Chinese Taipei at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chinese Taipei at the Olympics
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
IOC code	TPE
NOC	Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 63rd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 9 11 23 43
Summer appearances
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Republic of China (1924–1948)

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), has been competing in the Olympic Games as "Chinese Taipei" (TPE) since 1984. When Taiwanese athletes compete, they use the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag instead of Taiwan's official flag. Also, if they win a medal, the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China is played instead of the national anthem.

Taiwanese athletes first won an Olympic medal in 1960. Their first gold medal came later, in 2004. Taiwan achieved its highest number of medals at the 2020 Games.

Taiwan at the Olympics

How Taiwan Participates

Taiwan's journey in the Olympics has a unique history. Before 1984, the team used different names. Sometimes, athletes from Taiwan even competed as part of the Japanese team.

Olympic year/s	team
	Mainland China			Taiwan
1924			(Chine)	as part of Japan
1932–1936		China	(CHN)
1948
1952		People's Republic of China (PRC)
1956					Republic of China (CHN)
1960					Formosa (RCF)
1964–1968					Taiwan (TWN)
1972–1976					Republic of China (ROC)
1980		China (CHN)
since 1984					Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Why the Name "Chinese Taipei"?

The name "Chinese Taipei" was chosen because of political reasons between Taiwan (Republic of China) and Mainland China (People's Republic of China). Both claim to be the official government of China. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had to find a way for both to compete without causing political issues.

Here's a simple timeline of how the name "Chinese Taipei" came to be:

• 1922: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized the China National Amateur Athletic Federation as the official Olympic group for China.
• 1932: The Republic of China (ROC) competed in the Olympics for the first time as "China".
• 1949: The China National Amateur Athletic Federation moved to Taiwan.
• 1952: The ROC team left the Helsinki Olympics. This happened because the IOC allowed the People's Republic of China (PRC) to join the Games.
• 1954: The IOC officially recognized the PRC's Olympic Committee.
• 1956: The ROC competed in the Melbourne Games as the Republic of China. The PRC left the Games to protest having two Chinese Olympic groups.
• 1958: The PRC stopped being part of the Olympic movement.
• 1959: The IOC told the ROC that it could no longer be called the "Chinese Olympic Committee". They said a new name would be considered.
• 1960: The ROC committee changed its name to the "Olympic Committee of the Republic of China" and was recognized.
• 1963: The IOC recognized the name "Taiwan". The Olympic committee was allowed to use the letters "ROC" on sports uniforms.
• 1968: The IOC agreed to let the Taiwan team be called the Republic of China after the 1968 Games.
• 1976: The ROC was not allowed to compete in the Montreal Summer Games. This was because Canada, the host country, recognized the PRC as the only official government of China.
• 1979: The IOC decided that the Chinese Olympic Committee (from PRC) was the official representative of China. The ROC's Olympic committee had to be renamed "Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee". It was also not allowed to use the ROC's national anthem or flag.
• 1980: The ROC boycotted the Winter and Summer Games because of the new "Chinese Taipei" name rule.
• 1981: An agreement was signed in Lausanne. It set the name, flag, and symbol for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC).
• 1984: Chinese Taipei competed for the first time under its new name at the Sarajevo Winter Games.

Olympic Medals for Chinese Taipei

Medals in Summer Games Taiwanese athletes have won many medals at the Summer Olympics. Here's a look at their performance over the years: Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Paris as part of Japan 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London as part of the Republic of China 1952 Helsinki did not participate 1956 Melbourne 13 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 27 0 1 0 1 32 1964 Tokyo 40 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 43 0 0 1 1 42 1972 Munich 21 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal boycotted 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 38 0 0 1 1 43 1988 Seoul 61 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 37 0 1 0 1 49 1996 Atlanta 74 0 1 0 1 61 2000 Sydney 74 0 1 4 5 58 2004 Athens 89 2 2 1 5 31 2008 Beijing 80 1 1 2 4 45 2012 London 44 1 0 1 2 49 2016 Rio de Janeiro 58 1 0 2 3 50 2020 Tokyo 68 2 4 6 12 34 2024 Paris 60 2 0 5 7 35 2028 Los Angeles Total 9 11 23 43 63

