CHANG Yong Heung

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men KOR Republic of Korea	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M03 NZL New Zealand 50 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M10 AUS Australia 42 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M15 ARG Argentina 56 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-12 #M19 IRL Ireland 31 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 11-12 #M27 KOR Republic of Korea 19 JPN Japan 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2018	Indonesia

Occupation:

Physical Education - Yonsei University, Seoul, KOR

Languages spoken:

Seo Chunoh [national], KOR; Charles Louw [national], RSA

Position style:

Back (ntt.com, 01 Apr 2020)

Other sports:

He has represented the Republic of Korea in rugby union [15-a-side], and competed at the 2015 Asian Championship. He has also played the sport for NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Japanese Top League. (Yonsei University Sports Magazine Naver blog, 30 Apr 2015; hani.co.kr, 24 Nov 2019; ntt.com, 01 Apr 2020)

He began playing rugby at age 16. (ntt.com, 01 Apr 2020)

He initially played football, but was scouted by the rugby coach at Busan Sport High School during a football match. The coach encouraged him to try the sport, and he later decided to switch sports and transfer to the school. (hankyung.com, 14 Jan 2020; ntt.com, 01 Apr 2020)

Beating Hong Kong at the 2019 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The result earned the team qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (hankyung.com, 14 Jan 2020)

South African rugby union player Cheslin Kolbe. (ntt.com, 01 Apr 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/yongheung.chang

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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