Yang Wenlu
Chinese boxer (born 1991)
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Yang Wenlu (Chinese: 杨文璐; born 13 January 1991) is a Chinese boxer. She won gold at the 2016 World Championships and the 2022 Asian Games.
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| Born | January 13, 1991 Juye County, China | ||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊文璐 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨文璐 | ||||||||
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Early life and education
Yang was born 13 January 1991. She attended the Ocean University of China, then in 2019, pursued a master's degree from the Shanghai University of Sport.[citation needed]
Career
Yang began her career in 2015 competing in the 64 kg category. Her first year, she won gold at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Ulanqab and came in third at the Strandja Memorial in Sofia. The following year, she placed first at the Strandja Memorial and the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[1]
In 2017, Yang switched to the Lightweight category and came in fifth at the Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.[1] The following year, she came in fifth at both the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta[2] and the Asian Championships in Bangkok, though she took first at the 2019 Asian Championships.[1]
Yang did not participate in major competitions again until 2023. That year, she came in third at the World Championships in New Delhi, second at the Standja Memorial, and first at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.[1][2][3][4]
Honors
The General Administration of Sport of China named Yang an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2011, then an Elite Athlete of International Class in 2016.[1]
In 2022, the Sichuan Province Women's Federation named her a March 8th Red Flag Bearer.[1]
