Ma Chih-hung (Chinese: 馬志鴻; pinyin: Mǎ Zhìhóng; sometimes listed as Chih-Hung Ma; born November 5, 1985, in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is an aboriginal Taiwanese luger who has competed since 2003.[1][2][3]
The youngest competitor in men's luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics at Turin at the age of 20, he finished 28th in the men's singles event and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver where he finished 34th.[4][5] He is also noted for being the only competitor to represent Taiwan in these two Winter events.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Ma, Chih-Hung". International Luge Federation. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Ma Chih-hung in test run at Turin". Taipei Times. 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Luger carries Taiwan's Olympic dreams alone". Taipei Times. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Results: Luge". Torino2006.it. Turin Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Men's Singles". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Formidable Formosan?". Foreign Policy. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
External links
edit- Chih-Hung Ma at the International Luge Federation
- Chih-Hung Ma at Olympics.com
- Ma Chih-Hung at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ma Chih-Hung's personal blog
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