Yang Chuan-kwang

Yang Chuan-kwang
CK Yang at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1933-07-10)July 10, 1933
Taitung County, Japanese Taiwan
DiedJanuary 27, 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, US
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • HJ – 2.02 m (1956)
  • PV – 5.00 m (1963)
  • Decathlon – 8089/(9121) (1963)
Medal record
Representing  Republic of China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Decathlon
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila Decathlon
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Chuan-kwang at the 1960 Olympics

Yang Chuan-kwang, or C.K. Yang (Amis: Maysang Kalimud, Chinese: 楊傳廣; pinyin: Yáng Chuánguǎng; July 10, 1933 – January 27, 2007), was an Olympic decathlete from Taiwan.[1] Yang attended college at UCLA, where he trained and competed with teammate and Olympian Rafer Johnson and was coached by Elvin C. Drake.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yang C. K." Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2012.

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