Wu Dajing

Wu Dajing
Moscow 2015 after relay
Personal information
Born (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994
Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country  China
Sport Short track speed skating
Coached by Li Yan (National Team Coach)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 500m: 39.584 (WR, 2018)
1000m: 1:24.239 (2014)
1500m: 2:16.179 (2014)
3000m: 5:14.505 (2014)
Wu Dajing
Chinese 武大靖

Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater.[1] He won a silver medal in the Men's 500 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, as well as a bronze in the Men's 5000 metre relay. 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.[2] 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.[3]

International Competition Podiums

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
9 Jan 20102010 World Junior Championships, TaipeiChinese Taipei Taipei Arena500 m43.107
26 Feb 20112011 World Junior Championships, CourmayeurItaly Courmayeur Forum Sports Center500 m42.491
27 Feb 20112011 World Junior Championships, CourmayeurItaly Courmayeur Forum Sports CenterOverall40 points
4 Dec 20112011-12 ISU World Cup, NagoyaJapan Nippon Gaishi Hall1st, gold medalist(s)5000 m relay6:50.562
11 Dec 20112011-12 ISU World Cup, ShanghaiChina Oriental Sports Center1st, gold medalist(s)5000 m relay6:38.567
2 Dec 20122012-13 ISU World Cup, NagoyaJapan Nippon Gaishi Hall3rd, bronze medalist(s)5000 m relay6:47.885
9 Dec 20122012-13 ISU World Cup, ShanghaiChina Oriental Sports Center3rd, bronze medalist(s)500 m40.911
2 Feb 20132012-13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace2nd, silver medalist(s)500 m41.095
3 Feb 20132012-13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace1st, gold medalist(s)500 m41.413
3 Feb 20132012-13 ISU World Cup, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace3rd, bronze medalist(s)5000 m relay6:49.925
10 Feb 20132012-13 ISU World Cup, DresdenGermany EnergieVerbund Arena2nd, silver medalist(s)500 m40.684
5 Oct 20132013-14 ISU World Cup, SeoulSouth Korea Mokdong Ice Rink2nd, silver medalist(s)500 m40.637
6 Oct 20132013-14 ISU World Cup, SeoulSouth Korea Mokdong Ice Rink1st, gold medalist(s)1000 m1:25.935
16 Nov 20132013-14 ISU World Cup, KolomnaRussia Kolomna Speed Skating Center3rd, bronze medalist(s)500 m41.123
21 Feb 20142014 Winter Olympics, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace500 m40.846
21 Feb 20142014 Winter Olympics, SochiRussia Iceberg Skating Palace5000 m relay6:44.521
15 Mar 20142014 World Championships, MontrealCanada Maurice Richard Arena500 m40.158
9 Nov 20142014-15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake CityUnited States Utah Olympic Oval3rd, bronze medalist(s)500 m40.572
9 Nov 20142014-15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake CityUnited States Utah Olympic Oval2nd, silver medalist(s)5000 m relay6:39.715
15 Nov 20142014-15 ISU World Cup, MontrealCanada Maurice Richard Arena1st, gold medalist(s)500 m40.720
13 Mar 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Uralskaya Molniya500 m41.032
15 Mar 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Uralskaya Molniya3000 m5:06.093
15 Mar 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Uralskaya Molniya5000 m relay41.032
15 Mar 20152015 World Championships, MoscowRussia Uralskaya MolniyaOverall55 points
22 Feb 20182018 Winter Olympics, PyeongchangSouth Korea Gangneung Ice Arena500 m39.584 WR
22 Feb 20182018 Winter Olympics, PyeongchangSouth Korea Gangneung Ice Arena5000 m relay6:32.035

References

  1. ↑ "Wu Dajing". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wu Dajing dominates the field in the 500m win". nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Asian Winter Games opens, China wins 2 medals". www.english.cri.cn/. China Radio International. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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