The Republic of China

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...

 competed 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...

 at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

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, United States

United States

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.

The change in name was due to the political status of Taiwan

Political status of Taiwan

The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become unified with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare...

. In addition, they flew a flag especially designed for the games separate from the flag of the Republic of China. In Mainland China, the team is known as the "Zhongguo Taibei (Taipei, China, where China implies 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...

) Team" (中国台北队), and in Taiwan the team is known as the "Zhonghua (another variation of the term China, but obtained here as an abbreviation of Zhonghua Taibei) Team" (中華隊).

Archery

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...

Chinese Taipei entered three women and three men in the archery competition. Two of the archers advanced to the third round, though the team's combined record was 5-8.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lin Yi-Yin → Round of 16, 13th place (2-1)
• Lin Ya-Hua → Round of 32, 19th place (1-1)
• Yang Chun-Chi → Round of 64, 46th place (0-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hsieh Sheng-Feng → Round of 16, 10th place (2-1)
• Cho Sheng-Ling → Round of 64, 41st place (0-1)
• Wu Tsung-Yi → Round of 64, 44th place (0-1)

Women's Team Competition:

• Lin, Lin, and Yang → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)

Men's Team Competition:

• Hsieh, Cho, and Wu → Round of 16, 10th place (0-1)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's Marathon

• Hsu Gi-Sheng — 2:23.04 (→ 57th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Nai Hui-Fang
• Qualification — 7.91m (→ did not advance)

• Chao Chih-Kuo
• Qualification — 7.67m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Hsu Pei-Chin
• Qualification — 58.80 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Tsai Chih-Hsiu
• First Round — Lost to Mansueto Velasco
  Mansueto Velasco
  Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. is a Filipino boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the Men's 48 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal of the games...
  
   (Philippines) after referee stopped contest in first round

Diving

Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m Springboard

• Chen Han-Hung
• Preliminary Heat — 194.13 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin
• Lost to Canada (1:2)
• Lost to Australia (0:4)
• Defeated Netherlands (7:1)
• Lost to United States (0:4)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (2:10)
• Lost to PR China (0:1)
• Lost to Japan (1:5)
• Semifinals
• Did not advance → Sixth place
• Team Roster
• Yen Show-Tzu
• Wang Ya-Fen
• Yang Hui-Chen
• Han Hsin-Lin
• Chien Pei-Chi
• Chiu Chen-Ting
• Chang Nsiao-Ching
• Tu Hui-Ping
• Chung Chiung-Yao
• Liu Tzu-Hsin
• Ou Ching-Chieh
• Liu Chia-Chi
• Tu Hui-Mei
• Chien Chen-Ju
• Lee Ming-Chieh
• Head Coach: Wang Cheng-Fu

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Huang Chih-Yung
  1. Heat – 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Lin Chien-Ju
  1. Heat – 27.00 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Chang Wei-Chia
  1. Heat – 58.49 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

• Tsai Shu-Min
  1. Heat – 58.65 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Lin Chi-Chan
  1. Heat – 4:17.18
  2. B-Final – 4:15.74 (→ 11th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Lin Chi-Chan
  1. Heat – 8:40.31 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Hsieh Shu-Tzu
  1. Heat – 2:16.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Hsieh Shu-Tzu
  1. Heat – 5:01.70 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Chang Wei-Chia, Tsai Shu-Min, Lin Chien-Ju, and Lin Chi-Chan
  1. Heat – 3:56.39 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Tsai Shu-Min, Chang Wei-Chia, Hsieh Shu-Ting, and Lin Chi-Chan
  1. Heat – 8:27.61 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Lin Chien-Ju, Mou Ying-Hsin, Hsieh Shu-Ting, and Tsai Shu-Min
  1. Heat – 4:38.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Tennis

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...

Men's Doubles Competition

• Chen Chih-Jung and Lien Yu-Hui
• First round — Lost to Claude N'Goran and Clement N'Goran
  Clement N'Goran
  Clement N'Goran is a former tennis player from Ivory Coast,N'Goran represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
   (Ivory Coast) 2-6 2-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Wang Shi-ting
  Wang Shi-ting
  Wang Shi-ting is a retired professional tennis player from Republic of China . Wang turned pro in 1991. During her career, she won 6 singles on the WTA Tour. She played 49 times over 11 years for the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, earning a 51-25 overall record and setting many team records. She...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Adriana Serra-Zanetti (Spain) 7-5 7-6
• Second round — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez
  Mary Joe Fernández
  Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
  
   (USA) 6-7 6-2 1-6

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Wu Tsai-Fu
• Final — 137.5 + 175.0 = 312.5 (→ 14th place)

• Kuo Tai-Chih
• Final — 125.0 + 165.0 = 290.0 (→ 16th place)