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As the host country, China received an automatic quota for every competition, though athletes had to meet the qualification standards set by the country's national Olympics committee. A total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, the 2008 game's largest, and significantly more than the 407-strong Chinese team that went to Athens in 2004. Chinese athletes from every province qualified to compete in all 28
, marking the first time that Chinese athletes were represented in every sport at an Olympics. Of the total 639 athletes, 469 were competing in their first Olympics, 165 competed in Athens 2004, 37 took part in Sydney 2000 and the average age is 24.2 years old. Three athletes, diver
, were making their fourth Olympic appearances, having first competed in Atlanta 1996. China's Olympic delegation totalled 1,099, which included 460 officials.
. They were led by basketballer
and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the
China topped the rankings for the first time with 51 gold medals. In 2009 Team China won the
China won 51 gold medals, 21 silvers, and 28 bronzes making this the largest ever medals tally in China's
and marking the first time China has ranked first. They entered a team of 639 athletes, the large size characteristic of host nation teams.
3-0 in the final to win the country's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at
. That day's gain of eight gold medals is also the largest single-day gain by a national team since the
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Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia is a Chinese weightlifter. She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg....
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WeightliftingWeightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Women's 48 kg |
9 Aug |
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Pang Wei Pang Wei is a male Chinese sports shooter. He won both the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games in 10 m Air Pistol.-2008 Summer Olympics:...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's 10 m air pistol-Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time , with all shooters fitting into a single relay.DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:...
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9 Aug |
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Guo Wenjun Guo Wenjun is a female Chinese sport shooter who won three of the four gold medals in women's pistol shooting during the European part of the 2008 ISSF World Cup. She won gold in the women's 10 metre air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Women's 10 m air pistolBoth Olympic records were broken during the competition: the qualification record was raised to 391 by Natalia Paderina and the final record to 492.3 by Guo Wenjun.-Qualification round:...
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10 Aug |
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Guo JingjingGuo Jingjing is a Chinese female diver from the People's Republic of China. She has won more Olympic medals than any other female diver and has won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She announced her retirement in 2011....
, Wu MinxiaWu Minxia is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.Wu represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in second place...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's synchronized 3 m springboard Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....
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10 Aug |
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Xian Dongmei Xian Dongmei is a female Chinese Judo who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.Born in Sihui, she won the gold medal in the half-lightweight class in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
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Judo Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....
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Women's 52 kg The Women's 52 kg tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 10, at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium...
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10 Aug |
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Long Qingquan Long Qingquan is a male Chinese weightlifter. He qualified for the 56kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the 56kg weightlifting...
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WeightliftingWeightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Men's 56 kg |
10 Aug |
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Huo Liang Huo Liang is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. In addition to his gold medal in the 10m Platform Sync. event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he dove for 10m Platform event, placing 4th in the final round.-References:...
, Lin YueLin Yue ; born July 24, 1991 in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China in Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Background:...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Men's 10 m synchronized platform Men's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....
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11 Aug |
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Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...
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Women's 58 kg |
11 Aug |
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Zhang Xiangxiang Zhang Xiangxiang is a male Chinese weightlifter. He is an Olympic medalist. He won the bronze medal at the men's 56 kg class in Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsHe won the gold medal in the 62 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Weightlifting |
Men's 62 kg |
11 Aug |
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Huang XuHuang Xu is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He specializes on the pommel horse and the parallel bars and is also strong on still rings.-Background:Huang began gymnastics training when he was five and was a member of the Jiangxu provincial team in 1989...
, Chen YibingChen Yibing is a Chinese gymnast, a four-times world champion on still rings. Chen was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 and the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010...
, Li XiaopengLi Xiaopeng is a male Chinese gymnast, who specializes in parallel bars and vault. He currently holds 16 world titles, more than any other gymnasts in China...
Xiao QinXiao Qin is a male Chinese gymnast. He specializes in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. He joined the Chinese National Team in 1999 and is part of the...
, Yang WeiYang Wei is a male gymnast from China.-Career:Yang Wei won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition and won the gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....
, Zou KaiZou Kai is a Chinese gymnast. He was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2006 Asian Games...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Men's artistic team all-aroundMen's artistic team all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 12, 2008.Teams qualified through the general artistic qualification performances. Each team was composed of six gymnasts. Five of those gymnasts performed on each of the...
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Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin is a Chinese diver. She won the gold medals in women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China.-References:*...
