Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1976)

{{short description|Chinese sports administrator and retired short track speed skater}}

{{distinguish|Yang Yang (speed skater, born 1977)}}

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|image = 25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Yang Yang - 240421 153852.jpg

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|caption = Yang Yang in 2024

|office = Vice President of World Anti-Doping Agency

|president = Witold Bańka

|term_start = 1 January 2020

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|office1 = Vice-chair of the All-China Youth Federation

|1blankname1 = Chair

|1namedata1 = {{ubl|Wang Xiao|He Junke}}

|term_start1 = 25 August 2010

|term_end1 = 17 July 2020

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|office2 = Member of the International Olympic Committee

|president2 = {{ubl|Jacques Rogge|Thomas Bach}}

|term_start2 = Feb 2010

|term_end2 = Sept 2018

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|8|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tangyuan County, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China

|party = Communist{{cite news|work=Xinhua |title=Yang Yang |url=https://zmfdz.news.cn/465/index.html |url-status= |access-date=16 March 2025 }}

|spouse = {{marriage|Zhang Zhen|2007}}

| children = 1

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| alma_mater = Hong Kong Baptist University（Honorary）

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| sport = Women's short track speed skating

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| event = 500 metres, 1000 metres, 1500 metre, 3000 metre, relay

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| pb = {{Unbulleted list

|500 m: 44:084|2002-02-20|Calgary

|1000 m: 1:30.216|2005-10-02|Hangzhou | 2005 / 2006 World Cup

|1500 m: 2:21.690|2002-02-13|Salt Lake City | 2002 Winter Olympics

|3000 m: 5:03.652|2000-12-10|Changchun | 2000 / 2001 World Cup

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{{MedalSport | Women's short track speed skating }}

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{{MedalCount

| Olympic Games | 2|2|1

| World Championships | 28|9|5

| World Team Championships | 4|4|0

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Salt Lake City | 500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Salt Lake City | 1000 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 1998 Nagano | 3000 m Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Salt Lake City | 3000 m Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Turin | 1000 m }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | 500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Vienna | 1500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Vienna | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Vienna | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Vienna | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sofia | 500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sofia | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sofia | 3000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sofia | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sofia | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sheffield | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sheffield | 1500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sheffield | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sheffield | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Jeonju | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Jeonju | 1500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Jeonju | 3000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Jeonju | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Jeonju | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Montréal | 500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Montréal | 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Montréal | 1500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Montréal | Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Warsaw | 500 m }}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Warsaw | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2005 Beijing | 500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 1994 Guildford | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 The Hague | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 1998 Vienna | 3000 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Sofia | 1500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Sheffield | 3000 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2001 Jeonju | 500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Montréal | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Warsaw | Overall }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Beijing | 3000 m relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 1994 Guildford | 500 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 1994 Guildford | 3000 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 1997 Nagano | 3000 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Warsaw | 1500 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Warsaw | 1000 m }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Bormio | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 St. Louis | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 The Hague | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Nobeyama | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Zoetermeer | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Milwaukee | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Sofia | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Chuncheon | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Winter Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1996 Harbin | 1500 m}}

{{MedalGold | 1996 Harbin | 3000 m relay}}}}

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Yang Yang ({{zh|s=杨扬|p=Yáng Yáng}}; born 24 August 1976) is a Chinese sports administrator, retired short track speed skater, and businesswoman. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time Overall World Champion for 1997–2002. Known as Yang Yang (A), 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. Yang retired after 2003 World Championships but was persuaded to return as a player-coach during 2004–2005 season to prepare for 2006 Winter Olympics where she won the bronze medal in 1000m race. She retired again after the Games.