Yang Wei
(BOCOG)
Updated: 2007-07-30 09:08
Name: Yang Wei
Gender: M
Height: 1.63m
Weight: 50kg
Date of birth: February 8, 1980
Place of birth: Xiantao, Hubei Province
Sport: Gymnastics
Sports career:
Took up gymnastics in Xiantao Spare-time Sports School at age five. Entered the Hubei provincial team at 10. Joined the national team at 16.
Personal best:
2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st team
High performances:
1993 National Gymnastics Competition for Children - Five golds
1994-1996 National Junior Competitions - Taking gold or silver medals on several occasions
1997 National Games - 1st team
1998 National Championships - 2nd floor exercise, 6th individual all-around
1998 Asian Games - 1st team & floor exercise, 2nd individual all-around
1998 National Champions Tournament - 3rd horizontal bar, 4th parallel bars
1999 National Champions Tournament - 1st individual all-around
1999 World Championships - 1st team, 3rd horizontal bar
2000 National Championships - 1st floor exercise
2000 National Championships - 1st floor exercise, 2nd individual all-around£
2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st team, 2nd individual all-around
2001 National Games Prelims & National Championships - 1st individual all-around
2001 East Asian Games - 1st team & individual all-around
2001 World University Games - 1st team & individual all-around, 2nd vaulting horse
2001 National Games - 1st individual all-around, 2nd team, 3rd floor exercise & horizontal bar
2002 Pan-American Gymnastics Union Championships - 2nd rings, 3rd individual all-around
2002 National Championships - 1st individual all-around & floor exercise, 2nd vaulting horse
2002 Asian Games - 1st team & individual all-around, 2nd vaulting horse, 3rd floor exercise
2002 World Championships - 3rd vaulting horse
2003 World Champinships - 1st team, 2nd individual all-around
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