Wang Xu

Wang Xu
Nationality:	People's Republic of China
Society:	Sports University Club Beijing
Date of birth:	September 27, 1985
Place of birth:	Beijing , People's Republic of China
Size:	1.70 m
Style:	Freestyle wrestling
Weight class:	Heavyweight

Wang Xu ( Chinese  王  /  旭 , Pinyin Wáng Xù ; born September 27, 1985 in Beijing ) is a Chinese wrestler .

biography

Wang Xu was Asian champion in 2001 in the class up to 68 kg. At the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in Chalkida , she won the silver medal in the heavyweight division. At the World Championships a year later in New York City , she won bronze in the same class. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens she competed in the heavyweight division . With her 7-2 victory in the final over the Russian Güsel Manjurowa , she became Olympic champion. At the Asian Games in 2006 she won gold again in the heavyweight division.

Web links

• Wang Xu in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Wang is the family name here, Xu is the first name.