Ku Chin-shui
Personal information | ||
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Native name | 古金水 | |
Nationality | Taiwanese | |
Born | Hanyu Pinyin Gǔ Jīnshuǐ | | 15 January 1960
Wade–Giles | Ku Chin-shui |
Asian Championships | ||
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1983 Kuwait | Decathlon | |
1983 Kuwait | Pole vault | |
1985 Jakarta | Decathlon | |
1987 Singapore | Pole vault | |
1989 New Delhi | Pole vault | |
1991 Kuala Lumpur | Pole vault | |
Asian Games | ||
1990 Beijing | Decathlon |
Ku Chin-shui (Chinese: 古金水; pinyin: Gǔ Jīnshuǐ; Wade–Giles: Ku Chin-shui, 15 January 1960 – 25 May 2016) was an Amis Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter. He medaled for Chinese Taipei at the Asian Athletics Championships six times, winning one gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. At the 1990 Asian Games, he earned a silver medal in the decathlon. Upon retiring from athletics, he became a physical education teacher.[1]
Post-athletic life
On 24 August 1999, an explosion on board a landed Uni Air plane, Flight 873, injured 28 people and killed Ku Jing-chi (C: 古金池, P: Gǔ Jīnchí), the older brother of Ku Chin-shui.
A report from the
Prosecutors accused Ku Chin-shui of asking his nephew to take gasoline on the flight.
The court case caused Ku to lose his teaching position, and he worked part-time at a steel factory until 2008, when he returned to teaching full-time.[3]
Ku was diagnosed with cancer in 2014[4] and died of plasma cell leukemia on 25 May 2016 at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei.[1] Aged 56 at the time of his death, Ku is survived by his wife and two children.[5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | Asian Championships | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.80 m |
2nd | Decathlon | 7438 pts | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 16th | Decathlon | 7629 pts |
1985 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Decathlon | 7538 pts[nb1] |
1987 | Asian Championships | Singapore | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.10 m |
1989 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
1990 | Asian Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | Decathlon | 7623 pts |
1991 | Asian Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.10 m |
- nb1 This performance was calculated using the 1977 IAAF scoring tables and in the modern 1985 IAAF tables, is worth 7614 points[6]
See also
- List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
- Uni Air Flight 873, the related aircraft accident
References
- ^ a b Chen, Christie; Lu, Hsin-hui (25 May 2016). "Taiwanese decathlete Ku Chin-shui dies at 56". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016 – via China Post. Alt URL
- ^ a b Yang, Yi-chung; Hsu, Ming-li (14 May 2011). "Man cleared of 1999 Uni Air accident". Taipei Times. Translated by Chung, Jake. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (26 May 2016). "Former track-and-field star Ku Chin-shui dies at 56". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Liao, George (22 May 2016). "Chi Cheng: Ku Chin-shui still battling cancer". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Liao, George (25 May 2016). "Taiwanese decathlete Ku Chin-shui has died". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Decathlon. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
External links
- Ku Chin-shui at World Athletics
- Ku Chin-shui at Olympedia
- Ku Chin-shui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)