Republic of China at the 1936 Summer Olympics

China, as the Republic of China, competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 54 competitors, 52 men and 2 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.^[1] The team is the inspiration for the 2008 film, Champions.

Republic of China at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China
IOC code	ROC (CHN used at these Games)
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee[a]
in Berlin
Competitors	54 (52 men, 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Lee Wai Tong
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948
Other related appearances
China (1952–)  Chinese Taipei (1956–)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Track&Road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Poh Kimseng	Men's 100 m		5	Did Not Advance
Chen Kingkwan			4	Did Not Advance
Liu Changchun			5	Did Not Advance
Chen Kingkwan	Men's 200 m		5	Did Not Advance
Poh Kimseng			4	Did Not Advance
Liu Changchun			5	Did Not Advance
Leonard Tay	Men's 400 m	52.4	6	Did Not Advance
Jia Lianren	Men's 1500 m		10	—				did not advance
Wang Zhenglin	Men's Marathon	—						3:25:36.4	40
Cai Tsungyi	Men's 50 kilometres walk	—						5:16:02.4	22
Zhou Yuyu		—						5:25:01.0	24
Chang Chanchiu		—						5:26:54.2	25
Huang Yingjie	Men's 110m Hurdles	16.9	5	—		Did Not Advance
Lin Shaozhou		15.7	5	—		Did Not Advance
Li Sen	Women's 100m		5	—		Did Not Advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Chang Chia-gwe	Men's Long jump			Did Not Advance
Hoh Chunde				Did Not Advance
Situ Guong				Did Not Advance
Chang Chia-gwe	Men's Triple jump			Did Not Advance
Situ Guong				Did Not Advance
Wang Shilin				Did Not Advance
Wu Bixian	Men's High jump	1.70	=32	Did Not Advance
Fu Baolu	Men's Pole vault	3.80 Q	=1	3.80	=17
Chen Baoqiu	Men's Shot Put			Did Not Advance
Guo Jie	Men's Discus Throw	41.13		Did Not Advance
Ling Peigeng				Did Not Advance
Hoh Chunde	Men's Javelin throw	48.0	=26	Did Not Advance

Relay events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Poh Kimseng	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	44.8	6	Did Not Advance
Huang Yingjie
Chen Kingkwan
Liu Changchun

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Chang Singchow	Result	12.2	6.28	DNS								DNF	-
	Points	556	622	DNS

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Rosters

Coach:Dong Shouyi

Athlete	Age
Feng Niehhwa	22
Hsu Chaohsung	24
Li Shaotang	22
Liu Baocheng	19
Liu Yunchang	24
Mou Tsyun	21
Shen Yikung	18
Tsai Yenhung	20
Wang Hungpin	21
Wang Shihsuan	21
Wang Yutseng	24
Wong Nanchen	20
Yu Chinghsiao	24

First round

 Republic of China 19-35  Japan

First Round Repechage

 Republic of China 45-38  France

Second round

 Republic of China 21-29  Peru

Second Round Repechage

 Republic of China 14-32  Brazil

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chin Kuaiti	Middleweight	Richard Shrimpton (GBR) L K.O.	Did Not Advance
Wang Yunlan	Light heavyweight	Wim Fock (NED) L PTS	Did Not Advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented China in 1936.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 1 Repechage	Round 2	Quarter Finals	Semi Finals	Finals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Howard Wing	Men's sprint	Benedetto Pola (ITA) L	Doug Peace (CAN) L	did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round

Great Britain	2–0	China
Dodds 55' Finch 65'	Report[2]

August 6, 1936
17:30

Mommsenstadion, Berlin

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Helmut Fink (GER)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charlie Chan	100m freestyle	1:06.5	8	Did Not Advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yeung Sauking	100m freestyle	1:22.2	7	Did Not Advance
	100m backstroke	1:36.4	6	Did Not Advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Military Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wong Seahkee	Featherweight(60kg)	70.0	=18	80.0	=15	105.0	=14	255.0	16
Seng Liang		72.5	=15	75.0	20	95.0	20	242.5	20
Own Kongding	LightWeight(67.5kg)	77.5	15	75.0	16	DNS		152.5	16

the team in the opening ceremony

Notes

1. See Chinese Olympic Committee#Timeline concerning Olympic recognition and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee#History.

References

1. "China at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
2. English football statistics said that in this game played Daniel Pettit (instead of John Sutcliffe)

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• Roster of Republic of China Delegation to the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Heywood, Vincent (2008). "China's 1936 Olympic Football Team: eight players were from Hong Kong" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 48: 7–23. ISSN 1991-7295.