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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32) Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gyeonggi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chang Gyu-Cheol (also Jang Gyu-Cheol, Korean: 장규철; born June 11, 1992, in Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. In 2010, Chang edged out South Africa's Chad le Clos by 0.18 of a second to claim a gold medal in the 100 m butterfly at the first ever Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, posting his personal best of 53.13. He also won a silver medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the men's medley relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Chang qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 52.45 seconds. He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including five-time Olympian Peter Mankoč of Slovenia, freestyle relay champion Clement Lefert of France, and former Olympic finalist Ryan Pini of Papua New Guinea. Chang raced to fifth place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Pini in a time of 52.69 seconds. Chang failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminary heats.
References
- ^ "Chang Gyu-Cheol". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chang Gyu-Cheol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- Adrega, Pedro. "YOG Singapore 2010, Day 4: After 15 finals, several multi-medallists in evidence". FINA. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 100 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
External links
| Youth Olympic champions in swimming – boys' 100 metre butterfly | |
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| Bold: Olympic medalists in swimming |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province
- South Korean male butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for South Korea
- Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen