Wu Nien-pin explained

Wu Nien-pin
Fullname:Wu Nien-pin
Strokes:Freestyle, medley
Collegeteam:National Taiwan University
Birth Date:4 February 1983
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Height:1.810NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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Wu Nien-pin (; born 4 February 1983) is a Taiwanese former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a seventh-place finalist in the 100 m freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.[2] A graduate of information engineering at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Wu also trained full-time for the university's swimming squad.[3]

Wu made his Olympic debut, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to reach the top 16 in any of his individual events, finishing fifty-fifth in the 100 m freestyle (52.72), thirty-eighth in the 200 m freestyle (1:54.58), and forty-fourth in the 200 m individual medley (2:08.85).[4] [5] [6]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Wu swam only in two events with one day in between. He posted FINA B-standard entry times of 52.03 (100 m freestyle) and 2:08.12 (200 m individual medley) from the National University Games in Taipei.[7] [8] On the fifth day of the Games, Wu placed fifty-fourth in the 100 m freestyle. He edged out Singapore's Mark Chay to take a seventh spot in heat three by a quarter of a second (0.25) in 52.58.[9] [10] The following day, Wu managed to repeat a forty-fourth-place effort in the 200 m individual medley. Swimming in heat two, Wu saved a sixth spot over Turkey's Orel Oral by 0.12 of a second in 2:08.72.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Wu Nien-pin. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030025/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/wu-nien-pin-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 May 2013.
  2. News: Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four. Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. 5 May 2013.
  3. News: 吳念平 為台大學業掛心. Wu Nien-pin put his NTU studies on hold. zh. Apple Daily. Taiwan. 10 August 2004. 2 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5 . . . 114 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3 . . . 125 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  6. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3 . . . 308 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  7. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  8. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  9. Web site: Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 3. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  10. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70 . . 18 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104714/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7852.asp . 3 April 2007 .
  11. Web site: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  12. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis . . 18 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105173605/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7877.asp . 5 November 2013 .

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