Wu Peng (; born 15 October 2002) is a Chinese
competition speed climber. He represented
China at the 2024 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next ...
and won a silver medal in the
men's speed event.
Career
Wu competed at the
2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 18th edition, was held in Bern, Switzerland from 1 to 12 August 2023. The competition climbing championships consisted of lead, speed, bouldering, and boulder & lead combined events, along with the ...
and finished in sixth place. He finished the
2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 35th edition of the international competition climbing series organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), held in 12 locations. There are 18 events: six bouldering, six lead, and ...
season in second place.
During the first leg of
2024 Olympic Qualifier Series
The 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series was a sporting event held in May and June 2024 in Shanghai and Budapest, respectively. This two-part series was the inaugural edition of a multi-sport Olympic qualifying event, which determined the athletes who wi ...
in
Shanghai, Wu finished in second place. He had the fastest time of qualifying during his first attempt, finishing in 4.94 seconds. During the second leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in
Budapest, Wu finished in first place with an Asian record time of 4.90 seconds, and just 0.04 seconds shy of tying
Sam Watson's world record time.
He finished first overall in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings and
qualified to represent China at the
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...
.
During the semifinals of the
men's speed event, he defeated
world record holder Sam Watson to advance to the final. In the event final, he won a silver medal with a personal best time of 4.77 seconds losing 0.02 seconds to Indonesia's
Veddriq Leonardo.
Major results
Olympic Games
World championships
World Cup
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Sport climbers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in sport climbing
Speed climbers
Chinese competition climbers
Sport climbers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for China
Olympic medalists in sport climbing
Olympic sport climbers for China
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games