Yang Chuan-kwang

Yang Chuan-kwang
CK Yang at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1933-07-10)July 10, 1933
Taitung County, Japanese Taiwan
DiedJanuary 27, 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, US
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • HJ – 2.02 m (1956)
  • PV – 5.00 m (1963)
  • Decathlon – 8089/(9121) (1963)
Medal record
Representing  Republic of China
Olympic Games
1960 RomeDecathlon
Asian Games
1954 ManilaDecathlon
1958 TokyoDecathlon
1958 Tokyo110 m hurdles
1958 TokyoLong jump
1958 Tokyo400 m hurdles

Yang Chuan-kwang, or C.K. Yang (Amis: Maysang Kalimud, Chinese: 楊傳廣; pinyin: Yáng Chuánguǎng; July 10, 1933 – January 27, 2007), was a Taiwanese Olympian decathlete. Yang attended college at UCLA, where he trained and competed with teammate and Olympian Rafer Johnson and was coached by Elvin C. Drake.