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Yang Wei
Winning the 2008 Olympic gymnastics all-around title and consecutive world all-around championships.
Sydney team gold · World all-around titles
- Born
- 8 February 1980
- Birthplace
- Xiantao, China
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Yang Wei
Yang Wei is a Chinese former artistic gymnast known for difficult routines across all six men’s apparatus. His career included Olympic team and individual titles.
Early life
Hubei beginnings
Started gymnastics as a young child in Xiantao.
Early setbacks
Continued training despite an initial rejection from the provincial team.
Career
- 1990s
National development
Progressed through China’s gymnastics system towards senior competition.
- 2000–2004
Olympic experience
Won medals in Sydney before a disappointing Athens campaign.
- 2006–2008
All-around leader
Returned to win world and Olympic all-around titles.
Achievements
Sydney team gold
Helped China win the men’s team competition and took all-around silver.
World all-around titles
Won the championship in consecutive years.
Beijing double
Won Olympic all-around and team gold, plus rings silver.
Beyond sport
Gymnastics partnership
Married fellow Olympic gymnast Yang Yun in 2008.
Family
They have a son and twin daughters.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Tksteven. CC BY 2.5 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
