Wu Tao Explained
Wu Tao 吴涛 |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1983 |
Birth Place: | Benxi, Liaoning, China |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Weight: | 105 kg |
Wu Tao (; born October 3, 1983) is a Chinese discus thrower.[1]
He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. On the regional level he won the 2003 Asian Championships and the 2002 Asian Games, and finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals.
His personal best throw is 64.28 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing.[2] The Chinese record is currently held by Li Shaojie with 65.16 metres.
International competitions
Representing |
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2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 64.51 m (1.75 kg) |
Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 60.76 m |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 62.32 m |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 61.43 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th (q) | 60.60 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (q) | 61.75 m |
Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 7th | 59.67 m |
East Asian Games | Macau | 1st | 61.74 m |
2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 58.54 m |
2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 59.27 m |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 8th | 56.67 m | |
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062618/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/wu-tao-1.html Sports-reference
- http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/pr-of-china/tao-wu-177019 IAAF