Yang Yang (A)

About Yang Yang (A)

• Yang Yang is a former Chinese short track speed skater and current IOC member. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time Overall World Champion for 1997-2002. 
  
• She was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team. Yang is one of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time having won 34 world titles, including six Overall World Championships. 
  
• She is the first person to have won six Overall World Titles and won six consecutively. Her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist. She added a second gold in the women's 1000 m short track at the same Games and has also won two silver and a bronze medal. After 2003 World Championships, Yang took time off competing, but came back in 2004-2005 season in lead-up to 2006 Winter Olympics where she won the bronze medal in 1000m race. She retired soon afterwards.
  

Yang Yang (A) Achievements

Gold Medal Records:

Olympic Games:

• 2002 Winter Olympics 500 m
  
• 2002 Winter Olympics 1000 m
  

World Championships:

• 1997 World Championships500 m
  
• 1997 World Championships1000 m
  
• 1997 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 1998 World Championships1500 m
  
• 1998 World Championships1000 m
  
• 1998 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 1998 World Championships3000 m relay
  
• 1999 World Championships500 m
  
• 1999 World Championships1000 m
  
• 1999 World Championships3000 m
  
• 1999 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 1999 World Championships3000 m relay
  
• 2000 World Championships1000 m
  
• 2000 World Championships1500 m
  
• 2000 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 2000 World Championships3000 m relay
  
• 2001 World Championships1000 m
  
• 2001 World Championships1500 m
  
• 2001 World Championships3000 m
  
• 2001 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 2001 World Championships3000 m relay
  
• 2002 World Championships500 m
  
• 2002 World Championships1000 m
  
• 2002 World Championships1500 m
  
• 2002 World ChampionshipsOverall
  
• 2003 World Championships500 m
  
• 2003 World Championships3000 m relay
  
• 2005 World Championships500 m
  

World Team Championships:

• 1998 World Team ChampionshipsTeam
  
• 1999 World Team ChampionshipsTeam
  
• 2000 World Team ChampionshipsTeam
  
• 2001 World Team ChampionshipsTeam