Chiang Ming-hsiung
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 蔣明雄 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Born | 15 January 1967 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Chiang Ming-hsiung (traditional Chinese: 蔣明雄; simplified Chinese: 蒋明雄; born 15 January 1967) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Chiang Ming-hsiung was born on 15 January 1967 in the Yanpu township of Pingtung County in Taiwan.[2] He initially competed in track and field, finishing a 100-metre (330 ft) run in 11.6 seconds. Chiang changed to weightlifting in his third year of junior high. He attended National Nei-Pu Senior Agricultural-Industrial Vocational High School. After two years of high school, he was chosen to train for the Olympic Games and moved to a training facility in Zuoying District.[2] Chiang was trained by the coach Li Wen-xiong (Chinese: 李文雄) and national team members Qiu Yu-yuan (Chinese: 邱毓源) and Qiu Yu-chuan (Chinese: 邱毓川).[3] He graduated from the National Taiwan Sport University in 1991.[4] After graduation, he began doing his military service in Pingtung City.[4]
Chiang competed in the 52-kilogram (115 lb) weightlifting division.[5] He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, becoming one of the first athletes alongside Tsai Wen-yee to represent Taiwan at the Olympics after the country began participating in the Olympics again.[6] At the 1988 Olympics, he lifted 130 kilograms (290 lb), which set a national record.[5] He has set several national records including in the clean and jerk category.[4] At a district competition in 1988, he represented Pingtung County and lifted 127.5 kilograms (281 lb), which secured first place.[7] He attempted to compete in the 52 kg-category in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Fuzhou in 1992. Around 15 days before the competition, Chiang was 60 kilograms (130 lb). He tried weight cutting to make the 52 kg-category but was unsuccessful. He collapsed during a training session and withdrew from the competition.[4]
Chiang became an assistant weighlifting coach at National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU). On 13 April 1996 in Guishan, he married Lu Su'e (Chinese: 盧素娥), whom he had met in college.[6] Chiang coached the NTSU team that competed in 2002 at the Taipei City Zhongzheng Cup weightlifting competition (Chinese: 台北市中正杯舉重賽). In the men's division, the NTSU team received the men's group champion title after winning four gold meals in seven categories.[8] He was a coach for the Taiwan's men's team at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 世青舉重錦標賽) held in South Africa in 1997.[9] Chiang was one of the coaches of Wu Zong-ling (Chinese: 吳宗嶺) when Wu broke Liao Hsing-chou's national record in the 69 kg (152 lb) category in 2006.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chiang Ming-hsiung Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b Su, Jia-xiang 蘇嘉祥 (27 October 1986). "新彗星 田徑選手改當大力士‧一舉破全國 蔣明雄 舉重路上遠景佳". Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
- ^ "蔣明雄.明日之「雄」" [Chiang Ming-hsiung: Tomorrow's Champion]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 19 January 1985. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Su, Jia-xiang 蘇嘉祥 (12 April 1992). "為降體重 造成虛脫退陣 蔣明雄 可能遭禁賽" [Weight Loss Leads to Collapse; Chiang Ming-hsiung May Face Suspension]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
- ^ a b "舉重第一級 三雄並峙﹗鍾永吉﹑蔣明雄各霸一方" [Weightlifting First Level: Three Titans Compete! Chung Yung-chi and Chiang Ming-hsiung Dominate]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 28 October 1988. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Weight Loss Leads to Collapse; Chiang Ming-hsiung May Face Suspension" [Sports Celebration: Chiang Ming-hsiung Invites Everyone to Celebrate His Wedding to Lu Su'e]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 12 April 1996. p. 2.
- ^ Pan, Jian-guo 潘建國 (27 October 1988). "蔣明雄一"舉"奪魁 127.5公斤破大會紀錄" [Chiang Ming-hsiung "Lifts" to Victory 127.5 kg Breaks the Event Record]. United Evening News (in Chinese). p. 8.
- ^ He, Chang-fa 何長發 (25 November 2002). "一樂園重現舉重賽" [One Paradise Rehosts Weightlifting Competition]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. B2.
- ^ "角逐兩項國際舉重賽 陣容敲定" [Competing in Two International Weightlifting Competitions: Roster Confirmed]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 26 March 1997. p. 2.
- ^ Chen, Jun-he 陳俊合 (26 August 2006). "總統盃舉重賽 吳宗嶺 抓破全國" [Presidential Cup Weightlifting Competition Wu Zong-ling Breaks National Record]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. B3.