Yang Aihua[1]
Personal information
Nationality China
Born1977 (age 46–47)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  China
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle

Yang Aihua (born 1977) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 400 meters freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Biography

In November 1994, Yang was suspended for two years after testing positive for testosterone before the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.[3]

References

  1. ^ "HistoFINA SWIMMING MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS AT FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (50M)" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. ^ "YANG, Aihua". Swimrankings. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ^ Longman, Jere (November 29, 1994). "Swimming; Suspicious Americans Want Review of Championships". The New York Times.


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