, Wang XinWang Xin ; birth name Wang Ruoxue , born in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving.She initially trained atTsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006....
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's synchronized 10 m platform Women's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....
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12 Aug |
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Zhong Man Zhong Man is a Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the second ever gold medal for China in fencing.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/1774*...
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FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Men's sabre The men's sabre fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.The sabre competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers...
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12 Aug |
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Liao Hui |
WeightliftingWeightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Men's 69 kg |
12 Aug |
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Yang Yilin Yang Yilin is a Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.-Gymnastic career:...
, Cheng FeiCheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
, Jiang Yuyuan
Deng LinlinDeng Linlin is a Chinese gymnast. She was a member of the Chinese team that won the team gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and is a three-time World Cup gold medalist...
, He KexinHe Kexin is a Chinese gymnast. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics team. In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. On the bars she was one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00...
, Li ShanshanLi Shanshan is a Chinese gymnast who is especially strong on balance beam. She was a member of the Chinese silver medal-winning team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where she also medalled on the balance beam...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's artistic team all-aroundThe women's artistic team all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 13, 2008....
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13 Aug |
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Chen Ying Chen Ying is a female Chinese sports shooter who won the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 25 m Pistol.In the 2004 Summer Olympics she finished fourth in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-External links:*...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:The precision stage was fired at 09:00 China Standard Time , with all participants fitting into a single relay. In this stage, the time limit for each five-shot string is five minutes. Sonia Franquet of Spain took a two-point lead....
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13 Aug |
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Wang Feng Wang Feng is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup - 3m springboard synchro event....
, Qin KaiQin Kai is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2001 World Junior Championships, he won the gold on the 3m Springboard and the silver medal on the Platform. At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Men's synchronized 3 m springboard Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....
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13 Aug |
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Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records....
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Women's 69 kg |
13 Aug |
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Liu Zige Liu Zige is a world record holding swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she won the women's 200 butterfly in a new world record ....
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 200 m butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...
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14 Aug |
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Du Li Du Li is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Women's 50m rifle 3 positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...
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14 Aug |
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Yang WeiYang Wei is a male gymnast from China.-Career:Yang Wei won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition and won the gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Men's artistic individual all-aroundMen's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 14.For each competitor in the men's qualification, the scores for all six apparatus were summed to give an all-around qualification score...
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14 Aug |
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Zhang Juanjuan Zhang Juanjuan is an archer from the People's Republic of China.- 2004 Summer Olympics :Zhang represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 5th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 663. In the first round of elimination, she faced 60th-ranked Aurore Trayan...
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ArcheryArchery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:...
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Women's individual |
14 Aug |
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Yang Xiuli Yang Xiuli is a Chinese judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 78 kg category.-References:...
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Judo Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....
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Women's 78 kg The Women's 78 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held held on August 14 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST....
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14 Aug |
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Cao LeiCao Lei is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang Province....
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Women's 75 kg |
15 Aug |
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Tong Wen Tong Wen is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin she began training in Judo when she was 13.In 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal...
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Judo Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....
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Women's +78 kg |
15 Aug |
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Lu Yong Lu Yong is a male Chinese weightlifter. He is 172 cm tall.In the 85 kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the World Championships in 2005 but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007 due to a sprain injury during the competition....
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Men's 85 kg |
15 Aug |
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Du Jing Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
, Yu YangYu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Women's doubles |
15 Aug |
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Zhang Ning Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Women's singles |
16 Aug |
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Qiu Jian |
ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's 50 m rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:...
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17 Aug |
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Tang Bin Tang Bin is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st fours;*2007 World Championships - 3rd quadruple sculls;*2007 World Cup Amsterdam - 1st quadruple sculls...
, Xi AihuaXi Aihua is a female Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2001/2005 National Games - 2nd eights/single sculls;*2002 National Championships - 1st double/quadruple sculls;...
, Jin ZiweiJin Ziwei is a female Chinese rower. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st double sculls*2007 World Championships - 3rd quadruple sculls-References:...
, Feng GuixinFeng Guixin is a female Chinese rower, who was to compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's quadruple sculls event...
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RowingRowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
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Women's quadruple scullsWomen's quadruple sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a quadruple scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by four rowers...
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Wang Jiao Wang Jiao is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.She was a late replacement for Xu Wang at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal.-External links:*...
