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Yang Xiuqiong (Yeung Sauking)
1933 magazine cover of The Young Companion featuring Yang Xiuqiong
Personal information
NicknameChina's Mermaid
Born(1919-04-25)25 April 1919
Dongguan, China
Died10 October 1982(1982-10-10) (aged 63)
Vancouver, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming

Yang Xiuqiong, also Yeung Sauking (Chinese: 杨秀琼; 25 April 1919 – 10 October 1982) was a Chinese swimmer.[1] She competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ "From China's Darling Mermaid to Warlord's Wife". Women of China. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yeung Sauking Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

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