During his 10 years of active competition which started with the second Asian Games in 1954, and ended with the 18th Olympic Games in 1964, C. K. Yang became the Asian decathlon champion and world record holder.
從一九五四年參加第二屆亞運開始，到一九六四年第十八屆世運為止，整整十年，他馳騁在國際運動場上，從一名亞洲的十項運動全能，進而成為世界紀錄的保持者。