Yang Jian (diver)

Yang Jian (Chinese: 杨健; pinyin: Yáng Jiàn; born 10 June 1994) is a Chinese diver.^[1]

Yang Jian

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1994-06-10) 10 June 1994 (age 30) Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Diving
Event	10 m
Club	Sichuan Province
Medal record Men's diving Representing  China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 10 m platform World Championships 2019 Gwangju 10 m platform 2019 Gwangju Mixed team 2022 Budapest 10 m platform 2017 Budapest 10 m platform

Yang started practicing gymnastics on his parents' will aged four and five years later he took up diving. His desire for risky jumps quickly brought him the nickname "King of Difficulty" amongst teammates. He won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup.^[2] Shortly after his international debut, he became the first one in history to accomplish a dive with difficulty of 4.1 since the regulation was introduced and set a world record for a single jump to 123 points. But in the following year, Yang finished his first tour to the world championships due to knee injury with the unexpected 10th place. Another right heel injury during training in November 2018 forced him to take surgery and rest for a month.^[3] In 2021, Yang won a silver medal in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[4]

References

1. "邱波亚运10米台摘金杨健夺银". 2014-10-03. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
2. "Yang wins gold on World Series debut". Swimming.org. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
3. "Diving - YANG Jian". Olympics. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
4. "Diving - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

External links

• Yang Jian at World Aquatics
• Yang Jian at IAT Database Diving (in German)
• Yang Jian at Olympics.com
• Yang Jian at Olympedia
• Yang Jian at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)