Yang Hong (swimmer)

Yang Hong
Personal information
Born (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000[1]
Guizhou, China
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
S6, SB6, SM6
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris200 m ind. medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m breaststroke SB7
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore200 m ind. medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico City100 m breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place2019 London100 m backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place2025 Singapore100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London100 m breaststroke SB6
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta200 m ind. medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou200 m ind. medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou50 m butterfly S6

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

Career

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

  1. 1 2 "Yang Hong". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  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.