Yang Wei

Yang Wei (February 8, 1980 -), a native of Xiantao, Hubei Province, is a retired Chinese male gymnast and the all-around gymnastics gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is an all-around athlete, his strengths are rings and floor exercise, and he has no particular weaknesses. Yang Wei represented the Chinese team and won multiple team gold medals with his teammates. His personal achievements were also outstanding. He won the all-around championship at the 39th and 40th World Gymnastics Championships. He was the first athlete to complete this feat after the famous Yugoslavian Petar Sumi defended the all-around championship at the World Championships in 1926 in 81 years.