Most Famous Chinese Athletes
China has produced 232 notable athletes throughout history, led by Liu Xiang (hurdler). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
LX
Liu Xiang (hurdler) Chinese Hurdler Born 1983
#
22,686
LD
Lin Dan Chinese Badminton Born 1983
#
38,144
LN
Li Ning Chinese Gymnast Born 1963
#
39,887
YJ
Yi Jianlian Chinese Basket Born 1987
#
50,572
HY
Hou Yifan Chinese Chess Born 1994
#
51,027
ZL
Zhang Linpeng Chinese Football Born 1989
#
55,396
GL
Gao Lin Chinese Football Born 1986
#
56,946
ZZ
Zhuang Zedong Chinese Player 1940 – 2013
#
64,571
PS
Peng Shuai Chinese Player Born 1986
#
65,484
WJ
Wang Junxia Chinese Runner Born 1973
#
75,153
ZQ
Zhou Qi Chinese Basket Born 1996
#
76,668
MB
Mengke Bateer Chinese Basket Born 1975
#
80,746
HY
Huo Yuanjia Chinese Sport 1868 – 1910
#
82,326
SM
Sun Mingming Chinese Basket Born 1983
#
85,766
GL
Gong Lijiao Chinese Athletic Born 1989
#
91,280
CL
Chen Long Chinese Badminton Born 1989
#
96,326
ZS
Zou Shiming Chinese Boxer Born 1981
#
102,341
YT
Yani Tseng Chinese Golf Born 1989
#
119,455
WM
Wang Meng (speed skater) Chinese Skater Born 1985
#
122,031
LH
Liu Hong (racewalker) Chinese Athletic Born 1987
#
127,893