Deaths on January 27

Yang Chuan-kwang

Died on January 27, 2007

Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese decathlete, long jumper, and hurdler (b. 1933)

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

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Deaths on January 27

Yang Chuan-kwang

Died on January 27, 2007

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