Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used primarily due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This also was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Chinese Taipei at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTPE
NOCChinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Websitewww.tpenoc.net (in Chinese and English)
in Athens
Competitors89 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Chen Chih-yuan[1]
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Republic of China (1924–1948)

The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games in Olympic history. A total of 89 athletes, 50 men and 39 women, competed only in 14 different sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Chinese Taipei's Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Baseball player Chen Chih-yuan was appointed by the committee to carry the Chinese Taipei flag in the opening ceremony.[1]

Chinese Taipei left Athens with a total of five Olympic medals (two golds, two silver, and one bronze), being considered its most successful Olympics.[2] Chinese Taipei's highlight of the Games came with a remarkable milestone for taekwondo jin Chen Shih-hsin and Chu Mu-yen, claiming the nation's first ever gold medals in Olympic history.[3][4] Meanwhile, another taekwondo jin Huang Chih-hsiung picked up his second medal with a sterling silver in the men's lightweight division, adding it to his bronze from Sydney four years earlier.[5]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldChen Shih-hsinTaekwondoWomen's 49 kgAugust 26
 GoldChu Mu-yenTaekwondoMen's 58 kgAugust 26
 SilverChen Szu-yuan
Liu Ming-huang
Wang Cheng-pang
ArcheryMen's teamAugust 21
 SilverHuang Chih-hsiungTaekwondoMen's 68 kgAugust 27
 BronzeChen Li-ju
Wu Hui-ju
Yuan Shu-chi
ArcheryWomen's teamAugust 20

Archery

Three Chinese Taipei archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams.

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chen Szu-yuanIndividual66310  Henckels (LUX)
W 136–132
 Hristov (BUL)
W 170–159
 Tsyrempilov (RUS)
W 169–161
 Godfrey (GBR)
L 108–110
Did not advance
Liu Ming-huang66311  Uprichard (NZL)
W 148–145
 Wunderle (USA)
L 160–164
Did not advance
Wang Cheng-pang65918  Magera (USA)
W 159–144
 Ruban (UKR)
L 167 (8)–167 (9)
Did not advance
Chen Szu-yuan
Liu Ming-huang
Wang Cheng-pang
Team19852Bye  Australia (AUS)
W 250–247
 United States (USA)
W 244–243
 South Korea (KOR)
L 245–251
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chen Li-juIndividual61745  Sharma (IND)
L 133–142
Did not advance
Wu Hui-ju64910  Nabieva (TJK)
W 156–142
 Hitzler (GER)
W 156 (9)–156 (8)
 Mospinek (POL)
W 160–151
 Lee S-J (KOR)
L 103–104
Did not advance
Yuan Shu-chi6586  Palekha (UKR)
W 162–158
 Sobieraj (POL)
W 158–149
 Kumari (IND)
W 166–148
 Yun M-J (KOR)
W 107–105
 Lee S-J (KOR)
L 98–104
 Williamson (GBR)
L 104–105
4
Chen Li-ju
Wu Hui-ju
Yuan Shu-chi
Team19243  Japan (JPN)
W 240–226
 Germany (GER)
W 233–230
 China (CHN)
L 226–230
 France (FRA)
W 242–228

Athletics

Taiwanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Wu Wen-chienMarathon2:23:5456
Women
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Hsu Yu-fangMarathon2:55:5857

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chien Yu-hsiuMen's singles  Gade (DEN)
L 6–15, 1–15
Did not advance
Cheng Shao-chiehWomen's singles  Ling W T (HKG)
W 11–9, 11–8
 Jun J-Y (KOR)
W 3–11, 11–6, 11–6
 Gong Rn (CHN)
L 3–11, 3–11
Did not advance
Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin
Women's doubles  Nichol /
Reid (CAN)
W 15–0, 15–10
 Wei Yl /
Zhao Tt (CHN)
L 15–13, 7–15, 5–15
Did not advance
Cheng Wen-hsing
Tsai Chia-hsin
Mixed doubles  Dednam /
Uys (RSA)
W 15–3, 15–9
 Gao L /
Zhang J (CHN)
L 5–15, 2–15
Did not advance

