Wu Tao (discus thrower)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Tao
吴涛
Personal information
Born (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983
Benxi, Liaoning, China
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best64.28 m (210.9 ft)
Medal record
Representing  China
Asian Games
2002 Busan Discus throw
Asian Championships
2003 Manila Discus throw
2009 Guangzhou Discus throw
East Asian Games
2005 Macau Discus throw
World Junior Championships
2002 Kingston Discus throw
Universiade
2003 Daegu Discus throw

Wu Tao (simplified Chinese: 吴涛; traditional Chinese: 吳濤; pinyin: Wú Tāo; born October 3, 1983) 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.

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