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WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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Women's freestyle 72 kg Women's Freestyle 72 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 17 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
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17 Aug |
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Zou KaiZou Kai is a Chinese gymnast. He was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2006 Asian Games...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Men's floorMen's floor competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's floor finals...
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17 Aug |
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Xiao QinXiao Qin is a male Chinese gymnast. He specializes in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. He joined the Chinese National Team in 1999 and is part of the...
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Men's pommel horseThe men's pommel horse competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's pommel horse finals...
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17 Aug |
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Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
, Wang Nan, Zhang YiningZhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
, Li XiaoxiaLi Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Women's team The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 17 at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool...
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17 Aug |
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Lin Dan Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Guo JingjingGuo Jingjing is a Chinese female diver from the People's Republic of China. She has won more Olympic medals than any other female diver and has won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She announced her retirement in 2011....
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's 3 metre springboardWomen's 3 meter springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 15 to August 17, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three meters above the surface of the water.The...
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17 Aug |
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Chen YibingChen Yibing is a Chinese gymnast, a four-times world champion on still rings. Chen was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 and the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010...
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Men's ringsMen's rings competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's rings finals...
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18 Aug |
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He KexinHe Kexin is a Chinese gymnast. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics team. In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. On the bars she was one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00...
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Women's uneven barsWomen's uneven bars competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's uneven bars finals...
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18 Aug |
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He Wenna He Wenna is a female Chinese trampoline gymnast. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal with a score of 37.80.She won a gold medal in the team event at the 2007 World Championships.-References:* -External links:...
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TrampolineAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's trampolineWomen's trampoline competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The competition consisted of two rounds. In the first, each gymnast performed two routines on the trampoline. One routine included required elements, while the other was a...
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18 Aug |
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Ma Lin Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
, Wang HaoWáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
, Wang LiqinWang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
, Chen QiChen Qi is a male Chinese table tennis player.He won the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Ma Lin, and is the youngest male ever to hold this title at age 20. A native of China, Chen Qi began to receive training in Nantong Spare-time Sports School in 1990. He became a...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Men's team The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 18, at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool...
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18 Aug |
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Li XiaopengLi Xiaopeng is a male Chinese gymnast, who specializes in parallel bars and vault. He currently holds 16 world titles, more than any other gymnasts in China...
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Men's parallel barsMen's parallel bars competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's parallel bars finals...
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19 Aug |
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Zou KaiZou Kai is a Chinese gymnast. He was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2006 Asian Games...
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Gymnastics Artistic |
Men's horizontal barMen's horizontal bar competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's horizontal bar finals...
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19 Aug |
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Lu Chunlong Lu Chunlong is a male Chinese trampoline gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics where he won the Gold medal.-External links:...
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Trampoline |
Men's trampolineMen's trampoline competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The competition consisted of two rounds. In the first, each trampolinist performed two routines on the trampoline. One routine had to include required elements, while the other...
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19 Aug |
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He Chong He Chong is a Chinese diver. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 3m springboard.He split with partner Wang Feng after they won a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event at the 2005 World Championships...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Men's 3 metre springboardMen's 3 metre springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to August 19, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It was an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three metres above the surface of the water.The...
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19 Aug |
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Yin JianYin Jian is a double Olympic medal winning Chinese sailor, in women's windsurfing.Yin won the silver medal in the 2004 women's Olympic sailboard competition....
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SailingSailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
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Women's sailboard Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....
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20 Aug |
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Wu Jingyu Wu Jingyu is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class.-References:* http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/20/content_8577298.htm...
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Taekwondo Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...
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Women's 49 kg -Repechage:...
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Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin is a Chinese diver. She won the gold medals in women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China.-References:*...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's 10 metre platformWomen's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 20 to August 21, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...
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Zhang YiningZhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Meng Guanliang Meng Guanliang is a Chinese flatwater canoer who has competed since 1998. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won the Canadian canoe C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.Meng became Chinese champion for the first time at the age of twenty...
, Yang WenjunYang Wenjun is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won two C-2 500 m gold medals Meng Guanliang, earning them in 2004 and 2008....
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Canoeing – Flatwater Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....
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Men's C-2 500 metresThe men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...
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Ma Lin Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Zou Shiming Zou Shiming is the most successful amateur boxer from the People's Republic of China. He has won three world titles in 2005, 2007 and 2011 and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight division.-Career:...
