In 1932, the 10th Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, a famous city in the western United States. 23-year-old Liu Changchun participated in the track and field competition of this Olympic Games and became the first Chinese Olympic athlete. Relying on the 8,000 silver dollars donated by Zhang Xueliang, Dalian native Liu Changchun went to the Los Angeles competition alone on behalf of the world's most populous country. Although he was eliminated in the 100-meter and 200-meter preliminaries, he interpreted the Olympic spirit of participation. The picture shows sprinter Liu Changchun.
In 1952, the 15th Olympic Games was held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It opened on July 19, and China received an invitation the night before. The 40-member delegation formed on the 23rd set off on the 25th and arrived in Finland on the 29th. The competition has started for many days, and only Wu Chuanyu participated in the 100-meter backstroke preliminaries and failed to qualify. However, for the first time, the five-star red flag flew over the Olympic venues and host cities. The picture shows swimmer Wu Chuanyu.
On October 25, 1979, the International Olympic Committee Executive Committee passed a resolution in Nagoya, Japan, restoring the legal seat of the People's Republic of China on the International Olympic Committee, and decided that Taiwan would participate in the International Olympic Committee under the name of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. meeting. The picture shows Chairman Kilanin (left) congratulating Song Zhong (right), Secretary General of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
In 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. China sent a large-scale delegation to participate in this Olympic Games for the first time after returning to the International Olympic Committee, and fully entered the Olympic stage. Xu Haifeng won the men's free hand pistol shooting competition, achieving a breakthrough of zero Olympic gold medals for China. The Chinese delegation won a total of 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal count. The picture shows Xu Haifeng in the men's freehand pistol shooting competition at the Los Angeles Olympics.
In 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. China sent a large-scale delegation to participate in this Olympic Games for the first time after returning to the International Olympic Committee, and fully entered the Olympic stage. Xu Haifeng won the men's free hand pistol shooting competition, achieving a breakthrough for China with zero Olympic gold medals. The Chinese delegation won a total of 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal count. This is Xu Haifeng (right) receiving a kiss from Huang Zhong, vice chairman of the All-China Sports Federation, after winning China's first Olympic gold medal.
In 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. China sent a large-scale delegation to participate in this Olympic Games for the first time after returning to the International Olympic Committee, and fully entered the Olympic stage. The Chinese delegation won a total of 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal count. The picture shows that on August 7, 1984, in the women's volleyball final of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Chinese team's main attacker Lang Ping smashed hard. In the end, Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the host United States team in three straight games and won China's first three-ball gold medal at the Olympics.
In 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. China sent a large-scale delegation to participate in this Olympic Games for the first time after returning to the International Olympic Committee, and fully entered the Olympic stage. The Chinese delegation won a total of 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal count. The picture shows Li Ning cheering for getting a perfect score in the men's floor exercise final of the 23rd Olympic Games. Li Ning won 3 gold medals in the floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings competitions, as well as 2 silvers and 1 bronze, becoming the athlete with the most medals at this Olympics.
In 1988, the 24th Olympic Games was held in Seoul (Seoul), South Korea. The Chinese delegation had a poor performance in this Olympic Games, ranking 11th in the gold medal list with 5 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The picture shows Chinese athlete Gao Min being interviewed by reporters after the game. Gao Min won the women's three-meter springboard gold medal at the Seoul Olympics.
In 1992, the 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain. China sent 251 athletes to participate in 20 major events and won a total of 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 16 bronze medals. Following the CIS team, the United States team and the German team, China ranked fourth in the gold medal list. The picture shows that on August 5, 1992, International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the award to Deng Yaping, the women's singles champion of table tennis at the Barcelona Olympic Games. A year ago, Savon made a wish that as long as Deng Yaping won the Olympic championship, he would personally present the award.That day, both Savong and Deng Yaping got their wish. Deng Yaping won 4 gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
In 1992, the 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain. China sent 251 athletes to participate in 20 major events and won a total of 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 16 bronze medals. Following the CIS team, the United States team and the German team, China ranked fourth in the gold medal list. The picture shows Zhang Shan participating in the mixed men's and women's skeet shooting competition at the Barcelona Olympics. In the end, she won the championship. Since the mixed event clay pigeon shooting was listed as an official event in 1900, European and American male athletes have monopolized medals in all two-way and multi-way competitions. Zhang Shan won the championship and wrote a new chapter in the history of Olympic shooting.
In 1992, the 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain. China sent 251 athletes to participate in 20 major events and won a total of 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 16 bronze medals. Following the CIS team, the United States team and the German team, China ranked fourth in the gold medal list. This is July 27, 1992, Fu Mingxia in the women's 10-meter platform diving competition at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Fu Mingxia won 4 gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
In 1993, Beijing failed to bid for the Olympic Games. The picture shows that on September 23 of that year, at the live broadcast of Beijing TV's "9·23 Beijing Night", the results announced by Samaranch on the TV wall shocked everyone present.
