Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports.[1] Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei", not as the "Republic of China (ROC)", due to opposition from the People's Republic of China.[2]
Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | TPE |
NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 80 in 15[1] sports |
Flag bearer | Lai Sheng-jung |
Medals Ranked 45th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Summer appearances | |
Other related appearances | |
Republic of China (1924–1972) |
According to the Taipei Times,
For the Beijing Olympics, Taiwan has asked the International Olympic Committee to guarantee that there will be no political interference and no discrimination against Taiwanese athletes. China has promised that it will treat Taiwanese players fairly and in line with the Olympic Charter.[3]
As in previous editions of the Summer Olympics, the flag of the Republic of China 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, not the National Anthem of the Republic of China, would have been played at the medal ceremony.[3]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Chen Wei-ling | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg |
Silver | Lu Ying-chi | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg |
Bronze | Chu Mu-yen | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Bronze | Sung Yu-chi | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg |
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.[4]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Chen Szu-yuan | Individual | 654 | 38 | Marbawi (MAS) (27) W 107–106 |
Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6) L 101–109 |
Did not advance | ||||
Kuo Cheng-wei | 659 | 29 | Javier (PHI) (36) W 106–102 |
Park K-M (KOR) (4) L 110–111 |
Did not advance | |||||
Wang Cheng-pang | 667 | 11 | Peljor (BHU) (54) W 110–100 |
Moriya (JPN) (22) L 109–114 |
Did not advance | |||||
Chen Szu-Yuan Kuo Cheng-wei Wang Cheng-pang |
Team | 1980 | 7 | N/A | United States (USA) (10) W 222–218 |
Ukraine (UKR) (2) L 211–214 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Wei Pi-hsiu | Individual | 585 | 58 | Williamson (GBR) (7) L 99–108 |
Did not advance | |||||
Wu Hui-ju | 634 | 29 | Brito (VEN) (36) L 98–104 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Yuan Shu-chi | 652 | 6 | Feeney (AUS) (59) W 104–101 |
Zhang Jj (CHN) (27) L 105–110 |
Did not advance | |||||
Yuan Shu-chi Wu Hui-ju Yuan Shu-chi |
Team | 1871 | 8 | N/A | Italy (ITA) (9) L 211–215 |
Did not advance | 9 |
Athletics
- 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
Athlete | Event | Final | |
---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | ||
Wu Wen-chien | Marathon | 2:26:55 | 59 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Chang Ming-huang | Shot put | 17.43 | 40 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Lin Chia-ying | Shot put | 16.32 | 28 | Did not advance |
Badminton
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Hsieh Yu-hsing | Men's singles | Mehrabi (IRI) W 21–16, 21–12 |
Nguyen (VIE) W 21–16, 15–21, 21–15 |
Wong C H (MAS) W 14–21, 21–17, 21–18 |
Chen J (CHN) L 8–21, 4–21 |
Did not advance | ||
Cheng Shao-chieh | Women's singles | Bye | Xie Xf (CHN) L 1–21, 9–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin |
Women's doubles | N/A | Edwards / Botts (RSA) W 21–6, 21–12 |
Zhang Yw / Wei Yl (CHN) L 14–21, 18–21 |
Did not advance |
Baseball
Chinese Taipei finished third at the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship, 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 made its third appearance in Olympic baseball in Beijing. 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).
Coaches: Hsieh Chang-Heng (謝長亨 Chinatrust Whales), Lu Ming-Tsu (呂明賜 La New Bears), Kung Jung-Tang (龔榮堂 National Training Team).
