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Yang Yang

1976 - Today

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Yang Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨扬; traditional Chinese: 楊揚; pinyin: Yáng Yáng; born 24 August 1976) is a retired Chinese short track speed skater. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time Overall World Champion for 1997–2002. Known as Yang Yang (A), she was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Yang has received more than 69,668 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Yang is the 207th most popular skater (down from 154th in 2019), the 1,118th most popular biography from China (down from 928th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Yang Yang ranks 207 out of 483. Before her are Evgenia Medvedeva, Denis Ten, Gabi Zange, Mao Asada, James Grogan, and Christopher Dean. After her are Martina Sáblíková, Geir Karlstad, Maria Butyrskaya, Eric Flaim, Kamila Valieva, and Sasha Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Yang Yang ranks 467. Before her are Kyo, Giorgi Demetradze, Jacoby Shaddix, Earl Boykins, Gabriel Iglesias, and Vinessa Shaw. After her are Yelena Serova, Petar Metličić, Lior Narkis, Aldo Bobadilla, Fabri Fibra, and Lindsay Price.

Others Born in 1976

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Yang ranks 1,118 out of 1,610. Before her are Huang Zhihong (1965), G.E.M. (1991), Ni Ni (1988), Zhu Zhu (1984), Fala Chen (1982), and Wang Nan (1978). After her are Wang Tao (1967), Jiang Jin (1968), Jane Zhang (1984), Han Ying (1983), Xu Xing (1969), and He Jiankui (1984).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Huang Zhihong

    Huang Zhihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 38.17

    Rank: 1,112

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    G.E.M.

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 38.15

    Rank: 1,113

  • Photo of Ni Ni

    Ni Ni

    ACTOR

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 38.13

    Rank: 1,114

  • Photo of Zhu Zhu

    Zhu Zhu

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 38.09

    Rank: 1,115

  • Photo of Fala Chen

    Fala Chen

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 38.09

    Rank: 1,116

  • Photo of Wang Nan

    Wang Nan

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 38.08

    Rank: 1,117

  • Photo of Yang Yang

    Yang Yang

    SKATER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 38.00

    Rank: 1,118

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    Wang Tao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 37.91

    Rank: 1,119

  • Photo of Jiang Jin

    Jiang Jin

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 37.87

    Rank: 1,120

  • Photo of Jane Zhang

    Jane Zhang

    SINGER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 37.80

    Rank: 1,121

  • Photo of Han Ying

    Han Ying

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 37.75

    Rank: 1,122

  • Photo of Xu Xing

    Xu Xing

    BIOLOGIST

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 37.74

    Rank: 1,123

  • Photo of He Jiankui

    He Jiankui

    PHYSICIST

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 37.68

    Rank: 1,124

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Among SKATERS In China

Among skaters born in China, Yang Yang ranks 2. Before her are Zhao Hongbo (1973). After her are Ye Qiaobo (1964), Chen Lu (1976), Shen Xue (1978), Tong Jian (1979), Pang Qing (1979), Yang Yang (1977), Wang Manli (1973), Zhang Dan (1985), Wang Meng (1985), and Han Cong (1992).

Chinese born Skaters

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