Taiwanese judoka (born 1997)
Yang's judo uniform was shown outside the Department of Combat Sport,
National Taiwan University of Sport .
Yang Yung-wei (
Chinese : 楊勇緯 ;
pinyin : Yáng Yǒngwěi ;
Paiwan language : Drangadrang ; born 28 September 1997)
[1] is a
Taiwanese
Paiwan
judoka . He is the current silver Olympic medalist in the
extra lightweight event .
[2] He also won one of the bronze medals in the
men's 60 kg event at the
2018 Asian Games held in
Jakarta ,
Indonesia .
Career
Yang was born in
Shizi, Pingtung , and raised in
Taichung .
[3]
[4] He began practicing judo while attending primary school, during his third grade year. His mother and two other siblings also had judo experience. As a Shin Min High School student, Yang was coached by Lin Shih-hsuan.
[5]
In 2017, Yang competed at the
Summer Universiade held in
Taipei ,
Taiwan .
[6] In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the
men's 60 kg event at the
Asian Games held in
Jakarta ,
Indonesia .
[1]
[7]
At the
2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in
Fujairah ,
United Arab Emirates , he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event.
[8] In that same year, he also competed in the
men's 60 kg event at the
2019 World Judo Championships held in
Tokyo ,
Japan .
In 2020, Yang won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the
Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf held in
Düsseldorf ,
Germany . In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the
Judo World Masters held in
Doha ,
Qatar .
[9]
[10] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the
2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in
Antalya ,
Turkey .
[11]
[12]
Yang won the silver medal in the
men's 60 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
[13]
[14] He also became the first Taiwanese judoka to
win a medal in judo at the Summer Olympics, as well as the first Taiwanese medalist of the 2020 Olympics.
[15]
[16]
At the
2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in his event.
[17] He also won the gold medal in his event at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.
[18]
[19]
References
^
a
b
"Judo Results Book" (PDF) . 2018 Asian Games .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020 .
^
"Judo Results Book" (PDF) . 2020 Summer Olympics .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021 .
^ 陳, 彥廷 (24 July 2021).
"東奧柔道》正港「獅子王」! 排灣勇士楊勇緯拚金牌 屏東鄉親振奮" . Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^ 潘, 欣中 (24 July 2021).
"柔道/楊勇緯闖金牌戰 屏東老家鄉親歡呼排灣勇士" . United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^
"OLYMPICS/Judoka thanks fans after winning Taiwan's first medal at Olympics" . Central News Agency. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^
"Judo Results Book" (PDF) . 2017 Summer Universiade . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^
"Asian Games: Taiwan wins bronze in men's under-60 kg judo" . Central News Agency. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^
"2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships" . International Judo Federation .
Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
^
"2021 Judo World Masters" . International Judo Federation . Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021).
"Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters" . InsideTheGames.biz .
Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021).
"Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
^ Ho, Hung-ju; Ko, Lin (2 April 2021).
"Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins judo bronze at Turkish grand slam" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^ Yang, Chi-fang; Ko, Lin (26 July 2021).
"OLYMPICS/Taiwanese veteran judoka knocked out of Tokyo Olympics" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^
"2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 60 kg Schedule" .
2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from
the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^
"Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins a silver Olympic medal in judo" . Radio Taiwan International . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Mazzetta, Matthew (24 July 2021).
"OLYMPICS/Judoka Yang Yung-wei snatches Taiwan's first medal at Tokyo Olympics (update)" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^ Houston, Michael (26 November 2021).
"Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam" .
InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .
^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2022).
"World number ones triumph in men's categories on day one of IJF Antalya Grand Slam" .
InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 1 April 2022 .
^ Lung, Po-an; Ho, Hung-ju; Yen, William (2 April 2022).
"Taiwan judoka Yang Yung-wei grabs gold in Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
External links
Media related to
Yang Yung-wei at Wikimedia Commons