Yang Fen

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Yang Fen
Native name楊芬
NationalityFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
Born (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 40)
Hubei, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Algiers Doubles

Yang Fen (born July 31, 1982 in Hubei, China) is a Chinese-born Congolese table tennis player. [1] She is also a three-time medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. [2]

Yang represented the Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's singles. [3] Yang reached the second preliminary round of the competition, where she lost to Romania's Elizabeta Samara, with a set score of 1–4. [4]

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References

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