| Chinese Taipei at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TPE |
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 57 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearers | Isheau Wong (opening)[1] Hsu Shu-ching (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 50th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Republic of China (1924–1948) | |
Chinese Taipei competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro,Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. "Chinese Taipei" is 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 also the region's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
TheChinese Taipei Olympic Committee sent a team of 57 athletes, 26 men and 31 women, to compete in 18 sports at the Games.[3] For only the third time in Olympic history, Chinese Taipei roster featured more female athletes than males. Among the sporting events represented by the nation's athletes, Chinese Taipei made its Olympic debut in equestrian jumping and golf (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to gymnastics, boxing, and wrestling after more than fifteen years.
World-ranked tennis starLu Yen-hsun, table tennis playersHuang I-hua andLondon 2012 fourth-place finalistChuang Chih-yuan, and trap shooterLin Yi-chun highlighted the list of athletes to make the Chinese Taipei roster for their fourth Olympics. Apart from the veterans, twelve Taiwanese athletes previously competed in London, with weightlifterHsu Shu-ching leading them as the only medalist to return for her second appearance in Rio de Janeiro. Other notable athletes from Chinese Taipei also featured world's top 30 golfersCandie Kung andTeresa Lu, and lone show jumperIsheau Wong, who eventually served as the nation's second female flag bearer in the opening ceremony (the first having done so in 2008).[1]
Chinese Taipei left Rio de Janeiro with only three medals (one gold and two bronze), a slight improvement on the team's performance at the previous Games. Among the medalists were the women's archery team (led byTan Ya-ting, who eventually finished among the top eight in the individual recurve), and weightliftersKuo Hsing-chun (women's 58 kg) and Hsu, who upgraded her silver from London to a golden finish in the women's 53 kg category.[4][5] For the first time in history, Chinese Taipei did not obtain any medals in taekwondo, since the sport was officially added to the Olympic program in2000.[6]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hsu Shu-ching | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | 7 August |
 Bronze | Le Chien-ying Lin Shih-chia Tan Ya-ting | Archery | Women's team | 7 August |
| Bronze | Kuo Hsing-chun | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | 8 August |
Three Taiwanese archers qualified for the men's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the2015 World Archery Championships inCopenhagen,Denmark.[7][8] Another set of three archers qualified for the women's events by virtue of the nation's podium finish in the team recurve competition at the 2016Archery World Cup meet inAntalya, Turkey.[9]
The Taiwanese archery team for the Games, led by London 2012 OlympianTan Ya-ting, was announced on 26 February 2016, based on their results at the Olympic Team Trials.[10]
| 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 | ||
| Kao Hao-wen | Individual | 661 | 30 |  Fernández (ESP)L 0–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Wei Chun-heng | 679 | 9 |  Elder (FIJ)W 6–0 |  Thamwong (THA)L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yu Guan-lin | 655 | 39 |  Nesteng (NOR)L 5–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kao Hao-wen Wei Chun-heng Yu Guan-lin | Team | 1995 | 7 | — |  Indonesia (INA)L 2–6 | 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 | 625 | 33 | Martín (ESP) W 6–2 |  Choi M-s (KOR)L 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lin Shih-chia | 651 | 9 |  Mansour (EGY)W 6–0 |  Laishram (IND)L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tan Ya-ting | 656 | 4 |  Picard (CAN)W 7–1 |  Pavlova (UKR)W 6–0 | Kumari (IND) W 6–0 |  Unruh (GER)L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Le Chien-ying Lin Shih-chia Tan Ya-ting | Team | 1932 | 4 | — | Bye |  Mexico (MEX)W 5–4 | South Korea (KOR) L 1–5 |  Italy (ITA)W 5–3 | | |
Chinese Taipei athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[11][12]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Chen Chieh | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.65 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Ho Chin-ping | Men's marathon | — | 2:26.00 | 100 | |||
| Chen Yu-hsuan | Women's marathon | — | 3:09:13 | 127 | |||
| Hsieh Chien-ho | — | 2:54:18 | 113 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Hsiang Chun-hsien | Men's high jump | 2.17 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| Huang Shih-feng | Men's javelin throw | 74.33 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Chinese Taipei has qualified four badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. World no. 7 seedChou Tien-chen and London 2012 OlympianTai Tzu-ying were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles, whileLee Sheng-mu andTsai Chia-hsin secured the men's doubles spot by virtue of their top 16 finish in theBWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Chou Tien-chen | Men's singles |  M Zilberman (ISR)W (21–9, 21–11) | — |  Y Tan (BEL)W (21–14, 21–8) | 1Q |  Hu Y (HKG)W (21–10, 21–13) |  Lee C W (MAS)L (9–21, 15–21) | did not advance | ||
| Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin | Men's doubles | Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s (KOR) L (21–18, 13–21, 18–21) |  V Ivanov /I Sozonov (RUS) L (11–21, 20–22) |  M Chau /S Serasinghe (AUS) W (21–14, 21–19) | 3 | — | did not advance | |||
| Tai Tzu-ying | Women's singles |  E Baldauf (AUT)W (21–11, 21–9) | — | N Perminova (RUS) W (21–12, 21–9) | 1Q | P. V. Sindhu (IND) L (13–21, 15–21) | did not advance | |||
Chinese Taipei has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament, signifying the nation's comeback to the sport since1996. Chen Nien-chin had claimed her Olympic spot with a quarterfinal victory at theWorld Championships inAstana, Kazakhstan, while lightweight boxer Lai Chu-en secured an additional Olympic place on the Taiwanese roster at the2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament inBaku, Azerbaijan.[14][15]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lai Chu-en | Men's lightweight |  Lacruz (NED)L 1–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chen Nien-chin | Women's middleweight | — | Yakushina (RUS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
Chinese Taipei has qualified one rider in the women's Olympic road race by virtue of a top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Ting-ying | Women's road race | Did not finish | |
Following the completion of the2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Chinese Taipei has entered one rider to compete in women's omnium at the Olympics, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Time trial | Flying lap | Points race | Total points | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||||
| Hsiao Mei-yu | Women's omnium | 13 | 16 | 3:58.713 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35.636 | 7 | 28 | 14.532 | 12 | 18 | -20 | 18 | 64 | 17 |
Chinese Taipei has entered one jumping rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by virtue of a top individual finish at the FEI qualifying meet for Asia & Oceania inHagen,Germany.[17][18]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Isheau Wong | Zadarijke | Individual | 47 | =68 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament.Lin Wen-tang (world no. 315),Pan Cheng-tsung (world no. 256),Candie Kung (world no. 32) andTeresa Lu (world no. 28) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[19][20]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Lin Wen-tang | Men's | 77 | 77 | DNF | DNF | 154 | 12 | DNF |
| Pan Cheng-tsung | 69 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 283 | −1 | =30 | |
| Candie Kung | Women's | 67 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 286 | +2 | =31 |
| Teresa Lu | 70 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 280 | −4 | =16 | |
Chinese Taipei has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since2000. Lee Chih-kai had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at theOlympic Test Event inRio de Janeiro.[21]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Lee Chih-kai | Pommel horse | — | 14.266 | — | 14.266 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Lien Chia-ling was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Tsai Ming-yen at men's extra-lightweight (60 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region as Chinese Taipei's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[22]
| 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 | ||
| Tsai Ming-yen | Men's −60 kg |  Sithisane (LAO)W 111–000 |  Gerchev (BUL)L 000–110 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lien Chen-ling | Women's −57 kg | — |  Podolak (POL)W 100–000 |  Malloy (USA)W 000–000S |  Căprioriu (ROU)L 000–100 | Did not advance |  Karakas (HUN)W 001–000 |  Matsumoto (JPN)L 000–001 | 5 |
Chinese Taipei has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta inChungju,South Korea.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Huang Yi-ting | Women's single sculls | 8:51.74 | 4R | 8:01.27 | 3SE/F | Bye | 8:38.21 | 1FE | 8:34.53 | 25 | |
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 received a spare Olympic berth from theInternational Sailing Federation to send a windsurfer competing in the men's RS:X class to the Olympic regatta.[23]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Chang Hao | Men's RS:X | 34 | 34 | 31 | 27 | DNF | 34 | 35 | 37 DNF | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | EL | 346 | 32 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Taiwanese shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of 31 March 2016.[24][25] The shooting team was named to the Olympic roster on 9 June 2016, with trap specialistLin Yi-chun going to her fourth Games.[26]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yang Kun-pi | Men's trap | 110 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Lin Yi-chun | Women's trap | 62 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Wu Chia-ying | Women's 10 m air pistol | 380 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 25 m pistol | 572 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yu Ai-wen | Women's 10 m air pistol | 378 | 31 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 25 m pistol | 577 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualify for the next round;q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Chinese Taipei has received a Universality invitation fromFINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[27][28][29]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lee Hsuan-yen | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:14.84 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Lin Pei-wun | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.41 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
