Chang Ming-huang

Chang Ming-huang

Chang Ming-Huang in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Republic of China
Born	7 August 1982
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	140 kg (310 lb)
Sport
Country	Chinese Taipei
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Chang Ming-huang (simplified Chinese: 张铭煌; traditional Chinese: 張銘煌; pinyin: Zhāng Mínghuáng; born 7 August 1982 in Taichung) is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter.

He has been focusing on shot put only since 2006. He trained in National College of Physical Education during his university study in Taiwan. He also has trained in China for a period. He has trained with Werner Goldmann in Berlin from June 2007 until 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

He has been training with Donald Babbitt in Athens, GA, USA, since Feb 2010. His personal best shot-put throw is 20.58 metres, achieved in Aug 2011 in Athens, Georgia, USA. This is the national record in Taiwan. This performance qualified him for the 2012 London Olympic Games (standard A).

On 3 August 2012, Ming-Huang threw 20.25 meters in the qualification round of the Men's Shot-Put at the London Olympic Games and became the 2nd Asian athlete to get into the final in the history of the event. Later in the evening, he threw 19.99 meters and was ranked 12th in the final.

Ming-Huang is sponsored by Chinese Taipei Athletics Association (CTAA) & Taiwan Sport Administration of Ministry of Education and Adidas. CTAA represents Ming-Huang Chang for all foreign affairs.

Ming-Huang is also employed by National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport as a throwing coach.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chinese Taipei
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Discus (1.5 kg)	64.14 m
	Asian Junior Championships	Singapore	11th	Shot put	13.83 m
			5th	Discus	49.70 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	23rd (q)	Discus	48.07 m
2001	Asian Junior Championships	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	3rd	Shot put	17.20 m
			4th	Discus	49.46 m
	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	2nd	Discus	55.88 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	11th	Shot put	15.70 m
			6th	Discus	52.94 m
2004	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	6th	Shot put	17.49 m
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	10th	Discus	52.75 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Shot put	19.45 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	2nd	Shot put	19.66 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	Shot put	19.36 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (q)	Shot put	18.53 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Macau	4th	Shot put	17.93 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	20th (q)	Shot put	17.73 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	40th (q)	Shot put	17.43 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	8th	Shot put	18.42 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	2nd	Shot put	19.55 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	2nd	Shot put	19.34 m
	East Asian Games	Hong Kong	2nd	Shot put	18.33 m
			3rd	Discus	54.92 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	3rd	Shot put	19.48 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	1st	Shot put	20.14 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	18th (q)	Shot put	19.60 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	21st (q)	Shot put	18.75 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th	Shot put	19.99 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	2nd	Shot put	19.61 m
	East Asian Games	Tianjin, China	3rd	Shot put	19.19 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	Shot put	19.97 m

References

• Chang Ming-huang profile at IAAF