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Wu Jingyu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Jingyu (simplified Chinese: 吴静钰; traditional Chinese: 吳靜鈺; pinyin: Wú Jìngyù; born February 1, 1987) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class. She also won several medals at world championships and Asian Games.[1][2]

Wu Jingyu
Wu Jingyu on a 2008 Somalia stamp
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 37)
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportTaekwondo
Event-49 kg
ClubJiangxi Provincial Weightlifting and Combat Sports Administrative Centre[1]
Coached byChen Liren[1]
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Taekwondo Championships 2 1 1
Asian Games 2 0 0
Asian Taekwondo Championships 1 2 0
Total 7 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing –49kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 London –49kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing –47kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gyeongju –49kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chelyabinsk –49kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Manchester –49kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Copenhagen –49kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha –47kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou –49kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon –49kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Astana –49kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bangkok –47kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Luoyang –51kg
Olympic Esports Series
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Virtual Taekwondo
Updated on 20 May 2019.

Biography edit

Wu Jingyu started training in taekwondo aged 13. Her signature moves are axe kicks. As of 2012 she was a student at the Tianjin University of Technology and Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Her hobbies are music, movies and drawing sayings on porcelain. Her hometown in Jiangxi Province is known as "China's porcelain capital", and her uncle is a porcelain maker. She played a young taekwondo fan who dreams of becoming a champion in a Chinese movie on Taekwondo.[1]

Career edit

In 2006, Wu Jingyu participated in China's first International Open in the 47kg category and defeated Wang Ying, the world championship champion who was 15 centimeters taller than herself, to win the championship; in October, she won the 51kg category of the National Championship; on December 8, in Doha In the Asian Games women's 47kg taekwondo final, she defeated Chinese Taipei star Yang Shujun 2:1, achieving her first international championship and winning the first Asian Games gold medal in history for the Chinese taekwondo team. [3]

In 2007, in the 47kg final of the National World Championships, Wu Jingyu defeated the Thai star Yao Wapa with an absolute advantage of 5:0 and won the gold medal; in the same year, he won the 47kg championship at the Beijing World Championships.[4]

In 2008, she participated in the Good Luck Beijing International Invitational Tournament and won the championship in the 49kg category; she won the championship in the 51kg category at the National Taekwondo Championships. On April 25, she lost 3-4 to a Chinese Taipei player in the women's 51kg category at the Asian Taekwondo Championships. Yang Shujun unfortunately won the runner-up.[5]

In 2009, won third place in the 49kg category at the Copenhagen World Championships.[6]

In 2010, she won the third place in the women's Taekwondo category under 49 kg at the first World Martial Arts Games in Beijing.[7] On November 17, in the 49kg taekwondo final of the Guangzhou Asian Games, he easily defeated Japanese players and won the championship.[8] On December 5, won the 53kg championship in the "Glory Walk" Adidas Cup Taekwondo National Championship.[9]

On August 9, 2012, good news came from the taekwondo arena of the London Olympics. In the women's 49kg final, Chinese star Wu Jingyu easily defeated Spanish player Jager 8-1 and retained the championship in this event.[10]

On August 18, 2016, she missed the women's 49kg taekwondo medal at the Rio Olympics.[11]

On February 3, 2019, in the women's under 53 kg final of the World Taekwondo Federation Fujairah Open, Wu Jingyu returned from postpartum and defeated her teammate Liu Kaiqi 26:2 to win the championship in her debut.[12] On April 28, 2019, in the women's under-49 kg final of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Championship Series Spring Qualifications, Wu Jingyu defeated South Korean player Jiang Baola 9:5 and 18:4 in two games to win the title. Win the championship.[13] On October 21, in the women's 49kg final of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Sofia Station, Wu Jingyu defeated the Rio Olympic champion Kim So-hee of South Korea 24:8, and once again won the highest award of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix after 4 years. tower.[14] On December 7, in the women's 49kg final of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals held in Moscow, Russia, Wu Jingyu lost to Serbian player Bogdanovic and won the runner-up.[15] On December 19, in the women's 49kg final of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Championship Series held in Wuxi, Jiangsu, Wu Jingyu lost to Thailand's Ongpadanaji and won the runner-up.[16]

On July 14, 2021, Wu Jingyu was selected into the list of taekwondo athletes for the Chinese Sports Delegation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[17]

On July 24, in the quarter-finals of the women's 49kg taekwondo category at the Tokyo Olympics, Wu Jingyu unexpectedly lost to Spanish player Cerezo by a score difference.[18] In the subsequent rematch, Wu Jingyu lost to Serbian player Bodanovic 9-12 and missed the opportunity to compete for his third Olympic medal.[19]

On February 3, 2022, Wu Jingyu became the torchbearer of the Beijing Winter Olympics and participated in the Winter Olympics torch relay at Badaling Great Wall.[20]

