Chang Chu-han

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Chang Chu-Han
Personal information
NationalityTaiwanese
Born1 March 1993[1]
Taichung
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryTaiwan
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon K1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta K1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou K1
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shuili K1
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shuili K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nakhon Nayok K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Toyama K1 team

Chang Chu-Han (Chinese: 張筑涵; pinyin: Zhāng Chǔ Hán; Wade–Giles: Chang Chu-han;[3] born 1 March 1993) is a Taiwanese slalom canoeist[4] who has competed at the international level since 2008. She is from Taichung and has studied at National Taichung University of Education.[1]

Career[edit]

Chu-Han won a bronze and a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2018 and 2014 Asian Games, respectively. She has also won four medals at the Asian Canoeing Championships. Chang finished in 33rd place at the 2014 U23 World Championships in Penrith.[5]

She earned her best senior world championship result, of 46th, at the 2019 World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.[6] As there were no eligible athletes left for the Oceania quota, it was reallocated to Chinese Taipei, as the 19th-ranked eligible NOC at the worlds.[7] Chu-Han competed in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[1] where she finished 26th after being eliminated in the heats.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "CHANG Chu-Han". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Biographies". incheon2014.kr. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "輕艇-張筑涵". Taichun city Government Sports Bureau (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Chu-Han CHANG (TPE)". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Chu-Han CHANG (TPE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Canoë-kayak - Chu-Han Chang". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation

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