Elected as an IOC member in 1970, Henry Heng Hsu was a member (1962-1965), Vice-President (1965-1973) and then President (1973-1974) of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, as well as being President of the Chinese Taipei Amateur Swimming Association (1954-1965), Vice-President of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation since 1966 and Council member of the Asian Games Federation (1966-1972).

A Member of Parliament at the Legislative Yuan, Chinese Taipei, from 1972 to 1986 and National Policy Advisor to the President of Chinese Taipei from 1987 to 2000, Hsu was a real sports lover himself, practicing football, volleyball, swimming and water polo at international level.

A gold medalist in volleyball at the 9th Far East Games in Tokyo (1930) and in football at the 10th Far East Games in Manila (1934), he also won gold in 50m and 100m freestyle swimming at the Hong Kong Championships (1940) and at the Hong Kong Water Polo Championships (1948-1951). Hsu was a judge in the swimming competitions at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

 

The IOC expressed its deepest sympathy to Henry Heng Hsu’s family on 3 February.