Yang Ling (, born May 24, 1968 in

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) is a male

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. He won both the

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and the

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, being the only shooter to successfully defend an Olympic title in that event.

Olympic results

Other major performances

*1994 National Champions Tournament - 1st 10m moving target 30+30 *1994 National Qualification Tournament - 1st team, 2nd 10m moving target 30+30 *1994 National Moving Target Championships - 1st 10m moving target mixed speed & 2nd 10m moving target standard speed *1996 World Championships - 1st 50m moving target team & 2nd 25m standard pistol 60 shots team

Records

References

China Daily
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