Sang Yang

Sang Yang (Template:Zh; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang.

CareerEdit

Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Championships, he helped the boys' team clinch the gold medal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He won the individual medals captured the boys' doubles gold and boys' singles silver in 1999,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and also boys' doubles gold and mixed doubles silver in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2000 World Junior Championships, he won three gold medals in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sang won the 2003 Indonesia Open in the men's doubles with partner Zheng Bo. In 2004 they defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard in the Thomas Cup final to clinch the deciding third point for the Chinese team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics also in men's doubles with Zheng Bo. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Sang and Zheng lost 7–15, 11–15 to Korea's Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon who went on to win the gold medal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sang retired on 22 March 2007, because of an injury.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	6–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Cao Chen Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo	7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Wei Yili	7–3, 7–0, 8–6	Gold Gold

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar	Template:Flagicon Xiao Li	15–9, 13–15, 6–15	Silver Silver

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar	Template:Flagicon Chen Yu	Template:Flagicon Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Template:Flagicon Wandri Kurniawan Saputra	15–6, 15–2	Gold Gold
2000	Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin	17–16, 11–15, 15–12	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan	Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Wei Yili	Walkover	Silver Silver

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Tesana Panvisvas Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana	16–17, 17–15, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto Template:Flagicon Alven Yulianto	12–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	French International	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	Template:Flagicon Cheng Rui Template:Flagicon Wang Wei	7–8, 1–7, 3–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	French International	Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	0–7, 4–7, 8–7, 7–3, 6–8	Template:Silver2 Runner-up