China at the Asian Games

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China at the
Asian Games
IOC codeCHN
NOCChinese Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
1,674
Silver
1,105
Bronze
791
Total
3,570
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

People's Republic of China first competed at the Asian Games in 1974.[1] China has also participated at the Asian Winter Games since the first games held in 1986 in Sapporo.[2] China also hosted the three Summer Games in 1990, 2010, and 2022 and the three Winter Games in 1996, 2007, and 2025.

During the 1974 Asian Games, China became the second nation in the history of Asian Games after Japan in 1958 to cross the 100 medal-mark in one edition.[3]

China has led the gold medal count in each Asian Games since 1982.

In 1986, China, together with Japan and South Korea became the first three countries in the history of Asian Games to cross the total 200 medal-mark in one edition, having become the only three countries with three-digit medal tally as well in that year.[4]

China has been the only team to win more than 200 total medals at each Asian Games since 1986.[5]

In 1990, China achieved a significant milestone by being the first nation to surpass the threshold of 100 gold medals and 300 total medals in a single edition.[6]

China also stands out among all Asian teams, being the only one to win more than 100 gold medals at each Asian Games since 1990.[6]

In 2010, China became the first nation in the history of Asian Games to cross the 400 medal-mark in one edition.[7]

At the 2022 Asian Games, China became the first nation to reach 200 gold medals in one edition.[8]

As of 2025, over the course of 13 Asian Summer Games, China finished at the top of the medal table 11 times. China finished at the top of the medal table 4 times out of 10 editions of the Asian Winter Games.

Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
India 1951 New Delhidid not participate
Philippines 1954 Manila
Japan 1958 Tokyo
Indonesia 1962 Jakarta
Thailand 1966 Bangkok
Thailand 1970 Bangkok
Iran 1974 Tehran[9]3334627106
Thailand 1978 Bangkok[10]2515446151
India 1982 New Delhi[11]1615141153
South Korea 1986 Seoul[12]1948246222
China 1990 Beijing[13]118310751341
Japan 1994 Hiroshima[14]11268357266
Thailand 1998 Bangkok[15]11297866273
South Korea 2002 Busan[16]11508473307
Qatar 2006 Doha[17]11658863316
China 2010 Guangzhou[18]119911997415
South Korea 2014 Incheon115110985345
Indonesia 2018 Jakarta & Palembang11329365289
China 2022 Hangzhou120111171383
Japan 2026 NagoyaFuture event
Qatar 2030 DohaFuture event
Saudi Arabia 2034 RiyadhFuture event
Total11,6741,1057913,570
[19]

Medals by sport

Sport Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery3491124
Athletics1199179123501
Badminton1432935107
Beach volleyball196520
Basketball1166325
Board games188521
Bodybuilding71001
Bowling140145
Boxing711121437
Canoeing156241898
Cue sports284416
Cycling2453636117
Dancesport1100010
Dragon boat1103215
Diving180553138
Equestrian72338
Esports14015
Fencing2494637132
Field hockey443310
Football43339
Golf805510
Gymnastics11429041273
Handball22349
Judo321173977
Karate934310
Kurash32002
Modern pentathlon297622
Roller sports426513
Rowing110362111
Rugby32215
Sailing136211269
Sepaktakraw703912
Shooting122113484439
Soft tennis4131317
Softball23339
Sport climbing324511
Swimming218416796447
Synchronized swimming1103316
Table tennis1723927138
Taekwondo215132250
Tennis215192054
Triathlon21146
Volleyball2116320
Water polo183314
Weightlifting1813513129
Wrestling89232254
Wushu17410488
Total1159010537493392

