Chen Tien-wen explained

Chen Tien-wen (; born 1 June 1978) is a retired Taiwanese athlete who competed mostly in the 200 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He is the national record holder in both events. He competed at three consecutive World Championships starting in 1999, as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was the gold medallist at the 2001 East Asian Games and has won bronze medals at the Asian Games, Summer Universiade and the Asian Athletics Championships.

Competition record

Representing
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	25th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.92
	Asian Junior Championships	New Delhi, India	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.23
1997	Asian Junior Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.66
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.46
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.61
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	27th (h)	200 m	21.82
	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	29th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.45
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	10th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.15
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	23rd (sf)	400 m hurdles	50.52
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	17th (h)	200 m	21.88
	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	49.18
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
	Universiade	Beijing, China	3rd	400 m hurdles	48.63
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	16th (sf)	100 m	11.75
			8th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.02^[1]
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	34th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.42
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.72
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	–	400 m hurdles	DNF
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	40.25

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.74 (Tainan 1998)
• 400 metres hurdles – 48.63 (Beijing 2001) NR

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.82 (Maebashi 1999) NR

Notes and References

1. Did not start in the final.