Wu Dajing Explained

Wu Dajing
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:24 July 1994
Birth Place:Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
Height:1.82 m
Weight:73 kg
Country:China
Sport:Short track speed skating
Event:500 m
Club:Jilin Province
Pb:500m: 39.505 WR (2018)
1000m: 1:23.380 (2017)
1500m: 2:12.926 (2016)
3000m: 4:51.835 (2016)
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Gr:Wuu DahJinq
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Tp:Wǔ Dàjìng
Myr:Wǔ Dàjìng
Mps:Wǔ Dà-jìng

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.

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.

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, and was later cast as Yang Gensi in the 2023 film .

International competition podiums

DateCompetitionLocationRankEventResult
9 January 2010 500 m 43.107
26 February 2011 Courmayeur Forum Sports Center 500 m 42.491
27 February 2011 Courmayeur Forum Sports Center Overall 40 points
4 December 2011 5000 m relay 6:50.562
11 December 2011 Oriental Sports Center5000 m relay 6:38.567
2 December 2012 5000 m relay 6:47.885
9 December 2012 500 m 40.911
2 February 2013 500 m 41.095
3 February 2013 500 m 41.413
3 February 2013 5000 m relay 6:49.925
10 February 2013 500 m 40.684
5 October 2013 500 m 40.637
6 October 2013 1000 m 1:25.935
16 November 2013 500 m 41.123
21 February 2014 500 m 40.846
21 February 2014 5000 m relay 6:44.521
15 March 2014 500 m 40.158
9 November 2014 500 m 40.572
9 November 2014 5000 m relay 6:39.715
15 November 2014 500 m 40.720
13 March 2015 500 m 41.032
15 March 2015 3000 m 5:06.093
15 March 2015 5000 m relay 41.032
15 March 2015 Overall 55 points
22 February 2018 500 m39.584 Former WR
22 February 2018 5000 m relay6:32.035
5 February 2022 2000 m mixed relay 2:37.348

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wu Dajing. sochi2014.com. 14 February 2014. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140719223441/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-dajing-wu. dead.
  2. Web site: Wu Dajing dominates the field in the 500m win. nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018. 23 February 2018. 24 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053958/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/wu-dajing-wins-500m-gold-medal. dead.
  3. Web site: Asian Winter Games opens, China wins 2 medals . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013540/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2017/02/19/4261s952199.htm . dead . February 20, 2017 . 19 February 2017 . www.english.cri.cn/. . 19 February 2017.