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BoxingThe boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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Zhang Xiaoping Zhang Xiaoping is a Chinese amateur boxer who won a gold medal as a light heavyweight in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Career:He won two matches at the world championships 2007 including an upset over Germany's world military champion Gottlieb Weiss but lost to veteran Yerkabulan Shinaliev and fell...
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BoxingThe boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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Light heavyweight The light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass....
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Zhang Lin Zhang Lin is a Chinese swimmer specializing in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events. He is China's most successful male swimmer.Zhang, who began swimming at six, is China's fastest freestyle swimmer. He was selected for the national team in 2002...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 400 m freestyle-Heats:-Final:* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best* AS = Asian Record; AF = African Record-References:...
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Zhang Juanjuan Zhang Juanjuan is an archer from the People's Republic of China.- 2004 Summer Olympics :Zhang represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 5th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 663. In the first round of elimination, she faced 60th-ranked Aurore Trayan...
, Chen LingChen Ling is a female archer from the People's Republic of China.- 2008 Summer Olympics :At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Chen finished her ranking round with a total of 645 points. This gave her the 15th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Evangelia Psarra in the...
, Guo DanGuo Dan is a female archer from the People's Republic of China.- 2008 Summer Olympics :At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Guo finished her ranking round with a total of 636 points. This gave her the 25th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Charlotte Burgess in the first...
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ArcheryArchery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:...
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Zhu Qinan Zhu Qinan is a male Chinese sport shooter. He won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event. Zhu currently is studying at Zhejiang University.Zhu began shooting training at Wenzhou...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's 10 m air rifle-Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...
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Tan Zongliang Tan Zongliang is a male Chinese sports shooter. He has won two consecutive ISSF World Shooting Championships in 50 metre pistol: in 2002 in Lahti and in 2006 in Zagreb. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the same event, a medal that was upgraded to silver after Kim Jong-su's...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's 50 metre pistol-Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:DQ Disqualified...
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Chang Yongxiang Chang Yongxiang is a male Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.His personal best was coming 1st at the 2008 Asian Championships.-References:*...
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WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 13 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
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Li Hongli Li Hongli is a Chinese weightlifter. He is 168 cm tall.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, Li Hongli won the bronze medal in the 77 kg category, with a total of 352.5 kg, after Gevorg Davtyan was tested positive for banned substances and lost his silver medal.Li competed...
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WeightliftingWeightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 200 m butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...
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Yang Yu, Zhu Qianwei Zhu Qianwei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5357...
, Tan MiaoTan Miao is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5363...
Pang JiayingPang Jiaying is a female Chinese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pang is one of the best Chinese women in middle and long-distance freestyle swimming....
, Tang JingzhiTang Jingzhi is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001 Goodwill Games - 1st 400m free;*2002/2006 World Short-Course Championships - 1st/2nd 4x200m free relay;...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay |
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Bao Yingying Bao Yingying is a female Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2001 World University Games - 3rd saber individual;*2002 World Junior Championships - 1st saber individual;*2002 Asian Games - 1st saber team;...
, Huang HaiyangHuang Haiyang is a female Chinese sabre fencer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2002 Asian Games - 1st team;*2003 World Championships - 2nd team;*2004 World Cup Grand Prix - 2nd team-References:*...
, Ni HongNi Hong is a female Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5439...
, Tan XueTan Xue is a female Chinese fencer who won silver medals in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the Team Sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
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Women's team sabre The women's team sabre fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 14 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre....
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Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships....
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Wu You Wu You is a female Chinese rower, who won silver medal in the Women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her race partner was Gao Yulan.-References:* 2008 Beijing...
, Gao YulanGao Yulan is a female Chinese rower, who won silver medal in the Women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her race partner was Wu You.-References:...
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RowingRowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
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Women's coxless pairWomen's coxless pair competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
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Xu Li Xu Li is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and received the silver medal in the 55 kg weight class.She also placed first at the 2007 Women's Wrestling World Cup.-External links:*...
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WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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Women's freestyle 55 kg Women's Freestyle 55 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 16 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
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Cai Yun Cai Yun is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the...
, Fu HaifengFu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Yang WeiYang Wei is a male gymnast from China.-Career:Yang Wei won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition and won the gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Men's ringsMen's rings competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's rings finals...
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Tian Jia, Wang Jie Wang Jie is a female Chinese professional beach volleyball player.- Career :Wang has partnered with Tian Jia since the start of the 2006 season and they are currently fifth in the world rankings. She won four titles with Tian, most recently in Hong Kong in 2007. The other two came in back-to-back...
