Chang_Yong-ae

Chang Yong-ae

Chang Yong-ae

North Korean middle-distance runner

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Yong-ae (Korean: 장용애) 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.[1][2]

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.[3] She was also a silver medallist in the 800 m at the 1979 Asian Athletics Championships, finishing behind South Korea's Chung Byong-Soon.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Korean Affairs Report No. 260. Defense Technical Information Center (1983-01-10), pg.55. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
  2. [2]
    Jong-Ae CHANG Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
  3. [3]
    Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
  4. [4]
    Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
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