Yang Jianyuan (Chinese: 杨健远; pinyin: Yáng Jiànyuǎn; born 3 April 1988) is a Chinese para-badminton player.

[1] He was a silver medalist in both men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.

[2][3][4] Yang was born in Guangdong, China.

At three months old, Yang was diagnosed with polio from a vaccine complication which caused the muscles of his left leg to be atrophied.

In 2012, he was introduced to para-badminton after his friends suggested him to compete in badminton instead of basketball.