China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Cycling

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{{infobox country at games

| NOC = CHN

| NOCname = Chinese Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2012

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.olympic.cn}} {{in lang|zh|en}}

| location = London

| competitors = 396

| sports = 23

| flagbearer = Yi Jianlian (opening)
Xu Lijia (closing)

| rank = 2

| gold = 39

| silver = 31

| bronze = 22

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| summerappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|ROC}} (1924–1972)

}}

The People's Republic of China, the previous host of the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United Kingdom, between 27 July and 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 396 Chinese athletes, 171 men and 225 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 23 sports.{{cite web|title=China to send 396-strong team to London Olympics|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-07/10/c_131706931.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716075730/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-07/10/c_131706931.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=10 July 2012|access-date=4 October 2012}} For the fourth time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

China left London with a total of 88 medals – 38 gold, 27 silver, and 23 bronze – finishing second only to the United States in the global medal standings.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19240540|title=London 2012: China assesses Olympic 'journey'|publisher=BBC|date=13 August 2012|access-date=15 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19236754|title=London 2012: Games set for grand finale|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 August 2012}} The Chinese delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning twelve medals in gymnastics, ten in diving and swimming, eight in badminton, seven in weightlifting and shooting, and six in table tennis. Chinese athletes dominated in badminton and table tennis, where they each won gold medals in all sporting events.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/badminton-china-sweeps-golds-after-doubles-win-idUSBRE8740CA/|title=Badminton: China sweeps golds after doubles win|first=Peter|last=Rutherford|date=2012-08-05|work=Reuters}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/08/london-2012-china-table-tennis|title=London 2012: China complete second straight clean sweep in table tennis|date=2012-08-08|work=The Guardian|agency=Press Association}} Eleven Chinese athletes managed to defend their titles from the 2008 Olympics, which China hosted; 18 of them won more than one Olympic medal in London. China also won its first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon.

Among the nation's medalists were Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen, who emerged as China's first swimmers to win two gold medals in their events; Sun and Ye broke a world record and an Olympic record, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2012-09/01/content_26400882.htm|title=Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen awarded by home province|publisher=China.org.cn|date=1 September 2012|access-date=21 December 2012}} Sun also dominated the nation's Olympic medal standings, winning four medals. Gymnast Zou Kai, who won two golds and one bronze in London, became the most successful Chinese athlete in history with a total of six Olympic medals. Springboard diver Wu Minxia became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal in a single event at three consecutive Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Chen Ruolin became the second diver in Chinese history to defend two Olympic titles at a single games, after Guo Jingjing did so in two springboard events in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/diving/story/_/id/8250480/2012-london-olympics-china-chen-ruolin-dominates-women-10-meter-platform-diving|title=China's Chen Ruolin dominates|publisher=AP via ESPN|date=9 August 2012|access-date=6 February 2013}}

In the years after the Olympics, Russian track and field athlete Darya Pishchalnikova was disqualified for doping, bronze medalist Li Yanfeng was upgraded to silver. Fellow Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was also disqualified for doping in the 50 kilometres walk, bronze medalist Si Tianfeng was promoted to silver; as well as another Russians Elena Lashmanova and Olga Kaniskina, Qieyang Shenjie and Liu Hong were promoted to gold and silver at the 20 kilometres walk, respectively, sixth placer Lü Xiuzhi was also promoted to bronze. Another Russian, silver medalist in the shot put, Yevgeniya Kolodko, was also found guilty for doping, Gong Lijao was promoted to silver and Li Ling to bronze, and Zhang Wenxiu was also promoted to bronze after the original winner in the hammer throw, Tatyana Lysenko was also disqualified.

Medalists

{{further|2012 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

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=By chronological order=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}Yi SilingShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle{{dts|28 July}}
{{gold medal}}Wang MingjuanWeightliftingWomen's 48 kg{{dts|28 July}}
{{gold medal}}Ye ShiwenSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley{{dts|28 July}}
{{gold medal}}Sun YangSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle{{dts|28 July}}
{{gold medal}}Guo WenjunShootingWomen's 10 m air pistol{{dts|29 July}}
{{gold medal}}He Zi
Wu Minxia
DivingWomen's synchronized 3 m springboard{{dts|29 July}}
{{gold medal}}Cao Yuan
Zhang Yanquan
DivingMen's synchronized 10 m platform{{dts|30 July}}
{{gold medal}}Li XueyingWeightliftingWomen's 58 kg{{dts|30 July}}
{{gold medal}}Chen Yibing
Feng Zhe
Guo Weiyang
Zhang Chenglong
Zou Kai
GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around{{dts|30 July}}
{{gold medal}}Chen Ruolin
Wang Hao
DivingWomen's synchronized 10 m platform{{dts|31 July}}
{{gold medal}}Lei ShengFencingMen's individual foil{{dts|31 July}}
{{gold medal}}Ye ShiwenSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley{{dts|31 July}}
{{gold medal}}Lin QingfengWeightliftingMen's 69 kg{{dts|31 July}}
{{gold medal}}Luo Yutong
Qin Kai
DivingMen's synchronized 3 m springboard{{dts|1 August}}
{{gold medal}}Li XiaoxiaTable tennisWomen's singles{{dts|1 August}}
{{gold medal}}Lü XiaojunWeightliftingMen's 77 kg{{dts|1 August}}
{{gold medal}}Jiao LiuyangSwimmingWomen's 200 m butterfly{{dts|1 August}}
{{gold medal}}Zhang JikeTable tennisMen's singles{{dts|2 August}}
{{gold medal}}Dong DongGymnasticsMen's trampoline{{dts|3 August}}
{{gold medal}}Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
BadmintonMixed doubles{{dts|3 August}}
{{gold medal}}Li XueruiBadmintonWomen's singles{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
BadmintonWomen's doubles{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}Chen DingAthleticsMen's 20 km walk{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}Sun YangSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}|Li Na
Luo Xiaojuan
Sun Yujie
Xu Anqi
FencingWomen's team épée{{dts|4 August}}
{{gold medal}}Lin DanBadmintonMen's singles{{dts|5 August}}
{{gold medal}}Zou KaiGymnasticsMen's floor{{dts|5 August}}
{{gold medal}}Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
BadmintonMen's doubles{{dts|5 August}}
{{gold medal}}Zhou LuluWeightliftingWomen's +75 kg{{dts|5 August}}
{{gold medal}}Wu MinxiaDivingWomen's 3 m springboard{{dts|5 August}}
{{gold medal}}Xu LijiaSailingWomen's Laser Radial class{{dts|6 August}}
{{gold medal}}Feng ZheGymnasticsMen's parallel bars{{dts|7 August}}
{{gold medal}}Deng LinlinGymnasticsWomen's balance beam{{dts|7 August}}
{{gold medal}}Ding Ning
Guo Yue
Li Xiaoxia
Table tennisWomen's team{{dts|7 August}}
{{gold medal}}Wang Hao
Zhang Jike
Ma Long
Table tennisMen's team{{dts|8 August}}
{{gold medal}}Wu JingyuTaekwondoWomen's 49 kg{{dts|8 August}}
{{gold medal}}Chen RuolinDivingWomen's 10 m platform{{dts|9 August}}
{{gold medal}}Qieyang ShijieAthleticsWomen's 20 km walk{{dts|11 August}}
{{gold medal}}Zou ShimingBoxingMen's light flyweight{{dts|11 August}}
{{silver medal}}Wei NingShootingWomen's skeet{{dts|29 July}}
{{silver medal}}Fang Yuting
Cheng Ming
Xu Jing
ArcheryWomen's team{{dts|29 July}}
{{silver medal}}Lu YingSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly{{dts|29 July}}
{{silver medal}}Wu JingbiaoWeightliftingMen's 56 kg{{dts|29 July}}
{{silver medal}}Sun YangSwimmingMen's 200 m freestyle{{dts|30 July}}
{{silver medal}}Xu LiliJudoWomen's 63 kg{{dts|31 July}}
{{silver medal}}Chen YingShootingWomen's 25 m pistol{{dts|1 August}}
{{silver medal}}Ding NingTable tennisWomen's singles{{dts|1 August}}
{{silver medal}}Lu HaojieWeightliftingMen's 77 kg{{dts|1 August}}
{{silver medal}}Gong Jinjie
Guo Shuang
CyclingWomen's team sprint{{dts|2 August}}
{{silver medal}}Wang HaoTable tennisMen's singles{{dts|2 August}}
{{silver medal}}Xu Chen
Ma Jin
BadmintonMixed doubles{{dts|3 August}}
{{silver medal}}Guo ShuangCyclingWomen's keirin{{dts|3 August}}
{{silver medal}}Huang Wenyi
Xu Dongxiang
RowingWomen's lightweight double sculls{{dts|4 August}}
{{silver medal}}Wang YihanBadmintonWomen's singles{{dts|4 August}}
{{silver medal}}Huang ShanshanGymnasticsWomen's trampoline{{dts|4 August}}
{{silver medal}}Li YanfengAthleticsWomen's discus throw{{dts|4 August}}
{{silver medal}}He ZiDivingWomen's 3 m springboard{{dts|5 August}}
{{silver medal}}Chen YibingGymnasticsMen's rings{{dts|6 August}}
{{silver medal}}He KexinGymnasticsWomen's uneven bars{{dts|6 August}}
{{silver medal}}Sui LuGymnasticsWomen's balance beam{{dts|7 August}}
{{silver medal}}Qin KaiDivingMen's 3 m springboard{{dts|7 August}}
{{silver medal}}Jing RuixueWrestlingWomen's freestyle 63 kg{{dts|8 August}}
{{silver medal}}Ren CancanBoxingWomen's flyweight{{dts|9 August}}
{{silver medal}}Hou YuzhuoTaekwondoWomen's 57 kg{{dts|9 August}}
{{silver medal}}{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{unbulleted list|Chang Si|Chen Xiaojun|Huang Xuechen|Jiang Tingting|Jiang Wenwen|Liu Ou|Luo Xi|Sun Wenyan|Wu Yiwen}}}}Synchronized
swimming
Women's team{{dts|10 August}}
{{silver medal}}Si TianfengAthleticsMen's 50 km walk{{dts|11 August}}
{{silver medal}}Qiu BoDivingMen's 10 m platform{{dts|11 August}}
{{silver medal}}Cao ZhongrongModern pentathlonMen's event{{dts|11 August}}
{{silver medal}}Gong LijiaoAthleticsWomen's shot put{{dts|6 August}}
{{silver medal}}Liu HongAthleticsWomen's 20 km walk{{dts|11 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Li XuanxuSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley{{dts|28 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Yu DanShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle{{dts|28 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Sun YujieFencingWomen's individual épée{{dts|30 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Hao Yun
Li Yunqi
Jiang Haiqi
Sun Yang
Lü Zhiwu
Dai Jun
SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay{{dts|31 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Tang YiSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle{{dts|2 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Ding FengShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol{{dts|3 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Lu ChunlongGymnasticsMen's trampoline{{dts|3 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Dai XiaoxiangArcheryMen's individual{{dts|3 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Tong WenJudoWomen's +78 kg{{dts|3 August}}
{{bronze medal}}He WennaGymnasticsWomen's trampoline{{dts|4 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Wang ZhenAthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walk{{dts|4 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Chen LongBadmintonMen's singles{{dts|5 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Wang ZhiweiShootingMen's 50 m pistol{{dts|5 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Zou KaiGymnasticsMen's horizontal bar{{dts|7 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Huang Xuechen
Liu Ou
Synchronized
swimming
Women's duet{{dts|7 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Guo ShuangCyclingWomen's sprint{{dts|7 August}}
{{bronze medal}}He ChongDivingMen's 3 m springboard{{dts|7 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Li JinziBoxingWomen's middleweight{{dts|8 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Zhang WenxiuAthleticsWomen's hammer throw{{dts|10 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Liu XiaoboTaekwondoMen's +80 kg{{dts|11 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Li Ling2AthleticsWomen's shot put{{dts|6 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Lü XiuzhiAthleticsWomen's 20 km walk{{dts|11 August}}

