OLYMPIC CHAMPION TRAINS CHINESE.—The "Asian Iron Man," C. K. Yang, has returned to Taipei, Formosa, from the United States to coach the Nationalist Chinese athletics team for the Olympic Games in Mexico. Yang, who won a gold medal for the pentathlon event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is considered the greatest all-round athlete in Asia. He is wearing a cap as he trains with members of the team in Taipei.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31753, 9 August 1968, Page 13
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70OLYMPIC CHAMPION TRAINS CHINESE.—The "Asian Iron Man," C. K. Yang, has returned to Taipei, Formosa, from the United States to coach the Nationalist Chinese athletics team for the Olympic Games in Mexico. Yang, who won a gold medal for the pentathlon event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is considered the greatest all-round athlete in Asia. He is wearing a cap as he trains with members of the team in Taipei. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31753, 9 August 1968, Page 13
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