YANG Liwei

2 Jan 1995
28
Female
1.76/5'9''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Women 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
CHN
China
101
MGL
Mongolia
46
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
INA
Indonesia
52
CHN
China
101
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
CHN
China
111
IND
India
53
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
CHN
China
104
TPE
Chinese Taipei
60
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
PRK
DPR Korea
44
CHN
China
100
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
CHN
China
74
JPN
Japan
72
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
5Women2020Tokyo, JPN
World Cup
2Women2022Sydney, NSW, AUS
6Women2018Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
6Women2014Turkiye
Asia Cup
1Women2023Sydney, NSW, AUS
2Women2021Amman, JOR
2Women2019Bengaluru, IND
2Women2015Wuhan, CHN
East Asian Games
1Women2013Tianjin, CHN
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Female Paul [after US basketball player Chris Paul], Yic. (Weibo profile, 19 Nov 2020; live, 29 Apr 2019)
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Fashion, playing Lego, collecting shoes, watching art shows, playing video games, photography. (Weibo profile, 12 Mar 2021; sports, 13 Mar 2018)
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Athlete
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Economics - Guangdong University of Technology, People's Republic of China
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English, Mandarin
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Guangdong [People's Republic of China]
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Zheng Wei [national], CHN
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Guard (chinanews, 22 Sep 2023)
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Her sister Yang Shuyu has competed in basketball at an elite level. (sports, 27 Apr 2020)
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She sustained a collateral ligament tear in her left knee in the semifinals of the 2023 Asia Cup in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and was unable to play in the final. (sport, 22 Sep 2023; english, 05 Jul 2023)

In 2018 she fractured a bone in her left foot. (sports, 13 Mar 2018)
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She began playing basketball at age five. (cbachina, 23 Jul 2010)
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She enjoyed sports and was taller than her classmates when she was a child. (sports, 13 Mar 2018)
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To win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sport, 22 Sep 2023)
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She and swimmer Qin Haiyang were named flag bearers for the People's Republic of China for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (HAGOC, 22 Sep 2023)

In 2015 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport, 05 Jan 2015)
Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event