Yang Yung-wei (Chinese: 楊勇緯; pinyin: Yáng Yǒngwěi; Paiwan language: Drangadrang; born 28 September 1997)[1] is a Taiwanese Paiwan judoka. He is the current silver Olympic medalist in the extra lightweight event.[2] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Career edit
Yang was born in Shizi, Pingtung, and raised in Taichung.[3][4] He began practicing judo while attending primary school, during his third grade year. His mother and two other siblings also had judo experience. As a Shin Min High School student, Yang was coached by Lin Shih-hsuan.[5]
In 2017, Yang competed at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[6] In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][7]
At the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event.[8] In that same year, he also competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2020, Yang won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf held in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[11][12]
Yang won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14] He also became the first Taiwanese judoka to win a medal in judo at the Summer Olympics, as well as the first Taiwanese medalist of the 2020 Olympics.[15][16]
At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in his event.[17] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[18][19]
References edit
- ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ 陳, 彥廷 (24 July 2021). "東奧柔道》正港「獅子王」！ 排灣勇士楊勇緯拚金牌 屏東鄉親振奮". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ 潘, 欣中 (24 July 2021). "柔道／楊勇緯闖金牌戰 屏東老家鄉親歡呼排灣勇士". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "OLYMPICS/Judoka thanks fans after winning Taiwan's first medal at Olympics". Central News Agency. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Asian Games: Taiwan wins bronze in men's under-60 kg judo". Central News Agency. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Ho, Hung-ju; Ko, Lin (2 April 2021). "Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins judo bronze at Turkish grand slam". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Ko, Lin (26 July 2021). "OLYMPICS/Taiwanese veteran judoka knocked out of Tokyo Olympics". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 60 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins a silver Olympic medal in judo". Radio Taiwan International. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Mazzetta, Matthew (24 July 2021). "OLYMPICS/Judoka Yang Yung-wei snatches Taiwan's first medal at Tokyo Olympics (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2022). "World number ones triumph in men's categories on day one of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Lung, Po-an; Ho, Hung-ju; Yen, William (2 April 2022). "Taiwan judoka Yang Yung-wei grabs gold in Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Yang Yung-wei at Wikimedia Commons
- Yang Yung-Wei at the International Judo Federation
- Yang Yung-Wei at JudoInside.com
- Yang Yung-Wei at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Yang Yung-Wei at Olympics.com
- Yang Yung-Wei at Olympedia
- Yang Yung-wei at The-Sports.org
- Yang Yung-wei on Instagram
