Chen Shih-hsin explained

Chen Shih-hsin
Birth Place:	Taipei, Taiwan
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Chen Shih-hsin (; born 16 November 1978) is the first Taiwanese athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics.^[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 49-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26.

Chen was recognized as one of the Taiwanese Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2001. Currently, she is an associate professor at University of Taipei.

Chen is of Taiwanese Aboriginal descent, with her mother being a member of the Atayal tribe.^[3]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in taekwondo

References

• Chen Shih-Hsien. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/chen-shih-hsien-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .

External links

• • Lin Chieh-yu, Tears of victory and vindication, Taipei Times, 28 August 2004

Notes and References

1. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/events/chronology.html WTF events (World Cup Championships has been replaced by World Cup Team Taekwondo Championships)
2. Web site: Taekwondo team wins Taiwan's first-ever Olympic gold . Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States . 18 August 2021.
3. Web site: 【獨家現場】台灣奧運首金陳詩欣 隱居花蓮尋金牌接班人. Apple Daily. zh. 4 March 2017. 20 April 2022.