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
IOC codeTPE
NOCChinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Websitewww.tpenoc.net (in Chinese and English)
in Beijing
Competitors80 in 15[1] sports
Flag bearer Lai Sheng-jung
Medals
Ranked 45th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
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
 GoldChen Wei-lingWeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 SilverLu Ying-chiWeightliftingWomen's 63 kg
 BronzeChu Mu-yenTaekwondoMen's 58 kg
 BronzeSung Yu-chiTaekwondoMen'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
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
Distance Position Distance Position
Chang Ming-huang Shot put 17.43 40 Did not advance
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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).

Pos. Number Player Date of birth (age) Club
P Tsao Chin-Hui (曹錦輝) June 2, 1981 MLB free agent
P Yang Chien-Fu (陽建福) April 22, 1979 Sinon Bulls
P Chen Wei-Yin (陳偉殷) June 12, 1985 Chunichi Dragons
P Chang Chih-Chia (張誌家) May 6, 1980 La New Bears
P Pan Wei-Lun (潘威倫) March 5, 1982 Uni-President Lions
P Ni Fu-Te (倪福德) November 14, 1982 Chinatrust Whales
P Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) December 5, 1978 La New Bears
P Lo Chia-Jen (羅嘉仁) April 7, 1986 Chinese Culture University
P Cheng Kai-Wen (鄭凱文) July 26, 1988 Chinese Culture University
P Lee Cheng-Chang (李振昌) October 21, 1986 Taipei Physical Education College
C Yeh Chun-Chang (葉君璋) October 25, 1972 Sinon Bulls
C Kao Chih-kang (高志綱) February 7, 1981 Uni-President Lions
C Chen Feng-Min (陳峰民) October 29, 1977 La New Bears
IF Chiang Chih-Hsien (蔣智賢) February 21, 1988 Lancaster JetHawks (A+)
IF Peng Cheng-Min (彭政閔) August 6, 1978 Brother Elephants
IF Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝) January 1, 1982 La New Bears
IF Kuo Yen-Wen (郭嚴文) October 25, 1988 Gulf Coast Reds
IF Shih Chih-wei (石志偉) August 4, 1977 La New Bears
IF Chang Tai-Shan (張泰山) October 31, 1976 Sinon Bulls
OF Lo Kuo-Hui (羅國輝) September 26, 1985 High Desert Mavericks (A+)
OF Lin Che-Hsuan (林哲瑄) September 21, 1988 Greenville Drive (A)
OF Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) October 28, 1977 La New Bears
OF Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) March 11, 1981 Uni-President Lions
OF Chang Chien-Ming (張建銘) July 27, 1980 Sinon Bulls

Results

Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.

Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
 South Korea 77041221.000--
 Cuba 7615223.8571-
 United States 7524022.7142-
 Japan 7433014.5713-
 Chinese Taipei 7252933.28651-0
 Canada 7252920.28650-1
 Netherlands 716950.14361-0
 China 7161460.14360-1

Official Olympic Baseball Schedule

Cycling

Chinese Taipei will compete in Olympic cycling after receiving a wild-card invitation from the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]

Track

Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Feng Chun-kai Men's points race Did not finish

Judo

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
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
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Chang Hao RS:X 31 29 31 28 28 20 34 DNF 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 705311.000--
 Japan 612313.8571-
 Australia 523011.7142-
 Canada 341723.4294-
 Chinese Taipei 251023.28652-0 vs. CHN/VEN
 China 251921.28651-1 vs. TPE/VEN
 Venezuela 251535.28650-2 vs. CHN/TPE
 Netherlands 16848.1436-
August 12
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000001122
 Canada02200206110
WP: Lauren Bay(1-0)   LP: Chia-Yen Wu(0-1)
Home runs:
TPE: Chia-Ching Ll(1)
CAN: None
August 13
Team1234567RHE
 Japan0001100291
 Chinese Taipei0000001161
WP: Hiroko Sakai(1-0)   LP: Sheng-Jung Lai(0-1)
Home runs:
JPN: Satoko Mabuchi(2)
TPE: None
August 14
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei200100X360
 Venezuela0000000032
WP: Chia-Yen Wu(1-1)   LP: Johana Gómez(0-2)
Home runs:
TPE: Hsueh-Mei Lu(1)
VEN: None
August 15
Team1234567RHE
 Australia0000210350
 Chinese Taipei1000000150
WP: Kelly Hardie(1-0)   LP: Sheng-Jung Lai(0-2)
Home runs:
AUS: Natalie Ward(1), Natalie Titcume(2)
TPE: None
August 16
Team1234567RHE
 United States1051XXX7100
 Chinese Taipei00000XX021
WP: Jennie Finch(2-0)   LP: Su-Hua Lin(0-1)
Home runs:
USA: Jessica Mendoza(3)
TPE: None
August 17
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei1001000261
 China0100000151
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
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
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
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

See also

References

  1. "Cycling wild-card sends Taiwan’s Feng to Beijing", Taipei Times, July 10, 2008
  2. "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
  3. "Taiwan shut out of Olympic warm-up", Taipei Times, February 22, 2008
  4. "2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. Taiwan beats NZ for Olympic softball slot, The China Post, February 7, 2007
  6. "A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland", The New York Times, July 6, 2008
  7. "First batch of Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation arrives in Beijing", Xinhua, July 31, 2008
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