Yang Yilin
| Yang Yilin | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yang Yilin |
| Country represented |  China |
| Height | 147 cm (4 ft 10 in) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Lu Shan Zhen |
| Assistant coach(es) | Liu Qun Lin |
| Music | Moulin Rouge soundtrack - Bolero |
Medal record | |
Template:Chinese name Yang Yilin (Chinese: 楊伊琳; born August 26, 1992 or 1993 (year disputed) in Guangdong) is a Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.
Gymnastic career
In 2007, Yang was a member of the Chinese team for the World Championships. She won two medals: a silver with the Chinese team, and an individual bronze on the uneven bars. She also placed sixth all-around. Yang was also the all-around gold medalist at the 2007 Intercity Games, a national multi-sport event in China. In the spring of 2008, she led the Guangdong team to gold at Chinese National Championships and claimed individual medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yang won the bronze medal in the individual all-around final with a score of 62.650, a bronze in the uneven bars event final and contributed marks towards the gold medal in the team competition.[3]
Age controversy
Discrepancies have surfaced over Yang's reported year of birth and age-eligibility for senior competition.[4] Official records, including her FIG profile, give her birth year as 1992, which satisfies the cutoff for Olympic eligibility.[5][4] However, in the summer of 2008, sources which gave a 1993 birth year for Yang, including registration lists from 2003-2006 on the official website for General Administration of Sport of China, were located and verified by several major media outlets, including the Associated Press and the New York Times.[4][6] The FIG, in responding to the situation, stated that they considered the passports already supplied by Chinese officials to be sufficient, and would not ask for additional information to verify Yang's age. The IOC also refused to intervene, stating that the FIG's own verification system would be acceptable proof of eligibility.[7][8] However, the matter continued to be a source of controversy and debate among members of the media and the gymnastics community.[6]
On August 21, the IOC announced that, in light of new evidence, including discovery of cached copies of age-related registration lists on the General Administration for Sport in China, they had asked the FIG to reopen investigation into Yang and teammates' ages.[9] On Friday August 22, 2008, the IOC said they had not uncovered any evidence of wrongdoing "so far", but the FIG requested additional documentation for five of the six gymnasts on the Chinese team, including Yang.[10][11][12] The IOC confirmed on August 28 that the FIG investigation was still active and in progress.[13]
Medal-Winners' News Conference
At the medal winner's new conference after her bronze win at Beijing 2008, she was asked if her parents were in the crowd, and she said she did not know. Asked when she last went home, she replied that it was before joining the national team, more than a year earlier. She also mentioned that she had not had a holiday since joining the national team.[14]
Competitive history
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Olympic Games | BEIJING | Team | 1 | 188.900 | 1 | |
| All-Around | 3 | 62.650 | 3 | 62.350 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 3 | 16.650 | 1 | 16.650 | |||
| 2008 | World Cup/Series | TIANJIN | Floor Exercise | 2 | 15.275 | ||
| Uneven Bars | 1 | 16.925 | |||||
| 2007 | World Championships | STUTTGART | All-Around | 6 | 60.025 | 9 | 59.700 |
| Balance Beam | 27 | 14.900 | |||||
| Floor Exercise | 24 | 14.325 | |||||
| Team | 2 | 183.450 | 2 | 241.175 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 3 | 16.150 | 4 | 16.000 |
References
- ^ 1992 as per Yang Yilin at the International Gymnastics Federation
- ^ 1993 as per 2003-2006 registration at the General Administration for Sport in China
- ^ "Results - All Around Women's Individual Final". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ a b c Armour, Nancy (3 August 2008). "Age of 3rd Chinese gymnast in doubt". CBC.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Yang Yilin at the International Gymnastics Federation
- ^ a b Harris, Nick (2008-08-19). "Tweddle the loser as age doubts mar He's triumph". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Armour, Nancy (2008-08-02). "More questions about Chinese gymnasts' ages". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Pucin, Diane (2002-08-10). "More age monitoring for women's gymnastics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bryskine, Sonya (2008-08-21). "Investigate Chinese Gymnasts, Says IOC". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sally Jenkins (August 22, 2008; 1:24 PM). "As Gymnastics Cheating Evidence Grows, IOC Shrinks". Washington Post.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|downloaded=ignored (help) - ^ "Artistic : Age of gymnasts". International Gymnastics Federation official announcement. August 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Garcia, Marlen (2008-08-24). "China offers more papers on gymnasts' ages". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Helft, Miguel (2008-08-28). "Internet-Age Detectives on the Trail of Gymnasts". Retrieved 2008-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/wires/08/15/2090.ap.oly.inside.the.rings
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