Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Lai Sheng-jung | | |
Medals Ranked 45th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Other related appearances | ||
Republic of China (1924–1948) |
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
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Chen Wei-ling | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg |
Silver | Lu Ying-chi | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg |
Bronze | Chu Mu-yen | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Bronze | Sung Yu-chi | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg |
Archery
At the
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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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 | |||||
Team | 1980 | 7 | — | 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 | ||
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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 | — | 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 | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Wu Wen-chien | Marathon | 2:26:55 | 59 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Chang Ming-huang | Shot put | 17.43 | 40 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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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 | |
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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 | — | 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:
Coaches:
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | Tsao Chin-Hui (曹錦輝 )
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June 2, 1981 | MLB free agent
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P | Yang Chien-Fu (陽建福 )
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April 22, 1979 | Sinon Bulls
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P | Chen Wei-Yin (陳偉殷 )
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June 12, 1985 | Chunichi Dragons | |||
P | Chang Chih-Chia (張誌家 )
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May 6, 1980 | La New Bears
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P | Pan Wei-Lun (潘威倫 )
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March 5, 1982 | Uni-President Lions
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P | Ni Fu-Te (倪福德 )
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November 14, 1982 | Chinatrust Whales | |||
P | Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) | December 5, 1978 | La New Bears
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P | Lo Chia-Jen (羅嘉仁 )
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April 7, 1986 | Chinese Culture University | |||
P | Cheng Kai-Wen (鄭凱文 )
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July 26, 1988 | Chinese Culture University | |||
P | Lee Cheng-Chang (李振昌 )
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October 21, 1986 | Taipei Physical Education College | |||
C | Yeh Chun-Chang (葉君璋 )
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October 25, 1972 | Sinon Bulls
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C | Kao Chih-kang (高志綱) | February 7, 1981 | Uni-President Lions
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C | Chen Feng-Min (陳峰民 )
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October 29, 1977 | La New Bears
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IF | Chiang Chih-Hsien (蔣智賢 )
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February 21, 1988 | Lancaster JetHawks (A+) | |||
IF | Peng Cheng-Min (彭政閔 )
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August 6, 1978 | Brother Elephants
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IF | Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝 )
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January 1, 1982 | La New Bears
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IF | Kuo Yen-Wen (郭嚴文 )
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October 25, 1988 | Gulf Coast Reds
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IF | Shih Chih-wei (石志偉) | August 4, 1977 | La New Bears
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IF | Chang Tai-Shan (張泰山 )
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October 31, 1976 | Sinon Bulls
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OF | Lo Kuo-Hui (羅國輝 )
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September 26, 1985 | High Desert Mavericks (A+) | |||
OF | Lin Che-Hsuan (林哲瑄 )
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September 21, 1988 | Greenville Drive (A) | |||
OF | Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒 )
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October 28, 1977 | La New Bears
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OF | Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) | March 11, 1981 | Uni-President Lions
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OF | Chang Chien-Ming (張建銘 )
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July 27, 1980 | Sinon Bulls
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Results
Group stage All times are
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Qualified for the semifinals | |
Eliminated |
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1-0 |
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0-1 |
Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1-0 |
China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0-1 |
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 |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Chang Hao
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RS:X
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31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 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 | ||
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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
- Chen Miao-Yi
- Chiang Hui-Chuan
- Chueh Ming-Hui
- Hsu Hsiu-Ling
- Huang Hui-Wen
- Lai Meng-Ting
- Lai Sheng-Jung
- Li Chiu-Ching
- Lin Su-Hua
- Lo Hsiao-Ting
- Lu Hsueh-Mei
- Pan Tzu-Hui
- Tung Yun-Chi
- Wen Li-Hsiu
- Wu Chia-Yen
Results
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Eliminated |
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
All times are
Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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United States | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
Japan | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
Australia | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
Canada | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN |
China | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN |
Venezuela | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE |
Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |
- August 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chia-Ching Ll (1)CAN: None |
- August 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) TPE: None |
- August 14
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hsueh-Mei Lu (1)VEN: None |
- August 15
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) TPE: None |
- August 16
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) TPE: None |
- August 17
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huili Yu (1-2)
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Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | — | 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 | |
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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
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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 | |||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | — | 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 | ||
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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 |
External links
- "Taiwan athletes gear up for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 26, 2008
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cycling wild-card sends Taiwan’s Feng to Beijing", Taipei Times, July 10, 2008
- ^ "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
- ^ a b "Taiwan shut out of Olympic warm-up", Taipei Times, February 22, 2008
- ^ "2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Taiwan beats NZ for Olympic softball slot, The China Post, February 7, 2007
- ^ "A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland", The New York Times, July 6, 2008
- ^ "First batch of Chinese Taipei Olympic delegation arrives in Beijing", Xinhua, July 31, 2008