Fu Jincheng

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFu•Jincheng
Used nameFu•Jincheng
Nick/petnamesFlying Horse
Name orderOriental
Original name傅•金城
Other namesPoh Kimseng
Born6 April 1912
DiedJuly 1980 in Singapore, Singapore (SGP)
AffiliationsJinan Track and Field Team
NOC People's Republic of China

Biography

Fu Jincheng was an overseas Chinese from British Malaya. He attended the Jinan University in Guangzhou on the mainland, a stronghold of education for overseas Chinese. Fu’s greatest success domestically was the title in the 200 m at the 1935 National Games. He competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in three events but failed to qualify for the second round in all three. During this time, he may have already completed his studies at Jinan.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 200 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics CHN Fu Jincheng
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h5 r1/4
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 4 h5 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) China 6 h2 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) China DNS