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{{Clear}}

=Multiple medalists=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=7|Multiple medalists

align=center

|Name

|Sport

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|align=left|Sun Yang

|Swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

align=center

|align=left|Zou Kai

|Gymnastics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|align=left|Zhao Yunlei

|Badminton

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Chen Ruolin

|Diving

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Wu Minxia

|Diving

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Feng Zhe

|Gymnastics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Ye Shiwen

|Swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Li Xiaoxia

|Table tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Jike

|Table tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|He Zi

|Diving

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Qin Kai

|Diving

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Chen Yibing

|Gymnastics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Ding Ning

|Table tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Wang Hao

|Table tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

align=center

|align=left|Sun Yujie

|Fencing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|align=left|Guo Shuang

|Cycling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|align=left|Huang Xuechen

|Synchronized
swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|align=left|Liu Ou

|Synchronized
swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

{{col-end}}

=Repeat medalists=

Successful defending champions are marked in bold.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
Name

! Sport

! Event

! 00

! 04

! 08

! 12

style="background:#ddd;"

| align=center colspan="7" style="font-size: 90%;" | Four participations

align=left rowspan=2| Li Naalign=left rowspan=2| FencingWomen's team épée{{bronze03}}align=center|6{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{gold01}}
|Women's épéealign=center|R2align=center|R2align=center|4align=center|R3
style="background:#ddd;"

| align=center colspan="7" style="font-size: 90%;" | Three participations, all with medals

align=left rowspan=2| Wu Minxiaalign=left rowspan=2| DivingWomen's synchronized 3 m springboard{{gold01}}{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Women's 3 m springboard{{silver02}}{{bronze03}}{{gold01}}
align=left rowspan=2| Wang Haoalign=left rowspan=2| Table tennisMen's team{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Men's singles{{silver02}}{{silver02}}{{silver02}}
align=left rowspan=3| Guo Yuealign=left rowspan=3| Table tennisWomen's team{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
Women's singles{{bronze03}}
Women's doubles{{bronze03}}{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{abbr|NE|No event}}
Zou ShimingBoxingMen's light flyweight{{bronze03}}{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
style="background:#ddd;"

| align=center colspan="7" style="font-size: 90%;" | Three participations, two with medals

Lin DanBadmintonMen's singlesR1{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
BadmintonMen's doublesQF{{silver02}}{{gold01}}
Huang ShanshanGymnasticsWomen's trampoline{{bronze03}}align=center|14{{silver02}}
Chen YingShootingWomen's 25 m pistolalign=center|4{{gold01}}{{silver02}}
Wei NingShootingWomen's skeet{{silver02}}align=center|6{{silver02}}
style="background:#ddd;"

| align=center colspan="7" style="font-size: 90%;" | Two participations, both with medals

align=left rowspan=3| Guo Shuangalign=left rowspan=3| CyclingWomen's sprint{{bronze03}}{{bronze03}}
|Women's team sprint{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{silver02}}
|Women's keirin{{abbr|NE|No event}}{{silver02}}
align=left rowspan=2| Chen Ruolinalign=left rowspan=2| DivingWomen's synchronized 10 m platform{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Women's 10 m platform{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
align=left rowspan=2| Qin Kaialign=left rowspan=2| DivingMen's synchronized 3 m springboard{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Men's 3 m springboard{{bronze03}}{{silver02}}
He ChongDivingMen's 3 m springboard{{gold01}}{{bronze03}}
align=left rowspan=3| Zou Kaialign=left rowspan=3| GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Men's floor{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Men's horizontal bar{{gold01}}{{bronze03}}
align=left rowspan=2| Chen Yibingalign=left rowspan=2| GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
|Men's rings{{gold01}}{{silver02}}
align=left rowspan=2| He Kexinalign=left rowspan=2| GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around{{gold01}}align=center|4
Women's uneven bars{{gold01}}{{silver02}}
align=left rowspan=2| Deng Linlinalign=left rowspan=2| GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around{{gold01}}align=center|4
Women's balance beamalign=center|9{{gold01}}
Dong DongGymnasticsMen's trampoline{{bronze03}}{{gold01}}
Lu ChunlongGymnasticsMen's trampoline{{gold01}}{{bronze03}}
He WennaGymnasticsWomen's trampoline{{gold01}}{{bronze03}}
Tong WenJudoWomen's +78 kg{{gold01}}{{bronze03}}
Xu LijiaSailingWomen's Laser Radial class{{bronze03}}{{gold01}}
Guo WenjunShootingWomen's 10 m air pistol{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
Jiao LiuyangSwimmingWomen's 200 m butterfly{{silver02}}{{gold01}}
align=left rowspan=2| Huang Xuechen
Liu Ou
align=left rowspan=2| Synchronized
swimming
Women's team{{bronze03}}{{silver02}}
Women's duet{{bronze03}}
Jiang Tingting
Jiang Wenwen
Luo Xi
Synchronized
swimming
Women's team{{bronze03}}{{silver02}}
Wu JingyuTaekwondoWomen's 49 kg{{gold01}}{{gold01}}
colspan=3|

! 00

! 04

! 08

! 12

Medal distribution

{{col-begin}}

| width="25%" align="left" valign="top" |

=By sport=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=5|Medals by sport

align=center

|Sport

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|Diving

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |6

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|10

align=center

|Gymnastics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3

|12

align=center

|Swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3

|10

align=center

|Badminton

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|8

align=center

|Weightlifting

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|7

align=center

|Table tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|6

align=center

|Athletics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |4

|10

align=center

|Shooting

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3

|7

align=center

|Fencing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|Boxing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|Taekwondo

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|Sailing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Cycling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|3

align=center

|Archery

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|Judo

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|Synchronized swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|Modern pentathlon

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Rowing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Wrestling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

style="text-align:center;"

