Yang Shang-hsuan explained

Yang Shang-hsuan
Fullname:Yang Shang-hsuan
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:28 November 1983
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Height:1.720NaN0
Weight:630NaN0
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Yang Shang-hsuan (; born November 28, 1983) is a Taiwanese former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Yang competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:04.16 from the National University Games in Taipei.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat five, including Israel's top favorite Tal Stricker. He raced to fourth place by more than half a second (0.50) behind winner Stricker in 1:04.54. Yang failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fortieth overall on the first day of prelims.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Yang Shang-hsuan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030036/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/yang-shang-hsuan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 5). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 5 . . . 241 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  4. News: Newberry. Paul. Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free. https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.