NTT ATHLETE
Head for the world stage! NTT Athletes
Chang YONGHEUNG
Rugby
PROFILE
Chang YONGHEUNG
- Event:
- Rugby
- Date of Birth:
- November 12, 1993
- Hometown:
- Busan, South Korea
- Height:
- 175cm
- My Favorites:
- Watching movies
- Affiliation:
- NTT Communications
He started playing rugby in his third year of junior high school.
In his third year of college, he became a representative of the Korean Sevens.
In the 2019 men's qualifying sevens rugby match for Asia competing for the right to play in Tokyo 2020,
in the finals, he seized the opportunity to turn the game to his team's favor,
significantly contributing to Korea's victory and winning the right to play in the Olympics for the first time in the history of South Korean rugby.
PURPOSE
Goals for this season
Since we are going to have many matches this season, I will work hard so I can play in many matches and score many tries without getting injured.
ATHLETE'S MESSAGE
Do you have any good luck ritual before competing?
I do not do anything special before competing..
Like other players, I shower thoroughly and shave.
After arriving at the pitch, I carefully stretch and massage my body.
RESULTS
Main achievements
- 2021
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Rugby (Team Korea), Rank12
PLAYERS INFO *Japanese Version Only
- Our Athlete 2020 heralds a new era in public awareness about blind marathons and other parasports Tadashi HORIKOSHI and Yoko AOKI (Blind Marathon)
- Our Athlete I want to show the world our speed and offensive power Akiko HASEGAWA(Beach volleyball)
- Our Athlete Our rivals may be improving, but we will also continue to improve. Yuma YAMAZAKI and Sarina SATOMI
- Our Athlete I want to contribute to rugby, making it even more exciting Tasuku KAWAHARA (Rugby referee) (NTT Communications)