On June 25, 2023, the first Olympic e-sports week entered the final day of competition. In the competition of the Taekwondo event "Virtual Taekwondo", two-time Olympic champion and Chinese star Wu Jingyu won the third place. At the same time, this bronze medal is also the first medal won by the Chinese delegation in the history of Olympic esports.[21]

On June 30, 2023, according to the World Taekwondo Federation, Wu Jingyu was elected as the co-chairman of the World Taekwondo Athletes Committee[22] In September, he served as an arbitration committee member at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.[23]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Jingyu Wu". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wu Jingyu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "吴静钰_体育明星_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网" [Wu Jingyu_Sports Star_Sina Competitive Storm_Sina.com]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-24. 2006年吴静钰夺得了中国亚运会历史上第一块跆拳道金牌。
  4. ^ "吴静钰_体育明星_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网" [Wu Jingyu_Sports Star_Sina Competitive Storm_Sina.com]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-24. 2007年又成为世锦赛冠军，虽然顶了亚洲冠军和世界冠军两顶帽子，但只有夺得奥运会冠军才能成就真正的王者地位，作为跆拳道界家喻户晓的人物，吴静钰也成为了对手竞相研究的对象。
  5. ^ "跆拳道亚锦赛吴静钰意外失手 负中国台北选手获亚军" [Wu Jingyu accidentally missed the Taekwondo Asian Championships and lost to Chinese Taipei players and won the runner-up.]. 2008.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-24. 第18届亚洲跆拳道锦标赛26日在洛阳开始。被寄予厚望的中国选手吴静钰在女子51公斤级决赛中，以3：4不敌中国台北选手杨淑君。这是吴静钰在2006年亚运会夺冠后，首次在国际大赛中败北。
  6. ^ "奥运人物 "小辣椒"吴静钰" [Olympic figure "Little Pepper" Wu Jingyu]. www.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-24. 2009年 哥本哈根世界锦标赛49公斤级第三名
  7. ^ "输给世界冠军激励吴静钰 要用最佳状态迎接亚运" [Losing to the world champion inspired Wu Jingyu to prepare for the Asian Games in the best condition]. www.taekwondo.org.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 2010年北京首届世界武搏运动会跆拳道女子49公斤级半决赛中，中国的奥运冠军吴静钰在加时赛惜败最终的冠军西班牙世界冠军布里吉达。
  8. ^ "吴静钰13-1大胜日本选手 49公斤级成功卫冕" [Wu Jingyu defeated Japanese players 13-1 and successfully defended her title in the 49kg category]. sports.qq.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 在下午进行的女子49公斤以下级决赛中，奥运冠军吴静钰以13-1战胜日本选手笠原江梨香，卫冕成功，为中国代表团夺得本届亚运会跆拳道项目的首枚金牌！
  9. ^ "图文-2010年跆拳道全国冠军赛 可爱小队员余夏欢" [Photo and text-2010 Taekwondo National Championship Cute team member Yu Xiahuan]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. "光荣行"阿迪达斯杯2010年跆拳道全国冠军赛在江西鹰潭市体育馆开战。奥运冠军吴静钰半个月前刚刚摘得广州亚运会金牌，本次比赛她作为东道主，凭借天时地利人和，一路大比分过关斩将，获得女子53公斤级冠军。
  10. ^ "吴静钰卫冕成功媲美陈中 21岁就已实现"大满贯"" [Wu Jingyu successfully defended her title and rivaled Chen Zhong, achieving the "Grand Slam" at the age of 21]. news.cntv.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 北京时间8月9日，伦敦奥运会跆拳道赛场传来好消息。在女子49公斤级决赛中，中国名将吴静钰以8-1轻松击败西班牙选手雅格，夺得冠军。这样，吴静钰就实现了在该级别项目中的蝉联。
  11. ^ "奥运跆拳道复活赛吴静钰3-4惜败 无缘铜牌争夺战" [Wu Jingyu lost 3-4 in the Olympic Taekwondo revival match and missed the bronze medal match]. www.mnw.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 北京时间8月18日早晨，2016年里约奥运会跆拳道女子49公斤级复活赛结束首场争夺，两届奥运冠军得主吴静钰3-4惜败于阿塞拜疆选手阿巴卡洛娃，无缘铜牌争夺战。
