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Sang Yang

{{family name hatnote|Sang|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

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| name = Sang Yang
桑洋

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|7|17}}

| birth_place = Zhejiang, China

| height = 1.79 m

| weight = 78 kg

| country = China

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| retired = 22 March 2007

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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Birmingham| Men's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Thomas Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Jakarta| Men's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Guangzhou| Boys' doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Guangzhou| Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Guangzhou| Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | Boys' team }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Yangon | Boys' doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Kyoto | Boys' doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Kyoto | Boys' team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Yangon | Boys' singles }}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Yangon | Boys' team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Kyoto | Mixed doubles }}

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Sang Yang ({{zh|s={{linktext|桑|洋}}|p=Sāng Yáng}}; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang.

Career

Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Championships, he helped the boys' team clinch the gold medal.{{cite news |title=Asian Juniors:Chinese Depth Sinks Malaysian Boys and Korean Girls |url=http://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19980618a.htm |publisher=New Shuttlenws |access-date=24 April 2018}}{{cite news|title=中国囊括亚洲青年羽毛球锦标赛七项冠军 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/200007/2858473.shtml |publisher=Sina Sports|access-date=24 April 2018|language=zh}} He won the individual medals captured the boys' doubles gold and boys' singles silver in 1999,{{cite news |title=Asian Junior Championships: China Takes Four Of Five |url=http://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19990717a.htm |publisher=New Shuttlenws |access-date=24 April 2018}} and also boys' doubles gold and mixed doubles silver in 2000.{{cite news|title=我羽球小將囊括亞青賽桂冠 |url=http://www.people.com.cn/BIG5/paper39/1120/165497.html |publisher=People's Daily|access-date=24 April 2018 |language=zh}} At the 2000 World Junior Championships, he won three gold medals in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team event.{{cite news|title=Chinese Juniors Sweep Badminton Titles |url=http://en.people.cn/english/200011/13/eng20001113_54975.html |publisher=People's Daily|access-date=24 April 2018}}

Sang won the 2003 Indonesia Open in the men's doubles with partner Zheng Bo. In 2004 they defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard in the Thomas Cup final to clinch the deciding third point for the Chinese team.{{cite web|title=Sang Yang |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/badminton/111588.htm |publisher=China Internet Information Center |access-date=24 April 2018}}

Sang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics also in men's doubles with Zheng Bo. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Sang and Zheng lost 7–15, 11–15 to Korea's Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon who went on to win the gold medal.{{cite news|title=Badminton men's doubles results |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/badminton/results/3531522.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=24 April 2018}}

Sang retired on 22 March 2007, because of an injury.{{cite web |title=羽毛球世界冠军桑洋退役 昔男双蛟龙将执教鞭 |url=http://sports.163.com/07/0323/08/3A8P7FPH00051KVB.html |website=sports.163.com |date=23 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411051704/http://sports.163.com/07/0323/08/3A8P7FPH00051KVB.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2018 |access-date=4 October 2020 |language=zh}}

Achievements

= World Championships =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Paaske
{{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Rasmussen

| align="left" | 6–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= World Junior Championships =

Boys' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2000

| align="left" | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Chen
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Zhongbo

| align="left" | 7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2000

| align="left" | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yawen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yili

| align="left" | 7–3, 7–0, 8–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= Asian Junior Championships =

Boys' singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1999

| align="left" | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Li

| align="left" | 15–9, 13–15, 6–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

Boys' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1999

| align="left" | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Yu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
{{flagicon|INA}} Wandri Kurniawan Saputra

| align="left" | 15–6, 15–2

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

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| align="center" | 2000

| align="left" | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Jae-sung
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jae-jin

| align="left" | 17–16, 11–15, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2000

| align="left" | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yawen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yili

| align="left" | Walkover

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= IBF World Grand Prix =

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2003

| align="left" | Indonesia Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Tesana Panvisvas
{{flagicon|THA}} Pramote Teerawiwatana

| align="left" | 16–17, 17–15, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Korea Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Luluk Hadiyanto
{{flagicon|INA}} Alven Yulianto

| align="left" | 12–15, 12–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= IBF International =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Rui
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Wei

| align="left" | 7–8, 1–7, 3–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2002

| align="left" | French International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Tingting

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yawen

| align="left" | 0–7, 4–7, 8–7, 7–3, 6–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

References

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External links

  • {{BWFB|50923}}
  • {{BWFT|D15FC1CF-F73E-4A7B-9507-3F888EFF9CBB|member_id=50923}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com|yang-sang}}

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Badminton players from Zhejiang

Category:Chinese male badminton players

Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for China