title: Yang Xia
text: # Yang Xia
  
  Yang Xia (Chinese: 杨霞; born January 8, 1977, in Hunan) is a female Chinese weightlifter. She currently studies journalism at Hunan Normal University.
  
  ## Major performances
  
  * 1993 National Games - 1st
  * 1996 National Championships - 5th 59 kg
  * 1998 Bangkok Asian Games - 1st 53 kg
  * 2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st 53 kg total
  * 2001 National Games - 1st 53 kg
  