Zhou Yang, born in Changchun City, Jilin Province is a short track speed skating athlete representing China. She is currently a member of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and a member of the ISU Sports Committee.

In November 2006, Zhou Yang was selected into the Chinese women's short track speed skating team. On February 9, 2008, in the women's 1,500-meter final of the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup in the United States, Zhou Yang won the championship with a time of 2:16.729 and set a new world record. At the 24th World University Winter Games in 2009, Zhou Yang won the 1500m gold medal, the 1000m silver medal and the 3000m relay gold medal. At the World Championships in March 2009, Zhou Yang won the silver medal in the 1500m, the first place in the 3000m, the gold medal in the 3000m relay and the third place in the all-around. In the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Zhou Yang won the women's 1,500-meter short track speed skating gold medal and broke the Winter Olympic record with a time of 2:16.993. Then, in the women's 3,000-meter relay, Zhou Yang and his teammates scored 4 points 06.610 seconds broke the world record and won the championship. In November 2013, Zhou Yang won the women's 1500m runner-up in the short track speed skating World Cup in Turin, Italy. At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Zhou Yang defended the short track speed skating women's 1500m champion with 2:19.140. On January 22, 2016, Zhou Yang won the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating championship at the 13th National Winter Games in 1:28.742, breaking the national record.

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