Gao Yang (shot putter) explained

Gao Yang (born 1 March 1993) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the shot put. She finished fifth at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. In addition she won several medals on continental level and the silver at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Her personal bests in the event are 19.20 metres outdoors (Neubrandenburg 2016) and 18.77 metres indoors (Birmingham 2018).

Competition record

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Representing
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=silver2ndShot put16.57 m
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India3rdShot put17.76 m
2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, Chinabgcolor=silver2ndShot put17.98 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China5thShot put19.04 m
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States8thShot put17.67 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil33rd (q)Shot put16.17 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom5thShot put18.25 m
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4thShot put18.77 m
Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesiabgcolor=silver2ndShot put17.64 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10thShot put18.67 m