Yang Hong (swimmer)

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

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. ^ 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.