Nickname
Market Kai [the name of a character he played in a movie about gymnastics]. (nownews.com, 07 Aug 2016)
Hobbies
Playing baseball. (500times.udn.com, 08 Oct 2021)
Occupation
Athlete, Business Owner, Student
Family
Wife Wu Ya Yun, son Kyson [2022]
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Club
Taoyuan: Chinese Taipei
Coach
Lin Yu-Hsin, TPE
Injuries
He strained his left biceps muscle in March 2018 and needed 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.
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."
Milestones
He became the first artistic gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win a medal at the Olympic Games by claiming silver on pommel horse at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Sep 2021; gymnastics.sport, 08 Aug 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 edition of the tournament 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. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Dec 2018; taipeitimes.com, 04 Nov 2018; insidethegames.biz, 23 Aug 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (cna.com.tw, 20 Jan 2023; udn.com, 04 Mar 2022)
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (500times.udn.com, 08 Oct 2021)
Most influential person in career
Coach Lin Yu-Hsin. (parenting.com.tw, 29 Apr 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"If you decide to do it, give your best. If you work hard and try hard, you will have a 50% chance to succeed. Otherwise, the chance is zero." (500times.udn.com, 08 Oct 2021)
Awards
He was named the 2022 Outstanding Athlete by the city government of Taoyuan in Chinese Taipei. (tw.news.yahoo.com, 04 Sep 2022)
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
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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