Chen Te-tung

Chen Te-tung (Chinese: 陳德同; pinyin: Chén Détóng; born October 15, 1985) is a Taiwanese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] Chen qualified for two swimming events, as a member of the Chinese Taipei team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He posted FINA B-standard entry times of 1:53.29 (200 m freestyle) and 4:02.24 (400 m freestyle) from the National University Games in Taipei.[2][3] On the first day of the Games, Chen placed fortieth in the 400 m freestyle. He pulled off a second-place effort in heat one by a 1.72-second margin behind Philippines' Miguel Mendoza with a time of 4:03.71.[4][5] The following day, Chen delivered a forty-seventh-place finish in the 200 m freestyle. Swimming in heat three, he raced to a sixth seed by 0.24 of a second behind Cyprus' Alexandros Aresti in 1:54.14.[6][7][8]

Chen Te-tung
Personal information
Full nameChen Te-tung
National team Chinese Taipei
Born (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chen Te-tung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. "Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. "中華泳將陳德同傅筱涵　雙雙淘汰" [Chinese Taipei swimmers Chen Te-tung and Fu Hsiao-han eliminated] (in Chinese). TVBS. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2015.


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