Chang Gyu-cheol

Chang Gyu-cheol
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 34)
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
장규철
RRJang Gyucheol
MRChang Kyuch'ŏl
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubGyeonggi High School
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Singapore100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2010 Singapore50 m butterfly
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou4×100 m medley

Chang 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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 100 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 9 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)