Chinese Taipei has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games.Chen Chien-an scored a second-stage draw victory to book one of six remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles at the Asian Qualification Tournament inHong Kong.[30] Meanwhile, London 2012 semifinalistChuang Chih-yuan,Chen Szu-yu, and Cheng I-ching were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[31]
Chiang Hung-chieh and Huang Yi-hua were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[32]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chen Chien-an | Singles | Bye | He Zw (ESP) W 4–2 |  Zhang Jk (CHN)L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chuang Chih-yuan | Bye |  Aruna (NGR)L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Chen Chien-an Chiang Hung-chieh Chuang Chih-yuan | Team | — | Germany (GER) L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chen Szu-yu | Singles | Bye |  Privalova (BLR)W 4–2 |  Hu (TUR)W 4–0 |  Kim S-i (PRK)L 2–4 | did not advance | ||||
| Cheng I-ching | Bye | Pavlovich (BLR) W 4–3 | Seo H-w (KOR) W 4–3 | Li Xx (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chen Szu-yu Cheng I-ching Huang Yi-hua | Team | — | Hong Kong (HKG) L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Chinese Taipei entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics.Chuang Chia-chia qualified automatically for the women's welterweight category (67 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[33][34] Meanwhile, 2015 World champion Liu Wei-ting and Huang Huai-hsuan secured the remaining spots on the Chinese Taipei team by virtue of their top two finish respectively in the men's welterweight (80 kg) and women's flyweight category (49 kg) at the2016 Asian Qualification Tournament inManila,Philippines.[35]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Liu Wei-ting | Men's −80 kg |  Cook (MDA)W 14–2PTG |  Oueslati (TUN)L 0−1SUD | Did not advance | |||
| Huang Huai-hsuan | Women's −49 kg | Wu Jy (CHN) L 1−10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chuang Chia-chia | Women's −67 kg |  Deniz (KAZ)W 16–2PTG | Oh H-r (KOR) L 9–21PTG | Did not advance | Pagnotta (CAN) W 4–1 | Tatar (TUR) L 3–7 | 5 |
Chinese Taipei has entered five tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Three-time OlympianLu Yen-hsun (world no. 97) andHsieh Su-wei (world no. 72), qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on theATP andWTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.
Having been directly entered to the singles, Hsieh also opted to play with her partnerChuang Chia-jung in the women's doubles, while sistersChan Hao-ching andChan Yung-jan teamed up together in the same tournament by virtue of the former's top-10 WTA ranking.[36][37]
Hsieh was scheduled to play in the women's singles and the women's doubles (partnered with Chuang), but withdrew before the tournament, leaving Chuang unable to play and find another partner that have an enough rank to play with.
| 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 | Lorenzi (ITA) L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Hsieh Su-wei | Women's singles | Withdrew on 4 August due to scheduling issues | |||||||||
| Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | Women's doubles | — | Begu / Niculescu (ROU) W 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |  Konta /Watson (GBR) W 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |  Bacsinszky /Hingis (SUI) L 3–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | Withdrew on 4 August due to scheduling issues | ||||||||||
Weightlifters from Chinese Taipei have qualified three men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the2014 and2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.
The weightlifting team, highlighted by London 2012 silver medalistHsu Shu-ching (later granted the gold medal because of the original champion's positive blood test result for the banned steroids[38]), was named to the Olympic roster on 11 May 2016.[39][40]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Tan Chi-chung | Men's −56 kg | 110 | 14 | 138 | 11 | 248 | 12 |
| Pan Chien-hung | Men's −69 kg | 136 | 19 | 160 | 18 | 296 | 18 |
| Chen Shih-chieh | Men's +105 kg | 185 | 10 | DNF | 185 | DNF | |
| Chen Wei-ling | Women's −48 kg | 81 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 181 | 7 |
| Hsu Shu-ching | Women's −53 kg | 100 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 212 | |
| Kuo Hsing-chun | Women's −58 kg | 102 | 3 | 129 | 3 | 231 | |
Chinese Taipei has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 69 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of her top two finish at the2016 Asian Qualification Tournament, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since1988.[41]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chen Wen-ling | −69 kg | Bye |  Ochirbat (MGL)L 0−5VT | Did not advance | 15 | ||||
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