Tsai Shing-hsiang
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| Native name | 吳再富 |
| Born | 31 August 1960 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
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| Traditional Chinese | 蔡興祥 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡兴祥 | ||||||||||||
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Tsai Shing-hsiang (simplified Chinese: 蔡兴祥; traditional Chinese: 蔡興祥; pinyin: Cài Xīngxiáng; born 31 August 1960) is a Taiwanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Tsai represented Chinese Culture University in April 1982 at the National College Fencing Championships (Chinese: 全國大專院校擊劍錦標賽), placing first in the men's individual foil event.[2][3] In November 1982, Tsai competed in the Zhongzheng Cup Fencing Competition (Chinese: 中正杯擊劍錦標賽) held at Fu Jen Catholic University. He placed third in the adult men's foil category.[4] That month, Tsai placed third in the men's sabre event at Taipei City's Zhongzheng Cup Fencing Competition (Chinese: 中正盃擊劍比賽) held at Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School.[5] In January 1983, he represented Taiwan in the China Cup International Fencing Invitational Tournament (Chinese: 華夏杯國際擊劍邀請賽). Tsai placed fifth in the men's foil event and third in the men's epee event.[6] To prepare for the competition, he underwent two weeks of training at the National Sports Training Center and was trained by the Italian fencing coach Pierluigi Chicca.[7][8] 41 male and female fencers from Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan competed in the tournament, which was held at Taipei First Girls' High School.[9] Tsai coached Huang Wen-chin (Chinese: 黃文津), a deaf and mute student at the National Taiwan University of Arts, in fencing in 1983.[10]
In April 1983, Tsai represented Chinese Culture University at the National College Fencing Championships (Chinese: 全國大專院校擊劍錦標賽), placing second in the individual épée event.[11][12] That month, he participated in a preliminary competition to qualify for fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was among the eight fencing candidates shortlisted and was chosen for the épée event.[13] He was coached by a man who had coached the Italian and West German national teams and the Hong Kong coach Chan Wah-hee (Chinese: 陳華熙).[14] Tsai passed another Olympics selection in November 1983 and the final selection in February 1984.[15][16] During the men's foil event at the 1984 Olympics, Tsai competed in group nine and was eliminated after losing every match.[17] He also competed in the épée event at the Olympics.[18] Tsai was selected to represent Taiwan at the New York International Class A Saber Competition (Chinese: 紐約國際A級軍刀賽) in 1987.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tsai Shing-Hsiang Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "全國大專院校擊劍賽 北醫 文化分膺男女冠軍" [National University Fencing Championship: Taipei Medical University and Chinese Culture University Win Men's and Women's Overall Titles]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 5 April 1982. p. 3.
- ^ "大專擊劍賽結束 文化隊收獲最豐" [National University Fencing Championship Concludes, Chinese Cultural University Achieves Greatest Success]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 5 April 1982. p. 5.
- ^ "擊劍比賽規模空前 昨有四項名次產生" [Unprecedented Scale of Fencing Tournament: Four Categories Completed Yesterday]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 1 November 1982. p. 5.
- ^ "中正杯擊劍賽落幕 各組優秀劍手產生" [Zhongzheng Cup Fencing Tournament Concludes, Outstanding Fencers in Each Category Announced]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 8 November 1982. p. 3.
- ^ "華廈杯國際擊劍賽結束 我只獲兩項第三名 韓男女隊大獲全勝" [China Cup International Fencing Invitational Tournament Concludes. My Country Only Won Two Third-Place Finishes, While the Korean Men's and Women's Teams Swept the Competition]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 21 January 1983. p. 5.
- ^ "參加明年華夏杯擊劍賽 中華代表隊昨組成" [Chinese Fencing Team Selected for Next Year's China Cup International Fencing Invitational]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 25 December 1982. p. 2.
- ^ "擊劍國手今起集訓 義籍教練專任指導" [Fencing National Team Begins Training Today with Full-Time Italian Coach]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 28 December 1982. p. 2.
- ^ "華夏杯擊劍賽明揭幕 韓、澳、港代表已陸續來華 中外選手昨分別展開賽前練習" [China Cup Fencing Competition to Open Tomorrow. Representatives from South Korea, Australia, and Hong Kong Have Arrived in Taiwan; Domestic and International Athletes Begin Pre-competition Practice]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 17 January 1983. p. 2.
- ^ Huang, An-sheng 黃安勝 (8 April 1983). "無畏殺聲 但看劍影" [Fearless in Silence, Only the Shadow of the Sword is Seen]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 5.
- ^ "全國大專擊劍錦標賽 文化奪鈍劍團體冠軍 何榮鎮個人銳劍獨占鰲頭" [National College Fencing Championship: Chinese Culture University Wins Sabre Team Gold, Ho Jung-chen Takes Individual Epee Title]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 9 April 1983. p. 3.
- ^ "大專杯擊劍錦標賽 柯金仲蔡素音奪魁" [Taipei Cup Fencing Championship: K'o Chin-chung and Ts'ai Su-yin Claim Victory]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 10 April 1983. p. 5.
- ^ "奧運擊劍代表 初選入圍八名" [Olympic Fencing Team: Eight Athletes Qualify in Preliminary Selection]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 25 April 1983. p. 3.
- ^ "義國擊劍名家派諾 將來華任教練" [Italian Fencing Master Pino Will serve As Coach in China]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 10 June 1983. p. 5.
- ^ "參加奧運擊劍選手 四男一女通過複選" [Fencing Athletes for the Olympics: Four Men and One Woman Pass Re-Review]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 28 November 1983. p. 2.
- ^ "奧運擊劍選出四位選手 集訓後擇優參加奧運賽" [Olympic Fencing Selection Chooses Four Athletes: After Intensive Training, Top Performers Will Compete in the Olympics]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 1 February 1984. p. 3.
- ^ "自由車、擊劍 我兩選手遭淘汰" [Cycling and Fencing: Two Athletes Eliminated]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 3 August 1984. p. 2.
- ^ "李福祥連闖兩關 自由車功虧一簣" [Li Fu-hsiang Breaks Through Two Rounds, but Misses Out in the Final of the C1 Event]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 3 August 1984. p. 3.
- ^ "參加紐約A級軍刀賽 蔡興祥劉宗盛駐進左營" [Participating in the New York A-Class Sabre Tournament. Tsai Shing-hsiang and Liu Tsung-sheng Stationed in Zuoying]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 5 February 1987. p. 3.
