Wu Penggen
Wu Penggen 
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| FIVB World Tour 2010 | |
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| birthday | May 7, 1982 |
| place of birth | Nanjing , China |
| size | 1.98 m |
| partner | Xu Linyin |
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| 2007 - World Cup fifth in 2008 - Olympic participation in 2009 - Asian champion 2010 - Victory Grand Slam Moscow 2010 - victory Open Marseille 2010 - Asian champion 2011 - Vice- Asian champion 2012 - Olympic participation |
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| (As of June 16, 2014) | |
Wu Penggen ( Chinese 吴鹏 根 ; born May 7, 1982 in Nanjing ) is a Chinese beach volleyball player.
Career
In 2005, Wu completed his first joint tournament in Brazil with his long-term partner Xu Linyin . At the 2007 World Cup in Gstaad , they took a good fifth place. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , they also made it into the top ten in front of their own audience, finishing ninth. Then Wu and Xu separated for a year, only to find their way back to success since the end of 2009. In 2010 Wu / Xu achieved their greatest successes to date with the tournament victories in Moscow and Marseille . In 2012 they took part in the Olympic Games in London for the second time .
Web links
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Wu Penggen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Wu, Penggen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 吴鹏 根 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese beach volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nanjing |