!Total

39312292

| width="25%" align="left" valign="top" |

=By date=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=6|Medals by date

align=center

|Day

|Date

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|1

|28 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|6

align=center

|2

|29 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|6

align=center

|3

|30 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

style="text-align:center;"

|4

|31 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|6

align=center

|5

|1 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|7

align=center

|6

|2 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

align=center

|7

|3 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |4

|8

align=center

|8

|4 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |4

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|11

align=center

|9

|5 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |5

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|8

align=center

|10

|6 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|5

align=center

|11

|7 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3

|9

align=center

|12

|8 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

align=center

|13

|9 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|3

align=center

|14

|10 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

align=center

|15

|11 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |3

|7

align=center

|16

|12 Aug

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

colspan="2"|Total || 39 || 31 || 22 || 92

| width="25%" align="left" valign="top" |

=By gender=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=6|Medals by gender

align=center

|Gender

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

|Percentage

align=center

|Male

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 |17.5

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 |9.5

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 |10

|37

|40%

align=center

|Female

| bgcolor=#F7F6A8 |21.5

| bgcolor=#DCE5E5 |21.5

| bgcolor=#FFDAB9 |12

|55

|60%

align=center

!Total

39312292100%

| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |

{{col-end}}

=By dominance=

;Won all gold medals in one sport – 2

;Won all medals in one event (Podium Sweep) – 1

  • Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk{{cite web|title= 20 Kilometres Race Walk women{{pipe}}The XXX Olympic Games|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/olympic-games/2012/the-xxx-olympic-games-6999193/women/20-kilometres-race-walk/final/result#resultheader|website= World Athletics |access-date=2022-05-31}}

;Won gold and silver medals in one event – 7

;Won gold and bronze medals in one event – 5

;Won gold medals in both men's and women's events – 6

Competitors

The Chinese Olympic Committee selected a team of 396 athletes, 171 men and 225 women, to compete in 23 sports. Equestrian, football, and handball were the only sports in which China had no representation in 2012.

The Chinese team featured 29 defending champions from the Beijing games, including springboard diver Wu Minxia, light flyweight boxer Zou Shiming, gymnasts Zou Kai and Chen Yibing, and badminton player Lin Dan. Pistol shooter and former Olympic medalist Tan Zongliang, the oldest male member of the contingent, aged 41, competed at his fifth Olympic Games. Meanwhile, fencer Li Na and basketball player Wang Zhizhi each made their fourth Olympic appearance. Trap shooter Liu Yingzi was the oldest athlete of the team, aged 41, while relay swimmer Qiu Yuhan was the youngest, aged 14. Basketballer Yi Jianlian, who had previously played for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

The following table lists the number of Chinese competitors who participated in each Olympic sport. Note that swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, and water polo are technically considered as one sport, aquatics. However, due to their significant practical differences, they are listed separately by tradition.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! width=180|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Archery

| 3

36
align=left|Athletics

| 30

2858
align=left|Badminton

| 9

817
align=left|Basketball

| 12

1224
align=left|Boxing

| 6

39
align=left|Canoeing

| 11

718
align=left|Cycling

| 5

1015
align=left|Diving

| 7

512
align=left|Fencing

| 9

716
align=left|Field hockey

| 0

1818
align=left|Gymnastics

| 7

815
align=left|Judo

| 1

78
align=left|Modern pentathlon

| 2

24
align=left|Rowing

| 8

1220
align=left|Sailing

| 5

49
align=left|Shooting

| 13

1023
align=left|Swimming

| 24

2751
align=left|Synchronized swimming

| 0

99
align=left|Table tennis

| 4

48
align=left|Taekwondo

| 1

23
align=left|Tennis

| 0

44
align=left|Triathlon

| 1

12
align=left|Volleyball

| 2

1416
align=left|Water polo

| 0

1313
align=left|Weightlifting

| 6

410
align=left|Wrestling

| 5

38
class="sortbottom"

! Total

171225396

Archery

{{main|Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified 3 archers for the men's individual event, 3 archers for the women's individual event, a team for the men's team event, and a team for the women's team event.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Finals / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dai Xiaoxiang

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual

|678

|7

|{{flagIOCathlete|Štrajhar|SLO|2012 Summer}} (58)
W 6–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vélez|MEX|2012 Summer}} (26)
W 6–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Worth|AUS|2012 Summer}} (23)
W 6–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kim B-M|KOR|2012 Summer}} (2)
W 6–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Oh J-H|KOR|2012 Summer}} (3)
L 5–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|van der Ven|NED|2012 Summer}} (16)
W 6–5

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Liu Zhaowu

|668

|22

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ruban|UKR|2012 Summer}} (43)
L 5–6

|align="center" colspan="6"|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xing Yu

|673

|13

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mayr|GER|2012 Summer}} (52)
W 6–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mohamad|MAS|2012 Summer}} (20)
L 5–6

|align="center" colspan="5"|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dai Xiaoxiang
Liu Zhaowu
Xing Yu

|align=left|Team

|2019

|3

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCteam|ITA|2012 Summer}} (10)
L 216–220

|colspan=3|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Finals / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Ming

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual

|651

|20

|{{flagIOCathlete|Brito|VEN|2012 Summer}} (45)
W 6–4

|{{flagIOCathlete|Valencia|MEX|2012 Summer}} (13)
W 7–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lorig|USA|2012 Summer}} (4)
L 3–7

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Fang Yuting

|649

|25

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rochmawati|INA|2012 Summer}} (40)
L 4–6

|colspan="6" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xu Jing

|646

|27

|{{flagIOCathlete|Leśniak|POL|2012 Summer}} (38)
W 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kanie|JPN|2012 Summer}} (6)
L 0–6

|colspan="5" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Ming
Fang Yuting
Xu Jing

|align=left|Team

|1946

|7

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|ITA|2012 Summer}} (10)
W 200–199

|{{flagIOCteam|USA|2012 Summer}} (2)
W 218–213

|{{flagIOCteam|RUS|2012 Summer}} (6)
W 208–207

|{{flagIOCteam|KOR|2012 Summer}} (1)
L 209–210

|{{silver02}}

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Prior to the 2012 Olympics, Chinese athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):{{cite web|title=Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=4 June 2011}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf |publisher=IAAF |access-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707020747/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/statistics/standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_entrystandards_london2012_24135.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2012 }}

{{smalldiv|1=

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Men

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Su Bingtian

|align=left|100 m

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|10.19

|3 Q

|10.28

|8

|colspan="2"|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xie Zhenye

|align=left|200 m

|20.69

|6

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xiang

|align=left rowspan=3|110 m hurdles

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Shi Dongpeng

|13.78

|7

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xie Wenjun

|13.43

|3 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|13.34

|3

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Wen

|align=left rowspan=2|400 m hurdles

|50.38

|6

|colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Zhilong

|50.36

|7

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Guo Fan
Lao Yi
Liang Jiahong
Su Bingtian
Zhang Peimeng
Zheng Dongsheng

|align=left|4 × 100 m relay

|38.38 NR

|5

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dong Guojian

|align=left rowspan=2|Marathon

|colspan=6 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}

|2:20:39

|54

align=center

|align=left|Li Zicheng

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left|Cai Zilin

|align=left rowspan=3|20 km walk

|colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

|1:19:44

|4

align=center

|align=left|Chen Ding

|1:18:46 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Zhen

|1:19:25

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Jianbo

|align=left rowspan=3|50 km walk

|colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

|3:39:01

|4

align=center

|align=left|Si Tianfeng

|3:37:16

|{{Silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhao Jianguo

|3:56:59

|34

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Li Jinzhe

|align=left rowspan=2|Long jump

|7.77

|20

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Xiaoyi

|7.25

|36

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cao Shuo

|align=left rowspan=2|Triple jump

|16.27

|20

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dong Bin

|16.94

|5 q

|16.75

|10

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Guowei

|align=left|High jump

|2.21

|=21

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Yang Yansheng

|align=left|Pole vault

|5.35

|=20

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Jun

|align=left|Shot put

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Qin Qiang

|align=left|Javelin throw

|72.29

|41

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wei Yongli

|align=left|100 m

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|11.48

|7

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sun Yawei

|align=left|100 m hurdles

|13.26

|5

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Huang Xiaoxiao

|align=left|400 m hurdles

|56.29

|6

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Zhenzhu

|align=left rowspan=2|3000 m steeplechase

|9:34.29

|7

|colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Yin Annuo

|10:09.10

|14

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Jiali

|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon

|colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

|2:35:46

|58

align=center

|align=left|Wang Xueqin

|2:28:21

|22

align=center

|align=left|Zhu Xiaolin

|2:24:48

|6

align=center

|align=left|Liu Hong

|align=left rowspan=3|20 km walk

|colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

|1:26:00

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Lu Xiuzhi

|1:26:26

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Qieyang Shijie

|1:25:16 AR

|{{gold01}}

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Li Yanmei

|align=left rowspan=2|Triple jump

|13.43

|30

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xie Limei

|13.69

|23

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zheng Xingjuan

|align=left|High jump

|1.90

|18

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Ling1

|align=left|Pole vault

|4.25

|30

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Gong Lijiao

|align=left rowspan=3|Shot put

|19.11

|5 Q

|20.22

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Ling2

|19.23

|4 Q

|19.63

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xiangrong

|18.96

|6 Q

|19.18

|5

align=center

|align=left|Li Yanfeng

|align=left rowspan=3|Discus throw

|64.48

|6 Q

|67.22

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Ma Xuejun

|62.66

|11 q

|61.02

|10

align=center

|align=left|Tan Jian

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Lingwei

|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw

|56.50

|30

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lü Huihui

|64.45

|5 Q

|63.70

|5

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Li

|58.35

|23

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Wenxiu

|align=left|Hammer throw

|74.53

|2 Q

|76.34

|{{bronze03}}

On 1 May 2013, the IOC stripped Russian discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova of her silver medal in the women's discus throw after testing positive for Oxandrolone (an anabolic steroid). China's Li Yanfeng was elevated to silver.{{cite news|title=Russian stripped of Olympic medal in discus for doping|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/russian-stripped-of-olympic-medal-in-discus-for-doping-1.1373668|publisher=CBCsports|date=1 May 2013}}

