{{Short description|North Korean wrestler (born 1989)}} {{for|the South Korean ''manhwa'' artist|Yang Kyung-il}} {{family name hatnote|Yang||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Yang Kyong-Il | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = {{PRK}} | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|7 August 1989}} | birth_place = Pyongyang, North Korea | height = 157 cm | weight = | country = {{PRK}} | headercolor = Gold | native_name = 양경일 | show-medals = yes | weight_class = 55–57 kg | club = Ryongnamsan Sports Club (Kim Il Sung University) | coach = Ri Myong Hak | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|{{PRK}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} center|80px {{MedalBronze| 2012 London|55 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2009 Herning|55 kg}} {{MedalGold| 2014 Tashkent|57 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalSilver| 2010 Guangzhou|55 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Tashkent|55 kg}} {{MedalSilver| 2009 Pattaya|55 kg}} {{MedalSilver| 2013 New Delhi|55 kg}} {{MedalBronze| 2010 New Delhi|55 kg}} |module={{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes | hangul = %양경일 }} }}
'''Yang Kyong-Il''' ({{IPA|ko|jaŋ.ɡjʌŋ.il}} or {{IPA|ko|jaŋ|}} {{IPA|ko|kjʌŋ.il|}}; born 7 August 1989 in Pyongyang) is a male freestyle wrestler from North Korea who is a double world champion and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
== Career == Yang won his first world title at the 2009 World Championships. He beat Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar, Krasimir Krastanov, Mykola Aivazian and Rizvan Gadzhiev before beating Sezar Akgül in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fila-official.com/images/documents/annonces/resultats/2009_09/results_herning.pdf |title=Senior World Championships 2009 |date=28 September 2009 |website=www.fila-official.com |page=28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124221511/http://www.fila-official.com/images/documents/annonces/resultats/2009_09/results_herning.pdf |archive-date=24 January 2016 |url-status= |access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in the last 16 to Namig Sevdimov and was eliminated from the competition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/yang-kyong-il-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043717/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/yang-kyong-il-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Yang Kyong-Il Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref>
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yang beat Dilshod Mansurov before losing to Dzhamal Otarsultanov. Because Otarsultanov reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Sem Shilimela before beating Daulet Niyazbekov to win a bronze medal.<ref name=":0" />
In 2014, Yang won his second world title in Tashkent. He beat Kim Sung-gwon, Yuki Takahashi and Hassan Rahimi before beatingVladimer Khinchegashvili in the final.
At the 2016 Olympics, Yang lost to Rei Higuchi in the first round. Because Higuchi reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Asadulla Lachinau before losing to Yowlys Bonne to leave without a medal.<ref name=":0" />
==References== <references />
==External links== * {{UWW|yang-kyong-il}} * {{IWD}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|kyong-il-yang}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907165048/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/242826.shtml Yang Kyong-il] at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
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