Yang Zeng Explained

Yang Zeng
Birth Date:2 September 1987
Country:China
Sport:Shooting
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Medaltemplates:[1] [2]

Yang Zeng (born 2 September 1987) is a Chinese sports shooter who became the World Champion at the 2012 World Running Target Championships in the 10m Running Target event.[3] With Li Xue Yan and Su Li, she set a Women's Team World Record in the 10m Running Target Mixed event at the 2010 World Championships.

Career

Zeng's first major international appearance was at the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Munich. She won silver in an all-Chinese podium. She won Gold in both the 10RT and 10RT Mixed Team events, setting a Women's Team World Record in the 10m Running Target Mixed event at the 2010 World Championships.[4]

In November at the Asian Games, she won a silver medal in the Women's 10m Running Target Mixed event.

She won eight Gold medals across the two Women's Team events at the 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 World Championships.

At the 2012 World Running Target Championships she became World Champion in the 10m Running Target event.

At the 2016 World Running Target Championships she became World Champion in the 10m Running Target Mixed event.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nick Butler . Asian Games: Day seven of competition . 18 April 2024 . . Dunsar Media Company . 26 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414031930/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022849/asian-games-day-seven-of-competition . 14 April 2016 . en . China have claimed yet another shooting gold medal, in the women's 10m running target team event this time, with a total of 1148 points, an Asian Games record. The Chinese team consisted of Li Xue Yan, Yang Zeng and Su Li..
  2. News: Daniel Etchells . China win two of four gold medals on last day of Asian Shooting Championships . 18 April 2024 . . Dunsar Media Company . 12 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112212557/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086966/china-two-golds-asian-shooting-champs . 12 November 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: ISSF Athlete Profile . International Shooting Sports Federation . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803204837/https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHCHNW0209198701 . 3 August 2020.
  4. Web site: World Records Women . . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222100004/https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/records/world_records/world_records_women.ashx . 22 February 2024 . en-US . 12 February 2024 . live.
  5. News: Daniel Etchells . Ukraine top medal standings at ISSF Running Target World Championship . 18 April 2024 . . Dunsar Media Company . 22 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160728113624/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1039970/ukraine-top-medal-standings-at-issf-running-target-world-championship . 28 July 2016 . en.

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