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China won 12 quotas with 17 athletes for the 2012 Olympics.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group Stage

!Elimination

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Chen Jin

|align=left rowspan=3|Singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wacha|POL|2012 Summer}}
W (21–15, 21–8)

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zwiebler|GER|2012 Summer}}
W (19–21, 21–12, 21–19)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee H-i|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L (15–21, 16–21)

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Chen Long

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ponsana|THA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–12, 21–17)

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wong W K|HKG|2012 Summer}}
W (21–17, 21–17)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gade|DEN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–16, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee C W|MAS|2012 Summer}}
L (13–21, 14–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee H-i|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (21–12, 15–21, 21–15)

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Lin Dan

|{{flagIOCathlete|Evans|IRL|2012 Summer}}
W (21–8, 21–14)

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hidayat|INA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–9, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sasaki|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–12, 16–21, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee H-i|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (21–12, 21–10)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee C W|MAS|2012 Summer}}
W (15–21, 21–10, 21–19)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng

|align=left rowspan=2|Doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kindervater /
Schöttler|GER|2012 Summer}}
W (22–20, 21–16)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Smith /
Warfe|AUS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–17, 21–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fang C-m /
Lee S-m|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (21–19, 21–13)

|1 Q

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chai B /
Guo Zd |CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–15, 21–19)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Koo K K /
Tan B H|MAS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–9, 21–19)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Boe /
Mogensen|DEN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–16, 21–15)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Chai Biao
Guo Zhendong

|{{flagIOCathlete|James /
Viljoen|RSA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–8, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ivanov /
Sozonov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W (23–21, 21–15)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Boe /
Mogensen|DEN|2012 Summer}}
L (14–21, 19–21)

|1 Q

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cai Y /
Fu Hf |CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (15–21, 19–21)

|colspan=3|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group Stage

!Elimination

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Xuerui

|align=left rowspan=3|Singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Marín|ESP|2012 Summer}}
W (21–13, 21–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rivero|PER|2012 Summer}}
W (21–5, 21–6)

|{{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tai T-z|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (21–16, 23–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yip P Y|HKG|2012 Summer}}
W (21–12, 22–20)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang X|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (22–20, 21–28)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang Y|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–15, 21–23 21–17)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Xin

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang|USA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–8, 21–6)

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Firdasari|INA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–15, 21–8)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Intanon|THA|2012 Summer}}
W (17–21, 21–18, 21–14)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Li X|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (20–22, 18–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nehwal|IND|2012 Summer}}
L (21–18, 1–0ret)

|4

align=center

|align=left|Wang Yihan

|{{flagIOCathlete|Li|CAN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–8, 21–16)

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bae Y-j|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (15–21, 21–14, 21–14)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cheng S-c|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (21–14, 21–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nehwal|IND|2012 Summer}}
W (21–13, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Li X|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (15–21, 23–21, 17–21)

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei

|align=left rowspan=2|Doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Maeda /
Suetsuna|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–16, 21–17)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Juhl /
Pedersen|DEN|2012 Summer}}
L (20–22, 12–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Poon L Y /
Tse Y S|HKG|2012 Summer}}
W (21–11, 21–12)

|2 Q

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cheng W-h /
Chien Y-c|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (21–10, 21–14)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sorokina /
Vislova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–19, 21–6)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fujii /
Kakiiwa|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–10, 25–23)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jung K-e /
Kim H-n|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L (14–21, 11–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sorokina /
Vislova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–6, 21–9)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bruce /
Li|CAN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–11, 21–7)

|2 Q

|colspan=5|Disqualified – match fixing

;Mixed

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group Stage

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ma Jin
Xu Chen

|align=left rowspan=2|Doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Prapakamol /
Thungthongkam|THA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–19, 21–12)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chan P S /
Goh L Y|MAS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–14, 21–8)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chen H-l /
Cheng W-h|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (21–16, 22–20)

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mateusiak /
Zięba|POL|2012 Summer}}
W (21–19, 21–16, 23–21)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ahmad /
Natsir|INA|2012 Summer}}
W (21–23, 21–18, 21–13)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhang N /
Zhao Yl|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (11–21, 17–21)

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nikolaenko /
Sorokina|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W (21–18, 21–9)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Adcock /
Bankier|GBR|2012 Summer}}
W (21–13, 21–14)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fuchs /
Michels|GER|2012 Summer}}
W (21–6, 21–7)

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Laybourn /
Juhl|DEN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–13, 21–17)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nielsen /
Pedersen|DEN|2012 Summer}}
W (17–21, 21–17, 21–19)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Xu C /
Ma J|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (21–11, 21–17)

|{{gold01}}

Basketball

{{main|Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China's male and female basketball teams both qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters|CHN}}

;Group play

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B}}

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B2}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B4}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B7}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B11}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B14}}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|CHN}}

;Group play

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A}}

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A1}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A4}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A7}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A11}}

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{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A14}}

;Quarter-final

{{#section:Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C1}}

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified boxers for the following events in 2012:

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zou Shiming

|align=left|Light flyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Veitia|CUB|2012 Summer}}
W 14–11

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhakypov|KAZ|2012 Summer}}
W 13–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Barnes|IRL|2012 Summer}}
W 15+–15

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pongprayoon|THA|2012 Summer}}
W 13–10

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Liu Qiang

|align=left|Lightweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jackson|AUS|2012 Summer}}
W 20–7

|{{flagIOCathlete|Toledo|CUB|2012 Summer}}
L 10–14

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Maimaitituersun Qiong

|align=left|Welterweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zamkovoy|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 11–16

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Meng Fanlong

|align=left|Light heavyweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sangwan|IND|2012 Summer}}
W 15–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Falcão|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 17–17+

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Xuanxuan

|align=left|Heavyweight

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pulev|BUL|2012 Summer}}
L 7–10

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Zhilei

|align=left|Super heavyweight

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Linde|AUS|2012 Summer}}
W {{abbr|RSC|Referee stops contest}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Joshua|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L 11–15

|colspan=3|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ren Cancan

|align=left|Flyweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Savelyeva|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 12–7

|{{flagIOCathlete|Esparza|USA|2012 Summer}}
W 10–8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Adams|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L 7–16

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Dong Cheng

|align=left|Lightweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lăcătuș|ROU|2012 Summer}}
W 10–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chorieva|TJK|2012 Summer}}
L 8–13

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Jinzi

|align=left|Middleweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Feitosa|BRA|2012 Summer}}
W 19–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Spencer|CAN|2012 Summer}}
W 17–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Torlopova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 10–12

|Did not advance

|{{bronze03}}

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Slalom=

China qualified boats for the following slalom events:

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="6"|Preliminary

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Rank

!Run 2

!Rank

!Best

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Huang Cunguang

|align=left|Men's K-1

|94.40

|14

|94.54

|15

|94.40

|17

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Teng Zhiqiang

|align=left|Men's C-1

|95.68

|5

|96.06

|7

|95.68

|11 Q

|107.53

|12

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong

|align=left|Men's C-2

|103.36

|5

|99.05

|2

|99.05

|3 Q

|110.70

|5 Q

|112.86

|6

align=center

|align=left|Li Jingjing

|align=left|Women's K-1

|108.53

|8

|111.22

|14

|108.53

|12 Q

|117.02

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 CHN Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong.jpg|Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong (C-2)

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics W K1 CHN Li Jingjing.jpg|Li Jingjing (K-1)

=Sprint=

China qualified boats for the following sprint events:

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Qiang

|align=left|C-1 200 m

|42.004

|3 Q

|42.149

|3 FB

|47.295

|16

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Zhou Yubo

|align=left|K-1 200 m

|38.316

|5 Q

|39.042

|8 FB

|40.157

|16

align=center

|align=left|K-1 1000 m

|3:36.994

|4 Q

|3:36.163

|7 FB

|3:36.110

|15

align=center

|align=left|Huang Maoxing
Li Qiang

|align=left|C-2 1000 m

|3:38.483

|3 Q

|3:37.746

|1 FA

|3:48.930

|8

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Hongpeng
Shen Jie
Zhou Peng
Zhou Yubo

|align=left|K-4 1000 m

|3:14.234

|5 Q

|3:00.315

|8

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhou Yu

|align=left|K-1 200 m

|42.885

|6 Q

|42.279

|6

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wu Yanan
Zhou Yu

|align=left|K-2 500 m

|1:43.448

|1 Q

|1:41.863

|1 FA

|1:44.136

|4

align=center

|align=left|Li Zhangli
Liu Haiping
Ren Wenjun
Yu Lamei

|align=left|K-4 500 m

|1:40.661

|4 Q

|1:34.004

|8

|colspan=2|did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified the following cyclists for the 2012 Games:

