Gao Yang (athlete)

Gao Yang (born 1 March 1993) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the shot put.^[1] She finished fifth at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. In addition she won several medals on continental level and the silver at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Her personal bests in the event are 19.04 metres outdoors (Beijing 2015) and 17.82 metres indoors (Shanghai 2015).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  China
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Shot put	16.57 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	3rd	Shot put	17.76 m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd	Shot put	17.98 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	Shot put	19.04 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th	Shot put	17.67 m

References

1. Gao Yang profile at IAAF