Wu Yu (boxer)
Chinese boxer (born 1995)
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| Born | (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) Guiding County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wu Yu (Chinese: 吴愉; pinyin: Wú Yú, born 13 January 1995) is a Chinese boxer. She won the gold medal in Women's 50kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
She won a gold medal at the 2023 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2]
On 9 August 2024, she won the gold medal in Women's 50kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics, defeating Turkish boxer Buse Naz Çakıroğlu by 4-1 in the final. She is China's 2nd woman boxer to have become an Olympic champion;[3] Chang Yuan was the first.[4]
Personal life
Wu has been described as being a sergeant in the Chinese military.[5]
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Wu Yu". BoxRec.
- ^ "2023 Results". IBA.
- ^ "WU Yu vs CAKIROGLU Buse Naz Results". 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Boxing: All Results, as Chang Yuan claims gold medal in Women's 54KG Weight Class". 8 August 2024.
- ^ Stebbings, Peter (11 August 2024). "China's female boxers break through to reign at Paris Olympics". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Wu Yu from BoxRec (registration required)
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2012–2020: Over 51 kg · 2024–: Over 50 kg
- 2012:
Nicola Adams (GBR) - 2016: Nicola Adams (GBR)
- 2020:
Stoyka Krasteva (BUL) - 2024:
Wu Yu (CHN)
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