Wu Jingbiao

Wu Jingbiao
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-01-10) January 10, 1989
Changle, Fuzhou, China
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Event56kg
Coached byChen Wenbin
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  China
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 56 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Antalya – 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris – 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Goyang – 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Houston – 56 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou – 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon – 56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tongling – 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kanazawa – 56 kg

Wu Jingbiao (simplified Chinese: 吴景彪; traditional Chinese: 吳景彪; pinyin: Wú Jǐngbiāo; born January 10, 1989, Changle) is a Chinese weightlifter.[1] He won the silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the category of weightlifting. After winning the silver medal, he apologized for "shaming the motherland" by not winning a gold medal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wu Jingbiao". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Andrew (August 8, 2012). "China's Quest for Olympic Gold Takes Toll on Athletes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.


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