Career
She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts ever on the balance beam, for which she created a move known as the "Yang Bo", which is rated as a Doctorate element in the Code of Points. Although widely renowned for her work on beam, Yang often had difficulty landing her dismounts which prevented her from medalling at several major competitions. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, placing 25th in the all-around and 7th on the beam.
At the 1989 World Championships in Stuttgart, Yang performed an innovative beam routine during the team and individual all-round competitions, where she placed 5th.
In the event finals, she under-rotated her dismount and placed 7th. At the 1991 World Championships, she placed 5th in the balance beam with a score of 9.887.
Yang was on the Chinese 1992 Summer Olympic team She fell off the balance beam in the event finals, though was able to stick the landing of her dismount.
She placed 7th in that event with a score of 9.300.
Yang retired from gymnastics in 1993 and pursued her university studies in journalism. She went on to enter show business and has been seen in television shows with singing and acting performances in the 2000s (decade).