Chang Shun-chien (; born 13 June 1962) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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 (). His first weightlifting competition was in the Bao Sheng Da Di Cup (), where he finished in 6th place after lifting in the snatch and in the clean and jerk.
Chang was a resident of Ershui in Changhua County in 1985. After graduating from the Taichung Provincial Physical Education College () in the summer of 1985, he requested to defer his military service until November 1985 so that he could do Olympic Games training in Kaohsiung's Zuoying District. The Olympian Tsai Wen-yee was his coach in Zuoying. Chang was and when he competed in weightlifting in the third weight class at the held in Changhua County in 1985. In the snatch, he lifted , which broke the previous national record of set by Tsai, his coach. It was the inaugural time that he set a national record. He lifted in the clean and jerk and received three gold medals at the National Games. 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".
In 1985, the Chinese Taipei Weightlifting Association () chose Chang to represent Taiwan in the 1986 Asian Games. 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 competed on 27 October 1986 in the fourth weight class at the Regional Weightlifting Competition (), where he lifted in the snatch event, which set a national record. In the clean and jerk event, he lifted which set 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. In the National Youth Cup Weightlifting Championships () held on 29 March 1987, Chang lifted , which shattered his own national record.
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.
Chang received the Chung Cheng Sports Medal (). In 2002, he was the owner of Meili Gym (), a gym in Taichung that had been open for 15 years. The gym trained customers in weightlifting, powerlifting, and bodybuilding.