=Road=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xin

|align=left|Women's road race

|colspan=2|{{Tooltip|OTL|Over Time Limit}}

=Track=

;Sprint

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!Round 1

!Repechage 1

!Round 2

!Repechage 2

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Miao

| align=left|Men's sprint

|10.155
70.901

|8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Awang|MAS|2012 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Esterhuizen|RSA|2012 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Mazquiarán|ESP|2012 Summer}}
L

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

| align=left|Guo Shuang

| align=left|Women's sprint

|11.020
65.335

|3

|{{flagIOCathlete|Larreal|VEN|2012 Summer}}
W 11.371
63.318

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hansen|NZL|2012 Summer}}
W 11.431
62.986

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Guerra|CUB|2012 Summer}}
W 11.283,
W 11.337

|{{flagIOCathlete|Meares|AUS|2012 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vogel|GER|2012 Summer}}
W 11.532,
W 11.591

|{{bronze03}}

;Team sprint

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Changsong
Zhang Lei
Zhang Miao

|align=left|Men's team sprint

|43.751
61.712

|6 Q

|{{flagIOCteam|AUS|2012 Summer}}
L 43.505
62.061

|6

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Gong Jinjie
Guo Shuang

|align=left|Women's team sprint

|32.447 {{WR|track cycling}}
55.475

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCteam|VEN|2012 Summer}}
W 32.422 {{WR|track cycling}}
55.517

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCteam|GER|2012 Summer}}
L {{abbr|REL|Relegated}}

|{{silver02}}

;Pursuit

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Opponent
Results

!Rank

!Opponent
Results

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jiang Fan
Jiang Wenwen
Liang Jing

|align=left|Women's team pursuit

|3:26.049

|10

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Keirin

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!1st round

!Repechage

!2nd round

!Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Miao

|align=left|Men's keirin

|6 R

|6

|Did not advance

|17

align=center

|align=left|Guo Shuang

|align=left|Women's keirin

|1 Q

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|3 Q

|{{silver02}}

;Omnium

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Flying lap

!colspan=2|Points race

!Elimination race

!colspan=2|Individual pursuit

!Scratch race

!colspan=2|Time trial

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Huang Li

|align=left|Women's omnium

|14.571

|9

|2

|15

|16

|3:45.610

|13

|8

|36.315

|6

|67

|12

=Mountain biking=

{{cite web|title=Men Elite Asian Championships (CHN/CC) Cross Country 2011|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=15697&EditionID=641645&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|date=12 June 2011|publisher=UCI|access-date=13 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007115654/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=15697&EditionID=641645&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|archive-date=7 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Women Elite Asian Championships (CHN/CC) Cross Country 2011 |url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=15697&EditionID=641645&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 |date=12 June 2011 |publisher=UCI |access-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007115842/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=15697&EditionID=641645&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 |archive-date=7 October 2011 }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Tong Weisong

|align=left|Men's cross-country

{{abbr|LAP|Lapped}} (3 laps)

|41

align=center

|align=left|Shi Qinglan

|align=left|Women's cross-country

|1:35:28

|12

Diving

{{main|Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The Chinese diving team qualified 12 divers across all diving events at the 2012 Olympics through the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Preliminaries

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|He Chong

|align=left rowspan=2|3 m springboard

|500.90

|2 Q

|510.15

|1 Q

|524.15

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Qin Kai

|451.60

|11 Q

|500.35

|3 Q

|541.75

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Lin Yue

|align=left rowspan=2|10 m platform

|532.15

|2 Q

|541.80

|2 Q

|527.30

|6

align=center

|align=left|Qiu Bo

|563.70

|1 Q

|563.55

|1 Q

|566.85

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Luo Yutong
Qin Kai

|align=left|3 m synchronized springboard

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|477.00

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Cao Yuan
Zhang Yanquan

|align=left|10 m synchronized platform

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|486.78

|{{gold01}}

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Preliminaries

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|He Zi

|align=left rowspan=2|3 m springboard

|363.85

|2 Q

|354.50

|3 Q

|379.20

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Wu Minxia

|387.75

|1 Q

|394.40

|1 Q

|414.00

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Ruolin

|align=left rowspan=2|10 m platform

|392.35

|1 Q

|407.25

|1 Q

|422.30

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Hu Yadan

|337.85

|6 Q

|328.25

|9 Q

|349.50

|9

align=center

|align=left|He Zi
Wu Minxia

|align=left|3 m synchronized springboard

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|346.20

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Ruolin
Wang Hao

|align=left|10 m synchronized platform

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|368.40

|{{gold01}}

Fencing

{{main|Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified 13 fencers for nine events at the 2012 Olympics.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Guojie

|align=left|Individual épée

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kelsey|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 7–8

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lei Sheng

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual foil

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Schlosser|AUT|2012 Summer}}
W 15–9

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sintes|FRA|2012 Summer}}
W 15–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Aspromonte|ITA|2012 Summer}}
W 15–8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Baldini|ITA|2012 Summer}}
W 15–11

|{{flagIOCathlete|Abouelkassem|EGY|2012 Summer}}
W 15–13

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Ma Jianfei

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gómez|MEX|2012 Summer}}
W 15–9

|{{flagIOCathlete|Akhmatkhuzin|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 15–11

|{{flagIOCathlete|Choi B-c|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L 13–15

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhu Jun

|{{flagIOCathlete|Shaito|LIB|2012 Summer}}
W 15–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Choi B-c|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L 13–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lei Sheng
Ma Jianfei
Zhang Liangliang
Zhu Jun

|align=left|Team foil

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|JPN|2012 Summer}} (7)
L 30–45

|Classification semi-final
{{flagIOCteam|RUS|2012 Summer|2012 Summer}}
L 40–45

|7th place final
{{flagIOCteam|FRA|2012 Summer|2012 Summer}}
W 45–33

|7

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xiao

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual sabre

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Occhiuzzi|ITA|2012 Summer}}
L 9–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Jingzhi

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Won W-y|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L 6–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhong Man

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kim J-h|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W 15–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Szilágyi|HUN|2012 Summer}}
L 10–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jiang Kelu
Liu Xiao
Wang Jingzhi
Zhong Man

|align=left|Team sabre

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|ROU|2012 Summer|2012 Summer}}
L 30–45

|Classification semi-final
{{flagIOCteam|USA|2012 Summer|2012 Summer}} (8)
W 45–28

|5th place final
{{flagIOCteam|GER|2012 Summer|2012 Summer}} (3)
L 30–45

|6

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Na

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual épée

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pantelyeyeva|UKR|2012 Summer}}
W 15–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Heidemann|GER|2012 Summer}}
L 13–14

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Luo Xiaojuan

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Besbes|TUN|2012 Summer}}
L 9–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sun Yujie

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Duplitzer|GER|2012 Summer}}
W 15–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Géroudet|SUI|2012 Summer}}
W 15–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fiamingo|ITA|2012 Summer}}
W 15–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Shemyakina|UKR|2012 Summer}}
L 13–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Shin A-L|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W 15–11

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Na
Luo Xiaojuan
Sun Yujie
Xu Anqi

|align=left|Team épée

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|GER|2012 Summer}}
W 45–42

|{{flagIOCteam|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 20–19

|{{flagIOCteam|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W 39–25

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Jinyan

|align=left|Individual foil

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wojtkowiak|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 15–8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vezzali|ITA|2012 Summer}}
L 6–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Chen Xiaodong

|align=left rowspan=2|Individual sabre

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ben Chaabane|TUN|2012 Summer}}
W 15–12

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vecchi|ITA|2012 Summer}}
L 10–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhu Min

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pascu|ROU|2012 Summer}}
W 15–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gavrilova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 15–11

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zagunis|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 6–15

|colspan=3|did not advance

Field hockey

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The Chinese women's hockey team qualified a team of 16 players for the 2012 Olympics, by virtue of winning the 2010 Asian Games hockey title.{{cite web |url=http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG_ENG/ZZ/ZZS103A_HO@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.html |title=The Official Website of the 16th Asian Games – Hockey Results |date=25 November 2010 |publisher=Asian Games |access-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524102440/http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG_ENG/ZZ/ZZS103A_HO%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ENG.html |archive-date=24 May 2011 }}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads|CHN}}

;Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A2}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A5}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A8}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A12}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A13}}

;5th/6th place

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C4}}

Gymnastics

{{main|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

A total of 15 Chinese gymnasts competed at the 2012 Olympics.

