
Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports. Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
", not as the "Republic of China (ROC)
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
", due to opposition from the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
According to the Taipei Times
Taipei Times
The Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
,
As in previous editions of the Summer Olympics, the flag of the Republic of China
Flag of the Republic of China
The Flag of the Republic of China is red with a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. In Chinese, the flag is commonly described as Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth to reflect its attributes....
was not displayed. Instead, the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag was waved by fans, and displayed, if the team won a medal. Had athletes from Chinese Taipei won gold medals, the National Banner Song
National Banner Song
The "National Flag Anthem" of the Republic of China is played during the raising and lowering of the Flag of the Republic of China...
, not the National Anthem of the Republic of China
National Anthem of the Republic of China
"National Anthem of the Republic of China" is the current national anthem of the Republic of China .The Republic of China was recognized as the government of mainland China prior to 1949. Since then the Republic of China has controlled Taiwan and some other nearby islands...
, would have been played at the medal ceremony.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Chen Wei-ling | Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:... |
Women's 48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude... |
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Lu Ying-chi Lu Ying-chi Lu Ying-chi is a female weightlifter from Taiwan.At the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 8th in the 63 kg category with a total of 215 kg.... |
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:... |
Women's 63 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Chu Mu-yen Chu Mu-Yen Chu Mu-yen is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games... |
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events... |
Men's 58 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg -Repechage:... |
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Sung Yu-chi Sung Yu-chi Sung Yu-chi , Taiwan) is a Taekwondo athlete from Republic of China. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.... |
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events... |
Men's 68 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 68 kilograms... |
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Chinese Taipei's men's team placed fourth and its women's team placed fifth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Chen Szu-Yuan | Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
654 | 38 | (27) W 107-106 |
(6) L 101-109 |
Did not advance | ||||
Kuo Cheng-wei Kuo Cheng-wei Kuo Cheng Wei is a Taiwanese professional archer representing Chinese Taipei. He competed in Archery at the 2006 Asian Games and won a silver medal with the men's team consisting of himself, Chen Szu Yuan, Hsu Tzu Yi and Wang Cheng Pang-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
659 | 29 | (36) W 106-102 |
(4) L 110-111 |
Did not advance | ||||
Wang Cheng-pang Wang Cheng-pang Wang Cheng-pang is a Taiwanese professional archer representing Chinese Taipei.-2004 Summer Olympics:Wang competed for the Republic of China at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
667 | 11 | (54) W 110-100 |
(22) L 109-114 |
Did not advance | ||||
Chen Szu-Yuan Kuo Cheng-wei Kuo Cheng-wei Kuo Cheng Wei is a Taiwanese professional archer representing Chinese Taipei. He competed in Archery at the 2006 Asian Games and won a silver medal with the men's team consisting of himself, Chen Szu Yuan, Hsu Tzu Yi and Wang Cheng Pang-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Wang Cheng-pang Wang Cheng-pang Wang Cheng-pang is a Taiwanese professional archer representing Chinese Taipei.-2004 Summer Olympics:Wang competed for the Republic of China at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was... |
Team Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's team *24 arrow matchThe following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-World Rankings Entering Olympics:-Ranking Round:-Elimination Round:-Final Match Details:... |
1980 | n/a | (10) W 222-218 |
(2) L 211-214 |
Did not advance | 7 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Wei Pi-Hsiu Wei Pi-Hsiu Wei Pi-Hsiu is an athlete from the Republic of China who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Wei finished her ranking round with a total of 585 points. This gave her the 58th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Alison Williamson in... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
585 | 58 | (7) L 99-108 |
Did not advance | 56 | ||||
Wu Hui-Ju | Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
634 | 29 | (36) L 98-104 |
Did not advance | 57 | ||||
Yuan Shu-chi | Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
652 | 6 | (59) W 104-101 |
(27) L 105-110 |
Did not advance | 23 | |||
Yuan Shu-chi Wu Hui-Ju Yuan Shu-chi |
Team Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's team *24 arrow matchThe following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-World rankings entering Olympics:-Ranking Round:-Elimination Round:-Final standings:-Final Match Details:... |
1871 | 8 | n/a | (9) L 211-215 |
Did not advance | 9 |
Athletics
Road events
Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :... |
Wu Wen-Chien Wu Wen-Chien Wu Wen-Chien is a Taiwanese Olympic runner that represented Chinese Taipei in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the marathon.-References:... |
n/a | 2:26:55 | 59 |
Field events
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
Chang Ming-Huang Chang Ming-Huang Chang, Ming-Huang is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter.He has been focusing on shot put only since 2006. He trained in National College of Physical Education during his university study in Taiwan. He also has trained in China for a period of time... |
17.43 | 40 | Did not advance | |
Women's Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put The Women's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were and .The event was won by Valerie Vili of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.... |
Lin Chia-Ying Lin Chia-Ying Lin Chia-Ying is a Taiwanese shot putter.She finished ninth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games... |
16.32 | 28 | Did not advance |
Badminton
Men
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Hsieh Yu-Hsin | Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
W 21 - 16 21 - 12 |
W 21-16, 15-21, 21-15 |
W 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 |
L 8-21, 4-21 |
Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Cheng Shao-chieh Cheng Shao-Chieh Cheng Shao-Chieh is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the... |
Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
Bye | L 1 - 21, 9 - 21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Cheng Wen-Hsing Cheng Wen-Hsing Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin... Chien Yu Chin Chien Yu Chin Chien Yu-Chin is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Chien competed for Republic of China as Chinese Taipei in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing... |
Doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles These are the results of the women's doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
n/a | W 21-6, 21-12 |
L 14-21, 18-21 |
Did not advance |
Baseball
Chinese Taipei finished third at the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship2007 Asian Baseball Championship
The 24th Asian Baseball Championship was contested in Taichung, Taiwan in November and December 2007. The tournament is sanctioned by the Asian Baseball Federation. The winner of the tournament will gain automatic entry into the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...
