Yang Wenyi
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1972 –
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Who is Yang Wenyi?
Yang Wenyi is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
She was the first woman in history to go under the 25-seconds barrier in the 50m freestyle.
After retirement, she owned "Jinyi Sports Promotion Ltd", holding sports contests and running "Yang Wenyi Swimming Club". The club is located in Minhang, Shanghai.
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