# Wu Sha

Wu Sha (Chinese: 吴莎; pinyin: Wú Shā; born 21 October 1985) is a Chinese pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.40 metres, achieved in 2009 in Jinan. She is married to Liu Xiang.

## Career

On September 21, 2003, in the women's pole vault final of the 15th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.20 meters.
On February 19, 2005, in the women's pole vault final of the Shanghai Station of the 2005 National Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On March 2, Wu Sha won the championship in the women's pole vault final of the Tianjin Station of the 2005 National Indoor Track and Field Championships.
In June 2007, Wu Sha won the runner-up in the women's pole vault final of the second leg of the 2007 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series. On July 23, in the women's (Group B) pole vault final of the Eighth University Games of the People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.11 meters.
On April 13, 2008, Wu Sha won the runner-up in the women's pole vault final of the 2008 National Track and Field Grand Prix.
On June 13, 2009, in the second leg of the women's pole vault final of the 2009 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a time of 4.30 meters. On July 5, in the women's pole vault final of the Jinan Station of the 2009 National Athletics Grand Prix, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters. On October 24, in the track and field women's pole vault final of the 11th Games of the People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.40 meters. On November 12, in the women's pole vault final of the 18th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters.
On March 10, 2010, in the women's pole vault final of the 2010 National Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Wu Sha won the championship with a time of 4.00 meters. In June, in the women's pole vault final at the Zhaoqing Station of the 2010 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a time of 4.00 meters. On August 8, in the women's pole vault final of the 2010 National Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.35 meters.
On May 25, 2011, in the women's pole vault final of the Kunshan Station of the 2011 National Track and Field Grand Prix, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On June 12, in the women's pole vault final of the 2011 National Track and Field Grand Prix Shenzhen Station, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On July 9, in the women's pole vault final of the 19th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.35 meters.
On February 18, 2012, in the second women's pole vault final of the 2012 National Indoor Championships, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.30 meters. In May, in the women's pole vault final of the Zibo Station of the 2012 National Track and Field Grand Prix, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters.
On September 8, 2013, in the women's pole vault final of the 12th Games of the People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.40 meters.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| Representing China |||||
| 2002 | Asian Junior Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 3.90 m |
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 4.20 m |
| 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau, China | – | NM |
| 2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | 4.15 m |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 4.35 m |
After the end of her career, she started dating Liu Xiang.