Brian Yang (badminton)

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Born (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 24)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
CountryCanada
Brian Yang
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Personal information
Born (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 24)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBadminton
HandednessRight[1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking21 (27 December 2022)
Current ranking33 (14 April 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaMen's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Guatemala CityMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2023 KingstonMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2022 San SalvadorMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2024 Guatemala CityMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2025 LimaMen's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 GuadalajaraMixed team
Gold medal – first place2025 AguascalientesMixed team
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 TacariguaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2020 SalvadorMen's team
Gold medal – first place2022 AcapulcoMen's team
Gold medal – first place2024 São PauloMen's team
Gold medal – first place2026 Guatemala CityMen's team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali–ValleBoys' singles
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali–ValleMixed doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 LimaBoys' doubles
Gold medal – first place2016 LimaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2016 LimaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2017 MarkhamBoys' singles
Gold medal – first place2017 MarkhamMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2018 SalvadorMixed team
Gold medal – first place2019 MonctonBoys' singles
Gold medal – first place2019 MonctonBoys' doubles
Silver medal – second place2017 MarkhamMixed team
Silver medal – second place2019 MonctonMixed doubles
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresMixed team

Brian Yang (born 25 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[2] He was a part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

In 2016, he won three gold medals at the U–19 Pan Am Junior Championships, winning the boys' doubles, mixed doubles, and team events.[3][4]

Yang won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles.[5] In July, he won the boys' singles and mixed doubles titles at the Pan Am Junior Championships, while the Canada team captured the silver medal.[6][7]

He represented Canada in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Thomas Cup. At the El Salvador International, he won two titles in the men's singles and mixed doubles.[8]

Yang clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[9] He competed at the Sudirman Cup. Yang was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[10] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[11] He was crowned as the men's singles champion at the 2021 Pan Am Championships.[12] He also won the gold medals in the boys' singles, doubles and mixed team at the Pan Am Junior Championships.[13]

In June 2021, Yang was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] He also competed at the first edition of the Junior Pan Am Games, clinching the gold medals in the boys' singles and mixed doubles.[15]

In 2022, he won a silver medal at the Pan Am Championships, losing to Kevin Cordón in the final.[16]

In his second appearance at the Pan American Games, Yang captured the gold medal in the men's singles after beating the defending champion Kevin Cordón in the final.[17]

He also competed for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event.[1]

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