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Wu Peng (climber)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Peng
Personal information
Native name伍鹏
Born (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)[1]
Jiugongqiao, Shaoyang County, Shaoyang, Hunan, China[2]
Years active2022—present
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Sport
CountryChina
Coached byZhong Qixin
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  China
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Speed
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Wujiang Speed
Gold medal – first place 2024 Wujiang Speed
Silver medal – second place 2022 Villars Speed
Silver medal – second place 2023 Salt Lake City Speed
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tai'an Speed
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Speed relay

Wu Peng (simplified Chinese: 伍鹏; traditional Chinese: 伍鵬; pinyin: Wǔ Péng; born 15 October 2002) is a Chinese competition speed climber. He represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the men's speed event.

Career

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Wu competed at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships and finished in sixth place. He finished the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup season in second place.[1]

During the first leg of 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Wu finished in second place. He had the fastest time of qualifying during his first attempt, finishing in 4.94 seconds.[3] 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.[4]

He finished first overall in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings and qualified to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6] 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, finishing 0.02 seconds behind Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo.[7][8]

Major results

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Olympic Games

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Discipline 2024
Speed 2

World championships

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Discipline 2023
Speed 6

World Cup

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Discipline 2022 2023 2024
Speed 24 2 11

Asian championships

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Discipline 2024
Speed 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wu Peng". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "喜报：邵阳运动员伍鹏荣获全国攀岩锦标赛男子速度赛冠军！". NetEase News (in Chinese). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ Binner, Andrew (17 May 2024). "Home hero Wu Peng seals fastest OQS Shanghai sport climbing speed qualification time". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ Goh, ZK (22 June 2024). "Aleksandra Kalucka and Wu Peng claim speed climbing gold trophies at OQS Budapest". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Wu Peng – China – qualified first". olympics.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ Wong, Samantha (4 August 2024). "Sport climbing preview: New format for Paris Olympics means twice as many medals". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ Wong, Samantha (8 August 2024). "American speed climber Sam Watson snags Olympic bronze while breaking world record". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ Hincks, Michael (8 August 2024). "Paris 2024 sport climbing: Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed gold as Sam Watson breaks world record for bronze". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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