Yang Wei
- January 4, 2024
- Gymnast
Quick Facts
Yang Wei Biography
| Name | Yang Wei |
| Birthday | Feb 8 |
| Birth Year | 1980 |
| Place Of Birth | Xiantao |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Spouse | Yang Yun (m. 2008) |
Yang Wei is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on February 8, 1980 in Xiantao, China. Chinese gymnast who won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and one gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
He is a Olympic gold medalist just like Dominique Dawes.
Since 1998, Yang has become the general designer of numerous aircraft, and he is also one of the founders of fully digitized fly-by-wire control systems in China, a feat that greatly helped him become general designer of aircraft. Under his leadership, it took less than four years to achieve a maiden flight from scratch for FC-1, a record that remains unbroken in China today, and this was achieved while Yang was also the general designer of the Chengdu J-10 double seated version. Although only being the general designer of the twin seater version of the Chengdu J-10, Yang was the chief engineer of the digital fly-by-wire control systems for both the single seater and the twin seater version of the Chengdu J-10. Due to the nature of his work, Yang’s achievements were kept secret and it wasn’t until January, 2007 that Chengdu J-10 began to appear in a very limited fashion on official Chinese governmental websites, such as the Xinhua News Agency.
Recipient of Pakistan’s high civilian honour Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 2017 for his services to design JF-17 Aircraft.
Married to former Olympic bronze medalist Yang Yun on November 6, 2008 and has a child (Born 2009).
Yang Wei Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Gymnast |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yang Wei is one of the richest Gymnast from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yang Wei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started gymnastics at the age of five.
He is best known for his high difficulty score across all six events.
Yang was the youngest general designer China ever had, completing his undergraduate education by the age of 19, and graduate education by the age of 22 from the Northwestern Polytechnical University. Yang first joined the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute in the late 1980s, and by the age of 38, he was promoted to the highest rank within the institute — director of the institute.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Yang Wei height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) Yang weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yang Wei Dating?
According to our records, Yang Wei married to Yang Yun (m. 2008). As of December 1, 2023, Yang Wei’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Yang Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Yang Wei celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.