- Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
- Yang Wei
Yang Wei (born 13 January 1979 in Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Zhang Jiewen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yang and Zhang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4.
- Zhang Jun
Zhang Jun (張軍) (born November 26, 1977) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
- Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen (born 4 January 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Yang Wei. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Zhang and Yang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4.
- Li Ning
Li Ning is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics".
- Yang Yang
Yang Yang (S) is a Chinese Olympic speed skater. Born in Changchun, China, Yang Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. By coincidence, she had a contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang. They were originally referred to as Yang Yang (L) and Yang Yang (S), for "Large" and "Small"; unsurprisingly, …
- Yang Yang
Yang Yang (A) is an Olympic short track speed skater. She is currently a member of the Chinese national short track team. Most notably, her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist. She added a second gold in the women's 1000 m short track at the same Games.
- Li Na
Li Na (Li or Chinese 李 is her surname; born May 1, 1984) is a Chinese diver who won a gold and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was born in Hefei, Anhui, China.
- Shen Xue
Shen Xue (born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. Along with her partner Zhao Hongbo, they became the first World Champion pairs team from China, and also the first to win an Olympic medal. Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair to be competitive on the senior international level. They are the 2007 World Champions and 2007 Grand Prix Final Champions.
- Wang Zhizhi
Wang Zhizhi (born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association. Wang is 216 cm (7'1") tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun (196 cm) and mother Ren Huanzhen (186 cm) were both basketball players. Wang is married with one son. In China, Wang is sometimes affectionally called "Da Zhi" (大郅) or "Big Zhi". In the NBA, Wang's nickname "Dodger" is a transliteration of the word.
- Wang Yan
Wang Yan (born May 3, 1971 in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games.
- Zhao Hongbo
Zhao Hongbo (born September 22, 1973) is a Chinese pairs figure skater. With his partner Shen Xue, they won three World Championship titles, five Grand Prix Final championships and two Olympic medals.
- Yao Ming
Yao Ming (born September 12 1980, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player and is arguably the best center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) today. He is also among the tallest of players in the NBA standing at a height of 7'6". He is the only son of his father Yao Zhiyuan and Fang Fengdi. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for five years, and now plays center for the Houston Rockets in the NBA.
- Ma Jian
Ma Jian was a basketball player from the People's Republic of China best known for playing college basketball for the University of Utah from 1993–1995, and becoming one of the first Chinese nationals to play competitive basketball in the United States. He was on the preseason roster of the Los Angeles Clippers in 1995 before being the last player cut. He later returned to China to play for the Beijing Olympians of the Chinese Basketball Association, …
- Lin Xing
Lin Xing (born May 25, 1979 in Liaoning) is an athlete from the People's Republic of China, who competes in triathlon. Lin competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She did not finish the race.
- Ma Ning
Ma Ning (born 4 November 1983) is a Chinese javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 62.38 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Shijiazhuang.
- Xue Juan
Xue Juan (born 10 February 1986) is a Chinese javelin thrower. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships, the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships and finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. Her personal best throw is 62.93 metres, first achieved in October 2003 in Changsha. This is the current junior world record.
- Zhou Jihong
Zhou Jihong (born 1 January 1965) is a Chinese diver. At her first Olympic Games in 1984 she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event. She returned to compete at the Barcelona Olympics eight years later, placing fourth in the same event.
- Zhang Yining
Zhang Yining ] is a Chinese table tennis player.
- Sun Wen
Sun Wen (孙雯) (born April 6, 1973 in Shanghai, China) is a retired well-known female Chinese football (soccer) player. Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17. A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot (which she shared with Sissi, of Brazil) and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be nominated for the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award.
- Zhang Li
Zhang Li is a Chinese épée fencer. Zhang won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Luo Xiaojuan and Zhong Weiping.
- Wang Lei
Wang Lei is a Chinese épée fencer. Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Fei Wang
Fei Wang is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Jia Tian. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After playing in only one event each in the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons, Fei Wang started competing full-time on the FIVB World Tour with Jia Tian in 2001.
- Feng Kai
Feng Kai (born 28 August 1978) is a Chinese short track speed skater, who won bronze medals in the 5000 m relay at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.
- Wu Tao
Wu Tao (born 3 October 1983 in Liaoning) is a Chinese discus thrower. He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. On the regional level he won the 2003 Asian Championships and the 2002 Asian Games. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. His personal best throw is 64.28 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing.
- Liu Li
Liu Li (born 12 March 1971) is a retired Chinese middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
- Zhang Wenxiu
Zhang Wenxiu (born 22 March 1986 in Liaoning) is a Chinese hammer thrower. She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, seventh at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, fifth at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athens. Her personal best throw is 73.24 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Changsha. This is the current world junior record.
- Gu Yan
Gu Yan (born 17 March 1974) is a retired Chinese race walker.
- Sun Shuwei
Sun Shuwei (born 1 February 1976) is a Chinese diver. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at only 16 years of age.
- Jia Tian
Jia Tian (born February 9, 1981 in Tian Jin) is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the bronze medal in the women's team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fei Wang. She represented her native country at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
- Li Kongzheng
Li Kongzheng (born 4 May 1959) is a Chinese diver. At his first Olympic Games in 1984 he won a bronze medal in the 10 metre platform event. He also participated in the Seoul Olympics four years later, placing sixth in the same event.
- Guo Wei
Guo Wei (born 31 July 1983) is a Chinese short track speed skater. At the 2002 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in 5000 m relay, together with teammates Feng Kai, Li Jiajun and Li Ye.
- Yuan Ye
Yuan Ye (born 1 July 1979) is a Chinese short track speed skater. He who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics, together with teammates Li Jiajun, Feng Kai and An Yulong.
- Wang Lina
Wang Lina (born 28 February 1983 in Chongqing) is a Chinese long jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In 2005 she tested positive for the banned substance norandrosterone. She was suspended from the sport between August 2005 and August 2007. Her personal best jump is 6.72 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Beijing.
- Luan Jujie
Luan Jujie (Simplified Chinese:栾菊杰 Hanyu pinyin: Lúan Jújíe, born July 7 1958 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese fencer. Being an outstanding athlete in her youth, she had already done well in track and badminton before switching to fencing. She started fencing at the age of 17 and quickly joined the national team in the same year.
- Xia Liu
Xia Liu (born 6 January 1979) is a Chinese judoka.
- Zhu Hongjun
Zhu Hongjun (born 18 August 1981 in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker.
- Sui Xinmei
Sui Xinmei (born January 29, 1965) is a Chinese shot putter who won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships as well as the Asian Games in 1990 and 1994 and the Asian Championships in 1995. She won silver medals at the 1998 Asian Championships and the 1997 East Asian Games.
- Li Rongxiang
Li Rongxiang (born 18 January 1972 in Zhejiang) is a Chinese javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 84.29 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Chengdu.
- Wang Meng
Wang Meng is a Chinese short track speed skater. She lives in Beijing and is from Harbin, the same hometown as the last gold medalist in the 500 m, Chinese speed skater Yang Yang (A). On February 15 2006 at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Wang was the first athlete to win a gold for the Chinese team.