Great Olympians

Biographies - WU

Wu Ah-Min

B. 1938-06-10, Hualien, China, represented Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:21st 0.96
Men's Decathlon dnf 15th 15.6
16.56

Wu Bixian

B. 1913-12-07, represented China
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's High Jump QU:32nd 0.006
0.006

Wu Chengzhang

B. 1924-05-07, represented (the Republic of) China, still living in the PR in 2015
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 18th 1.28
1.28

Wu Chin-Jing

B. 1958-05-15, represented Chinese Taipei
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles SF:6th QF:5th 81.435
Men's 4x100 m Relay R1:18th 0.64
82.075

Wu Chuanyu

B. 1928-08-21, Salatiga, Java, Dutch East Indies, represented China; D. 1954-10-29
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 1952 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:32nd 0.004
Men's 100 metres Backstroke 28th 0.038
0.042

The 1948 "China" team was sent by the Republic of China, then busy in retreating to the Island of Taiwan. The 1952 "China" team was sent by the People's Republic of China. Wu was the only member of that 1952 team and I class him as "(PR) Chinese" as a result.

Wu Chun-Tsai

B. 1929, represented China (Chinese Taipei)
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:26th 0.096
0.096

Wu Chung-Chou

B. 1956-08-01, Hsinchu, Taiwan, represented Chinese Taipei
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Two 26th 0.08
Men's Four 22nd 0.3
0.38

Wu Dajing

B. 1994-07-24, Anda, Heilongjiang, China
Shorttrack (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
2014 2018 2022 HP
Men's 500 m silver gold sixth 13800
Men's 1000 m fourth 18th fourth 3522.816
Men's 1500 m 21st 0.64
Men's 5000 m Relay bronze silver fifth 2079
Mixed 2000 m Relay gold 1600
21002.456

Wu Deqiang

B. 1963-02-18, Heilongjiang, China
Alpine Skiing
1984 HP
Men's Giant Slalom 59th -7.16
Men's Slalom 29th 0.016
0.016000016

Wu Dien-Cheng

B. 1958-01-18, Hsinchu, Taiwan, represented Chinese Taipei
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Two 25th 0.125
Men's Four 22nd 0.3
0.425

Wu Jiani

B. 1966-04-23, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Individual Combined R1:9th -3.26
Women's Team Combined bronze 640
640.000256

Wu Jingyu

B. 1987-02-01, Jingdezhen, Jianxi, China
Taekwondo (2 gold)
2008 2012 2016 HP
Women's Flyweight (-49 kg) gold gold Rep1 19395
19395

Wu Jin-Yun

B. 1938-03-03, Pingtung, Taiwan (then part of Japan), represented Formosa (Chinese Taupei)
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Women's Shot Put QU:18th 3.84
Women's Discus Throw QU:nm 0.384
4.224

Wu Minxia

B. 1985-11-10, Shanghai, China
Diving (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 2012 2016 HP
Springboard silver bronze gold 16200
Synchronized Springboard gold gold gold gold 38400
54600

Wu Ming-Hsun

B. 1968-06-15, represented Chinese Taipei
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 1988 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle 55th -6.10
Men's 400 m Freestyle 33rd 40th 0.00266
Men's 1500 m Freestyle 23rd 33rd 0.25856
Men's 400 m Individual Medley 22nd 0.4
0.6612201

Wu Qiuhua

B. 1959-06-21, represented China
Fencing
1984 HP
Women's Foil, Team fifth 250
250

Wu Tao-Yan

B. 1934-12-04, Shanghai, (now PR) China, represented Chinese Taipei
Shooting
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Free Rifle 15th 26th 23rd 26th 30th 15.591
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions 22nd 36th 33rd 44th 51st 0.40321664
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 19th 59th 41st 1.600064016
17.594230416

The team he represented was called "Republic of China" in 1956 and 1972, "Formosa" in 1960, and "Taiwan" in 1964 and 1968, but is now usually indicated with the name "Chinese Taipei".

Wu Yanan

B. 1964-12-07, represented China
Archery
1984 HP
Women's Individual eighth 384
384

Wu Yet-An

B. 1927-07-26, Liaoning, China, represented the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)
Basketball
1956 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32

Wu Yu-Chih

B. 1951-11-02, represented the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's High Jump QU:nm -3.38
0.000384

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-04-15

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