Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater.[1] 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.
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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 28) Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jilin Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Li Yan, Kim Sun-tae, Viktor An (Ahn Hyun-soo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500m: 39.505 WR (2018) 1000m: 1:23.380 (2017) 1500m: 2:12.926 (2016) 3000m: 4:51.835 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chinese | 武大靖 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Wu Dajing also made special appearance in Chinese drama TV series Skate into Love in 2020.
Date | Competition | Location | Rank | Event | Result |
9 January 2010 | 2010 World Junior Championships, Taipei | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 43.107 |
26 February 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 42.491 |
27 February 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur | ![]() | ![]() | Overall | 40 points |
4 December 2011 | 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:50.562 |
11 December 2011 | 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:38.567 |
2 December 2012 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:47.885 |
9 December 2012 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.911 |
2 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 41.095 |
3 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 41.413 |
3 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:49.925 |
10 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.684 |
5 October 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.637 |
6 October 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul | ![]() | ![]() | 1000 m | 1:25.935 |
16 November 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 41.123 |
21 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.846 |
21 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:44.521 |
15 March 2014 | 2014 World Championships, Montreal | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.158 |
9 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.572 |
9 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:39.715 |
15 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 40.720 |
13 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 41.032 |
15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | 3000 m | 5:06.093 |
15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 41.032 |
15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | Overall | 55 points |
22 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang | ![]() | ![]() | 500 m | 39.584 Former WR |
22 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang | ![]() | ![]() | 5000 m relay | 6:32.035 |
5 February 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing | ![]() | ![]() | 2000 m mixed relay | 2:37.348 |
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Preceded by Liu Qiuhong |
Flagbearer for ![]() at the Olympics closing ceremony Pyeongchang 2018 |
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