Chang Gyu-cheol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chang Gyu-cheol

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1992

Place of Birth: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chang Gyu-Cheol (also Jang Gyu-Cheol, Korean: ? ??; born June 11, 1992 in Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.
In 2010, Chang edged out South Africa's Chad le Clos by 0.18 of a second to claim a gold medal in the 100 m butterfly at the first ever Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, posting his personal best of 53.13.
He also won a silver medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the men's medley relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Chang qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 52.45 seconds.
He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including five-time Olympian Peter Mankoc of Slovenia, freestyle relay champion Clement Lefert of France, and former Olympic finalist Ryan Pini of Papua New Guinea.
Chang raced to fifth place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Pini in a time of 52.69 seconds.
Chang failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminary heats.