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, 1st