China first competed in the IOL in 2012, and has competed in 8 olympiads. They most recently competed in 2019. They have sent 60 participants in 15 teams.
In competition, teams from China have brought home 19 medals (1 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze), 1 silver trophy, 3 best-solution prizes, 13 honorable mentions and 1 team contest honorable mention.
In addition, China has sent 1 Repeat Medalist to the Hall of Fame.
Team China is chosen through China National Linguistics Olympiad (全国语言学奥林匹克竞赛).
Individual Contest Medalists
| Year |
Medal |
Name |
Team |
| 2019 |
Gold |
Haokun Wu |
China QIAN |
| 2019 |
Silver |
Jinru Bai |
China KUN |
| 2016 |
Silver |
Luo Yiming |
China 2 |
| 2015 |
Silver |
Jin Xu |
China 1 |
| 2015 |
Silver |
Ruowang Zhang |
China 2 |
| 2014 |
Silver |
Tianlu Chen |
China 1 |
| 2014 |
Silver |
Ming Zhang |
China 2 |
| 2014 |
Silver |
Run Chen |
China 1 |
| 2014 |
Silver |
Dailin Xue |
China 2 |
| 2019 |
Bronze |
Lanruo Xie |
China KUN |
| 2018 |
Bronze |
Ye Liu |
China KUN |
| 2018 |
Bronze |
Ziche Chen |
China QIAN |
| 2017 |
Bronze |
Ziche Chen |
China |
| 2017 |
Bronze |
Yuyang Liu |
China |
| 2016 |
Bronze |
Wang Runze |
China 1 |
| 2016 |
Bronze |
Bai Ruiheng |
China 2 |
| 2016 |
Bronze |
Yu Shuyue |
China 1 |
| 2016 |
Bronze |
Li Huihan |
China 1 |
| 2014 |
Bronze |
Heran Yang |
China 1 |
Honorable Mentions
| Year |
Award |
Name |
Team |
| 2019 |
HM |
Ruijia Li |
China QIAN |
| 2018 |
HM |
Rui Min |
China QIAN |
| 2017 |
HM |
Linghui Zheng |
China |
| 2016 |
HM |
Shi Yuanjun |
China 2 |
| 2016 |
HM |
Liu Yuyang |
China 1 |
| 2015 |
HM |
Huihan Li |
China 1 |
| 2014 |
HM |
Delin Liu |
China 2 |
| 2014 |
HM |
Qitong Cao |
China 1 |
| 2013 |
HM |
Minsheng Liu |
China 2 |
| 2013 |
HM |
Qitong Cao |
China 1 |
| 2013 |
HM |
Tianhu Zhang |
China 2 |
| 2013 |
HM |
Sicong Liu |
China 1 |
| 2012 |
HM |
Jia Zhang |
China 1 |
Individual Contest Team Average Scores
| Year |
Place |
Team |
|
1st Place |
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1st Place |
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| 2014 |
3rd Place |
China 1 |
Team Contest Trophies
| Year |
Trophy |
Team |
| 2019 |
Silver |
China KUN |
Team Contest Honorable Mentions
| Year |
Award |
Team |
| 2016 |
HM |
China 1 |
