Yang Xiuqiong

Yang Xiuqiong (Yeung Sauking)
1933 magazine cover of The Young Companion featuring Yang Xiuqiong
Personal information
Nickname(s) China's Mermaid
Born (1919-04-25)25 April 1919
Dongguan, China
Died 10 October 1982(1982-10-10) (aged 63)
Vancouver, Canada
Sport
Sport Swimming

Yang Xiuqiong, also Yeung Sauking (Chinese: 杨秀琼; 25 April 1919 – 10 October 1982) was a Chinese swimmer.[1] She competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "From China's Darling Mermaid to Warlord's Wife". Women of China. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Yeung Sauking Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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