Chinese Taipei at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Chinese Taipei at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Chinese Taipei at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
IOC code	TPE
NOC	Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website	www.tpenoc.net (in Chinese and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	74 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Tu Tsai-Hsing
Medals; Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976–1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Republic of China (1924–1948)

The Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Chen Jing	Table tennis	Women's singles	31 July

Results by event

Archery

Chinese Taipei entered three women and three men in the archery competition. Two of the archers advanced to the third round, though the team's combined record was 5–8.

Women's Individual Competition:

Lin Yi-Yin → Round of 16, 13th place (2-1)
Lin Ya-Hua → Round of 32, 19th place (1-1)
Yang Chun-Chi → Round of 64, 46th place (0-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

Hsieh Sheng-Feng → Round of 16, 10th place (2-1)
Cho Sheng-Ling → Round of 64, 41st place (0-1)
Wu Tsung-Yi → Round of 64, 44th place (0-1)

Women's Team Competition:

Lin, Lin, and Yang → Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)

Men's Team Competition:

Hsieh, Cho, and Wu → Round of 16, 10th place (0-1)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Hsu Gi-Sheng — 2:23.04 (→ 57th place)

Men's Long Jump

Nai Hui-Fang
- Qualification — 7.91m (→ did not advance)
Chao Chih-Kuo
- Qualification — 7.67m (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

Hsu Pei-Chin
- Qualification — 58.80 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Tsai Chih-Hsiu
- First Round — Lost to Mansueto Velasco (Philippines) after referee stopped contest in first round

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Chen Han-Hung
- Preliminary Heat — 194.13 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Sailing

Men's 470

Brady Sih and Bryant Sih

Softball

Women's team competition

Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to Canada (1:2)
- Lost to Australia (0:4)
- Defeated Netherlands (7:1)
- Lost to United States (0:4)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (2:10)
- Lost to PR China (0:1)
- Lost to Japan (1:5)
Semifinals
- Did not advance → Sixth place
Team Roster
Head coach: Wang Cheng-Fu

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Huang Chih-Yung
1. Heat – 1:05.26 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

Lin Chien-Ju
1. Heat – 27.00 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

Chang Wei-Chia
1. Heat – 58.49 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Tsai Shu-min
1. Heat – 58.65 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

Lin Chi-Chan
1. Heat – 4:17.18
2. B-Final – 4:15.74 (→ 11th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

Lin Chi-Chan
1. Heat – 8:40.31 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

Hsieh Shu-Tzu
1. Heat – 2:16.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Hsieh Shu-Tzu
1. Heat – 5:01.70 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Chang Wei-Chia, Tsai Shu-min, Lin Chien-Ju, and Lin Chi-Chan
1. Heat – 3:56.39 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Tsai Shu-min, Chang Wei-Chia, Hsieh Shu-Ting, and Lin Chi-Chan
1. Heat – 8:27.61 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Lin Chien-Ju, Mou Ying-Hsin, Hsieh Shu-Ting, and Tsai Shu-min
1. Heat – 4:38.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Table Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Chiang Peng-Lung (19 years old), rank 17

Men's Doubles Competition

Chiang Peng-Lung and Wu Wen-Chia, rank 17

Women's Singles Competition

Chen Jing (27 years old), rank 2 - Silver medal

Women's Doubles Competition

Chen Jing and Chen Chiu-Tan, rank 5

Tennis