Baseball

Roster

Manager: 85 – Hsu Sheng-ming

Coaches: 29 – Lee Lai-fa, 4 – Lin I-tseng, 80 – Mitsujiro Sakai

Pos.No.PlayerDate of birth (age)BatsThrowsClub
P1Wang Chien-Ming (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 23) Trenton Thunder
IF6Tsai Feng-An (1975-11-20)20 November 1975 (aged 28) Brother Elephants
IF13Yung-Chi Chen (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 21) Everett AquaSox
IF17Huang Chung-Yi (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 36) Sinon Bulls
P18Pan Wei-Lun (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 22) Uni-President Lions
P19Lin Ying-Chieh (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 23) Macoto Cobras
OF23Peng Cheng-Min (1978-08-06)6 August 1978 (aged 26) Brother Elephants
OF24Lin Wei-Chu (1979-01-22)22 January 1979 (aged 25) Hanshin Tigers
P25Tu Chang-Wei (1982-05-11)11 May 1982 (aged 22) Chinese Culture University
C27Yeh Chun-Chang (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 26) Sinon Bulls
IF31Cheng Chang-Ming (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 26) Chinatrust Whales
P32Huang Chun-Chung (1982-04-25)25 April 1982 (aged 22) Boston Red Sox minor league restricted list
C34Kao Chih-kang (1981-02-07)7 February 1981 (aged 23) Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team
P46Yang Chien-Fu (1979-04-22)22 April 1979 (aged 25) Sinon Bulls
IF49Chang Tai-Shan (1976-10-31)31 October 1976 (aged 27) Sinon Bulls
OF50Chen Chih-yuan (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 27) Brother Elephants
OF52Chen Chin-Feng (1977-10-28)28 October 1977 (aged 26) Las Vegas 51s
P54Chen Wei-Yin (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 19) Chunichi Dragons
IF55Hsieh Chia-Shian (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 28) Macoto Cobras
P56Keng Po-Hsuan (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 19) Fubon Bull
P71Tsao Chin-Hui (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 22) Colorado Springs Sky Sox
IF88Cheng Chao-Hang (1977-02-14)14 February 1977 (aged 27) Sinon Bulls
P91Lin En-Yu (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 23) National Training Team
P99Chang Chih-Chia (1980-05-06)6 May 1980 (aged 24) Seibu Lions
Round robin
TeamWLTiebreaker
 Japan611-0
 Cuba610-1
 Canada52-
 Australia43-
 Chinese Taipei34-
 Netherlands25-
 Greece161-0
 Italy160-1
Team123456789RHE
 Chinese Taipei000000000064
 Canada02010022x791
WP: Mike Johnson (1-0)   LP: Chang Chih-Chia (0-1)
Team123456789RHE
 Chinese Taipei002000010382
 Australia000000000051
WP: Wang Chien-Ming (1-0)   LP: John Stephens (0-1)   Sv: Tsao Chin-Hui (1S)
Team123456789RHE
 Greece000000100131
 Chinese Taipei00110050x790
WP: Pan Wei-lun (1-0)   LP: Peter Soteropoulos (0-1)
Home runs:
GRE: C. A. Harris in 7th, 1 RBI
TPE: Chen C. Y. in 3rd, 1 RBI
Team123456789RHE
 Cuba01200005210151
 Chinese Taipei000000011261
WP: Luis Borroto (1-0)   LP: Tu Chang-Wei (0-1)   Sv: Danny Betancourt (1S)
Home runs:
CUB: E. Sanchez in 2nd, 1 RBI
TPE: None
Team123456789RHE
 Italy001101002570
 Chinese Taipei001020100480
WP: Peter Nyari (1-0)   LP: Yang Chien-Fu (0-1)
Home runs:
ITA: M. Chiarini in 4th, 1 RBI; J. Buccheri in 6th, 1 RBI; C. Liverziani in 9th, 2 RBIs
TPE: Peng C. M. in 7th, 1 RBI
Team123456789RHE
 Chinese Taipei0030000003101
 Japan0000030014100
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (2-0)   LP: Tsao Chin-Hui (0-1-1)
Home runs:
TPE: Chen C. F. in 3rd, 3 RBIs
JPN: Y. Takahashi in 7th, 2 RBIs
Team123456789RHE
 Chinese Taipei010101200591
 Netherlands000100000116
WP: Pan Wei-lun (2-0)   LP: Patrick de Lange (1-1)
Home runs:
TPE: None
NED: E. Kingsale in 4th, 1 RBI

Cycling

Track

Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Lin Chih-hsunMen's time trial1:06.24016

Judo

Two Taiwanese judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Liu Shu-yunWomen's −70 kgBye  Jacques (BEL)
L 0010–0220
Did not advance
Lee Hsiao-hungWomen's +78 kg  Dolgormaa (MGL)
L 0001–0021
Did not advance

Rowing

Taiwanese rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Wang Ming-huiSingle sculls7:28.163 R7:09.993 SD/E7:14.794 FE7:07.8425
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chiang Chien-juSingle sculls8:15.866 R7:48.363 SC/D8:05.712 FC7:49.1317

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Shooting

Two Taiwanese shooters (one man and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Chang Yi-ning10 m air pistol56940Did not advance
50 m pistol54830Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Lin Yi-chunDouble trap1067Did not advance

