China Wei Yang

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  • Birthdate: February 08, 1980
  • Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
  • Height: 5’2” (1.60 m)
  • Age: 29 years
  • Gender: Male

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 2
  • Silver 1
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 3
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Athlete Events

Gymnastics
Gymnastics Events
DateRoundResult
08/18Men's Rings Final RankingSilver16.425 (2nd)
08/17Men's Pommel Horse Final Ranking15.450
08/13Men's Individual All-Round Final RankingGold94.575 (1st)
08/11Men's Team Competition Final RankingGold286.125 (1st)
08/09Men's Qualification Competition Subdivision 2
08/09Men's Floor Exercise Qualification15.400 (15th)
08/09Men's Parallel Bars Qualification15.350 (34th)
08/09Men's Horizontal Bars Qualification14.925 (24th)
08/09Men's Rings Qualification16.225 (4th - Qualified)
08/09Men's Pommel Horse Qualification15.425 (4th - Qualified)
08/09Men's Individual All-Round Qualification93.875 (1st - Qualified)
08/09Men's Qualification Competition Qualification374.675 (1st)

Athlete Profile

  • Born Feb. 8, 1980, in the Hubei Province.
  • Has been involved in gymnastics since the age of five, when he took up the sport at Xiantao Spare-time Sports School. Joined the Hubei provincial team at age 10, and the Chinese national team at age 16.
  • Enters the Beijing Games as a top medal contender after winning All-Around gold in each of the last two World Championships.
  • Took home gold in the All-Around with a score of 93.925 at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Scored an even better 94.400 to claim All-Around gold at the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Won the silver medal in the All-Around competition at the 2000 Sydney Games with a score of 58.361.
  • Fared worse individually at the 2004 Athens Games, where he placed seventh all-around.
  • Helped the Chinese team win gold at the 2000 Olympic Games, as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2007.
  • Yang's best event is the rings, in which he placed fourth at the 2000 Sydney Games, and sixth in last year's World Championships at Stuttgart.

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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