About Chang Hsing-hsien
Lived 1910 – 1989 (aged 78). Chang Hsing-hsien was a Japanese and Taiwanese athletics competitor and athlete.
Chang Hsing-hsien (; 2 October 1910 – 14 March 1989) was the first Taiwanese athlete to participate in the Olympic Games. Early life and Olympics He was born in Tatsui, Taichū Prefecture (now Longjing, Taichung City), Taiwan. He competed under the Japanese name Seiken Cho, as Taiwan was part of the Japanese Empire at the time. In 1925, Chang was admitted into Taichu Commercial School. In 1929, he broke the Japanese national middle school record (including colonies) in triple jump, qualifying for the Meiji Shrine Games.
He represented Japan at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.
Later career In 1948, Chang became one of the founding players of the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team.
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Who was Chang Hsing-hsien?
Taiwanese athlete (1910-1989)
When was Chang Hsing-hsien born?
Chang Hsing-hsien was born on 2 October 1910 in Taichung.
When did Chang Hsing-hsien die?
Chang Hsing-hsien died on 14 March 1989 in Taiwan.
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Chang Hsing-hsien was an athletics competitor and athlete.
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Chang Hsing-hsien was Japanese and Taiwanese.
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