SWIMMER

Yang Wenyi

1972 - Today

Photo of Yang Wenyi

Icon of person Yang Wenyi

Yang Wenyi (simplified Chinese: 杨文意; traditional Chinese: 楊文意; pinyin: Yáng Wényì; born January 11, 1972, in Shanghai) 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 and in the same year she won the same event at the 4th Asian Championships. She was the first woman in history to go under the 25-seconds barrier in the 50m freestyle when she was 20 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Wenyi has received more than 24,682 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Yang Wenyi is the 306th most popular swimmer (down from 214th in 2019), the 1,250th most popular biography from China (down from 1,124th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Swimmer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Yang Wenyi ranks 306 out of 709. Before her are Natalia Ishchenko, Shelley Mann, Károly Güttler, Lin Li, Anita Lonsbrough, and Teófilo Yldefonso. After her are Daniela Hunger, Michelle Smith, Jason Lezak, Gustavo Borges, Yuliya Yefimova, and Manuela Stellmach.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Yang Wenyi ranks 857. Before her are Daima Beltrán, Godwin Okpara, David Michôd, Brigid Brannagh, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, and Rick Gomez. After her are Fredrik Åkesson, Shane Meadows, Deborah Mailman, Maria Grozdeva, Armen Bagdasarov, and David Belenguer.

Others Born in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Yang Wenyi ranks 1,250 out of 1,610. Before her are Chen Xiexia (1983), Liu Xia (1979), Guo Yue (1988), Dong Jie (1980), Li Ting (1980), and Zhang Xin (1965). After her are Yang Yang (1977), Yang Pu (1978), Shen Yue (1997), Zou Kai (1988), Gao Min (1970), and Hua Chenyu (1990).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Chen Xiexia

    Chen Xiexia

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 42.44

    Rank: 1,244

  • Photo of Liu Xia

    Liu Xia

    WRESTLER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 42.39

    Rank: 1,245

  • Photo of Guo Yue

    Guo Yue

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 42.36

    Rank: 1,246

  • Photo of Dong Jie

    Dong Jie

    ACTOR

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 42.36

    Rank: 1,247

  • Photo of Li Ting

    Li Ting

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 42.33

    Rank: 1,248

  • Photo of Zhang Xin

    Zhang Xin

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 42.32

    Rank: 1,249

  • Photo of Yang Wenyi

    Yang Wenyi

    SWIMMER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 42.29

    Rank: 1,250

  • Photo of Yang Yang

    Yang Yang

    SKATER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 42.26

    Rank: 1,251

  • Photo of Yang Pu

    Yang Pu

    COACH

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 1,252

  • Photo of Shen Yue

    Shen Yue

    ACTOR

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 42.17

    Rank: 1,253

  • Photo of Zou Kai

    Zou Kai

    GYMNAST

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 42.16

    Rank: 1,254

  • Photo of Gao Min

    Gao Min

    ATHLETE

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 42.15

    Rank: 1,255

  • Photo of Hua Chenyu

    Hua Chenyu

    MUSICIAN

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,256

Load previous

Among SWIMMERS In China

Among swimmers born in China, Yang Wenyi ranks 6. Before her are Sun Yang (1991), Pan Zhanle (2004), Qian Hong (1971), Zhuang Yong (1972), and Lin Li (1970). After her are Le Jingyi (1975), Zhang Yufei (1998), Ye Shiwen (1996), Liu Zige (1989), Wang Shun (1994), and Jiao Liuyang (1991).

Chinese born Swimmers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous