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Wu Dajing

Wu Dajing

Chinese short track speed skater

Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater.[1] He is a gold medalist in the Men's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won a gold medal in the Men's 500m at the 2014 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Canada.

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He won China's only gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won the Men's 500 metres, setting an Olympic record (heat) and two world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all three contests en route to capturing the gold.[2] He became only the second person in history to have skated the discipline in under 40 seconds, after American J. R. Celski who managed the feat in 2012 in Calgary at a much higher elevation where the reduced air density tends to give the skater an advantage due to lowered air resistance. Wu also won a silver medal with his teammates in the men's 5000m team relay.[citation needed]

Wu Dajing was China's flag bearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games.[3]

In 2020, Wu Dajing made a special appearance in the Chinese drama TV series Skate into Love,[citation needed] and was later cast as Yang Gensi in the 2023 film The Volunteers: To the War.

International competition podiums

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
9 January 20102010 World Junior Championships, TaipeiChinese Taipei Taipei Arena500 m43.107
26 February 20112011 World Junior Championships, CourmayeurItaly Courmayeur Forum Sports Center500 m42.491
27 February 20112011 World Junior Championships, CourmayeurItaly Courmayeur Forum Sports CenterOverall40 points
4 December 20112011–12 ISU World Cup, NagoyaJapan Nippon Gaishi Hall1st place, gold medalist(s)5000 m relay6:50.562
11 December 20112011–12 ISU World Cup, ShanghaiChina Oriental Sports Center1st place, gold medalist(s)5000 m relay6:38.567
2 December 20122012–13 ISU World Cup, NagoyaJapan Nippon Gaishi Hall3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5000 m relay6:47.885
9 December 20122012–13 ISU World Cup, ShanghaiChina Oriental Sports Center3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500 m40.911
2 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace2nd place, silver medalist(s)500 m41.095
3 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace1st place, gold medalist(s)500 m41.413
3 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5000 m relay6:49.925
10 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, DresdenGermany EnergieVerbund Arena2nd place, silver medalist(s)500 m40.684
5 October 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, SeoulSouth Korea Mokdong Ice Rink2nd place, silver medalist(s)500 m40.637
6 October 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, SeoulSouth Korea Mokdong Ice Rink1st place, gold medalist(s)1000 m1:25.935
16 November 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, KolomnaRussia Kolomna Speed Skating Center3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500 m41.123
21 February 20142014 Winter Olympics, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace500 m40.846
21 February 20142014 Winter Olympics, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace5000 m relay6:44.521
15 March 20142014 World Championships, MontrealCanada Maurice Richard Arena500 m40.158
9 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake CityUnited States Utah Olympic Oval3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500 m40.572
9 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake CityUnited States Utah Olympic Oval2nd place, silver medalist(s)5000 m relay6:39.715
15 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, MontrealCanada Maurice Richard Arena1st place, gold medalist(s)500 m40.720
13 March 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Ice Palace Krylatskoye500 m41.032
15 March 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Ice Palace Krylatskoye3000 m5:06.093
15 March 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Ice Palace Krylatskoye5000 m relay41.032
15 March 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Ice Palace KrylatskoyeOverall55 points
22 February 20182018 Winter Olympics, PyeongchangSouth Korea Gangneung Ice Arena500 m39.584 Former WR
22 February 20182018 Winter Olympics, PyeongchangSouth Korea Gangneung Ice Arena5000 m relay6:32.035
5 February 20222022 Winter Olympics, BeijingChina Capital Indoor Stadium2000 m mixed relay2:37.348

References

  1. [1]
    "Wu Dajing". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Wu Dajing dominates the field in the 500m win". nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Asian Winter Games opens, China wins 2 medals". www.english.cri.cn/. China Radio International. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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