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Yang Wenyi

1972 - Today

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Yang Wenyi (simplified Chinese: 杨文意; traditional Chinese: 楊文意; pinyin: Yáng Wényì; born January 11, 1972, in Shanghai) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and in the same year she won the same event at the 4th Asian Championships. She was the first woman in history to go under the 25-seconds barrier in the 50m freestyle when she was 20 years old. She was one of "Five Golden Flowers" of Chinese swimming. She was born in 1972 in Shanghai and she joined the national team and began intense training in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Yang Wenyi is the 341st most popular swimmer (down from 308th in 2024), the 1,297th most popular biography from China (down from 1,248th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Yang Wenyi ranks 341 out of 709. Before her are Gemma Mengual, Gustavo Borges, Le Jingyi, Duje Draganja, Mary T. Meagher, and Mikako Kotani. After her are Pernille Blume, Jason Lezak, Bronte Barratt, Qian Hong, Andriy Govorov, and Mike Barrowman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Yang Wenyi ranks 1,000. Before her are Toby Gard, Unai Etxebarria, Joane Somarriba, Frank Shamrock, Tim Lobinger, and Eva Amaral. After her are Sébastien Flute, Daniel Casey, Alberto Cirio, Kristina Poplavskaja, Matthew Herbert, and Fuad Anwar Amin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Wenyi ranks 1,297 out of 1,610. Before her are Le Jingyi (1975), Gong Jun (1992), Huang Jingyu (1992), Liu Xia (1979), Li Jiao (1973), and Zhang Wenxiu (1986). After her are Cheng Xiao (1998), Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Liang Wenfeng (1985), Zhou Shen (1992), Yu Hai (1987), and Jing Boran (1989).

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  • Photo of Le Jingyi

    Le Jingyi

    SWIMMER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 43.43

    Rank: 1,291

  • Photo of Gong Jun

    Gong Jun

    ACTOR

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 43.42

    Rank: 1,292

  • Photo of Huang Jingyu

    Huang Jingyu

    ACTOR

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 43.38

    Rank: 1,293

  • Photo of Liu Xia

    Liu Xia

    WRESTLER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 43.38

    Rank: 1,294

  • Photo of Li Jiao

    Li Jiao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 43.37

    Rank: 1,295

  • Photo of Zhang Wenxiu

    Zhang Wenxiu

    ATHLETE

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 43.35

    Rank: 1,296

  • Photo of Yang Wenyi

    Yang Wenyi

    SWIMMER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 43.35

    Rank: 1,297

  • Photo of Cheng Xiao

    Cheng Xiao

    SINGER

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 43.34

    Rank: 1,298

  • Photo of Peng Zhaoqin

    Peng Zhaoqin

    CHESS PLAYER

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 43.29

    Rank: 1,299

  • Photo of Liang Wenfeng

    Liang Wenfeng

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 43.27

    Rank: 1,300

  • Photo of Zhou Shen

    Zhou Shen

    SINGER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 43.26

    Rank: 1,301

  • Photo of Yu Hai

    Yu Hai

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 43.25

    Rank: 1,302

  • Photo of Jing Boran

    Jing Boran

    ACTOR

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 43.23

    Rank: 1,303

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Among SWIMMERS In China

Among swimmers born in China, Yang Wenyi ranks 4. Before her are Sun Yang (1991), Lin Li (1970), and Le Jingyi (1975). After her are Qian Hong (1971), Zhuang Yong (1972), Ye Shiwen (1996), Pan Zhanle (2004), Jiao Liuyang (1991), Zhang Lin (1987), Wang Shun (1994), and Liu Zige (1989).

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