Nickname
Market Kai [the name of a character he played in a movie about gymnastics]. (nownews.com, 07 Aug 2016)
Hobbies
Playing computer games, sports. (Facebook page, 31 Jan 2017)
Occupation
Athlete, Business Owner, Student
Education
Taiwan Sport University, Chinese Taipei
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Coach
Lin Yu-Hsin
Injuries
He had a left biceps strain in March 2018 and took three months to recover from the injury. (businesstoday.com.tw, 24 Aug 2018)
He broke his foot and tore ankle ligaments a month prior to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. As a result he only competed on pommel horse at the Games. (intlgymnast.com, 23 Feb 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at primary school in Yilan, Chinese Taipei. (news.ltn.com.tw, 27 Apr 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
At age six he started performing basic gymnastics moves to help attract customers to his family's vegetable stall in the local market. "I did some basic moves - handstands, rollovers, and I had the experience of getting used to performing in public." (gymnastics.sport, 12 Mar 2019; forums.chinatimes.com, 2005)
Milestones
He became the first artistic gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win a medal on pommel horse at the Olympic Games after claiming silver at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (gymnastics.sport, 08 Aug 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Sep 2021)
He became the first artistic gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win a medal on pommel horse at the world championships when he claimed bronze at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He was also the first artistic gymnast from Chinese Taipei to win a gold medal at the Asian Games when he triumphed on pommel horse at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (taipeitimes.com, 04 Nov 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Dec 2018; insidethegames.biz, 23 Aug 2018)
Awards
He received the 2019 Guo-Guang Sports Medal of Chinese Taipei. (rti.org.tw, 29 Nov 2019)
He was named Best Male Athlete at the 2018 Sport Elite Awards Ceremony in Chinese Taipei. (udn.com, 12 Dec 2018)
In January 2018 he ran a leg of the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (phuketnews.easybranches.com, 01 Jan 2018)
Additional information
General
DOCUMENTARIES
As a child he was one of several young athletes featured in the documentary film 'Jump! Boys'. A sequel titled 'Jump! Men', that featured 15 years of his career and life, was released in October 2017. (news.cgtn.com, 04 Nov 2018; taipeitimes.com, 25 Aug 2017; chinapost.nownews.com, 25 Aug 2017)
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