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Chinese Taipei at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Republic of China at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Republic of China IOC code   ROC
Olympic history
Summer Games
1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972
Winter Games
1972 • 1976

The Republic of China (ROC) currently competes as Chinese Taipei at the Olympic Games. The ROC first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1932. After the Chinese Civil War the ROC retreated to the island of Taiwan and only Taiwan based athletes have competed in its team since then.

Timeline concerning Olympic recognition

The following timeline concerns the different names and principle events concerning recognition of the ROC Olympic team:

• 1932: ROC competes in the Olympics for the first time as "China" [1]
• 1951: ROC's Chinese Olympic Committee transferred from Nanking to Taiwan;^[1]
• 1952: ROC team briefly withdraws from the Olympics;^[2]
• 1954: IOC adopted a resolution officially recognising the People's Republic of China (PRC) “Chinese Olympics Committee”. The PRC is invited to take part in the 1956 Olympics. The PRC organises a delegation;^[1][3]
• 1956: ROC represented at Melbourne Games. PRC withdrew from the Games in protest because in the list of IOC members two Chinese National Olympic Committees were listed;^[1][3]
• 1958: PRC withdrew from Olympic movement and from the federations governing Olympic sports. Professor Tung Hou Yi, an IOC member for the PRC resigned;^[1]
• 1959: ROC informed that as it did not control sport on Mainland China and it could not continue to be recognized as the "Chinese National Olympic Committee". All applications under a different name would be considered;^[1]
• 1960:ROC committee renamed the "Olympic Committee of the Republic of China", and so recognized. However the ROC team competed under protest in the Rome Games under the banner "Taiwan";^[1]
• 1963: Agreed by the IOC that during an Olympic Games the delegation from Taiwan should be known as "Taiwan" but would be allowed to use the initials "ROC" on sports outfits;^[1]
• 1964: ROC competed in Tokyo Games under the banner "ROC";^[1]
• 1968: IOC agreed to renaming Taiwan team as "Republic of China" and to their participaton under that banner;^[1]
• 1979: IOC recognises the PRC Olympics committee as representing China for the first time since Communist rule began in 1949. The IOC decision followed a postal ballot among 89 members. Under the IOC decision, the ROC’s Olympics committee would be: renamed the “Chinese Taipei Olympics Committee”; recognised only as a provincial body; and would no longer be allowed to use the ROC's national anthem or flag at the Olympic Games.^[1][3]

ROC athletes have won a total of 19 medals at the Summer Games, with taekwondo as the top medal-producing sport. The ROC has never won a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Yang Chuan-kwang	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's decathlon
3 Bronze	Chi Cheng	1968 Mexico	Athletics	Women's 80 metre hurdles
3 Bronze	Tsai Wen-Yee	1984 Los Angeles	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
2 Silver	Chang Cheng-Hsien, Chang Wen-Chung, Chang Yaw-Teing, Chen Chi-Hsin, Chen Wei-Chen, Chiang Tai-Chuan, Huang Chung-Yi, Huang Wen-Po, Jong Yeu-Jeng, Ku Kuo-Chian, Kuo Lee Chien-Fu, Liao Ming-Hsiung, Lin Chao-Huang, Lin Kun-Han, Lo Chen-Jung, Lo Kuo-Chong, Pai Kun-Hong, Tsai Ming-Hung, Wang Kuang-Shih, Wu Shih-Hsih	1992 Barcelona	Baseball	Men's competition
2 Silver	Chen Jing	1996 Atlanta	Table tennis	Women's singles
2 Silver	Li Feng-Ying	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
3 Bronze	Chen Jing	2000 Sydney	Table tennis	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Chi Shu-Ju	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Women's flyweight
3 Bronze	Huang Chih-hsiung	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Kuo Yi-Hang	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
1 Gold	Chen Shih-Hsin	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's flyweight
1 Gold	Chu Mu-Yen	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Chen Szu-yuan, Liu Ming-huang, Wang Cheng-pang	2004 Athens	Archery	Men's team
2 Silver	Huang Chih-hsiung	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Chen Li Ju, Wu Hui-ju, Yuan Shu-chi	2004 Athens	Archery	Women's team
3 Bronze	Chen Wei Ling	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
3 Bronze	Lu Ying-Chi	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
3 Bronze	Chu Mu-Yen	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Sung Yu-Chi	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg

Medal tables

Medals by Games

As the Republic of China

As Chinese Taipei

Medals by sport

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Taiwan
• Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
• Chinese Taipei flag

References

Other references

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-18.  
• "Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TPE. Retrieved 2007-12-18.