Yang Yilin

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Yang Yilin (born August 26, 1992) is a Chinese retired 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 Yilin
Personal information
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 Representing  China Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2008 Beijing All-Around 2008 Beijing Uneven Bars World Championships 2007 Stuttgart Team 2007 Stuttgart Uneven Bars 2010 Rotterdam Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team National Games 2009 Jinan Team 2009 Jinan All-Around 2009 Jinan Uneven Bars

Yang Yilin
Traditional Chinese	楊伊琳
Simplified Chinese	杨伊琳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Yīlín Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Yeung4 Yi1 Lam4

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Gymnastic career

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.

Competitive history

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
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

Floor Music

• 2007–2008 Bolero from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
• 2009 Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate
• 2010 Laguan Gitarra by Agua Loca

References

1. 1992 according to YANG Yilin at the International Gymnastics Federation
2. Independent Television News (October 2, 2008). "Chinese gymnast declared old enough". Channel 4. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
3. 1993 according to Harris, Nick (August 19, 2008). "Gymnastics: Tweddle the loser as age doubts mar He's triumph". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
4. "Results – All Around Women's Individual Final". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. August 15, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
5. Macur, Juliet (August 10, 2008). "Teeny-Tiny Matter of Age for China's Gymnasts". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2008.

External links

• Media related to Yang Yilin at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Yang Yilin at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Yang Yilin at Olympics.com