Yang Jian
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994
Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event10 m
ClubSichuan Province
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo10 m platform
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2019 GwangjuMixed team
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest10 m platform

Yang Jian (Chinese: 杨健; pinyin: Yáng Jiàn; born 10 June 1994) is a Chinese diver.[1]

Yang started practicing gymnastics on his parents' will aged four and five years later he took up diving. His desire for risky jumps quickly brought him the nickname "King of Difficulty" amongst teammates. He won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup.[2] Shortly after his international debut, he became the first one in history to accomplish a dive with difficulty of 4.1 since the regulation was introduced and set a world record for a single jump to 123 points. But in the following year, Yang finished his first tour to the world championships due to knee injury with the unexpected 10th place. Another right heel injury during training in November 2018 forced him to take surgery and rest for a month.[3] In 2021, Yang won a silver medal in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "邱波亚运10米台摘金杨健夺银". 2014-10-03. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Yang wins gold on World Series debut". Swimming.org. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Diving - YANG Jian". Olympics. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Diving - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.


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