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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

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]

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. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. "Rio 2016 RS:X - Windsurfer men - Olympic Sailing". International Olympic Committee. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.


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