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Yang Wenjun

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Yang Wenjun (simplified Chinese: 杨文军; traditional Chinese: 楊文軍; pinyin: Yáng Wénjūn, born December 25, 1983, in Fengcheng, Jiangxi) is a Chinese former flatwater canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s, winning gold medals in the canoe double (C2) 500 m event at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. As an Olympian and a competitive canoeist with a master's degree from Jiangxi Normal University, Yang officially announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2009 National Games, making a short time comeback for competing in the 13th National Games in 2013. He won many medals in major international and domestic competitions, including three gold medals and a silver in two Asian Games; he participated in four National Games from 2001 to 2013, won four gold medalists in later three National Games. As Champions in two Olympic Games, Yang won much honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Wenjun is the 5,154th most popular athlete (up from 5,430th in 2019), the 1,477th most popular biography from China (up from 1,502nd in 2019) and the 111th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yang Wenjun ranks 5,154 out of 6,025Before him are Magnus Kirt, Paweł Wojciechowski, Omar McLeod, Kimberly Williams, Otis Harris, and Kim Je-deok. After him are Sergey Semenov, Simon Martirosyan, Bojan Tokić, Daniel Deusser, Dan Hardy, and Bence Halász.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Yang Wenjun ranks 1,205Before him are Viktar Zuyev, Noah Segan, Han Peng, Kenichi Kaga, Toshimitsu Asai, and Charlotte Becker. After him are Matthew Lloyd, Alin Moldoveanu, Sunidhi Chauhan, Julia Ling, Brooke Fraser, and Johan Audel.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Wenjun ranks 1,477 out of 1,610Before him are Lu Yong (1986), He Chong (1987), Mei Fang (1989), Liu Xiaobo (1984), Han Peng (1983), and Niu Jianfeng (1981). After him are Yin Jian (1978), Xu Mengtao (1990), Lu Chunlong (1989), Shi Yuqi (1996), Xu Jiayu (1995), and Wang Yihan (1988).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Yang Wenjun ranks 111Before him are Cao Zhongrong (1981), Wang Lei (1981), Feng Bin (1994), Lu Yong (1986), He Chong (1987), and Liu Xiaobo (1984). After him are Lu Chunlong (1989), Wang Yihan (1988), Lin Yue (1991), Zhou Qian (1989), Xie Siyi (1996), and Jia Nan Yuan (1985).