Wu Tao

For the diplomat, see Wu Tao (diplomat). Not to be confused with Hu Tao.

Wu Tao
吴涛

Personal information
Born	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 Benxi, Liaoning, China
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best	6,428 m (21,089 ft)
Medal record Representing China World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston Discus throw Asian Athletics Championships 2003 Manila Discus throw 2009 Guangzhou Discus throw Asian Games 2002 Busan Discus throw East Asian Games 2005 Macau Discus throw Universiade 2003 Daegu Discus throw

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Tao (simplified Chinese: 吴涛; traditional Chinese: 吳濤; pinyin: Wú Tāo; born October 3, 1983, in Liaoning) is a Chinese discus thrower.

He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. On the regional level he won the 2003 Asian Championships and the 2002 Asian Games, and finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games.

He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals.

His personal best throw is 64.28 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing. The Chinese record is currently held by Li Shaojie with 65.16 metres.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	64.51 m (1.75 kg)
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	60.76 m
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	1st	62.32 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	61.43 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	18th (q)	60.60 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (q)	61.75 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	7th	59.67 m
	East Asian Games	Macau	1st	61.74 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	5th	58.54 m
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	3rd	59.27 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	8th	56.67 m

External links

• Wu Tao at World Athletics
• Wu Tao at Olympedia