the gold medal. After the Olympics, Yang returned to the C-1. At the 2005 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia he raced over all three distances, despite the new compressed schedule, and finished sixth (500 m), seventh (1000 m) and tenth (200 m). At the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Yang concentrated on the shorter distance events. He won the C-1 500 m bronze medal, China's first-ever men's world championship medal, and finished fifth in the C-1 200 m. Yang won another bronze in the C-1 500 m event at the following world championships in Duisburg. Meng and Yang defended their Olympic title four years later despite their boat capsizing at the finish line after their win. Yang is 177 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 77 kg (169 lbs). References Sports-reference.com profile 1983 births Living people People from Yichun, Jiangxi Sportspeople from Jiangxi Chinese male canoeists Olympic canoeists of China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2002 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2006 Asian Games ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China