Chiang Tai-chuan (; born 26 October 1960 in Chiayi County,

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) is a

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retired

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player (position:

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) and currently a

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. He is best known for being the first baseball player to compete in three consecutive

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: in the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

and

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

Olympics where he won a

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in 1984 (as a

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) and

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in 1992. A member of

China Times Eagles The China Times Eagles () is a defunct professional baseball team belonging to the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) that existed between 1993 and 1997. History Originally formed as an amateur club Black Eagles in 1990, this club was pu ...

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forerunner Black Eagles since 1990, after the 1992 Summer Olympics Chiang planned to join CPBL along with this soon-to-be-professionalized club. However, in November 1992, the Eagles accidentally traded him to Uni-President Lions due to its unfamiliarity with CPBL's trading rules. Chiang stayed with the Lions until the end of 1996 season. Before CPBL's 1997 season started, he planned to transfer to then just-established Koos Groups Whales, but also in this time CPBL expelled him after it was determined that he was be involved in The Black Eagles Incident. Chiang was forced to retire after this scandal and he later found a coaching job in the China Baseball League. He currently coaches Tianjin Lions.

Statistics

In the 1992 Olympics: : CPBL career: :

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiang, Tai-Chuan 1960 births Living people Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Baseball coaches Baseball outfielders Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1990 Asian Games Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of Taiwan Olympic medalists in baseball Olympic silver medalists for Taiwan People from Chiayi County Taiwanese baseball players Taiwanese expatriate sportspeople in China