, forcing the team to seek Olympic qualification through the Final Qualifying Tournament. The team again finished third there, which was good enough to qualify for the Olympic tournament. Chinese Taipei will be making its third appearance in Olympic baseball; the team's best result to date has been a silver medal in the inaugural tournament in 1992.
Manager: Hung I-Chung(洪一中 La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
).
Coaches: Hsieh Chang-Heng
Hsieh Chang-heng
Hsieh Chang-heng, , a pitcher in the CPBL. He played for Uni-President Lions. He is the 1st person achieved the record of career with 100 wins. After retired, he became the manager of the Lions and then Chinatrust Whales until it went defunct in 2008....
(謝長亨 Chinatrust Whales
Chinatrust Whales
The Chinatrust Whales , formerly Koos Group Whales , were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding...
), Lu Ming-Tsu(呂明賜 La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
), Kung Jung-Tang(龔榮堂 National Training Team).
Results
Group stageAll times are China Standard Time (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
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Qualified for the semifinals | |
Eliminated |
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | |||
7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | ||
7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | ||
7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | ||
7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1-0 | |
7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0-1 | |
7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1-0 | |
7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0-1 |
Official Olympic Baseball Schedule
Cycling
Chinese Taipei will compete in Olympic cycling after receiving a wild-card invitation from the International Cycling Union.
Track
Points Races
Athlete | Event | Points/Laps | Rank |
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Feng Chun-Kai | Track Cycling - Men's Points Race | Did not finish | 22 |
Judo
Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round |
Repechage Quarterfinals |
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Final | |
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Shih Pei-Chun | −52 kg | Bye | L 0020/0021 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Wang Chin-Fang | −63 kg | W 1011/0000 |
W 1000/0000 |
L 0000/0010 |
Advanced to repechage quarterfinals | L 0010/1010 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
Men
Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Wang Ming-Hui | single sculls | 7:46:83 | 4 | 7:18:08 | 5 S C/D | Semifinal C/D 7:23.75 |
5 F D | Final D 7:16.28 |
15 |
Sailing
Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Current Rank |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | ||||
Chang Hao | Men's RS-X | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 36 |
24 | 35 | did not advance | 260 | 31 |
Shooting
Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Huang Yi-Ling | 10 m air pistol | 379 | 22 | Did not advance | 22 | |
25 m pistol | 563 | 39th | Did not advance | 39 |
Softball
Chinese Taipei qualified for the eight-team Olympic softball tournament in BeijingSoftball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place over a ten day period starting August 12 and culminating in the medal finals on August 21. All games were played at the Fengtai Softball Field...
by winning the Asian & Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February 2007.
