Yang Shang-hsuan

Career

Yang competed only in the men"s 100 m breaststroke, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat five, including Israel"s top favorite Tal Stricker. Yang failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fortieth overall on the first day of prelims.

Achievements

• He achieved a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:04.16 from the National University Games in Taipei. He raced to fourth place by more than half a second (050) behind winner Stricker in 1:04.54.