Wu Peng
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Wu Peng is a Chinese
swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly
since the 10th National Games in 2005.
He first decided to dedicate himself to swimming while watching swimming in the 1996 Olympics; the best result for Chinese men's swimming was 4th place in 50m freestyle, while Chinese women's swimming got gold. Wu said to his father that he wanted to be the first Chinese man to stand on the podium for Olympic swimming.
Wu's father died of a heart attack in 2003 while meeting Wu to bring him home for the weekend after practice.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, when he was only 17, Wu Peng made the 200 m butterfly final and became the only Chinese swimmer to finish in the top eight at the games. It was only Wu's first Olympics, and the team was satisfied with his performance.
At the 2006 Shanghai World Short Course Swimming Championships, Wu won the 200 m butterfly. He also won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Long Course Championships
in Montreal
, and the silver behind Michael Phelps
at the 2007 World Long Course Championships
in Melbourne
, both times at 200 m butterfly. At the Beijing Olympics, he carried the nation's hopes for a breakthrough in swimming. Although making it to the finals, he managed a joint fourth with the New Zealand swimmer Moss Burmester
.
Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in 2009 and could not make it to the World Long Course Championships to try for the podium once again.
Wu himself has said that if he were to medal in the London 2012 Olympics, he would consider his career to have been full and satisfying.
Wu Peng defeated Michael Phelps in the 200 fly
in consecutive events, at the Michigan Grand Prix and Charlotte UltraSwim, in 2011 ending Michael Phelps' streak of 60 wins in nearly 9 years.
China
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swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
since the 10th National Games in 2005.
Early life and career
Wu's parents first sent him to the pool when he was four years old as an exercise for weight-loss.He first decided to dedicate himself to swimming while watching swimming in the 1996 Olympics; the best result for Chinese men's swimming was 4th place in 50m freestyle, while Chinese women's swimming got gold. Wu said to his father that he wanted to be the first Chinese man to stand on the podium for Olympic swimming.
Wu's father died of a heart attack in 2003 while meeting Wu to bring him home for the weekend after practice.
Career
He had excellent times at the National Games and Asian Games. In fact, he has brought hope to China's swim team since first joining it. He was one of the youngest swimmers on the team when he joined.At the 2004 Athens Olympics, when he was only 17, Wu Peng made the 200 m butterfly final and became the only Chinese swimmer to finish in the top eight at the games. It was only Wu's first Olympics, and the team was satisfied with his performance.
At the 2006 Shanghai World Short Course Swimming Championships, Wu won the 200 m butterfly. He also won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Long Course Championships
2005 World Aquatics Championships
The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...
in Montreal
Montreal
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, and the silver behind Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
at the 2007 World Long Course Championships
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, both times at 200 m butterfly. At the Beijing Olympics, he carried the nation's hopes for a breakthrough in swimming. Although making it to the finals, he managed a joint fourth with the New Zealand swimmer Moss Burmester
Moss Burmester
Moss James Burmester is a New Zealand swimmer. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
.
Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in 2009 and could not make it to the World Long Course Championships to try for the podium once again.
Wu himself has said that if he were to medal in the London 2012 Olympics, he would consider his career to have been full and satisfying.
Wu Peng defeated Michael Phelps in the 200 fly
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
in consecutive events, at the Michigan Grand Prix and Charlotte UltraSwim, in 2011 ending Michael Phelps' streak of 60 wins in nearly 9 years.
Major achievements
- 2002 Asian Games2002 Asian GamesThe 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
: First, men's 200 m backstroke, 200 m butterfly and 400 m individual medley
- 2004 OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
- Finalist, 200m butterfly
- 2004 National Swimming Championship & Olympic Trial – First, men's 400 m individual medley and 200 m butterfly
- 2005 National Swimming Championship & National Games Qualifiers – First, men's 400 m individual medley
- 2005 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...
- bronze, men's 200m butterfly
- 2005 East Asian GamesAquatics at the 2005 East Asian GamesAquatics at the 2005 East Asian Games in Macau, included competition in 3 disciplines:*Swimming ; swum in a 50m pool *Diving *Synchronized Swimming .-Schedule:...
- First, 400 IM; Second, 200 fly
- 2006 Short Course Worlds – First, men's 200 m butterfly
- 2007 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
- silver, men's 200m butterfly
- 2008 OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
- Finalist (fourth place finish), 200m butterfly
- 2011 World Aquatics ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2011 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
- Bronze, 200m butterfly