Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1977)

Yang Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨阳; traditional Chinese: 楊陽; pinyin: Yáng Yáng; born 14 September 1977 in Changchun, Jilin, China) is a Chinese Olympic speed skater.

Yang Yang (杨阳)

Personal information
Born	(1977-09-14) 14 September 1977 Changchun, Jilin, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Speed skating
Retired	2002
Medal record Women's short track speed skating Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 4 1 World Championships 6 5 6 World Team Championships 4 1 0 Olympic Games 1998 Nagano 500 m 1998 Nagano 3000 m relay 1998 Nagano 1000 m 2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m relay 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m World Championships 1995 Gjovik 3000 m relay 1998 Vienna 3000 m relay 1999 Sofia 1500 m 1999 Sofia 3000 m relay 2000 Sheffield 3000 m relay 2001 Jeonju 3000 m relay 1996 The Hague 3000 m relay 1999 Sofia 1000 m 1999 Sofia Overall 2000 Sheffield 500 m 2000 Sheffield 1000 m 1997 Nagano 1500 m 1999 Sofia 500 m 1999 Sofia 3000 m 2000 Sheffield Overall 2001 Jeonju 500 m 2001 Jeonju 1000 m World Team Championships 1998 Bormio Team 1999 Milwaukee Team 2000 The Hague Team 2001 Nobeyama Team 1995 Zoetermeer Team Asian Winter Games 1996 Harbin 3000 m relay 1996 Harbin 500 m

Yang competed as a short track speed skater for the Chinese national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]

Born 1977, Yang is sometimes known as Yang Yang (S), to differentiate her from the speed skater named Yang Yang born in 1976 (known as "Yang Yang (A)").

By coincidence, Yang had a one-year and one month older contemporary on the Chinese short track team also named Yang Yang in English and pinyin, although with a different given name in Chinese characters.[2] They were originally referred to as Yang Yang (L) ("大杨扬") and Yang Yang (S) ("小杨阳"), for "Large" and "Small"; Yang Yang (L) disliked the "L" designation and changed her designation to Yang Yang (A).[3] "A" and "S" also refer to their respective months of birth: August and September respectively.[4]