Medals by individual

Athlete Sport Years Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wang YifuShooting1986–2002M148325
Xu JiayuSwimming2014–2022M112114
Sun YangSwimming2010–2018M95014
Zhang YufeiSwimming2014–2022F91010
Xu HaifengShooting1986–1994M9009
Li NingGymnastics1982–1986M83011
Xu YanweiSwimming2002–2006F83011
Yang WeiGymnastics1998–2006M82111
Tan ZongliangShooting1998–2010M75012
Tang YiSwimming2006–2010F73212
Tao LunaShooting1998–2006F7209
Li DuihongShooting1990–2002F7119
Zhang LiTable tennis1974–1978F7007
Li BingjieSwimming2018–2022F64010
Wang NanTable tennis2002–2006F62412
Shen JianqiangSwimming1986–1990M6219
Chen CuitingGymnastics1986–1990F6208
Chen YingShooting2002–2014F6208
Qi HuiSwimming1998–2006F6208
Qin HaiyangSwimming2018–2022M6129
Ye ShiwenSwimming2010–2022F6107
Teng HaibinGymnastics2002–2010M6017
Ma LongTable tennis2006–2022M6017
Zhang NanGymnastics2002–2006F6006
Wang ChuqinTable tennis2018–2022M6006
Zhang QiupingShooting1986–1994F56213
Tsai HuantsangGymnastics1974–1978M5409
Wang ShunSwimming2014–2022M53311
Deng YapingTable tennis1990–1994F5308
Fan ZhendongTable tennis2014–2022M5308
Liang GeliangTable tennis1974–1978M5218
Yang YuSwimming2002–2006F5207
Ding JunhuiCue sports2002–2010M5207
Li XiaoshuangGymnastics1990–1994M5139
Wang ChengyiShooting2006–2010F5128
Huang XuGymnastics1998–2002M5117
Li JingGymnastics1990–1994M5117
Li XiaopengGymnastics1998–2002M5117
Wang RunxiShooting1990–1994M5117
Zhao JingSwimming2006–2010F5117
Guo YueTable tennis2006–2010F5106
Lin LiSwimming1990–1994F5106
Shan YingSwimming1994–1998F5106
Wang LinaShooting1990–1994F5106
Yan MingSwimming1986–1990F5106
Kong LinghuiTable tennis1994–2002M5038
Cao YanhuaTable tennis1978–1982F5016
Mo HuilanGymnastics1994F5016
Xu DanShooting1994–2002M5016
Du LiShooting2002–2006F5005
Jiang TingtingSynchronized swimming2006–2010F5005
Jiang WenwenSynchronized swimming2006–2010F5005
Li XiaoxiaTable tennis2006–2010F5005
Qiu BoShooting1982–1986M5005
Sun YingshaTable tennis2018–2022F5005

Asian Winter Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Japan 1986 Sapporo[2]2451221
Japan 1990 Sapporo[20]299826
China 1996 Harbin[21]11571537
South Korea 1999 Gangwon[22]115101136
Japan 2003 Aomori[23]39111333
China 2007 Changchun[24]119192361
Kazakhstan 2011 Astana & Almaty[25]411101435
Japan 2017 Sapporo & Obihiro31214935
China 2025 Harbin132272685
Saudi Arabia 2029 Trojena
Total2126112131369

Asian Para Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Guangzhou118511888391
2014 Incheon11749548317
2018 Jakarta11728859319
2022 Hangzhou1214167140521
Total17454683351548

Asian Beach Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2008 Bali[26]3610723
2010 Muscat2126523
2012 Haiyang114101236
2014 Phuket216112148
2016 Da Nang312181949
2026 Sanya124181355
Total2847377234

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok[27]124181557
2007 Macau1522624102
2009 Hanoi148251992
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok[28]495519
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon[29]129131052
2017 Ashgabat242322397
Total120412095419

Asian Youth Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Singapore[30]125161152
2013 Nanjing[31]146232493
2021 ShantouFuture event
Total1713935145

Asian Youth Para Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Tokyo3235028
2013 Kuala Lumpur3258538
2017 Singapore3279541
2021 Manamadid not participate
Total3752210107

East Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1993 Shanghai11057434213
1997 Busan1625964185
2001 Osaka1854858191
2005 Macau11276333223
2009 Hong Kong[32]11137346232
2013 Tianjin11347951264
Total16263962851307

Doping

Systematic doping of Chinese athletes in Olympic Games (and other international sport events) revealed by Xue Yinxian in 2012 and 2017. He claimed more than 10,000 athletes in China were doped in the systematic Chinese government doping program and that they received performance enhancing drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. He stated that all international medals (Both in the Olympics and other international competitions) that were won by Chinese athletes in the 1980s and 1990s (1980 to 2000) should be taken back. This is contrary to previous statements made by the Chinese government that denied involvement in systematic doping, claiming that athletes doped individually. The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency investigated these allegations with no conclusions given.[33][34][35][36][37]

Disqualified Medalists

Name NOC Sport Banned substance Medals Ref
Han Qing  China Athletics Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 400 m hurdles) [38]
Zhang Lei  China Canoeing Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's C-1 500 m)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's C-1 1000 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Men's C-2 500 m)		 [38]
Qiu Suoren  China Canoeing Dihydrotestosterone 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Men's C-2 1000 m) [38]
Wang Yan  China Cycling Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's sprint) [38]
Fu Yong  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Men's 400 m individual medley) [39]
Hu Bin  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 50 m freestyle) [39]
Lü Bin  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 50 m freestyle)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 200 m freestyle)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 200 m individual medley)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Women's 100 m freestyle)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Women's 100 m backstroke)		 [39]
Xiong Guoming  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 200 m freestyle)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 200 m individual medley)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 400 m individual medley)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)		 [39]
Yang Aihua  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Women's 400 m freestyle) [39]
Zhang Bin  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Men's 200 m butterfly) [39]
Zhou Guanbin  China Swimming Dihydrotestosterone 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Women's 400 m freestyle)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Women's 800 m freestyle)		 [39]

See also

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