# Wu Dajing

Wu Dajing (born 24 July 1994) is a Chinese short track speed skater. He is a gold medalist in the Men's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won a gold medal in the Men's 500m at the 2014 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
He won China's only gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. He won the Men's 500 metres, setting an Olympic record (heat) and two world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all three contests en route to capturing the gold. He became only the second person in history to have skated the discipline in under 40 seconds, after American J. R. Celski who managed the feat in 2012 in Calgary at a much higher elevation where the reduced air density tends to give the skater an advantage due to lowered air resistance. Wu also won a silver medal with his teammates in the men's 5000m team relay.
Wu Dajing was China's flag bearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games.
In 2020, Wu Dajing made a special appearance in the Chinese drama TV series Skate into Love, and was later cast as Yang Gensi in the 2023 film The Volunteers: To the War.

## International competition podiums

| Date | Competition | Location | Event | Result |
| 9 January 2010 | 2010 World Junior Championships, Taipei | Taipei Arena | 500 m | 43.107 |
| 26 February 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur | Courmayeur Forum Sports Center | 500 m | 42.491 |
| 27 February 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships, Courmayeur | Courmayeur Forum Sports Center | Overall | 40 points |
| 4 December 2011 | 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 5000 m relay | 6:50.562 |
| 11 December 2011 | 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai | Oriental Sports Center | 5000 m relay | 6:38.567 |
| 2 December 2012 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 5000 m relay | 6:47.885 |
| 9 December 2012 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai | Oriental Sports Center | 500 m | 40.911 |
| 2 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | Iceberg Skating Palace | 500 m | 41.095 |
| 3 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | Iceberg Skating Palace | 500 m | 41.413 |
| 3 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi | Iceberg Skating Palace | 5000 m relay | 6:49.925 |
| 10 February 2013 | 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden | EnergieVerbund Arena | 500 m | 40.684 |
| 5 October 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul | Mokdong Ice Rink | 500 m | 40.637 |
| 6 October 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul | Mokdong Ice Rink | 1000 m | 1:25.935 |
| 16 November 2013 | 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna | Kolomna Speed Skating Center | 500 m | 41.123 |
| 21 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi | Iceberg Skating Palace | 500 m | 40.846 |
| 21 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi | Iceberg Skating Palace | 5000 m relay | 6:44.521 |
| 15 March 2014 | 2014 World Championships, Montreal | Maurice Richard Arena | 500 m | 40.158 |
| 9 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City | Utah Olympic Oval | 500 m | 40.572 |
| 9 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City | Utah Olympic Oval | 5000 m relay | 6:39.715 |
| 15 November 2014 | 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal | Maurice Richard Arena | 500 m | 40.720 |
| 13 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | Ice Palace Krylatskoye | 500 m | 41.032 |
| 15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | Ice Palace Krylatskoye | 3000 m | 5:06.093 |
| 15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | Ice Palace Krylatskoye | 5000 m relay | 41.032 |
| 15 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships, Moscow | Ice Palace Krylatskoye | Overall | 55 points |
| 22 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang | Gangneung Ice Arena | 500 m | 39.584 Former WR |
| 22 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang | Gangneung Ice Arena | 5000 m relay | 6:32.035 |
| 5 February 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing | Capital Indoor Stadium | 2000 m mixed relay | 2:37.348 |