
SilverGymnasticsMen's RingsWei Yang
GoldBadmintonMen's SinglesDan Lin
BronzeBadmintonMen's SinglesJin Chen
GoldDivingWomen's 3-Meter SpringboardJingjing Guo
BronzeDivingWomen's 3-Meter SpringboardMinxia Wu
GoldGymnasticsMen's Pommel HorseQin Xiao
BronzeBadmintonMixed DoublesYang Yu, Hanbin He
GoldTable TennisWomen's TeamNan Wang, Yining Zhang, Yue Guo, Xiaoxia Li
BronzeGymnasticsWomen's Horse VaultFei Cheng
GoldGymnasticsMen's Floor ExerciseKai Zou
GoldRowingWomen's Quadruple Sculls Without CoxswainBin Tang, Ziwei Jin, Aihua Xi, Yangyang Zhang
GoldWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 63-72 kgJiao Wang
GoldShootingMen's 50-Meter Free Rifle Three Positions (3x40 Shots)Jian Qiu
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 4x100-Meter Medley RelayJing Zhao, Ye Sun, Yafei Zhou, Jiaying Pang
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's MarathonChunxiu Zhou
BronzeTennisWomen's DoublesZi Yan, Jie Zheng
SilverBadmintonMen's DoublesHaifeng Fu, Yun Cai
SilverWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 48-55 kgLi Xu
SilverRowingWomen's Pair Without CoxswainYou Wu, Yulan Gao
GoldBadmintonWomen's SinglesNing Zhang
SilverBadmintonWomen's SinglesXingfang Xie
GoldBadmintonWomen's DoublesYang Yu, Jing DU
BronzeBadmintonWomen's DoublesYawen Zhang, Yili Wei
GoldWeightliftingMen's 77-85 kgYong Lu
GoldJudoWomen's Heavyweight (Over 78 kg)Wen Tong
GoldWeightliftingWomen's 69-75 kgLei Cao
BronzeGymnasticsWomen's Individual All-AroundYilin Yang
SilverFencingWomen's Team SabreYingying Bao, Haiyang Huang, Xue Tan, Hong Ni
GoldJudoWomen's Half Heavyweight (70-78 kg)Xiuli Yang
GoldArcheryWomen's Individual (70 Meter)Juan Juan Zhang
GoldShootingWomen's 50-Meter Standard Rifle Three Positions (3x20 Shots)Li Du
SilverSwimmingWomen's 4x200-Meter Freestyle RelayYu Yang, Qianwei Zhu, Miao Tan, Jiaying Pang
GoldGymnasticsMen's Individual All-AroundWei Yang
GoldSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter ButterflyZige Liu
SilverSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter ButterflyLiuyang Jiao
SilverWeightliftingMen's 69-77 kgHongli Li
SilverWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 66-74 kgYongxiang Chang
GoldWeightliftingWomen's 63-69 kgChunhong Liu
GoldShootingWomen's 25-Meter Sport Pistol (30+30 Shots)Ying Chen
GoldDivingMen's Synchronized 3-Meter SpringboardFeng Wang, Kai Qin
GoldGymnasticsWomen's TeamFei Cheng, Kexin He, Yuyuan Jiang, Shanshan Li, Yilin Yang, Linlin Deng
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter FreestyleJiaying Pang
GoldFencingMen's Individual SabreMan Zhong
GoldWeightliftingMen's 62-69 kgHui Liao
BronzeShootingMen's Double Trap (150 Targets)Binyuan Hu
GoldDivingWomen's Synchromnized 10-Meter PlatformXin Wang, Ruolin Chen
SilverShootingMen's 50-Meter Free Pistol (60 Shots)Zongliang Tan
GoldGymnasticsMen's TeamXu Huang, Yibing Chen, Xiaopeng Li, Qin Xiao, Wei Yang, Kai Zou
GoldWeightliftingMen's 56-62 kgXiangxiang Zhang
BronzeJudoWomen's Lightweight (52-58 kg)Yan Xu
BronzeArcheryMen's TeamHai Feng Xue, Wenquan Li, Lin Jiang
GoldWeightliftingWomen's 53-58 kgYanqing Chen
GoldDivingMen's Synchronized 10-Meter PlatformYue Lin, Liang Huo
SilverShootingMen's 10-Meter Air Rifle (60 Shots)Qinan Zhu
GoldWeightliftingMen's Under 56 kgQingquan Long
SilverArcheryWomen's TeamJuan Juan Zhang, Ling Chen, Dan Guo
GoldJudoWomen's Half Lightweight (48-52 kg)Dongmei Xian
GoldDivingWomen's Synchromized 3-Meter SpringboardJingjing Guo, Minxia Wu
GoldShootingWomen's 10-Meter Air Pistol (40 Shots)Wenjun Guo
SilverSwimmingMen's 400-Meter FreestyleLin Zhang
GoldShootingMen's 10-Meter Air Pistol (60 Shots)Wei Pang
GoldWeightliftingWomen's Under 48 kgXiexia Chen

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46

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