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Beach volleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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China women's national field hockey team The China women's national field hockey team is the national women's field hockey team of the People's Republic of China that participates in international matches and tournaments...
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Field hockeyField hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
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Women's tournament The women's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a thirteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green...
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Wang HaoWáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Zhou Lüxin Zhou Lüxin is a Chinese diver. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Major achievements:He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup - 10m platform synchro event. He also won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics - 10m platform event...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Men's 10 metre platformMen's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...
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Cai Tongtong, Chou Tao Chou Tao is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She won the group gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.She represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the group competition.-References:...
, Lü YuanyangLü Yuanyang is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she placed 6th in the Group All-Around.She represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the group competition.-References:...
Sui Jianshuang, Sun DanSun Dan is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She won five medals at the 2004 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, two of them gold, and has competed at three World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships....
, Zhang ShuoZhang Shuo is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She won the individual/group gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.She represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the group competition.-References:...
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Gymnastics RhythmicAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's rhythmic team all-aroundWomen's rhythmic group all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.Teams consist of six gymnasts, five of whom perform in each routine. There are two rounds, a preliminary and a final, with each round consisting of two routines...
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Zhang Zhilei Zhang Zhilei is a Chinese amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at the world amateur championships 2007 at super heavyweight and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics .-Career:...
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BoxingThe boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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Xue Haifeng Xue Haifeng is an archer from the People's Republic of China.-2004 Summer Olympics:Xue competed for China at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the...
, Jiang LinJiang Lin is a male archer from the People's Republic of China.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Jiang finished his ranking round with a total of 632 points. This gave him the 55th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Lee Chang-Hwan in the first round...
, Li WenquanLi Wenquan is a male archer from the People's Republic of China.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Li finished his ranking round with a total of 646 points. This gave him the 46th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Jacek Proć in the first round...
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ArcheryArchery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:...
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Xu Yan Xu Yan is a female Chinese judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Lightweight event.-Major performances:*2003 World Championships - 7th -57 kg class;*2003 Asian Championships - 5th -57 kg class;...
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Judo Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....
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Women's 57 kg The Women's 57 kg Judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST....
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Hu Binyuan Hu Binyuan is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.He finished fourth at the 2004 double trap competition and won the bronze medal in the 2008 double trap competition.-Records:...
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ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Double trap During the competition, Walton Eller broke both Olympic records by a one-hit margin.-Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 9:00 and 13:00 China Standard Time . It consisted of three programs of 25 doubles each...
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Pang Jiaying Pang Jiaying is a female Chinese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pang is one of the best Chinese women in middle and long-distance freestyle swimming....
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 200 m freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...
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13 Aug |
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Yang Yilin Yang Yilin is a Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.-Gymnastic career:...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's artistic individual all-aroundWomen's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15. at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium....
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Zhang Yawen Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...
, Wei YiliWei Yili is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A women's doubles specialist, since 2001 Wei has competed on the world circuit in partnership with a variety of her fellow countrywomen, but most often with either Zhao Tingting or Zhang Yawen...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Chen Jin Chen Jin is a male badminton player from China. He is currently rank 6 in world singles men, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris.-2004–2008:...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Zhao Jing Zhao Jing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*2006 Asian Championships - 28.50, 50 m back...
, Sun YeSun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay...
, Zhou YafeiZhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;...
Pang JiayingPang Jiaying is a female Chinese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pang is one of the best Chinese women in middle and long-distance freestyle swimming....
, Xu TianlongziXu Tianlongzi is a female Chinese swimmer. A native of Yantai, Shandong, she competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2004 National Championships - 3rd 50 m back;...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 4 x 100 m medley relay |
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Zhou Chunxiu Zhou Chunxiu is a Chinese marathon runner.She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 33rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
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Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...
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Women's marathon |
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Yan Zi, Zheng Jie Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
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Tennis Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
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Women's doubles The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
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He Hanbin He Hanbin is a male badminton player from China.- Career :A doubles specialist, He won men's doubles at the Austrian International tourney with Guo Zhendong in 2007. Most of his accomplishments, however, have come in mixed doubles with Yu Yang...
, Yu YangYu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
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Badminton Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.-Qualification:The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008...
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Cheng FeiCheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's vaultWomen's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's vault finals...
