aters ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁having ▁won ▁ 3 4 ▁world ▁titles , ▁including ▁six ▁Over all ▁World ▁Championships . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁six ▁Over all ▁World ▁Tit les ▁and ▁won ▁six ▁consec ut ively . ▁Her ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁m ▁short ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁made ▁her ▁China ' s ▁first - ever ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁gold ▁medal ist . ▁She ▁added ▁a ▁second ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁m ▁short ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁Games ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁two ▁silver ▁and ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Yang ▁took ▁time ▁off ▁compet ing , ▁but ▁came ▁back ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁in ▁lead - up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁where ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 0 m ▁race . ▁She ▁retired ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁N aming ▁Yang , ▁born ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( A ), ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁speed ▁sk ater ▁named ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁( known ▁as ▁" Y ang ▁Yang ▁( S ) "). ▁ ▁By ▁coinc idence , ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁had ▁a ▁contemporary ▁on ▁the ▁Chinese ▁sk ating ▁team , ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁one ▁month ▁her ▁junior , ▁also ▁named ▁Yang ▁Yang