=Artistic=

;Men's team

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan =8|Qualification

!colspan =8|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| PH | Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip| R | Rings}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| PB | Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip| HB | Horizontal bar}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| PH | Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip| R | Rings}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| PB | Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip| HB | Horizontal bar}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Yibing

|align=left rowspan=6|Team

|{{n/a}}

|14.466

|15.858 Q

|{{n/a}}

|12.900

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|14.733

|15.800

|colspan=5 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Feng Zhe

|14.433

|{{n/a}}

|14.866

|16.100

|15.633 Q

|15.000

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|14.400

|{{n/a}}

|14.533

|16.216

|15.950

|15.000

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Guo Weiyang

|12.266

|13.266

|14.400

|15.300

|13.966

|14.933

|84.131

|29

|{{n/a}}

|14.600

|14.566

|{{n/a}}

|15.200

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Chenglong

|14.666

|13.133

|{{n/a}}

|16.233

|15.366 Q

|15.933 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|14.900

|14.500

|{{n/a}}

|16.200

|15.600

|15.666

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Zou Kai

|15.833 Q

|12.533

|{{n/a}}

|15.200

|{{n/a}}

|15.533 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.833

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.900

|{{n/a}}

|16.400

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Total

|44.932

|40.865

|45.124

|47.633

|44.965

|46.466

|269.985

|6 Q

|45.133

|43.833

|44.899

|48.316

|46.750

|47.066

|275.997

|{{gold01}}

;Men's individual finals

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan =6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| PH | Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip| R | Rings}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| PB | Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip| HB | Horizontal bar}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Yibing

|align=left|Rings

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.800

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|15.800

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Feng Zhe

|align=left|Parallel bars

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|15.966

|{{n/a}}

|15.966

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Zhang Chenglong

|align=left|Horizontal bar

|colspan=5 {{n/a}}

|16.266

|16.266

|4

align=center

|align=left|Parallel bars

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|13.808

|{{n/a}}

|13.808

|9

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Zou Kai

|align=left|Floor

|15.933

|colspan=5 {{n/a}}

|15.933

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Horizontal bar

|colspan=5 {{n/a}}

|16.366

|16.366

|{{bronze03}}

;Women's team

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan=6|Qualification

!colspan=6|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

align=center

|align=left|Deng Linlin

|align=left rowspan=6|Team

|13.833

|14.833

|14.166

|15.166 Q

|57.998

|6 Q

|14.900

|{{n/a}}

|13.766

|13.733

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|He Kexin

|{{n/a}}

|13.733

|15.966 Q

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|15.766

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Huang Qiushuang

|13.575

|15.000

|15.266

|13.866

|57.707

|10 Q

|15.033

|15.100

|13.800

|12.500

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Sui Lu

|14.233

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.400 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.366

|14.600

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Yao Jinnan

|13.066

|13.133

|15.766 Q

|12.833

|54.798

|22

|14.333

|15.533

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

align=center

|align=left|Total

|41.641

|43.566

|46.998

|44.432

|176.637

|3 Q

|44.266

|46.399

|42.932

|40.833

|174.430

|4

;Women's individual finals

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan =4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Deng Linlin

|align=left|All-around

|14.900

|14.266

|15.300

|13.933

|58.399

|6

align=center

|align=left|Balance beam

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|15.600

|15.600

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|He Kexin

|align=left|Uneven bars

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.933

|{{n/a}}

|15.933

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Huang Qiushuang

|align=left|All-around

|14.916

|15.133

|14.133

|13.933

|58.115

|7

align=center

|align=left|Sui Lu

|align=left|Balance beam

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|15.500

|15.500

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Yao Jinnan

|align=left|Uneven bars

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|15.766

|{{n/a}}

|15.766

|4

=Rhythmic=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=6|Qualification

!colspan=6|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Hoop

!Ball

!Clubs

!Ribbon

!Total

!Rank

!Hoop

!Ball

!Clubs

!Ribbon

!Total

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Deng Senyue

|align=left|Individual

|27.150

|26.800

|27.575

|27.300

|108.825

|11

|colspan=6|did not advance

=Trampoline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dong Dong

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's

|112.895

|1 Q

|62.990

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Lu Chunlong

|112.299

|3 Q

|61.319

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|He Wenna

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's

|105.500

|1 Q

|55.950

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Huang Shanshan

|104.759

|2 Q

|56.730

|{{silver02}}

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Eight Chinese athletes – one man and seven women – competed in the Olympic judo events.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|A Lamusi

|align=left|−60 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Guédez|VEN|2012 Summer}}
L 0000-0111

|colspan=6|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wu Shugen

|align=left|−48 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kearney|IRL|2012 Summer}}
W 1011–0012

|{{flagIOCathlete|Menezes|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 0002–0011

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Csernoviczki|HUN|2012 Summer}}
L 0002–0021

|Did not advance

|7

align=center

|align=left|He Hongmei

|align=left|−52 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gneto|FRA|2012 Summer}}
L 0012–0111

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Hui

|align=left|−57 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Căprioriu|ROU|2012 Summer}}
L 0000–0102

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xu Lili

|align=left|−63 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Silva|BRA|2012 Summer}}
W 0101–0001

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gwend|ITA|2012 Summer}}
W 0211–0002

|{{flagIOCathlete|Willeboordse|NED|2012 Summer}}
W 1000–0001

|{{flagIOCathlete|Joung D-w|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W 0011–0002

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Žolnir|SLO|2012 Summer}}
L 0011–0100

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Fei

|align=left|−70 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Klys|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 1001–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Miled|TUN|2012 Summer}}
W 1000–0001

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tachimoto|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W 0020–0020 {{tooltip|YUS|Decision}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Thiele|GER|2012 Summer}}
L 0000–0001

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Alvear|COL|2012 Summer}}
L 0001–0011

|5

align=center

|align=left|Yang Xiuli

|align=left|−78 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Aung|MYA|2012 Summer}}
W 0100–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tcheuméo|FRA|2012 Summer}}
L 0001–0101

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Verkerk|NED|2012 Summer}}
L 0000–0000 {{tooltip|YUS|Decision}}

|Did not advance

|7

align=center

|align=left|Tong Wen

|align=left|+78 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zambotti|MEX|2012 Summer}}
W 0100–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sadkowska|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 0101–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kindzerska|UKR|2012 Summer}}
W 0100–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ortiz|CUB|2012 Summer}}
L 0001–0010

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Altheman|BRA|2012 Summer}}
W 0100–0001

|{{bronze03}}

Modern pentathlon

{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships, four Chinese pentathletes qualified for the 2012 games.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/19/c_13883981.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220216/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/19/c_13883981.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2014|title=China pockets two pentathlon Olympic quotas at Asia-Oceania Championships|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=19 May 2011|access-date=17 February 2014}} Cao Zhongrong and Wang Guan earned places in the men's event, while Chen Qian and Miao Yihua earned places in the women's event.{{cite web|title=12 Athletes Qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games|url=http://pentathlon.org/component/k2/item/870-12-athletes-qualify-for-the-2012-olympic-games|publisher=Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne|year=2011|access-date=27 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824070525/http://pentathlon.org/component/k2/item/870-12-athletes-qualify-for-the-2012-olympic-games|archive-date=24 August 2011}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=3|Fencing
(épée one touch)

!colspan=3|Swimming
(200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding
(show jumping)

!colspan=3|Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol/3000 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Results

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP Points

align=center

|align=left|Cao Zhongrong

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's

|25–10

|=2

|1000

|1:58.93

|3

|1376

|120

|27

|1080

|10:38.02

|9

|2448

|5904

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Guan

|12–23

|=34

|688

|2:12.13

|32

|1216

|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|36

|0

|colspan=3|did not finish

|1904

|36

align=center

|align=left|Chen Qian

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's

|21–14

|=6

|904

|2:17.77

|14

|1148

|80

|22

|1120

|11:52.20

|3

|2152

|5324

|5

align=center

|align=left|Miao Yihua

|20–15

|=8

|880

|2:19.31

|21

|1132

|64

|17

|1136

|12:26.31

|20

|2016

|5164

|14

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Liang

|align=left|Single sculls

|6:50.71

|2 QF

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|7:02.03

|3 SA/B

|7:31.52

|5 FB

|7:25.64

|11

align=center

|align=left|Sun Jie
Zhang Fangbing

|align=left|Lightweight double sculls

|6:57.67

|4 R

|6:40.12

|3 SC/D

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:09.39

|2 FC

|6:49.39

|15

align=center

|align=left|Huang Zhe
Wang Tiexin
Yu Chenggang
Zhang Guolin

|align=left|Lightweight four

|5:52.58

|3 SA/B

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|6:08.47

|6 FB

|6:11.33

|10

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Xiuyun

|align=left|Single sculls

|7:21.49

|1 QF

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|7:39.58

|1 SA/B

|7:45.58

|2 FA

|8:03.10

|6

align=center

|align=left|Gao Yulan
Zhang Yage

|align=left|Pair

|7:13.38

|3 R

|7:15.18

|3 FA

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|7:55.18

|7

align=center

|align=left|Wang Min
Zhu Weiwei

|align=left|Double sculls

|6:50.64

|3 R

|7:09.65

|1 FA

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|7:08.92

|4

align=center

|align=left|Huang Wenyi
Xu Dongxiang

|align=left|Lightweight double sculls

|7:15.57

|1 SA/B

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:10.39

|1 FA

|7:11.93

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Jin Ziwei
Tang Bin
Tian Liang
Zhang Yangyang

|align=left|Quadruple sculls

|6:24.32

|4 R

|6:21.98

|4 FA

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|6:44.19

|5

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

{{main|Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified one boat for each of the following events:

