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China
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Beijing
Population
1,350,000,000
Size
9,600,000km²
Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
Records
- 333 kg
- OR WR Weightlifting Women's +75kg
- Lulu Zhou
- Set 5 Aug 12
- 14:31.02
- OR WR Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Yang Sun
- Set 4 Aug 12
- 1:18:46
- OR Athletics Men's 20km walk
- Ding Chen
- Set 4 Aug 12
External Web Links
- External website: All-China Sports Federation
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US restore medals table dominance
The United States put aside the frustration of Beijing in 2008 to push China into second in the medals table
12 Aug 12
Zou retains light flyweight title
11 Aug 12
Zou Shiming of China defends his Olympic light flyweight title in a controversial contest with Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon.
Russia retain synchro team title
10 Aug 12
Russia win the synchronised swimming team event for the fourth successive Olympics, as Great Britain finish sixth.
Chen wins second gold of Olympics
9 Aug 12
China's Chen Ruolin defends her women's Olympic 10m platform diving title to claim her second gold medal of London 2012.
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China at the Olympics
2 London 2012 ranking
1 Beijing 2008 ranking
1952 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from China
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One to watch Lin Dan 
badminton Medallist -
One to watch Yibing Chen Gymnastics - Artistic Medallist -
Feng Ding Shooting Medallist -
Kexin He Gymnastics - Artistic Medallist -
Chong He Diving Medallist -
Long Chen badminton Medallist -
Ying Chen Shooting Medallist -
Yue Guo Table Tennis Medallist -
Yuzhuo Hou Taekwondo Medallist -
Shuang Guo Cycling - Track Medallist -
Haifeng Fu badminton Medallist -
Yun Cai badminton Medallist
Compare Countries' Performances
China vs Great Britain
China
London 2012 medal count
88
Beijing 2008 medal count
100
Best medal haul
100 Beijing 2008
London 2012 ranking
2
Beijing 2008 ranking
1
First Olympic appearance
1952
Great Britain
London 2012 medal count
65
Beijing 2008 medal count
47
Best medal haul
146 London 1908
London 2012 ranking
3
Beijing 2008 ranking
4
First Olympic appearance
1896
Picture Galleries
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London 2012 Olympics: Day Nine Photo Gallery The best pictures from Day Nine of the London 2012 Olympics.
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London 2012 Olympics: Day Seven Photo Gallery The best pictures from Day Seven of the London 2012 Olympics.
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London 2012 Olympics: Day Five Photo Gallery The best pictures from Day Five of the London 2012 Olympics.
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London 2012: Images from above the Olympic Park Photographer Jason Hawkes gives us a bird's eye view of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, east London
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | 6 | 3 | 1 | RANK 1 |
| Swimming | 5 | 2 | 3 | RANK 2 |
| Badminton | 5 | 2 | 1 | RANK 1 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
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|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
(selected)
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38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
China Medallists
- Bronze
Lijiao Gong Women's Shot Put - Silver
Zhongrong Cao Men's Modern Pentathlon - Bronze
Xiaobo Liu Men's +80kg
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Comment & Analysis
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BBC Sport rounds up the records, medals and rest of the action from Day One that might have passed you by.
China's Yi Siling reveals the pressure on her to win the first gold of the London Olympics
The BBC's Yuwen Wu assesses the prospects of China keeping its place as world leader in the Olympics gold medal table,…
World champion Sun Yang leads a team of 50 Chinese swimmers at London 2012 looking to make an impact for the first time
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Two Chinese divers show the BBC the lives they lead in pursuit of Olympic gold in London.