Yang Yaozu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Yaozu (simplified Chinese: 杨耀祖; traditional Chinese: 楊耀祖; pinyin: Yáng Yàozǔ; born January 9, 1981, in Shanghai) is a Chinese sprinter. His personal best of 20.54 seconds in the 200 metres makes him the joint national record holder in the event. Formerly the number one Chinese sprinter, injuries have affected his performances since the 2006 season.

Yang Yaozu

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing China
Asian Championships
	2003 Manila	4×100 m
	2003 Manila	200 m
	2005 Incheon	200 m

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing China
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	10th (sf)	200m	20.96 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	3rd	200 m	20.58
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	3rd	200 m	20.82
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	200 m	20.85
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	6th	100 m	10.21 PB
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	200 m	20.71
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.62

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.21 s (2006)
• 200 metres - 20.54 s (2006)

External links

• Yang Yaozu at World Athletics
• Yang Yaozu at Olympedia
• Yang Yaozu at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
• Yang Yaozu - Team China