Chinese Taipei competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used due primarily to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
With the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 44 athletes, 19 men and 25 women, competed in 14 sports. For the second time in its Olympic history, Chinese Taipei was represented by more female than male athletes. There was only a single competitor in fencing, judo, rowing, and sailing. This was also the youngest delegation in Chinese Taipei's Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Fourteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including taekwondo jin and fourth-placer Yang Shu-Chun. Four Chinese Taipei athletes made their third consecutive Olympic appearance: table tennis players Chuang Chih-Yuan and Huang Yi-Hua, and badminton players Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu-Chin in the women's doubles. Weightlifter Chen Shih-chieh, who competed at his first Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Chinese Taipei left London with two medals: a gold and a bronze, the lowest in Summer Olympic history since 1996. These medals were awarded to the female athletes in weightlifting and taekwondo.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Hsu Shu-ching Weightlifting Women's 53 kg Tseng Li-cheng Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
Archery
Chinese Taipei has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, a team for the men's team event, three archers for the women's individual event, and a team for the women's team event
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChen Yu-chenIndividual64954 (11)W 6–2 (43)L 0–6Did not advanceKuo Cheng-wei66040 (25)W 6–5 (57)W 6–2 (24)W 6–0 (16)L 0–6Did not advanceWang Cheng-pang66333 (32)W 6–0 (1)L 4–6Did not advanceChen Yu-chenKuo Cheng-weiWang Cheng-pangTeam197211colspan=2 (6)L 206–212Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLe Chien-yingIndividual63839 (25)W 6–0 (7)L 4–6Did not advanceLin Chia-en6675 (60)W 6–2 (37)L 5–6Did not advanceTan Ya-ting6713 (25)W 6–4 (30)W 6–2 (19)L 2–6Did not advanceLe Chien-yingLin Chia-enTan Ya-tingTeam19763colspan=2 (6)L 216 (26)–216 (28)Did not advance
Athletics
Athletes from Chinese Taipei have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankChang Chia-cheMarathoncolspan=4 2:29:5877Chen Chieh400 m hurdles50.276Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionChang Ming-huangShot put20.2512 q19.9912Lin Ching-hsuanLong jump7.38=33Did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLi Wen-huaDiscus throw59.9122Did not advanceLin Chia-yingShot put17.43 NR25Did not advance
Badminton
Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHsu Jen-haoSinglesL 14–21, 10–21L 15–21, 13–21 3Did not advanceFang Chieh-minLee Sheng-muDoublesL 19–21, 13–21W 21–15, 21–16W 21–14, 21–132 QL 16–21, 18–21Did not advance
Women AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCheng Shao-chiehSinglesW 21–10, 21–6W 21–11, 21–91 QW 21–18, 21–10L 14–21, 11–21Did not advanceTai Tzu-yingW 21–11, 21–14W 21–6, 21–10 1 QL 16–21, 21–23Did not advanceCheng Wen-hsingChien Yu-chinDoublesW 21–19, 21–11L 23–25, 21–16, 18–21W 18–21, 21–15, 21–151 QL 10–21, 14–21Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChen Hung-lingCheng Wen-hsingDoublesL 16–21, 20–22L 15–21, 16–21W 21–12, 6–21, 21–153Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankHsiao Mei-yuWomen's road race
Track Omnium AthleteEventFlying lapPoints raceElimination raceIndividual pursuitScratch raceTime trialTotal pointsRankTimeRankPointsRankRankTimeRankRankTimeRankHsiao Mei-yuWomen's omnium14.66211217173:49.051161536.48298517
Fencing
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankHsu Jo-tingIndividual épée W 15–10 L 8–15Did not advance
Judo
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1 judoka
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTu Kai-wenMen's −66 kgL 0001–0111Did not advance
Rowing
Chinese Taipei has qualified the following boats.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinal Final TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankWang Ming-huiSingle sculls7:15.774 R5 SE/Fcolspan=2 7:33.181 FE7:33.2826 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
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal Rank12345678910M*Chang HaoRS:X33363536333337372422EL28935 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Chinese Taipei has ensured berths in the following shooting events:
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLin Yi-chunTrap6810Did not advanceTien Chia-chen25 m pistol58016Did not advance10 m air pistol37827Did not advanceYu Ai-wen10 m air pistol37536Did not advance
Swimming
Swimmers from Chinese Taipei have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHsu Chi-chieh200 m butterfly1:59.8130Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChen I-chuan100 m breaststroke1:11.2838Did not advanceCheng Wan-jung200 m butterfly2:14.2928Did not advance200 m individual medley2:17.3931Did not advance
Table tennis
Chinese Taipei has qualified a man and two women in table tennis.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChuang Chih-yuanMen's singlescolspan=3 W 4–0 W 4–2W 4–0L 1–4 L 2–44Chen Szu-yuWomen's singlescolspan=2 W 4–3L 1–4Did not advanceHuang Yi-huacolspan=2 W 4–0L 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Chinese Taipei has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament or the Asian Qualification Tournament:
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWei Chen-yangMen's −58 kgW 5–1L 7–10Did not advanceYang Shu-chunWomen's −49 kgW 10–3L 0–6Did not advanceTseng Li-chengWomen's −57 kgW 4–1W 5–2L 6–10W 14–2Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLu Yen-hsunMen's singlesL 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 3–6Did not advanceHsieh Su-weiWomen's singlesL 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7Did not advanceChuang Chia-jungHsieh Su-weiWomen's doublesW 6–1, 3–6, 6–1W 6–7, 7–5, 6–4L 3–6, 4–6Did not advance
Weightlifting
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1 man and 3 women. AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankChen Shih-chiehMen's +105 kg18213236641810Hsu Shu-chingWomen's −53 kg96 2123 2219 Kuo Hsing-chunWomen's −58 kg991212952288Huang Shih-hsuWomen's −69 kg110813182417
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