Yang Jiayu
Chinese race walker (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yang Jiayu (Chinese: 杨家玉; born 18 February 1996)[1] is a Chinese race walker and Olympic champion. She specialises in the women's 10 kilometres and 20 kilometres race walk events, and she holds the world record in the latter. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Yang won gold in the 20 kilometres walk.[2] She also won the 20 kilometre walk at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3]
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Born | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[1] |
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Country | China |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 20 km Race Walk |
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.