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
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica1st64.51 m (1.75 kg)
Asian GamesBusan, South Korea1st60.76 m
2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea1st62.32 m
Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines1st61.43 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece18th (q)60.60 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (q)61.75 m
UniversiadeIzmir, Turkey7th59.67 m
East Asian GamesMacau1st61.74 m
2006Asian GamesDoha, Qatar5th58.54 m
2009Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China3rd59.27 m
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea8th56.67 m

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062618/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/wu-tao-1.html Sports-reference
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/pr-of-china/tao-wu-177019 IAAF