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Wang Aichen

|align=left|RS:X

|21

|23

|18

|19

|3

|23

|10

|27

|22

|14

|EL

|153

|18

align=center

|align=left|Shi Jian

|align=left|Laser

|27

|39

|43

|45

|42

|46

|32

|41

|30

|41

|EL

|340

|43

align=center

|align=left|Gong Lei

|align=left|Finn

|OCS

|17

|20

|22

|OCS

|16

|23

|23

|21

|24

|EL

|190

|24

align=center

|align=left|Deng Daokun
Wang Weidong

|align=left|470

|20

|15

|6

|26

|27

|17

|22

|26

|12

|16

|EL

|160

|20

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Li Ling

|align=left|RS:X

|16

|15

|8

|14

|18

|7

|10

|13

|14

|23

|EL

|115

|14

align=center

|align=left|Xu Lijia

|align=left|Laser Radial

|5

|8

|11

|3

|5

|4

|1

|4

|1

|2

|2

|35

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Huang Xufeng
Wang Xiaoli

|align=left|470

|18

|18

|9

|13

|8

|19

|2

|17

|1

|12

|EL

|97

|11

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The following 23 quota places were qualified for the Chinese shooting squad at the 2012 Games:{{cite web |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx |title=Quota places by Nation and Name |date=8 March 2011 |publisher=ISSF |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx |url-status=dead }}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ding Feng

|align=left|25 m rapid fire pistol

|588

|2 Q

|27

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Du Yu

|align=left|Trap

|112

|30

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Hu Binyuan

|align=left|Double trap

|133

|14

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lan Xing

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1159

|29

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Jun

|align=left|Double trap

|134

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Pang Wei

|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air pistol

|586

|2 Q

|683.7

|4

align=center

|align=left|Tan Zongliang

|581

|12

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Tao

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|598

|4 Q

|700.4

|4

align=center

|align=left|Wang Weiyi

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|591

|28

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Zhiwei

|align=left|50 m pistol

|566

|2 Q

|658.6

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Jian

|align=left|25 m rapid fire pistol

|584

|5 Q

|601

|5

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Tian

|align=left|50 m pistol

|553

|25

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Zhu Qinan

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1170

|6 Q

|1270.2

|5

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|590

|34

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|595

|10

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Chen Ying

|align=left|25 m pistol

|585

|3 Q

|791.4

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Du Li

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|581

|13

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Guo Wenjun

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|388

|1 Q

|488.1

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Peijing

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|583

|9

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Liu Yingzi

|align=left|Trap

|67

|12

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Su Yuling

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|386

|4 Q

|484.6

|6

align=center

|align=left|Wei Ning

|align=left|Skeet

|68

|4 Q

|91

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Yi Siling

|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air rifle

|399

|1 Q

|502.9

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Yu Dan

|398

|3 Q

|501.5

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Yuan Jing

|align=left|25 m pistol

|579

|20

|colspan=2|did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Chinese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following Olympic events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):{{cite web |title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archive-date=6 January 2011 }}{{cite web |title=FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002300/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Chen Yin

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|1:55.60

|6 Q

|1:54.43

|3 Q

|1:55.18

|8

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Chen

|align=left|200 m breaststroke

|2:19.83

|33

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cheng Feiyi

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|53.22

|2 Q

|53.50

|6 Q

|53.77

|8

align=center

|align=left|Dai Jun

|align=left|1500 m freestyle

|15:13.90

|15

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Hao Yun

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|3:46.88

|6 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:46.02

|4

align=center

|align=left|He Jianbin

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|54.81

|21

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Xiayan

|align=left|100 m breaststroke

|1:01.55

|28

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Yunqi

|align=left|200 m freestyle

|1:48.72

|23

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lü Zhiwu

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Sun Yang

|align=left|200 m freestyle

|1:46.24

|1 Q

|1:45.61

|1 Q

|1:44.93

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|3:45.07

|1 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:40.14 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|1500 m freestyle

|14:43.25

|1 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|14:31.02 {{WR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Chengxiang

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:15.57

|14

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Wang Shun

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:00.85

|=22

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Wu Peng

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|1:55.88

|10 Q

|1:55.65

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:01.43

|30

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xu Jiayu

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|2:00.26

|28

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Shi Yang

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|22.64

|26

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Yang Zhixian

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:15.45

|12

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Fenglin

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|1:56.71

|3 Q

|1:55.56

|3 Q

|1:55.59

|4

align=center

|align=left|Zhou Jiawei

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|52.03

|8 Q

|52.30

|13

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Chen Zuo
He Jianbin
Lü Zhiwu
Shi Tengfei
Zhang Enjian

|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay

|3:17.00

|11

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Hao Yun
Jiang Haiqi
Li Yunqi
Sun Yang
Dai Jun*
Lü Zhiwu*

|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay

|7:11.35

|6 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:06.30

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Chen Weiwu
Cheng Chen
He Jianbin
Huang Yunkun
Lü Zhiwu
Zhou Jiawei

|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay

|3:34.65

|11

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Bai Anqi

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|2:11.26

|19

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Fu Yuanhui

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|59.96

|8 Q

|59.82

|8 Q

|1:00.50

|8

align=center

|align=left|Ji Liping

|align=left|200 m breaststroke

|2:25.76

|=7 Q

|2:27.26

|13

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Jiao Liuyang

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|57.71

|6 Q

|58.04

|9

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|2:07.15

|2 Q

|2:06.10

|2 Q

|2:04.06 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Jiaxing

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:13.43

|13 Q

|2:12.69

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Li Xuanxu

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|4:10.95

|19

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:34.28

|4 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|4:32.91

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xiaoyu

|align=left|100 m breaststroke

|1:07.99

|17

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Liu Zige

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|2:08.72

|11 Q

|2:06.99

|6 Q

|2:07.77

|8

align=center

|align=left|Lu Ying

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|57.17

|2 Q

|57.51

|6 Q

|56.87

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Shao Yiwen

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|4:08.41

|14

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|800 m freestyle

|8:27.78

|9

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Song Wenyan

|align=left|200 m freestyle

|1:59.47

|21

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sun Ye

|align=left|200 m breaststroke

|2:27.94

|24

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tang Yi

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|53.28

|1 Q

|53.60

|4 Q

|53.44

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Shijia

|align=left|200 m freestyle

|1:58.73

|14 Q

|1:58.63

|15

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Xin Xin

|align=left|800 m freestyle

|8:40.88

|24

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Yanqiao Fang

|align=left|10 km open water

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|Withdrew|Withdrew due to injury}}

align=center

|align=left|Yao Yige

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|2:12.14

|22

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Ye Shiwen

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:08.90

|1 Q

|2:08.39 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|1 Q

|2:07.57 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:31.73

|2 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|4:28.43 {{WR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhao Jin

|align=left|100 m breaststroke

|1:07.68

|13 Q

|1:07.97

|15

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zhao Jing

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|59.97

|9 Q

|59.55

|5 Q

|59.23

|6

align=center

|align=left|Zhu Qianwei

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|25.54

|=24

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Qiu Yuhan
Tang Yi
Wang Haibing
Wang Shijia*
Zhu Qianwei*
Pang Jiaying

|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay

|3:37.91

|4 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:36.75

|4

align=center

|align=left|Chen Qian*
Liu Jing
Pang Jiaying*
Tang Yi
Wang Shijia
Ye Shiwen
Zhu Qianwei*

|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay

|7:53.66

|6 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:53.11

|6

align=center

|align=left|Gao Chang*
Ji Liping
Jiao Liuyang*
Lu Ying
Sun Ye*
Tang Yi
Zhao Jing

|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay

|3:59.38

|7 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:56.41

|5

Synchronized swimming

{{main|Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified a duet and a team. The team consisted of 9 athletes, 8 in action and 1 in reserve.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Technical routine

!colspan=3|Free routine (preliminary)

!colspan=3|Free routine (final)

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Total (technical + free)

!Rank

!Points

!Total (technical + free)

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Huang Xuechen
Liu Ou

|align=left|Duet

|96.100

|2

|96.710

|192.810

|2 Q

|96.770

|192.870

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Chang Si
Chen Xiaojun
Huang Xuechen
Jiang Tingting
Jiang Wenwen
Liu Ou
Luo Xi
Sun Wenyan
Wu Yiwen

|align=left|Team

|97.000

|2

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|97.010

|194.010

|{{silver02}}

Table tennis

{{main|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified four athletes for the singles table tennis events at the 2012 Olympics. Wang Hao and Zhang Jike qualified for the men's event, while Li Xiaoxia and Ding Ning qualified for the women's event.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Preliminary round

