Yang Ling
Encyclopedia
Yang Ling is a male Chinese
sports shooter
. He won both the 1996 Summer Olympics
and the 2000 Olympic Games in 10 metre running target, being the only shooter to successfully defend an Olympic title in that event.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
sports shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. He won both the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and the 2000 Olympic Games in 10 metre running target, being the only shooter to successfully defend an Olympic title in that event.
Olympic results
| Event | 1996 | 2000 |
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| 10 metre running target | Gold Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre running target Men's 10 metre running target was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Yang Ling won, setting two new Olympic records.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 585+100.8 |
Gold Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre running target -Qualification round:The slow runs were fired on Thursday and the fast runs on Friday.Q Qualified for final- Final :... 581+100.1 |
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
| Current world records held in 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
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