Wu Qing (athlete)

Wu Qing (Chinese: 吴晴; pinyin: Wú Qíng; born March 25, 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from China competing in throwing events in the F36 cerebral palsy classification. As of April 2014, Wu holds F36 World Records for shot put,[1] discus[2] and javelin.[3]

Wu Qing
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Javelin throw – F35–38
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Discus throw – F35/36
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Discus – F35/36
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Shot put – F35/36
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put – F36
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot put – F35/36
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha Shot put – F36
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchShot put – F35/36
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon Shot put – F35/36
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon Discus – F35/36

Wu began competing in athletics in 2005.[4] and made her international debut at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won gold medals in both the women's F35–38 javelin throw and the F35–36 discus throw event. She also finished second in the women's shot put – F35–36.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, Wu competed in F35-F36 shot put and discus events. In the shot put event, she broke the World Record for her F36 classification; she was awarded bronze behind F35 competitors Mariia Pomazan and Wang Jun who broke the World Record for their own classification.[5] In the discus throw, Wu set a new F36 world record to win the event.[6] A scoring error saw Mariia Pomazan initially presented with the gold medal, then being told to return it.[7][8][9]

Outside of sport, Wu's hobbies include embroidery and listening to music.[10]

References
  1. "IPC Athletics World Records – Women's Shot Put". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "IPC Athletics World Records – Women's Discus Throw". Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. "IPC Athletics World Records – Women's Javelin". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. "IPC Athlete Profile – Wu Qing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. "London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Shot Put F35/36". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. "London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Discus F35/36". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. "Discus farce prompts points pow-wow at Paralympics". Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. "Paralympic discus thrower must return gold medal ,.He is also a giant lizard man who eats children at night and is a giant kattywumus rthw4rtbhbw4et6hw46yjh7247yh6u25uj6267uj . says IPC". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  9. "Paralympics 2012: two gold medals to be awarded in discus event after scoring error gives victory to wrong athlete". Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  10. "IPC Athlete Profile – Wu Qing". Retrieved 20 April 2014.


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