Hsu Tung-hsiung

Hsu Tung-hsiung
Personal information
Born (1954-12-20) 20 December 1954
Taitung County, Taiwan
Sport
Sport Swimming
Hsu Tung-hsiung
Traditional Chinese 許東雄
Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Dōngxióng

Hsu Tung-hsiung (born 20 December 1954) is a Taiwanese sports official and former swimmer. He won bronze medals in four events at the 1970 Asian Games, and competed in four events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Hsu was born in Taitung, and moved to Kaohsiung at the age of 12.[3] Nicknamed "the iron man of swimming", as late as the 1980s he held thirteen national records in swimming.[2] He later became the Dean of Student Affairs at Taipei Physical Education College, and in 2006 began pursuing PhD at Soochow University in mainland China.[4] He was elected president of the Chinese Taipei Swimming Association in May 2011.[5] He is the father of Hsu Chi-chieh, who also became an Olympic swimmer for Taiwan.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Hsu Tung-hsiung Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 許東雄有子承衣缽 [Hsu Tung-hsiung's son inherits his mantle]. Apple Daily (Taiwan). 28 April 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ↑ 泳協理事長改選 許東雄波折中出線 [Election for president of Swimming Association: Hsu Tung-hsiung breaks through the finishing line]. Liberty Times. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ 北體學務長許東雄 中國唸博士 [Taipei Physical dean Hsu Tung-hsiung studying for PhD in China]. Liberty Times. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ↑ 泳協理事長選舉　許東雄出線 [Election for president of Swimming Association: Hsu Tung-hsiung wins]. Taiwan News. Central News Agency. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ↑ 台灣泳壇蝶式一哥許志傑大婚 追了新娘14年 [Taiwan swimming's Elder Brother of Butterfly Stroke Hsu Chi-chieh gets married; pursued bride for 14 years]. Apple Daily (Taiwan). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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