Men
CHN
Dajing Wu
CHN- Date of birth24 Jul 1994
- Height1820 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Home townBeijing
- Place of birthJiamusi
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport in 2004 in Jiamusi, People's Republic of China. / Jilin Province: China
- HobbiesBasketball. (sports.qq.com, 09 Jun 2017)
- languagesMandarin
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2018 he was named one of the Top 10 Athletes of the Year by Xinhua News Agency in the People's Republic of China. (sports.xinhuanet.com, 26 Dec 2018)
He was flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. He also performed the same role at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (OIS, 25 Feb 2018; sports.qq.com, 20 Feb 2017)
In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 30 Oct 2014)
In 2014 he was presented with the May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (chinajilin.com.cn, 15 Jul 2014; dbw.cn, 20 May 2014)
In 2014 he received a Merit Citation Class One from the Jilin provincial government in the People's Republic of China. The award was in recognition of his performance at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (xinhuanet.com, 15 Jul 2014)
He was flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. He also performed the same role at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (OIS, 25 Feb 2018; sports.qq.com, 20 Feb 2017)
In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 30 Oct 2014)
In 2014 he was presented with the May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (chinajilin.com.cn, 15 Jul 2014; dbw.cn, 20 May 2014)
In 2014 he received a Merit Citation Class One from the Jilin provincial government in the People's Republic of China. The award was in recognition of his performance at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (xinhuanet.com, 15 Jul 2014)
"I believe that as long as I work hard, I will succeed." (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
He became the first Chinese male skater to win a gold medal in short track at the Olympic Winter Games following his victory in the 500m event at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Oct 2018; OIS, 22 Feb 2018)
His father. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
He sustained a back injury after falling at the 2019 World Cup event in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Despite the injury he went on place second in the 500m event at the competition. (live.qq.com, 09 Dec 2019; sports.sina.com.cn, 08 Dec 2019)
He injured his knee during the 2015/16 season. (sports.qq.com, 04 Dec 2015)
He injured his knee during the 2015/16 season. (sports.qq.com, 04 Dec 2015)
He was inspired to take up the sport after watching Chinese short track skaters Li Jiajun and Yang Yang.
