TURIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Following is a factfile of Yang Yang (A), China's first ever gold medalist at Winter Olympic Games and the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of Turin Olympics:

    Name: Yang Yang (A)

    Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1976

    Gender: Female

    Height: 165 cm

    Weight: 60 kg

    Place of Birth: Changchun, Jilin Province, Northeast China

    Residence: Changchun, Jilin Province, China

    Discipline: Short track speed skating

    Competition Highlights:

    Olympic Winter Games:

    2002: Salt Lake City, United States - 500m, 1st, 1,000m, 1st

    1998: Nagano, Japan - 3,000m Relay, 2nd

    1998: Nagano, Japan - 1,000m, 8th

    1998: Nagano, Japan - 500m, 15th

    World Championships:

    2005: Beijing, China - 500m, 1st

    2005: Beijing, China - 1,000m, 1st

    2005: Beijing, China - 1,500m, 1st

    2003: Warsaw, Poland - 3,000m, 1st

    2003: Warsaw, Poland - 500m, 1st

    2003: Warsaw, Poland - Overall, 2nd

    2003: Warsaw, Poland - 100m, 3rd

    2003: Warsaw, Poland - 1,500m, 3rd

    2002: Montreal, Canada - 1,000m, 1st

    2002: Montreal, Canada - Overall, 1st

    2002: Montreal, Canada - 500m, 1st

    2002: Montreal, Canada - 1,500m, 1st

    2002: Montreal, Canada - 3,000m, 2nd

    2001: Jeonju, South Korea - 1,000m, 1st

    2001: Jeonju, South Korea - 1,500m, 1st

    2001: Jeonju, South Korea - 3,000m, 1st

    2001: Jeonju, South Korea - 500m, 2nd

    2001: Jeonju, South Korea - Overall, 1st

    2000: Shefield, England - 1,000m, 1st

    2000: Shefield, England - 1,500m, 1st

    2000: Shefield, England - 3,000m, 2nd

    2000: Shefield, England - 500m, 6th

    2000: Shefield, England - Overall, 1st

    1999: Sofia, Bulgaria - 500m, 1st

    1999: Sofia, Bulgaria - 1,000m, 1st

    1999: Sofia, Bulgaria - 3,000m, 1st

    1999: Sofia, Bulgaria - 1,500m, 2nd

    1999: Sofia, Bulgaria - Overall, 1st

    1998: Vienna, Austria - 1,000m, 1st

    1998: Vienna, Austria - 1,500m, 1st

    1998: Vienna, Austria - 3,000m, 2nd

    1998: Vienna, Austria - 500m, 5th

    1998: Vienna, Austria - Overall, 1stEnditem