Chang Hsing-hsien

Chang Hsing-hsien was the first Taiwanese athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.

Early life and Olympics

He was born in Tatsui, Taichū Prefecture, 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 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.