Yang Wang (sport shooter)

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Yang Wang
Personal information
NationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1976-03-25) 25 March 1976 (age 47)
Hebei, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event10 m air pistol (AP60)

Yang Wang (born 25 March 1976 in Hebei, China) is a New Zealand sport shooter of Chinese origin. [1] Yang represented his adopted nation New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 10 m air pistol. He finished only in thirty-ninth place by two points behind Germany's Florian Schmidt from the final attempt, for a total score of 571 targets. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yang Wang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Men's 10m Air Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. "Shooting: Wang 's poor return". The New Zealand Herald. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2013.