{{update|about=no longer Asian record holder|date=August 2024}} {{short description|Taiwanese javelin thrower}} {{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox sportsperson | image = | caption = Cheng at the 2017 Summer Universiade | name = Cheng Chao-tsun | height = 1.77 m | weight = 77 kg | sport = Track and field | event = Javelin throw | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Yangmei District, Taoyuan, Taiwan{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} | education = Fu Jen Catholic University<ref>[https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n169527-cheng-chao-tsun.htm 2017 Universiade bio]</ref> | pb = 91.36 m (2017) | country = {{TPE}} }}
'''Cheng Chao-tsun''' ({{lang-zh|t=鄭兆村|p=Zhèng Zhàocūn|tp=Jhèng Jhào-cun}}; born 17 October 1993) is a Taiwanese track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 91.36 m, set in 2017, was the Asian record<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> until it was broken by Arshad Nadeem at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{TPE}} |- |rowspan=2|2009 |Asian Youth Games |Singapore |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw (700 g) |71.97 m |- |World Youth Championships |Brixen, Italy |21st (q) |Javelin throw (700 g) |63.21 m |- |rowspan=3|2010 |Asian Junior Championships |Hanoi, Vietnam |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw |73.26 m |- |World Junior Championships |Moncton, Canada |8th |Javelin throw |71.58 m |- |Youth Olympic Games |Singapore |12th (B) |Javelin throw (700 g) |65.94 m |- |2011 |Asian Championships |Kobe, Japan |11th |Javelin throw |67.86 m |- |rowspan=2|2012 |Asian Junior Championships |Colombo, Sri Lanka |bgcolor=gold|1st |Javelin throw |74.68 m |- |World Junior Championships |Barcelona, Spain |16th (q) |Javelin throw |67.88 m |- |2013 |Universiade |Kazan, Russia |23rd (q) |Javelin throw |65.38 m |- |2014 |Asian Games |Incheon, South Korea |5th |Javelin throw |81.61 m |- |rowspan=2|2015 |Asian Championships |Wuhan, China |7th |Javelin throw |73.71 m |- |Universiade |Gwangju, South Korea |4th |Javelin throw |79.35 m |- |rowspan=3|2017 |Asian Championships |Bhubaneswar, India |6th |Javelin throw |80.03 m |- |World Championships |London, England |22nd (q) |Javelin throw |77.87 m |- |Universiade |Taipei, Taiwan |bgcolor=gold|1st |Javelin throw |91.36 m |- |2018 |Asian Games |Jakarta, Indonesia |5th |Javelin throw |79.81 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |Asian Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=gold|1st |Javelin throw |86.72 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |10th |Javelin throw |77.99 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |30th (q) |Javelin throw |71.20 m |- |rowspan=2|2023 |Asian Championships |Bangkok, Thailand |7th |Javelin throw |69.54 m |- |Asian Games |Hangzhou, China |10th |Javelin throw |67.03 m |- |rowspan=2|2025 |Asian Championships |Gumi, South Korea |15th (q) |Javelin throw |70.80 m |}
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{{s-start}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{s-bef|before={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Qinggang}} {{s-ttl|title=Men's Javelin Asian Record Holder|years=26 August 2017 – 8 August 2024}} {{s-aft|after={{flagicon|PAK}} Arshad Nadeem}} {{s-end}} {{Footer Universiade Champions Javelin Men}} {{Footer Asian Champions men's javelin throw}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Chao-Tsun}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Taiwanese men javelin throwers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Category:Asian Games athletes for Chinese Taipei Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners Category:Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Taiwan Category:Diamond League winners Category:People from Yangmei District Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
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