  12. ^ "产后复出再夺冠！31岁吴静钰剑指东京奥运" [Come back after giving birth and win again! 31-year-old Wu Jingyu is targeting the Tokyo Olympics]. sports.sina.com.cn. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 在3日落幕的世界跆拳道联盟富查伊拉公开赛女子53公斤以下级决赛里，31岁的中国跆拳道名将、两届奥运冠军吴静钰产后强势复出，以26：2战胜队友刘凯琪首秀夺冠，这也标志着她正式复出剑指东京奥运会。
  13. ^ "吴静钰夺得复出后第四冠" [Wu Jingyu wins fourth championship after comeback]. sports.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 在女子49公斤以下级的决赛中，2008年和2012年两届奥运会金牌得主吴静钰在两局比赛中以9:5和18:4战胜韩国选手姜宝拉夺得冠军。
  14. ^ "吴静钰时隔4年再夺大奖赛冠军" [Wu Jingyu wins the Grand Prix title again after 4 years]. sports.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 北京时间昨天，在2019世界跆拳道大奖赛索菲亚站女子49公斤级决赛中，吴静钰以24比8的悬殊比分击溃里约奥运会冠军、韩国选手金昭熙，时隔4年再度登上世界跆拳道大奖赛最高领奖台。
  15. ^ "跆拳道——俄罗斯大奖赛：吴静钰获女子49公斤级亚军" [Taekwondo - Russian Grand Prix: Wu Jingyu won the runner-up in the women's 49kg class]. wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 莫斯科，2019年12月7日 （体育）（4）跆拳道——俄罗斯大奖赛：吴静钰获女子49公斤级亚军 12月7日，吴静钰（右）在比赛结束后离场。 当日，在俄罗斯莫斯科举行的2019世界跆拳道大奖赛总决赛女子49公斤级决赛中，中国选手吴静钰不敌塞尔维亚选手波格丹诺维奇，获得亚军。
  16. ^ "跆拳道——世界大满贯冠军系列赛：吴静钰获女子49公斤级亚军（2）" [Taekwondo-World Grand Slam Championship Series: Wu Jingyu won the runner-up in the women's 49kg class (2)]. wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 当日，在江苏无锡举行的2019世界跆拳道大满贯冠军系列赛女子49公斤级决赛中，中国选手吴静钰不敌泰国选手翁巴达那吉，获得亚军。
  17. ^ "中国跆拳道队、空手道队举行出征奥运会动员大会" [Chinese Taekwondo and Karate teams held mobilization meeting for Olympic Games]. sports.cctv.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 跆拳道项目上，中国队将历史性地有男、女共6名跆拳道运动员出现在东京奥运会赛场上，赵帅、孙宏义、郑姝音、张梦宇、周俐君、吴静钰将在各自级别比赛中为国出征。
  18. ^ "吴静钰再次遗憾止步1/4决赛" [Wu Jingyu once again unfortunately stopped in the quarter-finals]. wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 在24日下午进行的东京奥运会跆拳道女子49公斤级1/4决赛中，吴静钰以分数差距爆冷不敌西班牙选手塞雷佐，继里约奥运会后再次无缘冲击个人第三枚奥运金牌。
  19. ^ "东京奥运：女子跆拳道49公斤级复活赛 吴静钰再负无缘奖牌" [Tokyo Olympics: Women's Taekwondo 49kg resurrection competition, Wu Jingyu lost again and missed the medal]. www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 北京时间24日晚，在东京奥运女子跆拳道49公斤级复活赛中，此前1/4决赛落败的吴静钰再负一场，以9-12不敌塞尔维亚选手博达诺维奇，失去了争夺铜牌的机会。
  20. ^ 北京日报客户端 (2022-02-03). "吴静钰成冬奥会火炬手：在长城上传递是很光荣的事" [Wu Jingyu becomes the Winter Olympics torchbearer: It is a glorious thing to pass the torch on the Great Wall]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 2月3日，在八达岭长城参与冬奥火炬接力，29棒火炬手吴静钰期待着去感受冬奥会带来的新鲜氛围。
  21. ^ "【媒体聚焦】中国获得首枚奥林匹克电竞项目奖牌！吴静钰获得虚拟跆拳道项目季军" [[Media Focus] China wins its first Olympic esports medal! Wu Jingyu won the third place in the virtual taekwondo event]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 北京时间6月25日，首届奥林匹克电子竞技周进入收官日的较量。在跆拳道项目《Virtual Taekwondo》的比拼中，两届奥运会冠军得主、中国名将吴静钰获得季军。同时，这枚铜牌也是中国代表团在奥林匹克电竞历史上获得的首枚奖牌。
  22. ^ "吴静钰当选世跆联运动员委员会联合主席" [Wu Jingyu was elected co-chairman of the World Taekwondo Athletes Committee]. wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 据世界跆拳道联合会（简称世跆联）消息，奥运冠军、中国跆拳道协会副主席吴静钰近日当选世跆联运动员委员会联合主席。
  23. ^ "给"新生代"的接力棒，递出去了——专访跆拳道奥运冠军吴静钰" [The baton has been passed to the "new generation" - exclusive interview with Taekwondo Olympic champion Wu Jingyu]. wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25. 以运动员的身份参加了2006年、2010年和2014年三届亚运会，吴静钰在杭州亚运会从场上走到场下，转换了一个新的身份——赛事仲裁委员。

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