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Chen Shih-hsin (Chinese: 陳詩欣; pinyin: Chén Shīxīn; born 16 November 1978) is the first Taiwanese athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 49-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26.

Chen was recognized as one of the Taiwanese Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2001. Currently, she is an associate professor at University of Taipei.

Chen is of Taiwanese Aboriginal descent, with her mother being a member of the Atayal tribe.[3]

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  1. ^ WTF events (World Cup Championships has been replaced by World Cup Team Taekwondo Championships)
  2. ^ "Taekwondo team wins Taiwan's first-ever Olympic gold". Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "【獨家現場】台灣奧運首金陳詩欣 隱居花蓮尋金牌接班人" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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