Wu Dajing

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Ming dynasty person CBDB = 286019

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China

Gender

Male

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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

Date	Competition	Location	Rank	Event	Result
9 January 2010	2010 World Junior Championships, Taipei	Taipei Arena		500 m	43.107
26 February 2011	2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur	Courmayeur Forum Sports Center		500 m	42.491
27 February 2011	2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur	Courmayeur Forum Sports Center		Overall	40 points
4 December 2011	2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya	Nippon Gaishi Hall		5000 m relay	6:50.562
11 December 2011	2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai	Oriental Sports Center		5000 m relay	6:38.567
2 December 2012	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya	Nippon Gaishi Hall		5000 m relay	6:47.885
9 December 2012	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai	Oriental Sports Center		500 m	40.911
2 February 2013	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi	Iceberg Skating Palace		500 m	41.095
3 February 2013	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi	Iceberg Skating Palace		500 m	41.413
3 February 2013	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi	Iceberg Skating Palace		5000 m relay	6:49.925
10 February 2013	2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden	EnergieVerbund Arena		500 m	40.684
5 October 2013	2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul	Mokdong Ice Rink		500 m	40.637
6 October 2013	2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul	Mokdong Ice Rink		1000 m	1:25.935
16 November 2013	2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna	Kolomna Speed Skating Center		500 m	41.123
21 February 2014	2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi	Iceberg Skating Palace		500 m	40.846
21 February 2014	2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi	Iceberg Skating Palace		5000 m relay	6:44.521
15 March 2014	2014 World Championships, Montreal	Maurice Richard Arena		500 m	40.158
9 November 2014	2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City	Utah Olympic Oval		500 m	40.572
9 November 2014	2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City	Utah Olympic Oval		5000 m relay	6:39.715
15 November 2014	2014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal	Maurice Richard Arena		500 m	40.720
13 March 2015	2015 World Championships, Moscow	Uralskaya Molniya		500 m	41.032
15 March 2015	2015 World Championships, Moscow	Uralskaya Molniya		3000 m	5:06.093
15 March 2015	2015 World Championships, Moscow	Uralskaya Molniya		5000 m relay	41.032
15 March 2015	2015 World Championships, Moscow	Uralskaya Molniya		Overall	55 points
22 February 2018	2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang	Gangneung Ice Arena		500 m	39.584 WR
22 February 2018	2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang	Gangneung Ice Arena		5000 m relay	6:32.035