Yang Yilin (born August 26, 1992) is a retired Chinese

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. She was the 2008 Olympic

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bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the

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Gymnastic career

Yang was born in Huadu,

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, Guangdong. In 2007, she was a member of the Chinese team for the

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. She won two medals: a silver with the Chinese team, and an individual bronze on the uneven bars. She also placed sixth in the all-around. Yang was also the all-around gold medalist at the 2007 Intercity Games, a national multi-sport event for teenagers aged 13 to 15 in China. In the spring of 2008, she led the Guangdong team to gold at the Chinese National Championships and claimed individual medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yang won the bronze medal in the individual all-around final with a score of 62.650, a bronze in the uneven bars event final, and a gold in the team competition (contributing a 15.100 on vault and 16.800 on uneven bars). Yang's eligibility for the games was questioned based on age discrepancies. In 2009 and 2010, Yang represented China at the World Championships. She won a bronze medal with the team in 2010.

Competitive history

Floor Music

* 2007–2008 Bolero from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack * 2009 Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate * 2010 Laguan Gitarra by Agua Loca

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Yilin 1992 births Living people Chinese female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic gymnasts of China People from Huadu District Hakka sportspeople Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Gymnasts from Guangzhou