Yang Yung-wei explained

Yang Yung-wei
Native Name:Drangadrang
Native Name Lang:Paiwan language
Birth Date:1997 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Shizi, Pingtung, Taiwan
Hometown:Houli, Taichung, Taiwan
Weight Class:60 kg
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Men's 60 kg
Worlds Rank:2
Worlds Year:2024
Worlds Weight:Men's 60 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2023
Regionals Weight:Men's 60 kg
Updated:19 May 2024

Yang Yung-wei (; Paiwan language: Drangadrang; born 28 September 1997)[1] is a Taiwanese Paiwan judoka. He is the current silver Olympic medalist in the extra lightweight event.[2] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Career

Yang was born in Shizi, Pingtung, and raised in Taichung.[3] [4] He began practicing judo while attending primary school, during his third grade year. His mother and two other siblings also had judo experience. As a Shin Min High School student, Yang was coached by Lin Shih-hsuan.[5]

In 2017, Yang competed at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[6] In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] [7]

At the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event.[8] In that same year, he also competed in the men's 60kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2020, Yang won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf held in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9] [10] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[11] [12]

Yang won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[13] [14] He also became the first Taiwanese judoka to win a medal in judo at the Summer Olympics, as well as the first Taiwanese medalist of the 2020 Olympics.[15] [16]

At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in his event.[17] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[18] [19]

He won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judo Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524212848/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/87/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Judo_v1.0.pdf. 24 May 2020. 24 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. News: 陳 . 彥廷 . 東奧柔道》正港「獅子王」！ 排灣勇士楊勇緯拚金牌 屏東鄉親振奮 . 28 July 2021 . Liberty Times . 24 July 2021 . zh.
  4. News: 潘 . 欣中 . 柔道／楊勇緯闖金牌戰 屏東老家鄉親歡呼排灣勇士 . 28 July 2021 . United Daily News . 24 July 2021 . zh.
  5. News: OLYMPICS/Judoka thanks fans after winning Taiwan's first medal at Olympics . 28 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 25 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116161709/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/001/HamaTestUpload/123/636421308491480582.pdf. 16 November 2019. 26 July 2021. 2017 Summer Universiade.
  7. News: Asian Games: Taiwan wins bronze in men's under-60 kg judo . 28 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 29 August 2018.
  8. Web site: 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships. International Judo Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520185103/http://judolive01.lb.judobase.org/www.judo-world.net/jua/continental/jua_oju_sen2019_fujairah/tta.php?tta_mode=&aktion=pdf_results&klasse=&sprache=english. 20 May 2020. 20 May 2020.
  9. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 11 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
  10. News: Gillen. Nancy. 11 January 2021. Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 11 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111192537/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102909/baul-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 11 January 2021.
  11. News: Shefferd. Neil. 1 April 2021. Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 April 2021.
  12. News: Ho . Hung-ju . Ko . Lin . Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins judo bronze at Turkish grand slam . 28 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 2 April 2021.
  13. News: Yang . Chi-fang . Ko . Lin . OLYMPICS/Taiwanese veteran judoka knocked out of Tokyo Olympics . 28 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 26 July 2021.
  14. Web site: 2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 60 kg Schedule. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723164637/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/event-schedule-men-60-kg.htm. dead.
  15. News: 24 July 2021. Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei wins a silver Olympic medal in judo. Radio Taiwan International. 24 July 2021.
  16. News: Hsieh . Ching-wen . Mazzetta . Matthew . OLYMPICS/Judoka Yang Yung-wei snatches Taiwan's first medal at Tokyo Olympics (update) . 28 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 24 July 2021.
  17. News: Houston. Michael. 26 November 2021. Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 27 November 2021.
  18. News: Shefferd . Neil . 1 April 2022 . World number ones triumph in men's categories on day one of IJF Antalya Grand Slam . . 1 April 2022.
  19. News: Lung . Po-an . Ho . Hung-ju . Yen . William . Taiwan judoka Yang Yung-wei grabs gold in Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey . 5 April 2022 . Central News Agency . 2 April 2022.

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