Yang Jinqiao
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| Born | 14 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 1 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2024, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang Jinqiao (Chinese: 杨金桥, born 14 June 2001) is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He represented China at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Yang competed at the 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship and won a gold medal.[1] He then competed at the 2024 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and won a silver medal with Wang Meng.[2]
In February 2026, he was selected to represent China at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[3] He competed in wheelchair curling mixed doubles, an event making it's Paralympic debut.[4] China defeated the reigning world champions Japan in seven ends, becoming the first team to win a wheelchair mixed doubles game at the Paralympics.[5] He won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed doubles event.[6]
References
- ^ "China secure second consecutive Wheelchair Curling World Championship title". insidethegames.biz. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Republic of Korea win gold at World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship". paralympic.org. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "米兰冬残奥会中国派王蒙杨金桥出战_新浪新闻". sina.cn (in Chinese). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "中国轮椅冰壶混双首秀胜日本 赢中国代表团开门红". titan24.com (in Chinese). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Historic Paralympic Winter Games victory for People's Republic of China". worldcurling.org. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "China wins inaugural wheelchair curling mixed doubles gold". paralympic.org. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
External links
- Yang Jinqiao at World Curling
- Yang Jinqiao at Milano Cortina 2026 (archived)