Chang Hao (windsurfer)

Chang Hao (Chinese: 張浩; pinyin: Zhāng Hào; born November 14, 1990 in Nantou) is a Taiwanese windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] He represented Chinese Taipei in three editions of the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016) and has been trained by coach Lin Chun Chien for most of his career.[1] As of September 2013, Chang is ranked no. 103 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.

Chang Hao
Personal information
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Nantou, Taiwan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Sailboard
ClubChinese Taipei Sailing
Association[1]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang made his official debut, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished thirty-first in the men's RS:X class with a net score of 260, edging out Croatia's Luka Mratović by a scant, five-point gap.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Chang competed for his second Chinese Taipei team in the RS:X class, having receiving a berth through his results at the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[4] Struggling to attain a higher position in the opening series, Chang posted a net score of 289 points to end his race with a thirty-fifth-place effort in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[5]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished in 32nd.[6]

References
  1. "Chang Hao". London 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chang Hao". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. "Men's RS:X". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. "Finals Series Underway At RS:X Worlds". ISAF. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. "Rio 2016 RS:X - Windsurfer men - Olympic Sailing". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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