Overview
Past Directors of the Department of Physical Education
| Department Name | Director | Term of Office |
| Department of Physical Education 1912-1952 | Dr. A. Shoemaker | 1912-1918 |
| Dr. K. Brace | 1918-1920 | |
| Ma Yuehan | 1920-1952 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Research Group 1952-1979 | Ma Yuehan | 1952-1966 |
| Xia Xiang | 1976-1979 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Research Division 1979-1994 | Xia Xiang | 1979-1986 |
| Liu Huaxuan (Acting) | 1986-1990 | |
| Cao Baoyuan | 1990-1994 | |
| Department of Physical Education Teaching and Research 1994-2008 | Chen Weiqiang | 1994-1997 |
| Wang Peiyong | 1997-2000 | |
| Chen Weiqiang | 2000-2008 | |
| Department of Physical Education 2008-2026 | Chen Weiqiang | 2008-2012 |
| Liu Bo | 2012-2026 |
Past Party Secretaries of the Department of Physical Education
| Party Organization Name | Secretary | Term of Office |
| Party Branch of the Physical Education Teaching and Research Division1986-1994 | Liu Huaxuan | 1986-1987 |
| Wang Yi | 1987-1989 | |
| Liu Ruyi | 1989-1992 | |
| Zheng Xiuyuan | 1992-1994 | |
| Party Branch of the Department of Physical Education Teaching and Research1994-2006 | Zhang Wei | 1994-1996 |
| Zhang Rongguo | 1996-1999 | |
| Zhang Bing | 1999-2004 | |
| Chen Weiqiang (Acting) | 2002-2003 | |
| Qiu Jun | 2004-2006 | |
| General Party Branch of the Department of Physical Education Teaching and Research2006-2008 | Qiu Jun | 2006-2008 |
| General Party Branch of the Department of Physical Education 2008-2022 | Qiu Jun | 2008-2011 |
| Liu Bo | 2011-2012 | |
| Ma Xindong | 2012-2022 | |
| Party Committee of the Department of Physical Education 2022-2026 | Ma Xindong | 2022-2026 |
Note: Between 1923 and 1930, it was renamed as the Physical Education Group, the Department of Physical Education and Military Science, the Department of Physical Education, the Military Training Department, and the Gymnasium.
