Wu Tao
Benxi, Liaoning, China
Representing China | ||
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World Junior Championships | ||
2002 Kingston | Discus throw | |
Asian Athletics Championships | ||
2003 Manila | Discus throw | |
2009 Guangzhou | Discus throw | |
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | Discus throw | |
East Asian Games | ||
2005 Macau | Discus throw | |
Universiade | ||
2003 Daegu | Discus throw |
Wu Tao (simplified Chinese: 吴涛; traditional Chinese: 吳濤; pinyin: Wú Tāo; born October 3, 1983) is a Chinese discus thrower.[1]
He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. On the regional level he won the 2003 Asian Championships and the 2002 Asian Games, and finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals.
His personal best throw is 64.28 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing.[2] The Chinese record is currently held by Li Shaojie with 65.16 metres.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing China | ||||
2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 64.51 m (1.75 kg) |
Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 60.76 m | |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 62.32 m |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 61.43 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th (q) | 60.60 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (q) | 61.75 m |
Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 7th | 59.67 m | |
East Asian Games | Macau | 1st | 61.74 m | |
2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 58.54 m |
2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 59.27 m |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 8th | 56.67 m |
References
External links
- Wu Tao at World Athletics
- Wu Tao at Olympedia
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- 1951: Makhan Singh (IND)
- 1954: Parduman Singh Brar (IND)
- 1958: Balkar Singh (IND)
- 1962: Shozo Yanagawa (JPN)
- 1966–70: Praveen Kumar (IND)
- 1974: Jalal Keshmiri (IRI)
- 1978–86: Li Weinan (CHN)
- 1990: Zhang Jinglong (CHN)
- 1994: Zhang Cunbiao (CHN)
- 1998: Li Shaojie (CHN)
- 2002: Wu Tao (CHN)
- 2006–18: Ehsan Haddadi (IRI)
- 2022: Hossein Rasouli (IRI)
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