China at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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China at the
1980 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Lake Placid
Competitors24 (13 men, 11 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearerZhao Weichang (speed skating)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The People's Republic of China competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Piao Dongyi Giant Slalom 1:38.38 58 1:44.62 52 3:23.00 50
Piao Dongyi Slalom 1:10.89 40 1:10.71 34 2:21.60 34
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Wang Guizhen Giant Slalom 1:32.41 39 2:12.18 35 3:44.59 35
Wang Guizhen Slalom 59.26 24 59.75 18 1:59.01 18

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Li Xiaoming DSQ
Han Jinsuo 6 44:06.85 46
Song Yongjun 3 38:37.19 41
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Wang Yumjie 1'17:49.77 16 1'33:49.77 46
Ying Zhenshan 1'15:47.00 13 1'28:47.00 44
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Song Yongjun
Ying Zhenshan
Li Xiaoming
Wang Yumjie
18 2'01:33.36 14
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Lin Guanghao 48:38.36 50
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Ren Guiping 19:01.74 38
10 km Ren Guiping 38:23.45 38

Figure skating

Men
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Zhaoxiao Xu 17 16 16 117.16 144 16
Women
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Bao Zhenhua 22 21 20 126.96 191 22

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Su He 41.26 33
Zhao Weichang 41.18 31
Wang Nianchun 39.73 23
1000 m Wang Nianchun 1:24.20 36
Li Huchun 1:22.10 32
Zhao Weichang 1:20.97 24
1500 m Li Huchun 2:10.00 30
Guo Chengjiang 2:08.33 29
Zhao Weichang 2:05.48 25
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Wang Limei 45.57 29
Shen Guoqin 45.03 27
Cao Guifeng 44.43 21
1000 m Shen Zhenshu 1:32.49 32
Zhang Li 1:32.20 31
Cao Guifeng 1:31.74 27
1500 m Shen Guoqin 2:41.99 30
Chen Shuhua 2:29.48 29
Kong Meiyu 2:22.48 27
3000 m Piao Meiji 5:19.07 28
Kong Meiyu 5:08.90 27

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