page_title: China at the Olympics
section_title: Medals by Winter Games
hierarchical_section_title: China at the Olympics / Medal tables / Medals by Winter Games
context_page_description: Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China from 1924 to 1976, China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China for the first time in 1952, at the Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time to participate in one event. That year, the International Olympic Committee allowed both the PRC and the Republic of China to compete, although the latter withdrew in protest. Due to the dispute over the political status of China, the PRC did not participate in the Olympics again until the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after 1952 was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
  The Chinese Olympic Committee in its current form was recognized in 1979. Before the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China at the Olympics. The ROC continued to compete from 1952 to 1976, but only representing athletes from the island of Taiwan. The dispute over use of the name China resulted in the PRC boycotting the Games completely during these years.
caption: Number of medals won by China at Olympic summer games in 1952 and from 1984 to 2012.