台海兩岸自從一九四九年，中華人民共和國在中國大陸建國中華民國退居到台灣以來，一直為“中國"名稱問題在國際奧委會議論不休，本研究的目的是要比較分析台海兩岸中國人在1984年、1988年和1992年三屆奧運的成就以及相關因素。比較分析的主要四個研究的論題如下:(1)台海兩岸在1984年、1988年和1992年三屆奧運會成就上的差異; (2)台海兩岸在體育團體組織和管理發展上的差異; (3)台海兩岸在體育訓練科學化實施的差異; (4)台海兩岸在體育資源的擴廷和應用的差異O台海兩岸的體育行政人員、教練和選手、體育學者及科研人員，分別接受問卷調查及個人訪談，從中得來之資料用來測試有關之研究論題，研究者直接觀察，個人經驗，圖書館資料和公文等資料作為本研究之補充訊息。對於問卷調查和個人訪談得來之資料以敘述性分析、圖表、百分表用來比較說明有關資料，50位受訪者之回答資料以卡方檢定加以分析，結果發現台 海兩岸在奧運成就，體育團體組織和管理上的發展，體育訓練科學化的實施和體育資源的擴廷和應用上均存顯著的差異。

Taiwan separated from China as the result of the 1949 political upheaval between Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist Government and Mao Tse-Tung's Communists Party which concluded with the Chinese Communist take over of mainland China and the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Since then， Taiwan， ROC and the PRC have competed in the international Sport arena for of this study was tωo c∞ompare and analyze the extend of Olympic success and to explore the role and functions of selected factors of Olympic Success between Taiwan， ROC and the PRC during the 1984， 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. Four comparative research questions were proposed for investigation: (1) The difference of sport success during the 1984， 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games; (2) The difference in sport organizations and administration; (3) The difference in scientific sports training practices; (4) The difference in the extent and application of sports resources. Sports governing-body administrators， sports scholars， sports science researchers， national team coaches and athletes from the ROC and the PRe served as respondents to written questionnaire and personal interviews. The data gathered from the guestionnaire responses and personal interviews provided the information to describe and test the research questions for this study. Data obtained from the researcher's direct observations， and personal experiences， library resources， and official documents were treated as supplemental information. Descriptive analyses were obtained from the questionnaire and personal interview data figures and percentage tables were constructed to compare the questionnaire data. Fifty participant responses were analyzed via chisquare. Differences exist in the Olympic success， the development of sports organizations and administration， the scientific sports training practices， ad the extent and application of sports resources， between Taiwan， ROC and the PRe.