Alejandro

Chang

Quick Facts

• Hobbies: Playing the guitar and drums
• Favorite Food/Drink: Donuts and sweet tea
• Favorite Athlete: Usain Bolt
• Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: Tae-Hun Kim
• Favorite Movie: "Saving Private Ryan"
• Favorite Book: "American Sniper"
• Favorite Band: Avenged Sevenfold
• Biggest Inspiration: His father and his coaches
• Favorite TV Shows: "Prison Break", "Dexter", "Lost" and "24"
• Favorite Quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'". -Muhammad Ali
• Proudest Moment in Taekwondo: Making the 2017 Senior National Team

Career Highlights

• 2018 World Taekwondo President's Cup (-63kg): Silver
• 2018 U.S. Senior National Team Member (Bantam -63kg)
• 2018 U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Bantam -63kg): 1st
• 2018 U.S. Open (Bantam -63kg): Gold
• 2017 U.S. Senior National Team Member (Bantam -63kg)
• 2017 U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Bantam -63kg): 1st
• 2017 Senior AAU National Team Member (-58kg)
• 2016 Junior AAU National Team Member (-63kg)
• 2016 AAU National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt (-58kg): Gold
• 2015 U.S. Open - Sparring - Black Belt (-63kg): Silver
• 2015 Canada Open - Sparring - Black Belt (-63kg): Gold
• 2015 USAT National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt (-63kg): Silver
• 2015 AAU National Championships - Sparring - Black Belyt (-63kg): Gold
• 2014 Pan American Open - Sparring - Black Belt (-63kg): Gold
• 2013 USAT National Championships - Sparring - Red Belt (-55kg): Gold

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 17th (Bantamweight 58-63kg - Men)
• Years of participation: Bantamweight 58-63kg - Men 2017, 2019
• Top finish: 17th – 2017 (Bantamweight 58-63kg - Men), 2019 (Bantamweight 58-63kg - Men)