Results
Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
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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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South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1-0 |
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0-1 |
Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1-0 |
China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0-1 |
Cycling
Chinese Taipei will compete in Olympic cycling after receiving a wild-card invitation from the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]
Judo
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | ||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
Shih Pei-chun | Women's −52 kg | Bye | Kaliyeva (KAZ) L 0020–0021 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Wang Chin-fang | Women's −63 kg | Ylinen (FIN) W 1011–0000 |
Thapa (NEP) W 1000–0000 |
Gonzalez (CUB) L 0000–0010 |
Did not advance | Bye | Heill (AUT) L 0010–1010 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Wang Ming-hui | Single sculls | 7:46:83 | 4 QF | 7:18:08 | 5 SC/D | 7:23.75 | 5 FD | 7:16.28 | 15 |
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
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Chang Hao | RS:X | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 35 | EL | 260 | 31 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Huang Yi-ling | 10 m air pistol | 379 | 22 | Did not advance | |
25 m pistol | 563 | 39 | Did not advance |
Softball
Chinese Taipei qualified for the eight-team Olympic softball tournament in Beijing by winning the Asian & Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February 2007.[5]
Roster
Results
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Eliminated |
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
Japan | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
Australia | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
Canada | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN |
China | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN |
Venezuela | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE |
Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |
- August 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||
WP: Lauren Bay(1-0) LP: Chia-Yen Wu(0-1) Home runs: TPE: Chia-Ching Ll(1) CAN: None |
- August 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
WP: Hiroko Sakai(1-0) LP: Sheng-Jung Lai(0-1) Home runs: JPN: Satoko Mabuchi(2) TPE: None |
- August 14
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
WP: Chia-Yen Wu(1-1) LP: Johana Gómez(0-2) Home runs: TPE: Hsueh-Mei Lu(1) VEN: None |
- August 15
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
WP: Kelly Hardie(1-0) LP: Sheng-Jung Lai(0-2) Home runs: AUS: Natalie Ward(1), Natalie Titcume(2) TPE: None |
- August 16
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
WP: Jennie Finch(2-0) LP: Su-Hua Lin(0-1) Home runs: USA: Jessica Mendoza(3) TPE: None |
- August 17
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
WP: Ming-Hui Chueh(1-0) LP: Huili Yu(1-2) |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hsu Chi-chieh | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.59 | 15 Q | 1:57.48 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Wang Wei-wen | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.20 | 49 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lin Man-hsu | 200 m individual medley | 2:23.29 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Nieh Pin-chieh | 100 m freestyle | 57.28 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
Yang Chin-kuei | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.84 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 4:24.78 | 40 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
100 m butterfly | 1:01.60 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
200 m butterfly | 1:13.26 | 27 | Did not advance |
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.[6]
- Singles
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Chiang Peng-lung | Men's singles | Bye | Kim H-B (PRK) L 2–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Chuang Chih-yuan | Bye | Yang Z (SIN) L 3–4 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Huang I-hua | Women's singles | Bye | Bakula (CRO) W 4–1 |
Ni Xl (LUX) L 1-4 |
Did not advance | |||||
Pan Li-chun | Abdul-Aziz (EGY) W 4–0 |
Hu (TUR) L 1–4 |
Did not advance |
- Team
Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung Chuang Chih-yuan |
Men's team | Group C South Korea (KOR) L 1 – 3 Sweden (SWE) W 3 – 2 Brazil (BRA) W 3 – 1 |
2 | Did not advance | Hong Kong (HKG) L 0 – 3 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Chu Mu-yen | Men's −58 kg | Wamwiri (KEN) W 8–0 |
Mercedes (DOM) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | Póvoa (POR) W 1–0 |
Khawlaor (THA) W 4–3 |
Did not advance | |
Sung Yu-chi | Men's −68 kg | Campbell (NZL) W 4–0 |
Kim (UZB) W 3–2 |
Son T-J (KOR) L 6–7 |
Bye | Manz (GER) W 4–3 |
Did not advance | |
Yang Shu-chun | Women's −49 kg | Mora (COL) W 0–(−1) |
Khoshjamal (IRI) W 3–2 |
Wu Jy (CHN) L 1–4 |
Bye | Montejo (CUB) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | 5 |
Su Li-wen | Women's −57 kg | Lim S-J (KOR) L 0–1 |
Did not advance | Cheong (NZL) W 1–0 |
Zubčić (CRO) L 4–5 |
Did not advance | 5 |
Tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Lu Yen-hsun | Men's singles | Murray (GBR) W 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Calleri (ARG) W 6–4, 6–4 |
Melzer (AUT) L 2–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||
Chan Yung-jan | Women's singles | Radwańska (POL) L 1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Did not advance | |||||
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
Women's doubles | N/A | Cornet / Razzano (FRA) W 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 7–5 |
Pennetta / Schiavone (ITA) L 6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–8 |
Did not advance |
Weightlifting
Five weightlifters from Chinese Taipei will compete in Beijing.[7]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Wang Shin-yuan | Men's −56 kg | 115 | 11 | 150 | 7 | 265 | 7 |
Yang Chin-yi | 128 | =4 | 157 | 4 | 285 | 4 | |
Yang Sheng-hsiung | Men's −62 kg | 130 | =9 | 157 | 9 | 287 | 9 |
Chen Wei-ling | Women's −48 kg | 84 | 5 | 112 | 3 | 196 | |
Lu Ying-chi | Women's −63 kg | 104 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 231 |
External links
- "Taiwan athletes gear up for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 26, 2008
References
- "Cycling wild-card sends Taiwan’s Feng to Beijing", Taipei Times, July 10, 2008
- "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
- "Taiwan shut out of Olympic warm-up", Taipei Times, February 22, 2008
- "2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- Taiwan beats NZ for Olympic softball slot, The China Post, February 7, 2007
- "A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland", The New York Times, July 6, 2008
- "First batch of Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation arrives in Beijing", Xinhua, July 31, 2008