Chang Chia-che (; born 22 April 1983) is a Taiwanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He finished tenth at the

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, 28th at the 2007 World Championships, 38th at the 2009 World Championships, and 32nd at the 2013 World Championships. In regional competition, he was the bronze medallist in the

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

at the

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor ...

. He placed tenth in the marathon at the 2010 Asian Games, repeating his position from the last edition. He was third at the 2008 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon and ran a personal best time of 2:17:12 hours. He improved upon this four seasons later at the 2012

Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang Marathon, also known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It is categorised as an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race. The marathon was held for t ...

, where his time of 2:16:06 hours brought him seventh place.Jalava, Mirko (2012-04-09)
Tight finish in Pyongyang
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.

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1983 births Living people Taiwanese male marathon runners Taiwanese male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Taiwan Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chinese Taipei Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei 21st-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-athletics-bio-stub