Chang Chia-che explained

Chang Chia-che
張嘉哲
Birth Date:1983 4, df=yes
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon

Chang Chia-che (; born 22 April 1983) is a Taiwanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

He finished tenth at the 2006 Asian Games,[1] 28th at the 2007 World Championships, 38th at the 2009 World Championships, and 32nd at the 2013 World Championships. In regional competition, he was the bronze medallist in the half marathon at the 2009 East Asian Games.[2] He placed tenth in the marathon at the 2010 Asian Games, repeating his position from the last edition.[3]

He was third at the 2008 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon and ran a personal best time of 2:17:12 hours.[4] He improved upon this four seasons later at the 2012 Pyongyang Marathon, where his time of 2:16:06 hours brought him seventh place.[5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007Osaka, Japan28thMarathon2:26:22
2009Berlin, Germany38thMarathon2:19:32
2012London, Great Britain77thMarathon2:29:58
2013Moscow, Russia32ndMarathon2:20:02

Notes and References

  1. http://www.asianathletics.org/ag2006-results.htm Asian Games 2006, Doha (Qatar: 7-12 Dec) Final Results
  2. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-13.
  3. https://archive.today/20140306140221/http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=288632.htm Athletics - CHANG Chia Che - Biography
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2008/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=MAR/detail.html Marathon 2008 Men
  5. Jalava, Mirko (2012-04-09). Tight finish in Pyongyang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.