Wu Tao
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Benxi, Liaoning, China | 3 October 1983
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 6,428 m (21,089 ft) |
Wu Tao (simplified Chinese: 吴涛; traditional Chinese: 吳濤; pinyin: Wú Tāo; 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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-reference. Wu Tao. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
- ^ IAAF. Wu Tao. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
External links
[edit]- Wu Tao at World Athletics
- Wu Tao at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1983 births
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- Athletes from Liaoning
- Chinese male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for China
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
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