# Cheng Chao-tsun
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{{update|about=no longer Asian record holder|date=August 2024}}
{{short description|Taiwanese javelin thrower}}
{{family name hatnote|[Cheng](/source/Zheng_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox sportsperson
| image =
| caption = Cheng at the [2017 Summer Universiade](/source/2017_Summer_Universiade)
| name = Cheng Chao-tsun
| height = 1.77 m
| weight = 77 kg
| sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field)
| event = [Javelin throw](/source/Javelin_throw)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Yangmei District](/source/Yangmei_District), [Taoyuan, Taiwan](/source/Taoyuan%2C_Taiwan){{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
| education = [Fu Jen Catholic University](/source/Fu_Jen_Catholic_University)[[https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n169527-cheng-chao-tsun.htm 2017 Universiade bio]]
| pb = 91.36 [m](/source/metre) (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](/source/track_and_field) athlete who competes in the [javelin throw](/source/javelin_throw). His personal best of 91.36 [m](/source/metre), set in 2017, was the [Asian record](/source/List_of_Asian_records_in_athletics)[{{World Athletics}}] until it was broken by [Arshad Nadeem](/source/Arshad_Nadeem) at the [Paris Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw) in 2024.
==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{TPE}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|[Asian Youth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2009_Asian_Youth_Games)
|[Singapore](/source/Singapore)
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Javelin throw (700 g)
|[71.97 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2009_Asian_Youth_Games)
|-
|[World Youth Championships](/source/2009_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Brixen, Italy](/source/Brixen%2C_Italy)
|21st (q)
|Javelin throw (700 g)
|63.21 m
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|[Asian Junior Championships](/source/2010_Asian_Junior_Athletics_Championships)
|[Hanoi, Vietnam](/source/Hanoi%2C_Vietnam)
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Javelin throw
|73.26 m
|-
|[World Junior Championships](/source/2010_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Moncton, Canada](/source/Moncton%2C_Canada)
|8th
|Javelin throw
|[71.58 m](/source/2010_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[Youth Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics)
|[Singapore](/source/Singapore)
|12th (B)
|Javelin throw (700 g)
|[65.94 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys'_javelin_throw)
|-
|2011
|[Asian Championships](/source/2011_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Kobe, Japan](/source/Kobe%2C_Japan)
|11th
|Javelin throw
|[67.86 m](/source/2011_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[Asian Junior Championships](/source/2012_Asian_Junior_Athletics_Championships)
|[Colombo, Sri Lanka](/source/Colombo%2C_Sri_Lanka)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Javelin throw
|74.68 m
|-
|[World Junior Championships](/source/2012_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain)
|16th (q)
|Javelin throw
|[67.88 m](/source/2012_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|2013
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Summer_Universiade)
|[Kazan, Russia](/source/Kazan%2C_Russia)
|23rd (q)
|Javelin throw
|[65.38 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|2014
|[Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Asian_Games)
|[Incheon, South Korea](/source/Incheon%2C_South_Korea)
|5th
|Javelin throw
|[81.61 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|[Asian Championships](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Wuhan, China](/source/Wuhan%2C_China)
|7th
|Javelin throw
|[73.71 m](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Summer_Universiade)
|[Gwangju, South Korea](/source/Gwangju%2C_South_Korea)
|4th
|Javelin throw
|[79.35 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=3|2017
|[Asian Championships](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Bhubaneswar, India](/source/Bhubaneswar%2C_India)
|6th
|Javelin throw
|[80.03 m](/source/2017_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[London, England](/source/London%2C_England)
|22nd (q)
|Javelin throw
|[77.87 m](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_2017_Summer_Universiade)
|[Taipei, Taiwan](/source/Taipei%2C_Taiwan)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Javelin throw
|[91.36 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2017_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|2018
|[Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2018_Asian_Games)
|[Jakarta, Indonesia](/source/Jakarta%2C_Indonesia)
|5th
|Javelin throw
|[79.81 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[Asian Championships](/source/2019_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Javelin throw
|[86.72 m](/source/2019_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships)
|[Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar)
|10th
|Javelin throw
|[77.99 m](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|2021
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics)
|[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan)
|30th (q)
|Javelin throw
|[71.20 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=2|2023
|[Asian Championships](/source/2023_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Bangkok, Thailand](/source/Bangkok%2C_Thailand)
|7th
|Javelin throw
|[69.54 m](/source/2023_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|[Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Asian_Games)
|[Hangzhou, China](/source/Hangzhou%2C_China)
|10th
|Javelin throw
|[67.03 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|-
|rowspan=2|2025
|[Asian Championships](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Gumi, South Korea](/source/Gumi%2C_South_Korea)
|15th (q)
|Javelin throw
|[70.80 m](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_javelin_throw)
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{s-bef|before={{flagicon|CHN}} [Zhao Qinggang](/source/Zhao_Qinggang)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Men's Javelin Asian Record Holder](/source/List_of_Asian_records_in_athletics)|years=26 August 2017 – 8 August 2024}}
{{s-aft|after={{flagicon|PAK}} [Arshad Nadeem](/source/Arshad_Nadeem)}}
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{{Footer Universiade Champions Javelin Men}}
{{Footer Asian Champions men's javelin throw}}
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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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