Wen Yong Yang
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Wen Yong Yang (Chinese: 杨文永), also referred to as Wen Yang Yong or Wen Yeng Yang, is a track and field coach specializing in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump.[1][2] After originally coaching for the Chinese Athletic Association, he later moved to Houston, Texas to coach the Rice Owls track and field team.
Yang began his career in the Chinese national sports system, serving as national coach from 1982 to 1986, during the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. One of his athletes Zhu Jianhua set three consecutive world records in the high jump from 1983 to 1984, and won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 1984 Olympics.[2][3]
Since immigrating to the United States in 1986, Yang became the jumps coach for the Rice Owls track and field team, leading his athletes to NCAA Division I championships, 29 All-American placings, and 25 conference titles.[4] Yang's athletes hold every Rice school record in the jumps, including Kareem Streete-Thompson's outdoor long jump mark of 8.63 metres, which ranks him #8 all-time in the event.[1][5]
Yang was called a "second father" of American long jumper Dawn Burrell and was used as an inspiration for her cooking as a chef.[6] He also coached at the University of Houston.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rice's Streete-Thompson wins long jump handily". The Atlanta Journal. 1 Jun 1995. p. 45. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Call home completes day for high jumper Howard". The Indianapolis Star. 17 Jul 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "一个跳高教练的生涯" [A high jump coach's career] (PDF). yamei-today.com (in Chinese). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "外滩画报专访刘翔：人生总要有些不一样的经历". wenxuecity.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Davidson, Kavitha A. "From the Olympics to 'Top Chef,' Dawn Burrell's journey is a delicious story of reinvention". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "A Creamy, Spicy Dip Unlike Any Other". The New York Times. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "14 soldiers go to Olympic Track and Field Trials". dtic.mil. Retrieved 2 January 2025.