Chang Ming-huang (; born 7 August 1982 in Taichung) is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter.
He has been focusing on shot put only since 2006. He trained in National College of Physical Education during his university study in Taiwan. He also has trained in China for a period. He has trained with Werner Goldmann in Berlin from June 2007 until 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
He has been training with Donald Babbitt in Athens, GA, USA, since Feb 2010. His personal best shot-put throw is 20.58 metres, achieved in Aug 2011 in Athens, Georgia, USA. This is the national record in Taiwan. This performance qualified him for the 2012 London Olympic Games (standard A).
On 3 August 2012, Ming-Huang threw 20.25 meters in the qualification round of the Men's Shot-Put at the London Olympic Games and became the 2nd Asian athlete to get into the final in the history of the event. Later in the evening, he threw 19.99 meters and was ranked 12th in the final.
Ming-Huang is sponsored by Chinese Taipei Athletics Association (CTAA) & Taiwan Sport Administration of Ministry of Education and Adidas. CTAA represents Ming-Huang Chang for all foreign affairs.
Ming-Huang is also employed by National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport as a throwing coach.
Achievements Representing 1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 1stDiscus (1.5 kg)64.14 mAsian Junior ChampionshipsSingapore11thShot put13.83 m5thDiscus49.70 m2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile23rd (q)Discus48.07 m2001East Asian GamesOsaka, Japan 2ndDiscus55.88 mAsian Junior ChampionshipsBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 3rdShot put17.20 m4thDiscus49.46 mUniversiadeBeijing, China –Shot putNM17th (q)Discus51.14 m2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka11thShot put15.70 m6thDiscus52.94 m2004Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran6thShot put17.49 m2005Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea10thDiscus52.75 m2006Asian GamesDoha, Qatar 3rdShot put19.45 m2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 2ndShot put19.66 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 3rdShot put19.36 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan30th (q)Shot put18.53 mAsian Indoor GamesMacau4thShot put17.93 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain20th (q)Shot put17.73 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China40th (q)Shot put17.43 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia8thShot put18.42 mAsian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnam 2ndShot put19.55 mAsian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China 2ndShot put19.34 mEast Asian GamesHong Kong 2ndShot put18.33 m 3rdDiscus54.92 m2010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China 3rdShot put19.48 m2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan 1stShot put20.14 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea18th (q)Shot put19.60 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey21st (q)Shot put18.75 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom12thShot put19.99 m2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India 2ndShot put19.61 mEast Asian GamesTianjin, China3rdShot put19.19 m2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea 2ndShot put19.97 m2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia5thShot put18.98 m
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