| Chinese Taipei at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | TPE |
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 44 in14 sports |
| Flag bearers | Chen Shih-chieh (opening) Tseng Li-cheng (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 49th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
Chinese Taipei competed at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used byTaiwan to participate in some internationalorganizations and almost all sporting events, including theOlympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used due primarily to opposition from thePeople'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, theChinese Taipei Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since1992. 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 the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Fourteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including taekwondo jin and fourth-placerYang Shu-Chun. Four Chinese Taipei athletes made their third consecutive Olympic appearance: table tennis playersChuang Chih-Yuan andHuang Yi-Hua, and badminton playersCheng Wen-Hsing andChien Yu-Chin in the women's doubles. WeightlifterChen 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 since1996. These medals were awarded to the female athletes in weightlifting and taekwondo.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsu Shu-ching | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | 29 July | |
| Tseng Li-cheng | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 9 August |
Chinese Taipei has qualified three archers for themen's individual event, a team for themen's team event, three archers for thewomen's individual event, and a team for thewomen's team event
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chen Yu-chen | Individual | 649 | 54 | W 6–2 | L 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kuo Cheng-wei | 660 | 40 | W 6–5 | W 6–2 | W 6–0 | L 0–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Wang Cheng-pang | 663 | 33 | W 6–0 | L 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chen Yu-chen Kuo Cheng-wei Wang Cheng-pang | Team | 1972 | 11 | — | L 206–212 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Le Chien-ying | Individual | 638 | 39 | W 6–0 | L 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lin Chia-en | 667 | 5 | W 6–2 | L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tan Ya-ting | 671 | 3 | W 6–4 | W 6–2 | L 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Le Chien-ying Lin Chia-en Tan Ya-ting | Team | 1976 | 3 | — | Bye | L 216 (26)–216 (28) | Did not advance | |||
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):[1][2]

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Chang Chia-che | Marathon | — | 2:29:58 | 77 | |||
| Chen Chieh | 400 m hurdles | 50.27 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Chang Ming-huang | Shot put | 20.25 | 12q | 19.99 | 12 |
| Lin Ching-hsuan | Long jump | 7.38 | =33 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Li Wen-hua | Discus throw | 59.91 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Lin Chia-ying | Shot put | 17.43NR | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Hsu Jen-hao | Singles | L 14–21, 10–21 | L 15–21, 13–21 | — | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu | Doubles | Fu Hf (CHN) L 19–21, 13–21 | Schöttler (GER) W 21–15, 21–16 | Warfe (AUS) W 21–14, 21–13 | 2Q | — | Mogensen (DEN) L 16–21, 18–21 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cheng Shao-chieh | Singles | W 21–10, 21–6 | W 21–11, 21–9 | — | 1Q | W 21–18, 21–10 | L 14–21, 11–21 | Did not advance | ||
| Tai Tzu-ying | W 21–11, 21–14 | W 21–6, 21–10 | — | 1Q | L 16–21, 21–23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | Doubles | Kakiiwa (JPN) W 21–19, 21–11 | Ponnappa (IND) L 23–25, 21–16, 18–21 | Yao (SIN) W 18–21, 21–15, 21–15 | 1Q | — | Zhao Yl (CHN) L 10–21, 14–21 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing | Doubles | Ma J (CHN) L 16–21, 20–22 | Thoungthongkam (THA) L 15–21, 16–21 | Goh L Y (MAS) W 21–12, 6–21, 21–15 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hsiao Mei-yu | Women's road race | OTL | |
| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Total points | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Hsiao Mei-yu | Women's omnium | 14.662 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 3:49.051 | 16 | 15 | 36.482 | 9 | 85 | 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Hsu Jo-ting | Individual épée | W 15–10 | L 8–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1judoka
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tu Kai-wen | Men's −66 kg | Bye | L 0001–0111 | Did not advance | |||||
Chinese Taipei has qualified the following boats.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Wang Ming-hui | Single sculls | 7:15.77 | 4R | BUW | 5SE/F | Bye | 7:33.18 | 1FE | 7:33.28 | 26 | |
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
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Chang Hao | RS:X | 33 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 22 | EL | 289 | 35 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Chinese Taipei has ensured berths in the following shooting events:[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lin Yi-chun | Trap | 68 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Tien Chia-chen | 25 m pistol | 580 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air pistol | 378 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Yu Ai-wen | 10 m air pistol | 375 | 36 | Did not advance | |
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)):[4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hsu Chi-chieh | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.81 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chen I-chuan | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.28 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Cheng Wan-jung | 200 m butterfly | 2:14.29 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.39 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
Chinese Taipei has qualified a man and two women in table tennis.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chuang Chih-yuan | Men's singles | Bye | W 4–0 | W 4–2 | W 4–0 | L 1–4 | L 2–4 | 4 | ||
| Chen Szu-yu | Women's singles | Bye | W 4–3 | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Huang Yi-hua | Bye | W 4–0 | L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||

Chinese Taipei has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament or theAsian Qualification Tournament:[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Wei Chen-yang | Men's −58 kg | W 5–1 | L 7–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yang Shu-chun | Women's −49 kg | W 10–3 | L 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tseng Li-cheng | Women's −57 kg | W 4–1 | W 5–2 | L 6–10 | Bye | W 14–2 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lu Yen-hsun | Men's singles | L 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hsieh Su-wei | Women's singles | L 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | Women's doubles | — | Mirza (IND) W 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Schiavone (ITA) W 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | Hradecká (CZE) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||
Chinese Taipei has qualified 1 man and 3 women.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Chen Shih-chieh | Men's +105 kg | 182 | 13 | 236 | 6 | 418 | 10 |
| Hsu Shu-ching | Women's −53 kg | 96 | 2 | 123 | 2 | 219 | |
| Kuo Hsing-chun | Women's −58 kg | 99 | 12 | 129 | 5 | 228 | 8 |
| Huang Shih-hsu | Women's −69 kg | 110 | 8 | 131 | 8 | 241 | 7 |