# Chang Ming-huang

Chang Ming-huang (Chinese: 張銘煌; pinyin: Zhāng Mínghuáng; 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

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Chinese Taipei ||||||
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Discus (1.5 kg) | 64.14 m |
| 1999 | Asian Junior Championships | Singapore | 11th | Shot put | 13.83 m |
| 1999 | Asian Junior Championships | Singapore | 5th | Discus | 49.70 m |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 23rd (q) | Discus | 48.07 m |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | Discus | 55.88 m |
| 2001 | Asian Junior Championships | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 3rd | Shot put | 17.20 m |
| 2001 | Asian Junior Championships | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 4th | Discus | 49.46 m |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | – | Shot put | NM |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 17th (q) | Discus | 51.14 m |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 11th | Shot put | 15.70 m |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 6th | Discus | 52.94 m |
| 2004 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 6th | Shot put | 17.49 m |
| 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 10th | Discus | 52.75 m |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Shot put | 19.45 m |
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 2nd | Shot put | 19.66 m |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | Shot put | 19.36 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 30th (q) | Shot put | 18.53 m |
| 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau | 4th | Shot put | 17.93 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 20th (q) | Shot put | 17.73 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 40th (q) | Shot put | 17.43 m |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Shot put | 18.42 m |
| 2009 | Asian Indoor Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | Shot put | 19.55 m |
| 2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | Shot put | 19.34 m |
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 2nd | Shot put | 18.33 m |
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 3rd | Discus | 54.92 m |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | Shot put | 19.48 m |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | Shot put | 20.14 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 18th (q) | Shot put | 19.60 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 21st (q) | Shot put | 18.75 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th | Shot put | 19.99 m |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 2nd | Shot put | 19.61 m |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 3rd | Shot put | 19.19 m |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | Shot put | 19.97 m |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | Shot put | 18.98 m |