Chang Shun-Chien

Chang Shun-chien (; born 13 June 1962) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Biography Chang's father is Chang Qing-lu . Chen grew up on the hillside of Changhua County's Bagua Plateau. When he returned home from school, for over 10 minutes, he would use both hands to lug his bicycle up the slope. Min Sheng Bao sports journalist Chen Li-qing said this allowed him to develop exceptional waist strength. Chang attended Deming Vocational High School , where he was in his third year when he became a member of the new weightlifting team two months before his graduation. When he was 19 years old, he began weightlifting at Yuanlin Heavyweight Gym , where he was coached by Huang Ming-tang .

Chang was a resident of Ershui in Changhua County in 1985. The Olympian Tsai Wen-yee was his coach in Zuoying. In the snatch, he lifted , which broke the previous national record of set by Tsai, his coach. After his performance at the National Games, the United Daily News sports journalist Gong Tai-shun wrote that Chang "has been hailed as the potential successor to 'Tsai the Bronze Medal' and could surpass Tsai in terms of development potential". Chang competed in the National Zhongzheng Cup ) on 11 October 1986 where he lifted in the clean and jerk event where he broke the national record. In the snatch event, he lifted , which set a second national record. In total, Chang lifted , which broke another national record. Chang earned (US$) in prize money at the competition and won three gold medals.

At the Taipei Zhongzheng Centennial Cup in December 1986, Chang set national records in snatch through lifting , in clean and jerk through lifting , and in total weight through lifting . During the selection for the Asian Weightlifting Championships held on 22 January 1987, Chang competed in the category. He earned (US$) after lifting in the clean and jerk which broke the national record of he had previously set. Chang competed at the Melbourne Weightlifting Invitational Tournament in March 1987 but was unable to successfully lift in both the snatch and the clean and jerk events. Min Sheng Bao sports journalist He Chang-fa wrote in March 1987 that Chang's "weightlifting prowess truly emerged" in October the previous year, noting that in five competitions Chang had broken 10 national records. According to He Chang-fa, the Olympian bronze medalist Tsai Wen-yee was unbeaten in Taiwan until Chang began competing.

Chang competed in the men's 67.5 kg event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In the Group C competition on 21 September 1988, he lifted on his first try and on his second try which set a national record. On his third try, he unsuccessfully attempted to lift and sustained an injury to his hand. Although he placed second in Group C, he withdrew from the competition after the doctor examined him during a break and advised against further participation. His injury was an elbow ligament strain.