{{Short description|Chinese fencer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Yang Hengyu | full_name = Yang Hengyu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1394001-yang-hengyu.htm |title=Fencing: YANG Hengyu |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731224428/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1394001-yang-hengyu.htm |archive-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> | nationality = Chinese | rank = 27 | coach = Zhang Aimin, Frederic Baylac | medaltemplates = <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalSport|Women's sabre}} {{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Jakarta | Team }} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Hangzhou | Team}} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Fencing Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2024 Kuwait City | Team}} }}
'''Yang Hengyu''' (born 22 July 1996) is a Chinese fencer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YANG Hengyu |url=http://fie.org/athletes/34904 |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=FIE.org |publisher=International Fencing Federation}}</ref>
Hengyu began fencing her third year of primary school. She is right-handed, and a sabreuse.
== 2020 Tokyo Olympics == She was one of 406 Chinese athletes chosen to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. She finished 16th in the Women's Sabre Individual event after being defeated by Sofia Pozdniakova 7th competing as part of the Women's Sabre Team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hengyu YANG |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/hengyu-yang |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=Olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fencing: YANG Hengyu |url=https://en.sports.nhk.or.jp//olympic/athletes/yang-hengyu-1394001/ |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=en.sports.nhk.or.jp |publisher=NHK |archive-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212123552/https://en.sports.nhk.or.jp//olympic/athletes/yang-hengyu-1394001/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIE}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|hengyu-yang}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/hengyu-yang_1908651 Yang Hengyu] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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