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China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as ''Team China''. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history. Chinese athletes qualified to compete in all 28 Olympic sports for the first time. Among these athletes, 469 had competed at their first Olympics, 165 in Athens 2004, and 37 in Sydney 2000. Diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketballer Li Nan, made their fourth Olympic appearances, having first competed in Atlanta 1996. China also included 460 officials, making a total of 1,099 delegates.〔("Host China announces biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes" ), Xinhua, July 25, 2008.〕 According to Olympic protocol, China entered as the last nation into the Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony, and was led by basketballer Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. China dominated the rankings for the first time with 51 gold medals. In 2009, Team China won the Laureus World Sports Awards for the Best Team of the Year. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which competed separately as Hong Kong, China. ==Medalists== China won a total of 100 medals, 51 gold, 21 silver, and 28 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history.〔 On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004. | width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | |} ;Won all medals in one event * Women's singles table tennis * Men's singles table tennis ;Won all gold medals in one sport * Table tennis (4 gold) * Trampoline (2 gold) ;Won gold medals in both men's and women's events where only one entry is allowed * Synchronized 3 metre springboard diving * Synchronized 10 metre platform diving * Team all-around gymnastics * Team table tennis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「China at the 2008 Summer Olympics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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