Softball

Roster
Chinese Taipei
PositionNo.PlayerBirthClub in 2004
IF6Yen Show-tzuOCT/19/1971Taipei
P9Lin Su-huaOCT/12/1980Taiwan National University
OF10Huang Hui-wenFEB/03/1980
OF11Li Chiu-chingOCT/09/1982
IF12Chen Miao-yiFEB/23/1983National Normal University
IF13Wang Shiao-pingJUN/22/1981
IF15Chang Li-chiuFEB/29/1980
IF18Wang Ya-fenOCT/08/1969Taipei
P21Lai Sheng-jungDEC/27/1978Taipei National University
P22Wu Chia-yenJUN/28/1980Taiwan National University
C23Yang Hui-chunAPR/10/1970Taipei Country
P26Lin Po-jenMAR/26/1981National Taiwan University
OF27Tung Yun-chiDEC/27/1981Taichung
IF28Pan Tzu-huiJAN/08/1983Taipei
OF36Chen Feng-yinDEC/19/1979Taichung
Bench Coaches
Team
Manager
Ni Chao-liangJUN/04/1951
CoachChiu Li-suOCT/02/1969
CoachChen Jye-yenFEB/02/1953
Round robin
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000000041
 Canada000200X250
WP: Lauren Bay (1-0)   LP: Wu Chia-Yen (0-1)
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000000024
 Japan140010X6130
WP: Sakai Hiroko (1-0)   LP: Lin Su-Hua (0-1)
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000000020
 Australia000010X140
WP: Wu Chia-Yen (0-2)   LP: Tanya Harding (2-0)
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000002231
 Greece000100X051
WP: Lai Sheng-Jung (1-0)   LP: Sarah Farnworth (2-2)
Team1234567RHE
 Italy0000000051
 Chinese Taipei000100X140
WP: Lin Su-Hua (1-1)   LP: Susan Bugliarello (0-2)
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000000012
 China000010X140
WP: Lü Wei(2–1)   LP: Lai Sheng-Jung(1–1)
Team1234567RHE
 Chinese Taipei0000000030
 United States001111X381
WP: Cat Osterman(2–0)   LP: Wu Chia-Yen(0–3)

Swimming

Taiwanese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chen Cho-yi100 m breaststroke1:03.9435Did not advance
Chen Te-tung200 m freestyle1:54.1447Did not advance
400 m freestyle4:03.7140Did not advance
Lin Yu-an400 m individual medley4:41.7635Did not advance
Wang Shao-an50 m freestyle23.5448Did not advance
Wang Wei-wen200 m breaststroke2:20.6542Did not advance
Wu Nien-pin100 m freestyle52.5854Did not advance
200 m individual medley2:08.7244Did not advance
Yeh Tzu-cheng200 m butterfly2:06.4136Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cheng Wan-jung100 m butterfly1:02.9434Did not advance
200 m butterfly2:16.2525Did not advance
Fu Hsiao-han100 m backstroke1:06.6237Did not advance
Lin Man-hsu200 m backstroke2:17.6824Did not advance
200 m individual medley2:18.8620Did not advance
400 m individual medley4:52.2220Did not advance
Nieh Pin-chieh50 m freestyle27.09=41Did not advance
Sung Yi-chieh100 m freestyle59.1844Did not advance
Yang Chin-kuei200 m freestyle2:05.6536Did not advance

Table tennis

Four Taiwanese table tennis players qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chiang Peng-lungMen's singlesBye  Crişan (ROM)
W 4–1
 Ryu S-M (KOR)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Chuang Chih-yuanBye  Karlsson (SWE)
W 4–2
 Oh S-E (KOR)
W 4–2
 Wang H (CHN)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Chiang Peng-lung
Chuang Chih-yuan
Men's doublesBye  Hazinski /
Lupulesku (USA)
W 4–2
 Błaszczyk /
Krzeszewski (POL)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Huang I-huaWomen's singles  Boucetta (ALG)
W 4–0
 Tan Wl (ITA)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Huang I-hua
Lu Yun-feng
Women's doublesBye  Ben Kahia /
Guenni (TUN)
W 4–0
 Logatzkaya /
Pavlovich (BLR)
W 4–3
 Guo Y /
Niu Jf (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Four Taiwanese taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chu Mu-yenMen's −58 kg  Tlish (LBA)
W RSC
 Ramos (ESP)
W 9–1
 Bayoumi (EGY)
W 5–4
Bye  Salazar (MEX)
W 5–1
Huang Chih-hsiungMen's −68 kg  Hussein (EGY)
W 8–1
 Çalışkan (AUT)
W 10–8
 Sagastume (GUA)
W 7–5
Bye  Saei (IRI)
L 3–4
Chen Shih-hsinWomen's −49 kg  Baidya (NEP)
W 4–0
 Mora (COL)
W 1–0
 Gonda (CAN)
W 3–2
Bye  Labrada (CUB)
W 5–4
Chi Shu-juWomen's −57 kg  Essawy (EGY)
W 8–0
 Sukkhongdumnoen (THA)
L 1–2
Did not advance

Tennis

Chinese Taipei nominated a male tennis player to compete in the tournament through a tripartite invitation.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lu Yen-hsunMen's singles  Nieminen (FIN)
L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Seven Taiwanese weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Wang Shin-yuan−56 kg127.5DNFDNF
Yang Chin-yi120DNFDNF
Yang Sheng-hsiung−62 kg120=12160=42809
Kuo Cheng-wei−69 kg132.513165=8297.510
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Chen Han-tung−48 kg808102.58182.56
Chen Wei-ling75=1295=1017011
Huang Shih-hsu−75 kg112.5DNFDNF

See also

References