Chang Gyu-cheol
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 South Korea |
| Born |
11 June 1992 Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Gyeonggi High School[1] |
Medal record
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Chang Gyu-Cheol (also Jang Gyu-Cheol, Korean: 장 규철; born June 11, 1992 in Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Chang Gyu-Cheol". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Chang Gyu-Cheol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ Adrega, Pedro. "YOG Singapore 2010, Day 4: After 15 finals, several multi-medallists in evidence". FINA. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 100 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.