30 Notable alumni of
National Taiwan Sport University
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National Taiwan Sport University is 921st in the world, 191st in Asia, and 15th in Taiwan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from National Taiwan Sport University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Wei-Yin Chen
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Wei-Yin Chen is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins, and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons, Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers. Because Chen was released from his guaranteed contract a few months before the 2020 MLB season was delayed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Chen was the highest-paid baseball player that year at $22 million.
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Chou Tien-Chen
- Occupations
- Olympic competitorbadminton player
- Biography
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Chou Tien-chen is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999. He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals. He is the record holder of three consecutive Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold titles from 2012 till 2014.
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Chuan Chih-Yuan
- Occupations
- table tennis player
- Biography
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Chuang Chih-yuan is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in 2002 and doubles title at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. He participated in the Summer Olympics five times, making the most appearances at Olympic Games among Taiwanese athletes.
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Aska Yang
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Aska Yang is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.
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Latisha Chan
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Latisha Chan, formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan (Chinese: 詹詠然; pinyin: Zhān Yǒngrán; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsán jʊ̀ŋ zǎn, -lǎn]), is a Taiwanese professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She has won 33 career titles in doubles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2017 US Open alongside Martina Hingis, as well as nine at WTA 1000-level. Chan also finished runner-up at three other Grand Slam events, the 2007 and 2015 Australian Open, and the 2007 US Open. In mixed doubles, she has won three Grand Slam titles: the 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, and 2019 Wimbledon Championships, all with Ivan Dodig. Highlights of her singles career include reaching the semifinals at the 2006 Japan Open and the final at the Bangkok Open in 2007. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 50 on 11 June 2007, and became world No. 1 in doubles on 23 October 2017, the second Taiwanese player to do so, after Hsieh Su-wei. She again topped the doubles rankings on 13 August 2018, and has spent a total of 34 weeks as world No. 1.
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Lee Chih-Kai
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Lee Chih-kai is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist in the pommel horse, and he was the first gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win an Olympic medal. He is the 2019 World silver medalist and the 2018 World bronze medalist on the pommel horse. He is the 2018 Asian Games pommel horse champion and the 2019 Asian all-around champion. He is a three-time (2017, 2019 and 2021) Summer Universiade pommel horse champion.
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Yani Tseng
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.
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Chen Kuan-Yu
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chen Kuan-yu, born October 29, 1990 in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Cheng I-Ching
- Occupations
- table tennis player
- Biography
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Cheng I-ching is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Li Xiaoxia, and as part of the Chinese Taipei team in the women's team event. Cheng helped Chinese Taipei woman's team win bronze at the World Team Championships and became the first Taiwanese-born medalist at the Woman's World Cup in 2016.
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Chan Hao-Ching
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Chan Hao-ching, also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty WTA Tour, two WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the final of the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi in 2014, her first major final. She reached two more finals in 2017, the Wimbledon women's doubles with Monica Niculescu, and the US Open mixed doubles with Michael Venus.
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Chu Mu-yen
- Occupations
- taekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Chu Mu-yen is a Taiwanese Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and the first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games. In the 2008 Olympics, Chu won the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo. He also won the gold medal in the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.
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Sung Chia-Hao
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Sung Chia-hao is a Taiwanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He attended National Taiwan Sport University.
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Hu Chin-Lung
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chin-Lung Hu is a Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. He was the fifth player — and first infielder — from Taiwan to play in MLB. His last name (along with that of fellow Taiwanese Fu-Te Ni, formerly of the Detroit Tigers) is the shortest in MLB history.
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Lo Chia-ling
- Occupations
- taekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Lo Chia-ling is a taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. After twice winning the gold medal at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships (in 2016 and 2018), she reached the Round of 16 at 2019 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's featherweight.
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Chiang Chien-ming
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chiang Chien-ming is a Taiwanese former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He was initially signed in 2005, becoming the fifth Taiwanese player to ever play for the Yomiuri Giants. His NPB debut was on June 14, 2006, first start was on August 22, on which day he got his first win.
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Chen Shih-hsin
- Occupations
- taekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Chen Shih-hsin is the first Taiwanese athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics. She won the gold medal in the women's 49-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26.
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Huang Chih-hsiung
- Enrolled in National Taiwan Sport University
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- politiciantaekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Huang Chih-hsiung is a Taiwanese athlete. Representing Taiwan (as Chinese Taipei) in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal at the Men's 68 kg Taekwondo event. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal at the Men's 58 kg Taekwondo event.
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Lin En-Yu
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Lin En-yu,, is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher. After serving in Chinese Taipei's National Training Team in 2003 and 2004, he was drafted by the Macoto Cobras of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Republic of China in early 2005 and stayed with the team until the end of 2006. He later played for Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan since 2007, under the introduction of former Cobras manager Kuo Tai-yuan and followed his teammate Lin Ying-Chieh. Lin throws a variety of different pitches and has a fastball speed up to 151 km/h (94 mph), and has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2003.
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Lee Jhe-Huei
- Occupations
- badminton player
- Biography
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Lee Jhe-huei is a Taiwanese badminton player.
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Chen Yung-Chi
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chen Yung-chi is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
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Yu-Ching Lin
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Yu-Ching Lin is a former Taiwanese baseball player who had played for the Brother Elephants, Chinatrust Brothers, Fubon Guardians and Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
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Kai-Wei Teng
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kai-Wei Teng is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization.
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Hu Chih-Wei
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chih-Wei Hu is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Hsu Ya-Ching
- Occupations
- badminton player
- Biography
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Hsu Ya-ching is a Taiwanese badminton player.
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Chen Kuei-Ru
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Chen Kuei-ru is a Taiwanese athlete competing in the sprint hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
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Chang Ming-Huang
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Chang Ming-huang is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter.
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Su Ching-Heng
- Occupations
- badminton player
- Biography
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Su Ching-heng is a Taiwanese badminton player. Teamed-up with Liao Min-chun in the men's doubles, they won the International Challenge title at the 2016 Welsh International tournament. In 2017, they also won Orleans, and Finnish Open tournament.
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Hsu Gi-sheng
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Hsu Gi-sheng is a Taiwanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He later became a coach at the National Taiwan Sport University.
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Hsueh Hsuan-Yi
- Occupations
- badminton playerbadminton coach
- Biography
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Hsueh Hsuan-yi is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2014 he participated at the Asian Games. In 2009, he became the runner-up at the U.S. Open tournament, defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the final round. In 2011, he won the Dutch Open tournament after beating his compatriot Chou Tien-chen. In 2013, he became the runner-up at the Macau Open tournament.
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Chen Su-Yu
- Occupations
- badminton player
- Biography
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Chen Su-yu is a Taiwanese female badminton player.
