Wu Yuang

Not to be confused with Wu Yang.
Wu Yuang
Personal information
Native name吳宇昂[1]
Nickname(s)戰神 (transl. "God of War")[1]
Nationality China
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Xingan County, Ji'an, Jiangxi, China[1]
Home townJiangxi, China[2]
EducationNanchang University[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 200 metres[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 400m: 45.83 (2017)
  • 200m: 21.68 (±0.0) (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4 × 400 m mixed
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4 × 400 m relay

Wu Yuang[a] (Chinese: 吳宇昂; born 18 March 1998), also known as Yu Ang Wu, is a Chinese sprinter. He was the 2017 National Games of China gold medalist in the 4 × 400 metres, and he is the current Chinese record holder in that event with a time of 3:03.55.

Biography

Wu was raised in the Jiangxi province of China and began competing in 2011.[2] His success at the national U18 level led him to become a medal contender for the 2015 World U18 Championships in Athletics, achieving a 400 m personal best of 47.60 as just a third-grade senior high student.[3] At the 2015 championships in Cali, Wu advanced past the first round of the 400 m but placed fourth in his semifinal and did not make the finals.[2]

The following year in the 400 m at the World U20 Championships, Wu again qualified for the semifinals and ran a faster time, but did not make the finals again.[2]

At the 2017 National Games of China, Wu won his first Games gold medal as part of the men's relay. He finished 3rd individually in the 400m, a feat he would later repeat in 2021.[2]

It wasn't until 2018 that Wu would achieve his first international medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2018 Asian Games, not to be realized until 2019 by virtue of Kemi Adekoya's positive drugs test causing the Bahraini team's disqualification.[4] Wu also competed on the men's relay at the same event, placing 6th.[2]

In 2019, Wu was selected as part of the Chinese team in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Asian Athletics Championships. The team placed 2nd to Japan, and their time of 3:03.55 still stands as the Chinese record in that event.[5] Later in the season, the same team was unable to replicate their success at the 2019 World Relays, finishing 8th overall.[2]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Competition Venue Date
400 metres 45.83 National Grand Prix Taiyuan, China 10 May 2017
200 metres 21.68 (±0.0) Cerritos Open Norwalk, California 23 February 2019

Notes

  1. ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 吳宇昂 at Baidu Baike (in Chinese)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Wu Yuang at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ "Chinese 400m runner Wu Yuang becomes Cali medal contender". World Athletics. 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "India in line for Asian Games mixed relay gold after ban on Kemi Adekoya". Indian Express. July 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Xiang Bo (2019-04-25). "China wrap up Asian Athletics Championships with 3 golds on final day". XinhuaNet.