In 1996, the 26th Olympic Games was held in Atlanta, USA. The Chinese delegation sent 309 athletes to participate and won a total of 16 golds, 22 silvers and 12 bronzes. They ranked fourth in both the gold medal list and the medal list, achieving their goal of hitting the first place in the second group. The picture shows Wang Junxia wearing a five-star red flag to celebrate after winning the women's 5000m gold medal at the 26th Atlanta Olympics on July 28, 1996.
In 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney, Australia. Although Beijing unfortunately missed the right to host the Millennium Olympics, the Chinese army fought hard and won 28 golds, 16 silvers and 15 bronzes, ranking third in the number of gold medals and medals. The picture shows Xiong Ni at the men's three-meter springboard award ceremony at the Sydney Olympics. Xiong Ni won the gold medal by defeating Russian star Saudin with a legendary 0.3-point advantage.
On July 13, 2001, at the 112th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow, after two rounds of voting by IOC members, Beijing won the right to host the 29th Summer Olympics in 2008. The picture shows the Chinese Olympic bid delegation cheering.
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games was held in Athens, the capital of Greece. China sent a huge delegation including 407 athletes to participate in 26 major events and 203 minor events in addition to baseball and equestrian. China won 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, surpassing Russia for the first time. (27 golds), ranking second in the gold medal list. This is August 23, 2004. Wang Xu cheers for victory after winning the women's wrestling 72kg championship at the Athens Olympics. Wang Xu defeated Japanese and Russian wrestling stars in the semi-finals and finals, becoming China's first Olympic wrestling champion.
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games was held in Athens, the capital of Greece. China sent a huge delegation including 407 athletes to participate in 26 major events and 203 minor events in addition to baseball and equestrian. China won the best record in history with 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, and surpassed it for the first time. Russia (27 golds) jumped to second place in the gold medal list. This is August 28, 2004, when Chinese player Meng Guanliang (front)/ Yang Wenjun won the double rowing 500-meter championship at the Athens Olympic Games, making the Chinese stand on the highest podium of the Olympic water sports for the first time. .
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games was held in Athens, the capital of Greece. China sent a huge delegation including 407 athletes to participate in 26 major events and 203 minor events except baseball and equestrian. China won 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, surpassing Russia for the first time (27 gold), ranking second in the gold medal list.On August 22, 2004, Chinese players Sun Tiantian (right) and Li Ting defeated Spanish players Martinez/Pascual 2-0 in the Olympic tennis women's doubles final to win the championship. This is the first time a Chinese player has won an Olympic gold medal in women's tennis.
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games was held in Athens, the capital of Greece. China sent a huge delegation including 407 athletes to participate in 26 major events and 203 minor events except baseball and equestrian. China won 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, surpassing Russia for the first time (27 gold), ranking second in the gold medal list. This is August 27, 2004. Chinese athlete Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics and became the pride of the Chinese people.
At 9:17 on May 8, 2008, the Olympic torch reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, realizing the human dream of the Olympic torch reaching the top of the earth and providing a generous gift for the grand opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. The picture shows the mountaineering team members displaying the "auspicious cloud" torch, fire lantern, Chinese national flag, Olympic five-ring flag and Beijing Olympics emblem flag on the peak.
In 2008, China successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. At the Beijing Olympics, China sent its largest-ever Chinese delegation of 639 athletes. Chinese athletes also created the best Olympic results in the history of the Chinese delegation, ranking first in the gold medal list with 51 golds, 21 silvers, and 28 bronzes. This is August 6, 2008, when Yao Ming participated in the Olympic torch relay in Beijing.
In 2008, China successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. At the Beijing Olympics, China sent its largest-ever Chinese delegation of 639 athletes. Chinese athletes also created the best Olympic results in the history of the Chinese delegation, ranking first in the gold medal list with 51 golds, 21 silvers, and 28 bronzes. This is August 12, 2008. Chinese player Li Xiaopeng competes in the parallel bars competition at the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese gymnastics team, which only won one gold medal in the Athens Olympics, swept away nine gold medals in the Beijing Olympics. The men's and women's teams reached the top at the same time, becoming a veritable "dream team."
In 2008, China successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. At the Beijing Olympics, China sent its largest-ever Chinese delegation of 639 athletes. Chinese athletes also created the best Olympic results in the history of the Chinese delegation, ranking first in the gold medal list with 51 golds, 21 silvers, and 28 bronzes. It was August 8, when the Chinese delegation entered the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2008, China successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. At the Beijing Olympics, China sent its largest-ever Chinese delegation of 639 athletes. Chinese athletes also created the best Olympic results in the history of the Chinese delegation, ranking first in the gold medal list with 51 golds, 21 silvers, and 28 bronzes. It was August 8, when the Chinese delegation entered the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
This is July 29, 1996, Hong Kong player Li Lishan competes in the women's windsurfing competition of the 26th Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Li Lishan won the championship in this event and won the first gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games for the Hong Kong, China team.
This is August 26, 2004, Chinese Taipei player Chen Shixin (right) competes in the women's 49kg taekwondo competition of the 28th Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. On the same day, Chen Shixin won the championship in this event and won the first gold medal for the Chinese Taipei team in the history of Olympic participation.
Source: People's Daily Online
