Yu Wenge (; born 18 March 1966) is a Chinese former track and field athlete who specialised in the discus throw. He was a three-time Chinese champion and one-time Asian champion. He became the first person to throw beyond sixty metres at the Asian Athletics Championships, winning the gold medal with a mark of in

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. He set a meet record and lifetime best of at the 1992 Chinese Athletics Championships, defending his first title from the previous year.Chinese Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-19. He gained selection for China at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a result and finished 17th in the qualifying round. He performed better at the following

1992 IAAF World Cup The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba. Overall res ...

held in Havana, taking the bronze medal with a throw of behind

Anthony Washington Anthony Washington (born January 16, 1966, in Glasgow, Montana) is an American former discus thrower, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw. H ...

and

Roberto Moya Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval (February 11, 1965 – May 21, 2020) was a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 199 ...

. After a low period, he had a late career resurgence at the age of 31 in 1997. He regained his title from Li Shaojie at the Chinese Championships and then won at the

1997 National Games of China The Eighth National Games of the People’s Republic of China was held in Shanghai from October 12 to 24, 1997. The participating delegations included 46 delegations from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Cent ...

with a games record of . In his final global appearance he ranked 15th in qualifying at the

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 19 ...

.Wenge Yu
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-19.

International competitions

National titles

* Chinese Athletics Championships **Discus throw: 1991, 1992, 1997 *

Chinese National Games The National Games of the People's Republic of China (), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four yea ...

**Discus throw:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Wenge Living people 1966 births Chinese male discus throwers Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for China Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese people Chinese Athletics Championships winners