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Yang Hong (swimmer)

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Yang Hong
Personal information
Born (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24)[1]
Guizhou, China
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS6, SB6, SM6
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m ind. medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB7
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 200 m ind. medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m ind. medley SM6
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 50 m butterfly S6
World Para Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m breaststroke SB6

Yang Hong (born 21 March 2000) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer. He represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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Yang represented China at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships and won gold medals in the 100 metre breaststroke SB6 and 100 metre backstroke S6 events.[2]

He represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 200 metre individual medley SM6 event.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yang Hong". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ Overend, Riley (31 July 2023). "2023 Para Worlds Day 1: China's Guo Jincheng Crushes His Own WR in Men's 50 Free S5". swimswam.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.