Liu Changchun (Chinese: 劉長春; listed in official Olympic records as "Liu, Cheng-Chun"; born 1909 on Ping Island, Jin County, Fengtian, China (now Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning Province), died February 21, 1983 in Dalian, China) 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.
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25 November 1909 Wafangdian, Dalian, China
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Died |
21 February 1983 (aged 73) Dalian, China
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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