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China Summer Sports
China: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 11 summer games in 9 countries
Events: 317 distinct events in 34 sports
Participants: 1,854 (916 men and 938 women)
Youngest Participant: Nian Yun (13 years, 287 days), 1996 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Huang Zuping (45 years, 68 days), 2008 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 4 athletes with 6 medals
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1984 | 2008 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Zhang Juanjuan (3 medals) |
| 2 | Athletics | 1932 | 2008 | 256 | 113 | 143 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | Wang Junxia (2 medals) |
| 3 | Badminton | 1992 | 2008 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | Gao Ling (4 medals) |
| 4 | Baseball | 2008 | 2008 | 24 | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Basketball | 1936 | 2008 | 123 | 73 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 6 | Beach Volleyball | 2000 | 2008 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 7 | Boxing | 1936 | 2008 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Zou Shiming (2 medals) |
| 8 | Canoeing | 1984 | 2008 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | Yang Wenjun and Meng Guanliang (2 medals) | ||
| 9 | Cycling | 1936 | 2008 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 10 | Diving | 1984 | 2008 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 49 | Guo Jingjing (6 medals) |
| 11 | Equestrianism | 2008 | 2008 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | Fencing | 1984 | 2008 | 75 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 13 | Football | 1936 | 2008 | 96 | 55 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 15 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 14 | Gymnastics | 1984 | 2008 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 52 | Li Xiaoshuang and Li Ning (6 medals) |
| 15 | Handball | 1984 | 2008 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 13 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 16 | Hockey | 2000 | 2008 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 16 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 17 | Judo | 1984 | 2008 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | Xian Dongmei and Sun Fuming (2 medals) |
| 18 | Modern Pentathlon | 1988 | 2008 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 19 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1984 | 2008 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 20 | Rowing | 1984 | 2008 | 96 | 42 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 athletes with 2 medals |
| 21 | Sailing | 1984 | 2008 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Yin Jian (2 medals) |
| 22 | Shooting | 1984 | 2008 | 95 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 42 | Wang Yifu (6 medals) |
| 23 | Softball | 1996 | 2008 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 15 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 24 | Swimming | 1936 | 2008 | 130 | 53 | 77 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 4 athletes with 4 medals |
| 25 | Synchronized Swimming | 1988 | 2008 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 9 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 26 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2008 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 41 | Wang Nan (5 medals) |
| 27 | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Chen Zhong (2 medals) | |
| 28 | Tennis | 1988 | 2008 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 29 | Trampolining | 2004 | 2008 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 30 | Triathlon | 2000 | 2008 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 31 | Volleyball | 1984 | 2008 | 74 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 athletes with 2 medals |
| 32 | Water Polo | 1984 | 2008 | 47 | 34 | 13 | |||||
| 33 | Weightlifting | 1936 | 2008 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 6 athletes with 2 medals |
| 34 | Wrestling | 1984 | 2008 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Sheng Zetian (3 medals) |