Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

. He is a gold medalist in the Men's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won a gold medal in the Men's 500m at the 2014 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Canada. He won China's only gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won the Men's 500 metres, setting an Olympic record (heat) and two world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all three contests en route to capturing the gold. He became only the second person in history to have skated the discipline in under 40 seconds, after American

J. R. Celski John Robert "J. R." Celski (, born July 17, 1990) is a retired American short track speed skater, three-time Olympic Games, Olympian, and three-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. Celski has held a total of five combined Short Track World and ...

who managed the feat in 2012 in Calgary at a much higher elevation where the reduced air density tends to give the skater an advantage due to lowered air resistance. Wu also won a silver medal with his teammates in the men's 5000m team relay. Wu Dajing was China's flag bearer during the

parade of nations The Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of these Games; the modern Olympic games have opening, closing, and medal ceremonies. Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies date back to the Ancient Games from ...

at the opening ceremony of the

2017 Asian Winter Games The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2 ...

. Wu Dajing also made a special appearance in the Chinese drama TV series '' Skate into Love'' in 2020.

International competition podiums

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from http://www.sochi2014.com; retrieved 2014-02-14. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Dajing 1994 births Living people Chinese male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of China Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Heilongjiang People from Jiamusi 21st-century Chinese people