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Ku Chin-shui
Personal information
Native name古金水
NationalityTaiwan
Born(1960-01-15)15 January 1960
Hualien City, Taiwan
Died25 May 2016(2016-05-25) (aged 56)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryChinese Taipei
SportTrack and field
EventDecathlon/Pole vault
Medal record
Ku Chin-shui
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kuwait Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kuwait Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Singapore Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 1989 New Delhi Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Pole vault
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Decathlon

Ku Chin-shui (Chinese: 古金水; pinyin: Gǔ Jīnshuǐ; Wade–Giles: Ku Chin-shui, 15 January 1960 – 25 May 2016) was an Amis Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter. He medaled for Chinese Taipei at the Asian Athletics Championships six times, winning one gold medal, two silver, and three bronze. At the 1990 Asian Games, he earned a silver medal in the decathlon. Upon retiring from athletics, he became a physical education teacher.[1]

On 24 August 1999, an explosion onboard a landed Uni Air plane injured 28 people and killed Ku Jing-chi (C: 古金池, P: Gǔ Jīnchí), the older brother of Ku Chin-shui. A report from the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) said a motorbike battery jostled, igniting gasoline in bottles in an overhead compartment. Prosecutors accused Ku Chin-shui of asking his nephew to bring gasoline on the flight.[2]

Ku was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison. Upon appeal, it was shortened to seven and a half years. After a fifth retrial, he was declared not guilty. The ASC had commissioned an analysis from the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology, which said the ASC's simulation environment differed from that of the aircraft which had exploded."[2]

The court case caused Ku to lose his teaching position, and he worked part-time at a steel factory until 2008, when he returned to teaching full time.[3] Ku was diagnosed with cancer in 2014,[4] and died of plasma cell leukemia on 25 May 2016 at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei.[1] Aged 56 at the time of his death, Ku was survived by his wife and two children.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Chen, Christie; Lu, Hsin-hui (25 May 2016). "Taiwanese decathlete Ku Chin-shui dies at 56". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016 – via China Post.
  2. ^ a b Yang, Yi-chung; Hsu, Ming-li (14 May 2011). "Man cleared of 1999 Uni Air accident". Taipei Times. Translated by Chung, Jake. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ Shan, Shelley (26 May 2016). "Former track-and-field star Ku Chin-shui dies at 56". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ Liao, George (22 May 2016). "Chi Cheng: Ku Chin-shui still battling cancer". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ Liao, George (25 May 2016). "Taiwanese decathlete Ku Chin-shui has died". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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