Yang Wenjun
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| Native name | 杨文军 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1983[1] Rongtang, Fengcheng, Jiangxi[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Jiangxi Normal University[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | male sprint canoeist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013 [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yang Wenjun (
As an Olympian and a competitive canoeist with a master's degree from Jiangxi Normal University, Yang officially announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2009 National Games, making a short time comeback for competing in the 13th National Games in 2013.[5] He won many medals in major international and domestic competitions, including three gold medals and a silver in two Asian Games; he participated in four National Games from 2001 to 2013, won four gold medalists in later three National Games.[6]
As Champions in two
Career
Yang's first major international success came at the 2002 Asian Games where, aged only 18, he won two gold C-2 medals with Wang Bing. At the 2003 world championships in Gainesville, USA he was the youngest of the individual C-1 1000m finalists, finishing a very creditable seventh overall.
At the start of the 2004 season he formed a new C-2 partnership with the more experienced Meng, working under Canadian coach Marek Ploch. On their first international appearance together in Komatsu, Japan, they shocked observers by posting a 500 m time of 1:40.27. Then, in June, they won the prestigious Duisburg World Cup.
At the Olympic Games in
After the Olympics, Yang returned to the C-1. At the 2005 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia he raced over all three distances, despite the new compressed schedule, and finished sixth (500 m), seventh (1000 m) and tenth (200 m).
At the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Yang concentrated on the shorter distance events. He won the C-1 500 m bronze medal, China's first-ever men's world championship medal, and finished fifth in the C-1 200 m. Yang won another bronze in the C-1 500 m event at the following world championships in Duisburg.
Meng and Yang defended their Olympic title four years later despite their boat
Yang is 177 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 77 kg (169 lbs).
References
- ^ a b c Olympics: Sports-Reference.com - Yang Wenjun's profile (杨文军)
- ^ More details of Yang Wenjun according to 163.com (2013-12-10), the first Olympic gold medalist: xinhuanet.com (2009-09-24), Jiangxi news (2004-9-14)
- ^ details Yang Wenjun after his retirement jxnu.edu.cn (2013-12-30)
- ^ sports.sina.com (2013-9-11)
- ^ a b more details about Yang Wenjun's recent situation jiangxi.jxnews.com (2013-08-13)
- ^ dalian.runsky (2013-09-12), jxnews.com (2013-09-11)
- ^ a b honours of Yang Wenjun
- ^ xinhuanet.com.com (2004-10-17): 2004 Top 10 Outstanding Youths of Jiangxi
- ^ jxnews.com (2009-01-14): 2008 Top 10 Yichun People
- ^ Jiangxi advanced people (Yang Wenjun)
- ^ Jiangxi TV (2008-10-19): records of interviewing Yang Wenjun in Beijing, jxcn.cn (2007-8-31): record of elegant demeanor
- ^ Jiangxi Water Sports Administration Center (2015-07-15): division of work at tasks of anti-corruption
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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