Oun Yao-Ling

Oun Yao-ling (; born 11 February 1940), also known as Günter Wu, is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where he placed 14th. Born and raised in Germany, Oun visited Taiwan for the first time at the age of 24 to train for the Olympics as a member of the Taiwanese team. He set three national records at the 18th World Games in 1965.

Biography Oun Yao-ling was born in Germany. He is also known as Günter Wu. His father, Oun Ting-zhai , is from Zhejiang's Qingtian County, while his mother is from Germany. Oun has four sisters. The family initially operated a large perfume store in East Germany but escaped to West Germany after the communist government seized the business. He was living in Germany in 1963. Around that year, he sent a letter to Yang Sen, the president of the , offering to compete for Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Referring to Chen Cheng, Huang said, "I have told Vice President Chen about this, and he agrees very much." Huang said he hoped Oun would compete in the Olympics for Taiwan which would cover his airfare.

On 1 August 1964, Yang Sen's committee approved Oun to compete for Taiwan in the 1964 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight weightlifting event. Oun flew to Taipei on 29 October 1964 to train for the Olympics. His cousin, brother-in-law, and six nephews, who lived in Taiwan, met him after he arrived at Songshan Airport. Oun competed in the men's heavyweight event at the Olympics. In the clean and press, he lifted on his first try and on his second try but failed to lift on his third try. In the snatch, he lifted on his first try, on his second, and on his third. In the clean and jerk, he lifted on his first try and on his second try. On his third try, he failed to lift . He placed 14th in the event with a total score of . When Oun returned to Taiwan after the Olympics, he and fellow Olympian Yang Chuan-kwang visited President Chiang Kai-shek and First Lady Soong Mei-ling at the Shilin Official Residence. Oun said of the meeting, "Being able to meet President Chiang and his wife is truly an invaluable experience during my return to the country. I am so excited and deeply moved today!"

At the 18th World Games in 1965, Oun set three national records: a heavyweight snatch of , a heavyweight clean and jerk of , and a heavyweight total of .

In 1969, Oun was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was rescinded once the organisers found out he was of Chinese origin and not white.