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Wu MinxiaWu Minxia is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.Wu represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in second place...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's 3 metre springboardWomen's 3 meter springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 15 to August 17, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three meters above the surface of the water.The...
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Yang Yilin Yang Yilin is a Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.-Gymnastic career:...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's uneven barsWomen's uneven bars competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's uneven bars finals...
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Xu Lijia Xu Lijia is a female Chinese sports sailor who won a bronze medal for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.She races Laser Radial class single-handed dinghies...
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SailingSailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
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Women's Laser Radial classWomen's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....
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Cheng FeiCheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Women's balance beamWomen's balance beam competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's balance beam finals...
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Guo Shuang Guo Shuang is a Chinese professional track cyclist. She won two bronze medals at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in Sprint and Keirin, and two silver medals at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, again in Sprint and Keirin.Guo had an eventful semi-final in the sprint at...
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Cycling – TrackCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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Women's sprintThe women's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. The competition began with a time trial over 200 metres. The top 12 cyclists in that qualifying round were seeded into the 1/8 finals. There, they...
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Dong Dong Dong Dong is a male Chinese trampoline gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics where he won the Bronze medal.-Career achievements:At the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, he came 2nd in the Individual event....
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TrampolineAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Men's trampolineMen's trampoline competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The competition consisted of two rounds. In the first, each trampolinist performed two routines on the trampoline. One routine had to include required elements, while the other...
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Qin Kai Qin Kai is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2001 World Junior Championships, he won the gold on the 3m Springboard and the silver medal on the Platform. At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on...
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Men's 3 metre springboardMen's 3 metre springboard competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to August 19, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It was an individual diving competition, with dives performed from a flexible springboard three metres above the surface of the water.The...
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Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup...
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Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...
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Women's hammer throw |
20 Aug |
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Xue Chen Xue Chen is a Chinese female beach volleyball player, measuring 6'3" or 191 cm in height. Her hometown is Fuzhou, Fujian, but she trains in Sanya, Hainan. She has also trained in California under coach Dane Selznick....
, Zhang XiZhang Xi is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Xue Chen....
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Beach volleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Women's tournament |
21 Aug |
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Wang Xin Wang Xin ; birth name Wang Ruoxue , born in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving.She initially trained atTsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006....
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DivingDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...
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Women's 10 metre platformWomen's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 20 to August 21, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...
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21 Aug |
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Zhu Guo Zhu Guo is a male Chinese Taekwondo practitioner.At the 2008 Summer Olympics Zhu won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg category...
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Taekwondo Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...
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Men's 80 kg The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 22. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 80 kilograms...
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Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Women's singles |
22 Aug |
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Hanati Silamu Kanat Islam ; born September 13, 1984 in Altay, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games.-Career:...
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BoxingThe boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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Welterweight The welterweight competition was the fifth-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms in body mass....
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22 Aug |
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China women's national volleyball teamThe China women's national volleyball team represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It's one of the leading squads in women's international volleyball, twice having won the Olympic title .China took five consecutive World titles in...
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VolleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Women's tournament |
23 Aug |
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Gu Beibei Gu Beibei is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and has qualifed for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-See also:China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Huang XuechenHuang Xuechen is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Jiang TingtingJiang Tingting is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her duet partner is her twin sister Jiang Wenwen.-References:...
Jiang WenwenJiang Wenwen is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her duet partner is her twin sister Jiang Tingting.-References:*China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Liu OuLiu Ou is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Luo QianLuo Qian is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Sun QiutingSun Qiuting is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*China at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
Wang NaWang Na is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.-References:* http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/wang-na-1.html...
, Zhang XiaohuanZhang Xiaohuan is a Chinese synchronized swimmer.-References:* http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zh/zhang-xiaohuan-1.html...
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Synchronized SwimmingSynchronized swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 18 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.-Medalists:- Schedule :All times are China Standard Time - Team :- Duet :...
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Women's team The women's team synchronized swimming event at the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held on 22 August and 23 August.Eight teams will compete, each consisting of eight swimmers. There will be a single round of competition. Each team will present two routines: the technical routine and the free routine...
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Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
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Table tennisTable tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
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Men's singles |
23 Aug |
As the host nation, China automatically received a full complement of six quota spots (three for men, three for women) for the archery competitions. China's national selection competition resulted in
earned the women's spots. Xue and Zhang are both veterans of the 2004 Games, with Zhang a member of the women's team that took the silver medal. That medal was China's fourth silver in archery.