Liu Changchun
Liu Changchun | |||||||||
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| Born | November 25, 1909 | ||||||||
| Died | March 25, 1983 (aged 73) | ||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China, Chinese | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Sprinter, athletics coach, teacher, sports administrator | ||||||||
| Known for | First Chinese athlete at the Olympic Games | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉長春 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘长春 | ||||||||
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Liu Changchun (Chinese: 劉長春; listed in official Olympic records as "Liu, Cheng-Chun"; November 25, 1909 – February 21, 1983) was a Chinese sprinter. Liu was the first athlete to represent China in competition at an Olympic Games. He was the sole competitor from the Republic of China at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; four years later he again represented the Republic of China at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Later in life, he was also an athletics coach, a physical education teacher, and a sports administrator.