The People's Republic of China competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 294 competitors, 111 men and 183 women, took part in 155 events in 25 sports. Medalists Archery The People's Republic of China sent three men and three women to Atlanta for archery. As usual, the Chinese women were the more successful squad, with He Ying winning a silver medal. They went a combined 9-3 in individual competition as opposed the men's 1-3 record. They also won their first team match before being defeated. Women's Individual Competition: He Ying → Final, Silver Medal (5-1) Wang Xiaozhu → Quarterfinal, 7th place (3-1) Yang Jianping → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1) Men's Individual Competition: Tang Hua → Round of 32, 23rd place (1-1) Luo Hengyu → Round of 64, 36th place (0-1) Shen Jun → Round of 64, 40th place (0-1) Women's Team Competition: He, Wang, and Yang → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1) Men's Team Competition: Tang, Luo, and Shen → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1) Athletics Men's 100 metres Chen Wenzhong Men's 200 metres Chen Wenzhong Men's 110 metres Hurdles Li Tong Chen Yanhao Men's 20 km Walk Yu Guohui Li Zewen Li Mingcai Men's 50 km Walk Zhang Huiqiang Final — 3:53:10 (→ 14th place) Mao Xinyuan Final — DSQ (→ no ranking) Zhao Yongsheng Final — DSQ (→ no ranking) Men's Long Jump Huang Geng Qualification — 8.12 m Final — 7.99 m (→ 9th place) Chen Jing Qualification — 7.70 m (→ did not advance, 29th place) Men's triple jump Zou Sixin Qualification — 16.53 m (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's Discus Throw Li Shaojie Qualification — 60.20 m (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw Zhang Lianbiao Qualification — 79.88 m Final — 80.96 m (→ 11th place) Women's 400 metres Du Xiujie Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance) Women's 10,000 metres Wang Junxia Qualification — 32:36.53 Final — 31:02.58 (→ Silver Medal) Wang Mingxia Qualification — 32:10.26 Final — 32:38.98 (→ 15th place) Yang Siju Qualification — 32:22.77 Final — 33:15.29 (→ 19th place) Women's Javelin Throw Li Lei Qualification — 61.48 m Final — 60.74 m (→ 8th place) Women's Discus Throw Xiao Yanling Qualification — 65.10m Final — 64.72m (→ 5th place) Women's Shot Put Sui Xinmei Qualification — 19.36m Final — 19.88m (→ Silver Medal) Li Meisu Qualification — 18.39m (→ did not advance)