Gao Chang

Gao Chang (born January 29, 1987, in Jinan, Shandong, China)^[1] is a Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team. She was part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley relay team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2] Gao Chang won the gold in the 50-metre backstroke final of 2010 Asian Games.

GAO Chang

Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	(1987-01-29) January 29, 1987 (age 37) Jinan, Shandong, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal 50 m backstroke 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2009 Rome 50 m backstroke World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 50 backstroke 2004 Indianapolis 100 backstroke 2008 Manchester 50 backstroke 2006 Shanghai 50 backstroke 2006 Shanghai 100 backstroke 2006 Shanghai 4×100 medley 2010 Dubai 100 m backstroke Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m medley

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Major achievements

Source:^[3]

• 2004 Olympic Games - 15th 100 m back;
• 2004 World Short-Course Championships - 2nd 50 m/100 m back;
• 2005 World Championships - 2nd 50 m back;
• 2005 Asian Winter Games - 1st 50 m/100 m back;
• 2005 National Games - 1st 100 m back;
• 2006 World Short-Course Championships - 3rd 50 m/100 m back;
• 2007 Asian Games - 2nd 50 m back;
• 2008 World Short-Course Championships - 2nd 50 m back
• 2010 Asian Games - 1st 50 m back

Records

• 2004 National Championships - 28.48, 50 m back (AR);
• 2004 Short-Course World Cup - 58.49, 100 m back (NR);
• 2005 World Championships - 28.31, 50 m back (Tournament Record);
• 2008 World Short-Course Championships - 26.70 50 m back (AR)

See also

• List of Asian records in swimming
• List of Chinese records in swimming

References

1. "Athlete Biography: GAO Chang". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
2. "Gao Chang Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
3. Gao's bio Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine from the Chinese Olympic Committee for the 2008 Olympics, lists these "Major Achievements" as well as the "Records".