- Wu Peng
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername = Wu Peng
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fullname = Wu Peng
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nationality = CHN
strokes = Butterfly
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birthdate =birth date and age|1987|05|16
birthplace =Hangzhou ,China
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height = height|ft=6|in=0
weight = convert|187|lb|kg
medaltemplates =Wu Peng (吴鹏; born
May 16 ,1987 ) is a Chineseswimmer . He lives inHangzhou ,Zhejiang . His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father passed away when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.Career
He had excellent times at the National Games and Asian Games. In fact, he has brought hope to China's swim team since first joining it. He was one of the youngest swimmers on the team when he joined.
At the
2004 Athens Olympics , when he was only 17, Wu Peng made the 200 m butterfly final and became the only Chinese swimmer to finish in the top eight at the games. It was only Wu's first Olympics, and the team was satisfied with his performance.At the 2006 Shanghai World Short Course Swimming Championships, Wu won the 200 m butterfly. He also won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Long Course Championships in
Montreal , and the silver behindMichael Phelps at the 2007 World Long Course Championships inMelbourne , both times at 200 m butterfly. At theBeijing Olympics , he carried the nation's hopes for a breakthrough in swimming. Although making it to the finals, he managed a joint fourth with the New Zealand swimmer Moss Burmester. [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM022101.shtml#SWM022101]Major achievements
*2002: Busan Asian Games: First, men's 200 m backstroke, 200 m butterfly and 400 m individual medley
*2004: National Swimming Championship & Olympic Trial – First, men's 400 m individual medley and 200 m butterfly
*2005: National Swimming Championship & National Games Qualifiers – First, men's 400 m individual medley
*2006: World Short Course Swimming Championships – First, men's 200 m butterfly
References
* [http://www.radio86.co.uk/beijing-2008/team-china/7071/wu-peng Wu Peng]
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM022101.shtml#SWM022101 Men's 200 m Butterfly Final,2008 Summer Olympics ]
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