Henry Zhang

Henry Zhang is a contestant in The Amazing Race 30.

Henry first met Evan Lynyak in post-secondary education. With Evan Lynyak in the Amazing Race, they are dating debaters and considered themselves Team Yale. With Lynyak, they won Leg 3 in Morocco that saw then beat Alex & Conor and Kristi & Jen.

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 * 1) TeamYale

Name: Henry Zhang Age: 22

Instagram: @HenryTZhang Twitter: @HenryTZhang

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Current occupation: Management Consultant

Describe what you do: I work on a team that helps companies, governments, and NGOs improve their performance and realize their goals.

Three words to describe you: Entrepreneurial, caring, and ambitious.

g>Favorite hobbies: Soccer, coding, and ukulele.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I taught myself to code and created a website to provide debate preparation materials to disadvantaged students.

What scares you most about traveling? Coming back injured—wouldn't want to worry my mom while I get these opportunities to travel.

What excites you most about traveling? Seeing, experiencing, and eating entirely new things and getting to share these experiences with people I care about.

What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rio de Janeiro. I've never been to Brazil or even South America, and the place has a real holistic appeal to me. Also, I'm a big soccer fan and I'd love to play with locals on the beach.

What do you hope to accomplish by running the race (other than winning $1 million)? I think Evan and I, though young, have a serious relationship, and running the race, I'm hoping to learn lots more about her and about us. Also, it'll be an awesome travel experience!