China finished second in the 2012 London Olympics medal standings with 88 medals, including dominant performances in badminton and table tennis.
Key Facts
- Total medals won
- 88 (38 gold, 27 silver, 23 bronze)
- Athletes competing
- 396 (171 men, 225 women)
- Sports contested
- 23
- Medal table rank
- 2nd (behind United States)
- Title defenders
- 11 athletes defended 2008 Olympic titles
- First medal in
- Modern pentathlon
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
As a major Olympic power and the host of the 2008 Beijing Games, China entered the 2012 London Olympics with a large, well-funded delegation. The Chinese Olympic Committee selected 396 athletes across 23 sports, with women outnumbering men for the fourth time in the country's Olympic history, reflecting sustained investment in elite sports programs.
China competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, fielding 396 athletes. The delegation excelled across multiple disciplines, winning all available gold medals in badminton and table tennis, and accumulating twelve gymnastics medals, ten in diving and swimming, and seven each in weightlifting and shooting. Swimmers Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen each broke world or Olympic records.
China finished second in the global medal standings with 88 medals, behind only the United States. Several athletes achieved historic milestones, including Wu Minxia winning gold in a single event at three consecutive Games and Zou Kai becoming China's most decorated Olympian. Post-event doping disqualifications of Russian athletes resulted in multiple Chinese competitors being upgraded to higher placements.
Result
at London 2012 Summer Olympics venues, London, United Kingdom