Sang Yang (; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang.
Career
Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Championships, he helped the boys' team clinch the gold medal. He won the individual medals captured the boys' doubles gold and boys' singles silver in 1999, and also boys' doubles gold and mixed doubles silver in 2000. At the 2000 World Junior Championships, he won three gold medals in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team event.
Sang won the 2003 Indonesia Open in the men's doubles with partner Zheng Bo. In 2004 they defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard in the Thomas Cup final to clinch the deciding third point for the Chinese team.
Sang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics also in men's doubles with Zheng Bo. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Sang and Zheng lost 7–15, 11–15 to Korea's Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon who went on to win the gold medal.
Sang retired on 22 March 2007, because of an injury.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Lars Paaske <br /> Jonas Rasmussen
| align="left" | 6–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Cao Chen <br /> Xie Zhongbo
| align="left" | 7–5, 7–5, 2–7, 7–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|}
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China
| align="left" | Zhang Yawen
| align="left" | Zheng Bo <br /> Wei Yili
| align="left" | 7–3, 7–0, 8–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|}
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar
| align="left" | Xiao Li
| align="left" | 15–9, 13–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|}
Boys' doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | National Indoor Stadium – 1, Yangon, Myanmar
| align="left" | Chen Yu
| align="left" | Hendri Kurniawan Saputra <br /> Wandri Kurniawan Saputra
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Jung Jae-sung <br /> Lee Jae-jin
| align="left" | 17–16, 11–15, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold
|}
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan
| align="left" | Zhang Yawen
| align="left" | Zheng Bo <br /> Wei Yili
| align="left" | Walkover
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver
|}
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Indonesia Open
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Tesana Panvisvas <br /> Pramote Teerawiwatana
| align="left" | 16–17, 17–15, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | Korea Open
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Luluk Hadiyanto <br /> Alven Yulianto
| align="left" | 12–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
IBF International
Men's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | French International
| align="left" | Zheng Bo
| align="left" | Cheng Rui <br /> Wang Wei
| align="left" | 7–8, 1–7, 3–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | French International
| align="left" | Zhao Tingting
| align="left" | Zheng Bo <br /> Zhang Yawen
| align="left" | 0–7, 4–7, 8–7, 7–3, 6–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}