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Chi Cheng (athlete)
1944Mar, 15

Chi Cheng (athlete)

Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician
Chi Cheng (born March 15, 1944 in Hsinchu, Japanese Taiwan), is a Taiwanese track and field athlete. She was an Olympic medalist in 1968 and was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year for 1970. She was a former pentathlete turned sprinter.

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