Roster
- Chen Miao-YiChen Miao-YiChen Miao-Yi is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Chiang Hui-ChuanChiang Hui-ChuanChiang Hui-Chuan is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Chueh Ming-HuiChueh Ming-HuiChueh Ming-Hui is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Hsu Hsiu-LingHsu Hsiu-LingHsu Hsiu-Ling is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Huang Hui-WenHuang Hui-WenHuang Hui-Wen is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lai Meng-TingLai Meng-TingLai Meng-Ting is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lai Sheng-Jung
- Li Chiu-ChingLi Chiu-ChingLi Chiu-Ching is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lin Su-HuaLin Su-HuaLin Su-Hua is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lo Hsiao-TingLo Hsiao-TingLo Hsiao-Ting is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lu Hsueh-MeiLu Hsueh-MeiLu Hsueh-Mei is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Pan-Tzu-Hui
- Tung Yun-ChiTung Yun-ChiTung Yun-Chi is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for the Chinese Taipei women's national softball team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Wen Li-HsiuWen Li-HsiuWen Li-Hsiu is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Wu Chia-YenWu Chia-YenWu Chia-Yen is a Taiwanese softball player. She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Results
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Eliminated |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
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Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | |||
6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | ||
5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | ||
3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | ||
2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN | |
2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN | |
2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE | |
1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | ||
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15
August 16
August 17
Swimming
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semiinal | Final | Rank | ||||||||
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Wang Wei-Wen | Men's 200m breaststroke | 2:17.20 | 7 | Did not advance | 49 | ||||||||
Hsu Chi-Chieh | Men's 200m butterfly | 1:56.59 | 15 | 1:57.48 | 16 | Yang Chin-Kuei | Women's 400m freestyle | 4:24.78 | Did not advance | 40 | |||
Women's 100m butterfly | 1:01.60 | Did not advance | 43 | ||||||||||
Women's 200m butterfly | 1:13.26 | 6 | Did not advance | 27 | |||||||||
Lin Man-Hsu | Women's 200m individual medley | 2:23.29 | Did not advance | 36 |
Table Tennis
Chinese Taipei qualified two men and two women in singles competition in addition to the men's team competition and will be sending a total of five athletes to compete in table tennis.Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Chiang Peng-Lung Chiang Peng-Lung Chiang Peng-Lung is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Singles *Olympics: round of 16 .*World Championships: SF .*World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th .... |
Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23.... |
Bye | L 2-4 |
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Chuang Chih-Yuan | Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23.... |
Bye | L 3-4 |
Men's Team
August 13
(Men's Team Group C)
3–1 | Detail | ||
3–2 | Detail |
August 14
(Men's Team Group C)
1-3 | Detail |
Team (Group C) | Match Won |
Match Lost |
Game Won |
Game Lost |
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3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
August 15
(Men's Team Bronze Play-off Round 1)
0-3 | Detail |
Women
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Huang I-Hwa | Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.... |
Bye | W 4-1 |
L 1-4 |
Did not advance | ||||
Pan Li-Chun | Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.... |
W 4-0 |
L 1-4 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo
Men
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Chu Mu-yen Chu Mu-Yen Chu Mu-yen is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games... (朱木炎) |
−58 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg -Repechage:... |
W 8-0 |
L 2-3 |
Advanced to first repechage round | W 1-0 |
W 4-3 |
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Sung Yu-chi Sung Yu-chi Sung Yu-chi , Taiwan) is a Taekwondo athlete from Republic of China. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.... (宋玉麒) |
-68 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 68 kilograms... |
W 4-0 |
W 3-2 |
L 6-7 |
Advanced to bronze medal match | W 4-3 |
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Women
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Yang Shu-Chun Yang Shu-chun Yang Shu-chun or Judy Yang in Yingge, Taipei County , Taiwan ) is a female Taiwanese taekwondo athlete... (楊淑君) |
−49 kg | W 0-(-1) |
W 3-2 |
L 1-4 |
Advanced to first repechage round | L 2-3 |
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Su Li-Wen (蘇麗文) | -57 kg | L 0-1 |
Advanced to first repechage round | W 1-0 |
L 4-5 |
Tennis
Men
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Lu Yen-Hsun Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... |
Singles | W 7-6, 6-4 |
W 6-4, 6-4 |
L 2-6, 4-6 |
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Chan Yung-Jan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a... |
Singles | L 1-6, 6-7 |
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Chan Yung-Jan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a... Chuang Chia-Jung Chuang Chia-jung Chuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber... |
Doubles | n/a | , W 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 7-5 |
, L 6(1)-7, 6-1, 6-8 |
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Weightlifting
Five weightlifters from Chinese Taipei will compete in Beijing.Men
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Wang Shin-Yuan Wang Shin-Yuan Wang Shin-Yuan is a Taiwanese weightlifter. His personal best is 282.5 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division representing Chinese Taipei. He finished seventh with 265 kg.... |
-56 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters... |
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Yang Chin-Yi Yang Chin-Yi Yang Chin-Yi is a Taiwanese weightlifter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he participated in the 56 kg category, but did not finish.... |
-56 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters... |
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Yang Sheng-Hsiung | -62 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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Chen Wei-Ling | -48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude... |
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Lu Ying-Chi Lu Ying-chi Lu Ying-chi is a female weightlifter from Taiwan.At the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 8th in the 63 kg category with a total of 215 kg.... |
-63 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
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External links
- "Taiwan athletes gear up for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 26, 2008