Chang Hsing-hsien

Chang Hsing-hsien (2 October 1909 – 14 March 1989) was the first Taiwanese athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.

Early life and Olympics
He was born in Taichū Prefecture (now 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.