Wu Dajing

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 307491
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroMing dynasty person CBDB = 307491
PlacesChina
Gender
Male
Family
Father:Wu Yuan
Children:Wu Yue (actor)
The details

Biography

Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater. 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.

At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, he won China's only gold medal. 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. 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 team-mates 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.

International competition podiums

DateCompetitionLocationRankEventResult
9 January 20102010 World Junior Championships, Taipei Taipei Arena500 m43.107
26 February 20112011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur Courmayeur Forum Sports Center500 m42.491
27 February 20112011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur Courmayeur Forum Sports CenterOverall40 points
4 December 20112011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall5000 m relay6:50.562
11 December 20112011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center5000 m relay6:38.567
2 December 20122012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall5000 m relay6:47.885
9 December 20122012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center500 m40.911
2 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace500 m41.095
3 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace500 m41.413
3 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace5000 m relay6:49.925
10 February 20132012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena500 m40.684
5 October 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink500 m40.637
6 October 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink1000 m1:25.935
16 November 20132013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Center500 m41.123
21 February 20142014 Winter Olympics, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace500 m40.846
21 February 20142014 Winter Olympics, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace5000 m relay6:44.521
15 March 20142014 World Championships, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena500 m40.158
9 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval500 m40.572
9 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval5000 m relay6:39.715
15 November 20142014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena500 m40.720
13 March 20152015 World Championships, Moscow Uralskaya Molniya500 m41.032
15 March 20152015 World Championships, Moscow Uralskaya Molniya3000 m5:06.093
15 March 20152015 World Championships, Moscow Uralskaya Molniya5000 m relay41.032
15 March 20152015 World Championships, Moscow Uralskaya MolniyaOverall55 points
22 February 20182018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang Gangneung Ice Arena500 m39.584 WR
22 February 20182018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang Gangneung Ice Arena5000 m relay6:32.035
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