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Wu Jingyu

Wu Jingyu on a 2008 Somalia stamp
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 38) Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
Height	168 cm
Weight	49 kg
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	-49 kg
Club	Jiangxi Provincial Weightlifting and Combat Sports Administrative Centre
Coached by	Chen Liren
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 2 1 1 Asian Games 2 0 0 Asian Championships 1 2 0 Total 7 3 1 Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing –49kg Gold 2012 London –49kg World Championships Gold 2007 Beijing –47kg Gold 2011 Gyeongju –49kg Silver 2015 Chelyabinsk –49kg Silver 2019 Manchester –49kg Bronze 2009 Copenhagen –49kg Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha –47kg Gold 2010 Guangzhou –49kg Bronze 2014 Incheon –49kg Asian Championships Gold 2010 Astana –49kg Silver 2006 Bangkok –47kg Silver 2008 Luoyang –51kg Olympic Esports Series Bronze 2023 Singapore Virtual Taekwondo
Updated on 20 May 2019.

Wu Jingyu (simplified Chinese: 吴静钰; traditional Chinese: 吳靜鈺; pinyin: Wú Jìngyù) is a famous Chinese taekwondo athlete. She was born on February 1, 1987. Wu Jingyu is best known for winning two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. She won in the –49 kg weight class at both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. She has also won many medals at world championships and Asian Games.

About Wu Jingyu

Wu Jingyu began learning taekwondo when she was 13 years old. Her special move is called an axe kick. This is a powerful kick that comes down from above. She studied at Tianjin University of Technology and Suzhou University of Science and Technology.

Hobbies and Interests

Wu Jingyu enjoys music, watching movies, and drawing sayings on porcelain. Her hometown in Jiangxi Province is famous for making porcelain. It is even called "China's porcelain capital." Her uncle is a porcelain maker, which connects her to this art. She also acted in a Chinese movie about taekwondo. In the movie, she played a young fan who dreamed of becoming a champion.

Wu Jingyu's Amazing Career

Wu Jingyu has had a very successful career in taekwondo. She has won many important competitions around the world.

Early Wins and Asian Games Gold

In 2006, Wu Jingyu competed in China's first International Open. She won the championship in the 47kg category. Later that year, she won the National Championship in the 51kg category. In December 2006, she won her first international gold medal at the Doha Asian Games. This was a big moment for Chinese taekwondo.

World Championship Success

In 2007, Wu Jingyu won the gold medal at the National World Championships. She also won the 47kg championship at the Beijing World Championships in the same year. These wins showed she was becoming a top athlete.

Olympic Glory

Wu Jingyu continued to win national and international events in 2008. She won the 49kg category at the Good Luck Beijing International Invitational Tournament. She also won the 51kg category at the National Taekwondo Championships.

Her biggest achievements came at the Olympic Games:

• 2008 Beijing Olympics: On August 20, 2008, Wu Jingyu won her first Olympic gold medal. She competed in the women's 49kg taekwondo event.
• 2012 London Olympics: On August 9, 2012, she won her second Olympic gold medal. She kept her title in the women's 49kg event. She beat her opponent from Spain with a score of 8-1.

Later Career and Return to Competition

After her second Olympic gold, Wu Jingyu continued to compete.

• In 2009, she earned a bronze medal at the Copenhagen World Championships.
• In 2010, she won another gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games. She also won the Asian Taekwondo Championships.

She took a break from the sport and returned after becoming a mother.

• In February 2019, she won the Fujairah Open in the under 53 kg final. This was a great comeback after having a baby.
• In April 2019, she won the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Championship Series Spring Qualifications.
• In October 2019, she won the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Sofia Station. She beat the Rio Olympic champion from South Korea.
• In December 2019, she won silver medals at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals in Moscow and the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Championship Series in Wuxi.

Recent Activities

Wu Jingyu was part of the Chinese team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The games were held in 2021. She competed in the women's 49kg taekwondo category. She did not win a medal at these games.

In February 2022, Wu Jingyu was a torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics. She carried the Olympic torch at the Badaling Great Wall.

In June 2023, she won a bronze medal in "Virtual Taekwondo" at the first Olympic Esports Week in Singapore. This was the first medal for China in Olympic esports history.

In June 2023, Wu Jingyu was chosen as a co-chairman of the World Taekwondo Athletes Committee. In September 2023, she served as an arbitration committee member at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

See also

In Spanish: Wu Jingyu para niños

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Taekwondo
• Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's 49 kg
• List of Olympic medalists in taekwondo