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Full name | Yang Yilin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | August 26, 1992 [1] [2] [3] Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2007–10 (CHN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Lu Shanzhen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Liu Qunlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music | Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 楊伊琳 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杨伊琳 | ||||||||||
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Yang Yilin (born August 26,1992) is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.
Yang was born in Huadu,Guangzhou,Guangdong. In 2007,she was a member of the Chinese team for the World Championships. She won two medals:a silver with the Chinese team,and an individual bronze on the uneven bars. She also placed sixth in the all-around. Yang was also the all-around gold medalist at the 2007 Intercity Games,a national multi-sport event for teenagers aged 13 to 15 in China. In the spring of 2008,she led the Guangdong team to gold at the Chinese National Championships and claimed individual medals in the all-around,uneven bars,and floor exercise.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,Yang won the bronze medal in the individual all-around final with a score of 62.650,a bronze in the uneven bars event final,and a gold in the team competition (contributing a 15.100 on vault and 16.800 on uneven bars). [4] Yang's eligibility for the games was questioned based on age discrepancies. [5]
In 2009 and 2010,Yang represented China at the World Championships. She won a bronze medal with the team in 2010.
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou | Team | 1 | 234.150 | 1 | 234.150 |
World Championships | Rotterdam | Team | 3 | 174.781 | 2 | 233.778 | |
World Cup/Series | Ghent | Balance Beam | 2 | 14.100 | 4 | 14.100 | |
2009 | World Championships | London | All-around | 6 | 56.575 | 8 | 55.500 |
Uneven Bars | 19 | 13.925 | |||||
Floor Exercise | 34 | 13.025 | |||||
Balance Beam | 8 | 13.125 | 7 | 14.375 | |||
2008 | World Cup/Series | Stuttgart | Uneven Bars | 10 | 13.600 | ||
Floor Exercise | 3 | 14.075 | 7 | 14.650 | |||
Balance Beam | 3 | 15.075 | 7 | 14.650 | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing | Team | 1 | 188.900 | 1 | 248.275 | |
All-Around | 3 | 62.650 | 3 | 62.350 | |||
Uneven Bars | 3 | 16.650 | 1 | 16.650 | |||
World Cup/Series | Tianjin | Floor Exercise | 2 | 15.275 | |||
Uneven Bars | 1 | 16.925 | |||||
2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | All-Around | 6 | 60.025 | 9 | 59.700 |
Balance Beam | 27 | 14.900 | |||||
Floor Exercise | 24 | 14.325 | |||||
Team | 2 | 183.450 | 2 | 241.175 | |||
Uneven Bars | 3 | 16.150 | 4 | 16.000 |
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