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China at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Liu Lei of China is a triple Paralympic powerlifting champion.
Liu Lei of China is a triple Paralympic powerlifting champion. © • Getty Images
·People's Republic of China has claimed 783 medals at the Paralympic Games: G326-S258-B199.
·London 2012 were China's most successful Paralympic Games to date, winning 95 gold medals (S71-B65).
·The NPC made its debut at the Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 Paralympic Games
·China is in sixth place on the Summer Games' all-time medal table.
·China hosted the Paralympic Games in 2008 when the event was held in Beijing.
·The NPC has been most successful in athletics, claiming 128 gold, 106 silver and 76 bronze medals.
·Swimmer Zhu Hongyan is China's most successful Paralympian in individual events: G9-S1.
·China is one medal shy of equalling the Federal Republic of Germany (784) in sixth place for most medals won at the Paralympic Games.
·People's Republic of China has bettered its medal haul at every edition of the Paralympic Games since 1992.
·At the London 2012 Paralympic Games China (231) bagged nearly twice as many medals as Great Britain (120), the NPC with the second-best total medal haul.
·Only United States of America (137 in 1984) and Great Britain (107 in 1984) won more gold medals at one edition of the Paralympic Games than China's 95 at London 2012.
·Xu Qing has won seven gold medals - all in swimming. He can claim a gold medal at three consecutive Paralympic Games, having won three in Beijing in 2008 and four in London in 2012.
·CCTV is the rights holding broadcaster in China for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. More information can be found at CCTV's website.
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| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Total | 326 | 258 | 199 | 783 |
| 2012 | 95 | 71 | 65 | 231 |
| 2008 | 89 | 70 | 52 | 211 |
| 2004 | 63 | 46 | 32 | 141 |
| 2000 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 73 |
| 1996 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| 1992 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 1988 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 1984 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| Athlete | Sport | Gold |
| Xu Qing | Swimming | 4 |
| Yang Yang | Swimming | 4 |
| Wang Yinan | Swimming | 3 |
| Yang Bozun | Swimming | 3 |
| Li Huzhao | Athletics | 3 |
| Wang Zhiming | Athletics | 3 |
| Chen Yi Yun | Wheelchair Fencing | 2 |
| Hu Doa Liang | Wheelchair Fencing | 2 |
| Yao Fang | Wheelchair Fencing | 2 |
| Ye Ru Yi | Wheelchair Fencing | 2 |
| Feng Pan Feng | Table Tennis | 2 |
| Lei Lina | Table Tennis | 2 |
| Liu Jing | Table Tennis | 2 |
| Zhang Bian | Table Tennis | 2 |
| Zhou Ying | Table Tennis | 2 |
| Du Jian Ping | Swimming | 2 |
| Pan Shiyun | Swimming | 2 |
| Xia Jiangbo | Swimming | 2 |
| Zhang Cuiping | Shooting | 2 |
| Zeng Sini | Cycling | 2 |
| Huang Lisha | Athletics | 2 |
| Liu Fuliang | Athletics | 2 |
| Liu Ping | Athletics | 2 |
| Mi Na | Athletics | 2 |
| Yang Liwan | Athletics | 2 |
| Zhang Lixin | Athletics | 2 |
| Zhou Hongzhuan | Athletics | 2 |
| Rong Jing | Wheelchair Fencing | 1 |
| Wu Baili | Wheelchair Fencing | 1 |
| Li Liping | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Sheng Yuhong | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Lu Hongqin | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Su Limei | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Tan Yanhua | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Tang Xuemei | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Wang Yanan | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Yang Yanling | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Zhang Lijun | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Zhang Xufei | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Zheng Xiongying | Sitting Volleyball | 1 |
| Cao Ningning | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Fan Lei | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Ge Yang | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Gu Gai | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Guo Xing Yuan | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Li Qian | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Lian Hao | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Liu Mei Li | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Ma Lin | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Mao Jingdian | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Yang Qian | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Zhang Miao | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Zhang Yan | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Zhao Ping | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Zhao Shuai | Table Tennis | 1 |
| Feng Yazhu | Swimming | 1 |
| Lin Furong | Swimming | 1 |
| Lin Ping | Swimming | 1 |
| Liu Ruijin | Swimming | 1 |
| Liu Xiaobing | Swimming | 1 |
| Lu Dong | Swimming | 1 |
| Song Maodang | Swimming | 1 |
| Wang Jia Chao | Swimming | 1 |
| Wei Yanpeng | Swimming | 1 |
| Zheng Tao | Shooting | 1 |
| Dong Chao | Swimming | 1 |
| Li Jianfei | Shooting | 1 |
| Fei Tianming | Rowing | 1 |
| Huang Cheng | Rowing | 1 |
| Lou Xiaoxian | Rowing | 1 |
| Feng Qi | Powerlifting | 1 |
| Fu Taoying | Powerlifting | 1 |
| Liu Lei | Powerlifting | 1 |
| Yuan Yan Ping | Judo | 1 |
| He Yin | Cycling | 1 |
| Ji Xiaofei | Cycling | 1 |
| Li Zhangyu | Cycling | 1 |
| Liang Guihua | Cycling | 1 |
| Liu Xinyang | Cycling | 1 |
| Xie Hao | Cycling | 1 |
| Chen Junfei | Athletics | 1 |
| Fu Yanlong | Athletics | 1 |
| Gao Mingjie | Athletics | 1 |
| Liu Chengming | Athletics | 1 |
| Liu Ming | Athletics | 1 |
| Liu Ming | Athletics | 1 |
| Liu Wenjun | Athletics | 1 |
| Liu Yang | Athletics | 1 |
| Wang Yanzhang | Athletics | 1 |
| Wu Qing | Athletics | 1 |
| Xia Dong | Athletics | 1 |
| Xue Lei | Athletics | 1 |
| Yao Juan | Athletics | 1 |
| Zhang Liang Min | Athletics | 1 |
| Zhao Xu | Athletics | 1 |
| Zhou Guohua | Athletics | 1 |
| Zhu Pengkai | Athletics | 1 |
| Yan Huilian | Athletics | 1 |
