Sang Yang

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Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 43)
Zhejiang, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
CountryChina
Sang Yang
桑洋
Personal information
Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 43)
Zhejiang, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Retired22 March 2007
EventMen's & mixed doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 BirminghamMen's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 JakartaMen's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 GuangzhouBoys' doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 GuangzhouMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 GuangzhouMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurBoys' team
Gold medal – first place1999 YangonBoys' doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' team
Silver medal – second place1999 YangonBoys' singles
Silver medal – second place1999 YangonBoys' team
Silver medal – second place2000 KyotoMixed doubles

Sang Yang (Chinese: 桑洋; pinyin: Sāng Yáng; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang.

Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Championships, he helped the boys' team clinch the gold medal.[1][2] He won the individual medals captured the boys' doubles gold and boys' singles silver in 1999,[3] and also boys' doubles gold and mixed doubles silver in 2000.[4] At the 2000 World Junior Championships, he won three gold medals in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team event.[5]

Sang won the 2003 Indonesia Open in the men's doubles with partner Zheng Bo. In 2004 they defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard in the Thomas Cup final to clinch the deciding third point for the Chinese team.[6]

Sang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics also in men's doubles with Zheng Bo. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Sang and Zheng lost 7–15, 11–15 to Korea's Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon who went on to win the gold medal.[7]

Sang retired on 22 March 2007, because of an injury.[8]

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