Chinese para-badminton player
Badminton player
Yang Jianyuan
杨健远 |
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| Country |  China |
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| Born | (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36)
Guangdong, China |
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| Highest ranking | 38 (MS 1 January 2019)
6 (MD with Chen Xiaoyu 1 January 2019)
7 (XD with Yang Qiuxia 1 January 2019) |
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| Current ranking | 58 (MS)
12 (MD with Gao Yuyang)
11 (XD with Yang Qiuxia) (24 September 2024) |
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Yang Jianyuan (Chinese: 杨健远; pinyin: Yáng Jiànyuǎn; born 3 April 1988) is a Chinese para-badminton player.[1] He was a silver medalist in both men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.
He made his Paralympic debut in 2024, where he competed in the men's singles SL3 event and the mixed doubles SL3–SU5 event but failed to advance to the knockout rounds in both events.[2][3][4]
Biography
Yang was born in Guangdong, China. At three months old, Yang was diagnosed with polio from a vaccine complication which caused the muscles of his left leg to be atrophied. In 2012, he was introduced to para-badminton after his friends suggested him to compete in badminton instead of basketball.[5]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
References