Medals in Winter Games Chinese Taipei has also sent athletes to the Winter Olympics, though they have not yet won any medals. Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1972 Sapporo 5 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 6 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid boycotted 1984 Sarajevo 12 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary 13 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 8 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 2 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 7 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 6 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 3 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 4 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 4 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

List of Medal Winners

Here are some of the amazing athletes who have won medals for Chinese Taipei at the Olympics:

Medal	Players/Players in the team	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Yang Chuan-kwang	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's decathlon
3 Bronze	Chi Cheng	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Women's 80 metre hurdles
3 Bronze	Tsai Wen-yee	1984 Los Angeles	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg
2 Silver	Chang Cheng-hsien Chang Wen-chung Chang Yaw-teing Chen Chi-hsin Chen Wei-chen Chiang Tai-chuan Huang Chung-yi Huang Wen-po Jong Yeu-jeng Ku Kuo-chian Kuo Lee Chien-fu Liao Ming-hsiung Lin Chao-huang Lin Kun-han Lo Chen-jung Lo Kuo-chong Pai Kun-hong Tsai Ming-hung Wang Kuang-shih Wu Shih-hsih	1992 Barcelona	Baseball	Men's competition
2 Silver	Chen Jing	1996 Atlanta	Table tennis	Women's singles
2 Silver	Li Feng-ying	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
3 Bronze	Chen Jing		Table tennis	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Chi Shu-ju		Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
3 Bronze	Huang Chih-hsiung		Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Kuo Yi-hang		Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
1 Gold	Chen Shih-hsin	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's flyweight
1 Gold	Chu Mu-yen		Taekwondo	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Chen Szu-yuan Liu Ming-huang Wang Cheng-pang		Archery	Men's team
2 Silver	Huang Chih-hsiung		Taekwondo	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Chen Li-ju Wu Hui-ju Yuan Shu-chi		Archery	Women's team
1 Gold	Chen Wei-ling	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
2 Silver	Lu Ying-chi		Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
3 Bronze	Chu Mu-yen		Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Sung Yu-chi		Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
1 Gold	Hsu Shu-ching	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
3 Bronze	Tseng Li-cheng		Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
1 Gold	Hsu Shu-ching	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
3 Bronze	Lei Chien-ying Lin Shih-chia Tan Ya-ting		Archery	Women's team
3 Bronze	Kuo Hsing-chun		Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
1 Gold	Kuo Hsing-chun	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg
1 Gold	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin		Badminton	Men's doubles
2 Silver	Yang Yung-wei		Judo	Men's 60 kg
2 Silver	Deng Yu-cheng Tang Chih-chun Wei Chun-heng		Archery	Men's team
2 Silver	Lee Chih-kai		Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
2 Silver	Tai Tzu-ying		Badminton	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Lo Chia-ling		Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Lin Yun-ju Cheng I-ching		Table tennis	Mixed doubles
3 Bronze	Chen Wen-huei		Weightlifting	Women's 64 kg
3 Bronze	Pan Cheng-tsung		Golf	Men's individual
3 Bronze	Huang Hsiao-wen		Boxing	Women's flyweight
3 Bronze	Wen Tzu-yun		Karate	Women's 55 kg
1 Gold	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	2024 Paris	Badminton	Men's doubles
1 Gold	Lin Yu-ting		Boxing	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Lee Meng-yuan		Shooting	Men's skeet
3 Bronze	Wu Shih-yi		Boxing	Women's 60 kg
3 Bronze	Tang Chia-hung		Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar
3 Bronze	Chen Nien-chin		Boxing	Women's 66 kg
3 Bronze	Kuo Hsing-chun		Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg

See also

• List of flag bearers for Chinese Taipei at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Taiwan
• Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
• Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
• Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games
• Republic of China at the Olympics
• Chinese Taipei at the Paralympics