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wang Hao

|align=left rowspan=2|Singles

|colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Schlager|AUT|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gao N|SIN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kishikawa|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–0)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chuang C-y|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhang J|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (1–4)

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Jike

|colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vang|TUR|2012 Summer}}
W (4–0)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Samsonov|BLR|2012 Summer}}
W (4–3)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jiang Ty|HKG|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ovtcharov|GER|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang H|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Ma Long
Wang Hao
Zhang Jike

|align=left|Team

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W (3–1)

|{{flagIOCteam|SIN|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{flagIOCteam|GER|2012 Summer}}
W (3–1)

|{{flagIOCteam|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{gold01}}

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Preliminary round

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ding Ning

|align=left rowspan=2|Singles

|colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dodean|ROU|2012 Summer}}
W (4–0)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jiang Hj|HKG|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fukuhara|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–0)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Feng Tw|SIN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–2)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Li Xx|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L (1–4)

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Xiaoxia

|colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hsing|USA|2012 Summer}}
W (4–2)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Park M-Y|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Li J|NED|2012 Summer}}
W (4–0)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ishikawa|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ding N|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W (4–1)

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Ding Ning
Guo Yue
Li Xiaoxia

|align=left|Team

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|ESP|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{flagIOCteam|NED|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{flagIOCteam|KOR|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{flagIOCteam|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W (3–0)

|{{gold01}}

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China ensured berths in the following taekwondo events by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament:{{cite web | url=http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/news/notice.html?bbs_no=5618&bbs_code=10008&bbs_num=510&symode=view| title=Competition Results (Day 3 of World Olympic Taekwondo Qualification Tournament on July 2, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan) | access-date=3 July 2011 | publisher=World Taekwondo Federation}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/news/notice.html?bbs_no=5621&bbs_code=10008&bbs_num=511&symode=view&PHPSESSID=905db7bdb36de72956bd39cc87eb4c37| title=Competition Results (Day 4 & final of World Olympic Taekwondo Qualification Tournament on July 3, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan) | access-date=24 October 2012 | publisher=World Taekwondo Federation}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!Bronze Medal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Liu Xiaobo

|align=left|Men's +80 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Edwards|JAM|2012 Summer}}
W 6–4

|{{flagIOCathlete|Molfetta|ITA|2012 Summer}}
L 5–6 {{tooltip|SDP|Lost by sudden death point}}

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gulov|TJK|2012 Summer}}
W 6–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tanrıkulu|TUR|2012 Summer}}
W 3–2

|Did not advance

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Wu Jingyu

|align=left|Women's −49 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zamora|GUA|2012 Summer}}
W 10–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kasahara|JPN|2012 Summer}}
W 14–0 {{abbr|PTG|Decision by points gap}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zaninović|CRO|2012 Summer}}
W 19–7

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yagüe|ESP|2012 Summer}}
W 8–1

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Hou Yuzhuo

|align=left|Women's −57 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|López|USA|2012 Summer}}
W 1–0 {{abbr|SDP|Decision by sudden death point}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mikkonen|FIN|2012 Summer}}
W 7–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Harnois|FRA|2012 Summer}}
W 8–3

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jones|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L 4–6

|{{silver02}}

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Na

|align=left rowspan=3|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hantuchová|SVK|2012 Summer}}
L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Peng Shuai

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hsieh|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kvitová|CZE|2012 Summer}}
L 5–7, 6–2, 1–6

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zheng Jie

|{{flagIOCathlete|Petrova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Peng Shuai
Zheng Jie

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's doubles

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cornet /
Mladenovic|FRA|2012 Summer}}
W 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3

|{{flagIOCathlete|Llagostera Vives /
Martínez Sánchez|ESP|2012 Summer}}
W 6–4, 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kirilenko /
Petrova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Li Na
Zhang Shuai

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dulko /
Suárez|ARG|2012 Summer}}
W 6–4, 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hlaváčková /
Hradecká|CZE|2012 Summer}}
L 3–6, 1–6

|colspan=4|did not advance

Triathlon

{{main|Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified the following triathletes for the 2012 Olympics:

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Swim (1.5 km)

!Trans 1

!Bike (40 km)

!Trans 2

!Run (10 km)

!Total Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Bai Faquan

|align=left|Men's

|17:55

|0:46

|59:46

|0:33

|33:26

|1:52:26

|46

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Yi

|align=left|Women's

|19:49

|0:50

|1:10:39

|0:32

|38:11

|2:10:01

|50

Volleyball

{{main|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Beach=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!rowspan="2"|Standing

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wu Penggen
Xu Linyin

|align=left|Men's

|align=left|Pool C
{{flagIOCathlete|ChevallierHeyer|SUI|2012 Summer}}
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 12–15)
{{flagIOCathlete|BrinkReckermann|GER|2012 Summer}}
L 1 – 2 (21–13, 19–21, 8–15)
{{flagIOCathlete|ProkopievSemenov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 1 – 2 (27–29, 21–17, 12–15)

|4

|colspan=4|did not advance

|19

align=center

|align=left|Xue Chen
Zhang Xi

|align=left|Women's

|align=left|Pool B
{{flagIOCathlete|VasinaVozakova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 14–21, 14–16)
{{flagIOCathlete|KuhnZumkehr|SUI|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 1 (21–18, 16–21, 15–8)
{{flagIOCathlete|ArvanitiTsiartsiani|GRE|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–16)

|2 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Khomyakova
Ukolova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|D Schwaiger
S Schwaiger|AUT|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|May-Treanor
Walsh Jennings|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Juliana
Larissa|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 1 – 2 (21–11, 19–21, 12–15)

|4

=Indoor=

{{main|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

China qualified a 12-person women's team for the indoor volleyball tournament.

==Women's tournament==

;Team roster

{{#lst:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|CHN}}

;Group play

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B}}

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B1}}

----

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B4}}

----

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B8}}

----

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B10}}

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{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B13}}

;Quarter-final

{{#section:Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C2}}

Water polo

{{main|Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified a 13-member women's water polo team.

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|CHN}}

;Group play

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A}}

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A1}}

----

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A3}}

----

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A6}}

;Quarterfinals

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C4}}

;5th-8th Place

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|D2}}

;5th-6th Place

{{#section:Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|E2}}

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified 6 men and 4 women for the Olympic weightlifting competition.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wu Jingbiao

|align=left|−56 kg

|133

|1

|156

|2

|289

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Jie

|align=left|−62 kg

|140

|3

|174

|2

|314

|4

align=center

|align=left|Lin Qingfeng

|align=left|−69 kg

|157

|1

|187

|2

|344

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Lu Haojie

|align=left rowspan=2|−77 kg

|170

|2

|190

|5

|360

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Lü Xiaojun

|175 {{WR|weightlifting}}

|1

|204

|1

|379 {{WR|weightlifting}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Lu Yong

|align=left|−85 kg

|178

|1

|205

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|178

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Wang Mingjuan

|align=left|−48 kg

|91

|1

|114

|1

|205

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhou Jun

|align=left|−53 kg

|95

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|—

|—

|—

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left|Li Xueying

|align=left|−58 kg

|108 {{OlyR|weightlifting}}

|1

|138

|1

|246 {{OlyR|weightlifting}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Zhou Lulu

|align=left|+75 kg

|146

|2

|187

|1

|333 {{WR|weightlifting}}

|{{gold01}}

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

China qualified 8 quota places for wrestling at the 2012 games.

{{smalldiv|1=

Key:

  • {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} – Victory by Fall.
  • {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}} – Decision by Points: the loser with technical points.
  • {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}} – Decision by Points: the loser without technical points.

}}

;Men's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhang Chongyao

|align=left|−74 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hatos|HUN|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=5|did not advance

|17

align=center

|align=left|Liang Lei

|align=left|−120 kg

|colspan=8|Withdrew due to injury

;Men's Greco-Roman

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Li Shujin

|align=left|−55 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ragymov|UKR|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kostadinov|BUL|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bayramov|AZE|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|Did not advance

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Semenov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|Did not advance

|7

align=center

|align=left|Sheng Jiang

|align=left|−60 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Norouzi|IRI|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=3|did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Angelov|BUL|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

|10

align=center

|align=left|Liu Deli

|align=left|−120 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Deák-Bárdos|HUN|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=6|did not advance

|13

;Women's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zhao Shasha

|align=left|−48 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chun|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=6|did not advance

|18

align=center

|align=left|Jing Ruixue

|align=left|−63 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Choe U-G|PRK|2012 Summer}}
W 3–0 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Michalik|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 3–0 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Volosova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Icho|JPN|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points – the loser without technical points}}

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Wang Jiao

|align=left|−72 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Obiajunwa|NGR|2012 Summer}}
W 5–0 {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Saenko|MDA|2012 Summer}}
W 5–0 {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vorobieva|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 0–5 {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Manyurova|KAZ|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points – the loser with technical points}}

|5

See also

References

{{Reflist}}