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Yang Jiayu

1996 - Today

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Yang Jiayu (Chinese: 杨家玉; born 18 February 1996) is a Chinese race walker and Olympic champion. She specialises in the women's 10 kilometres and 20 kilometres race walk events, and she holds the world record in the latter. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Yang won gold in the 20 kilometres walk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Jiayu has received more than 47,850 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Jiayu is the 4,773rd most popular athlete, the 1,414th most popular biography from China and the 83rd most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yang Jiayu ranks 4,773 out of 6,025Before her are Daniel Hubmann, Martin Fuksa, Angelina Topić, Hannah Green, Darya Pishchalnikova, and Aleksandr Tretyakov. After her are Sarah Luisa Fahr, Shericka Williams, Kazuma Tomoto, Ann Grant, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, and María Espinoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Yang Jiayu ranks 478Before her are Donis Avdijaj, Malik Beasley, Wataru Tanigawa, Evgeny Rylov, Michael Estrada, and Luiz Araújo. After her are Marcus Coco, Scottie Scheffler, Óscar Estupiñán, Jessica Pilz, Chika Hirao, and Lim Hyo-jun.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Jiayu ranks 1,414 out of 1,610Before her are Hui Ruoqi (1991), Zhang Hong (1988), Wang Yihan (1988), Wang Jiao (1988), Shanshan Feng (1989), and Feng Tianwei (1986). After her are Liu Yuxiang (1975), Zhang Anda (1991), Liu Chunhong (1983), Zhou Qi (1996), Yan Junling (1991), and Gong Jinjie (1986).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Yang Jiayu ranks 83Before her are Liu Jia (1982), Ko Lai Chak (1976), Yang Min (1963), Álvaro Fernández (null), Liao Hui (1987), and Wang Yihan (1988). After her are Liu Yuxiang (1975), Liu Chunhong (1983), Zhou Yang (1991), Xue Haifeng (1980), Wang Lei (1981), and Gao Tingyu (1997).