Wu Dajing
Chinese short track speed skater

Wu Dajing

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Chinese short track speed skater
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24 July 1994(Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China)
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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.

Wu Dajing also made special appearance in Chinese drama TV series Skate into Love in 2020.

International competition podiums

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
4 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000 m relay 6:50.562
11 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000 m relay 6:38.567
2 December 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000 m relay 6:47.885
9 December 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500 m 40.911
2 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500 m 41.095
3 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500 m 41.413
3 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000 m relay 6:49.925
10 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500 m 40.684
5 October 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500 m 40.637
6 October 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000 m 1:25.935
16 November 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Center 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500 m 41.123
9 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500 m 40.572
9 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000 m relay 6:39.715
15 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500 m 40.720