Chang Yong-ae () is a North Korean former track and field runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She won a middle-distance double at the 1982 Asian Games, taking gold medals in both 800 m and 1500 m in Asian record times.Korean Affairs Report No. 260. Defense Technical Information Center (1983-01-10), pg.55. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.Jong-Ae CHANG . All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
She was the first Korean to win the Asian 800 m title and succeeded her compatriot Kim Ok-sun to the 1500 m title in 1982. She set a 4 × 400 metres relay national record at the 1978 Asian Games, where she was an 800 m bronze medallist behind her compatriot Jung Dong-sun.Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27. She was also a silver medallist in the 800 m at the 1979 Asian Athletics Championships, finishing behind South Korea's Chung Byong-Soon.Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
International competitions 1978Asian GamesBangkok, Thailand3rd800 m2:08.31979Asian ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2nd800 m2:10.21982Asian GamesNew Delhi, India1st800 m2:05.691st1500 m4:19.40
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