Wu Peng
Wu Peng
Wu Peng, born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on May 16, 1987, is a Chinese professional swimmer.
At the Busan Asian Games in 2002, Wu Peng, who was only 15 years old at that time, won the 200m butterfly, 200m backstroke and 400m individual medley, making a "one shot start" in the international arena. Since then, Wu Peng has maintained a high competitive state, and gradually locked the main event in the 200m butterfly. On April 9, 2011, Wu Peng beat Phelps for the first time in the men's 200m butterfly final of Michigan Grand Prix. In 2013 Barcelona World Championships, Wu Peng won the bronze medal in the 200m butterfly, which is his fourth medal in the world championships.
Sports career
Wu Peng chose to swim by accident. When he was five years old, he was overweight. His parents, who were basketball players, wanted to find a sport to help him lose weight. By chance, they met a neighbor whose child of the same age drowned in the park. So without saying a word, mother Wu sent her son to the swimming training class. Since then, Wu Peng has been associated with swimming. At first, Wu Peng used the word "disgust" to describe swimming. Every time the teacher threw him into the water, he struggled and cried. Every day this toss, very tired also choked a lot of water, so every day little Wu Peng cried to give up, but his mother has been insisting. Until 1996, things changed. After winning many awards in succession, Wu Peng, who is only 9 years old, has a sense of achievement, and his attitude towards swimming has changed from disgust to love. After that, Wu Peng didn't need his mother's supervision. His innate athletic talent, combined with his conscious efforts, devoted himself to training, made him like a rocket. At the National Games and Asian Games, he created surprises again and again. Since then, he has successfully entered the national team and become a new hope for China's swimming at a young age, which makes Wu Peng more confident.
After many competitions, Wu Peng has become a real leader in Chinese swimming, and he has also set his eyes on a broader world stage.
In February 2009, Wu Peng had to undergo surgery for a comminuted elbow fracture caused by a wrestling before going to Japan swimming competition. This break lasted for three months. Due to his inability to train during the period of recuperation, Wu Peng weighed five or six Jin more than before and missed the National Games qualifier.
In the eyes of head coach Yao Zhengjie, Wu Peng's position in the national team is very stable. "At present, no one can replace him in the men's 200m butterfly. And Wu Peng's influence in the team is very big, he can participate in the world championships is an inspiration to the whole team Yao Zhengjie knows that Wu Peng used to be one of the leaders of the Chinese men's team, and his role is far beyond the field.
Wu Peng was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on May 16, 1987. In 1992, Wu Peng, only 5 years old, entered Hangzhou Chen Jinglun sports school and began swimming training. Wu Xiajun was his first coach.
In 2000, he joined the first sports training team of Zhejiang Province and began to receive professional training. The coach is Zhu Zhigen.
In 2001, 14-year-old Wu Peng won the 200m butterfly gold medal, 400 medley and 1500 Freestyle in the National Games. After the National Games, he was successfully selected into the national training team. The coach is still Zhu Zhigen.
In 1992, he received swimming training in Hangzhou Chen Jinglun sports school, and the coach was Wu Xiajun
In 2000, he joined the first sports training team of Zhejiang Province, and the coach was Zhu Zhigen
In 2001, he was selected into the national training team, and the coach was Zhu Zhigen
Career data
Champion of 200m butterfly, 200m backstroke and 400m Medley in 2002 Busan Asian Games
Champion of 400m medley and 200m butterfly in 2004 National Swimming Championship and Olympic trials
2004 Athens Olympic Games men's butterfly 200m sixth; short pool swimming world championships men's butterfly 200m bronze medal
Gold medal of men's 400m individual medley in 2005 National Swimming Championship and National Games preliminary
In the 10th National Games of 2005, the men's 4 × 200m freestyle relay won the first place, the men's 200m butterfly won the first place, the men's 400m individual medley won the first place, the men's 4 × 100m freestyle relay won the first place, the men's 100m Butterfly won the second place and the men's 200m individual medley won the second place
Bronze medal in men's 200m butterfly in 2005 World Swimming Championships
The champion of 200m butterfly in Doha Asian Games in 2006 set a personal best record with 1:54.91, which ranked second in men's 200m butterfly in 2006, second only to the world record
Gold medal of 200m butterfly and sixth place of 100m Butterfly in 2006 world short Pool Swimming Championships
Silver medal in men's 200m butterfly in 2007 World Swimming Championships
Fourth place in men's 200m butterfly in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (1:54.35)
Champion of men's 200m butterfly in the 11th National Games of 2009 (1:54.40)
May 15, 2010 Charlotte swimming Grand Prix men's 200m butterfly Champion (1 minute 56.92)
2nd runner up of men's 100m Butterfly at Guangzhou Asian Games on November 14, 2010
Fourth place in men's 200 butterfly at the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010
The 5th runner up of 200m butterfly in Dubai short pool World Championships 2010
Third place in the 200m butterfly at Indianapolis in 2011 US swimming Grand Prix
Champion of the 200m butterfly final of Michigan swimming Grand Prix on April 10, 2011 (Wu Peng beat Phelps in a direct contest for the first time in 1:56.62)
On May 14, 2011, Wu Peng beat Phelps for the second time in the men's 200m butterfly final at the Charlotte Grand Prix.
On July 27, 2011, the 14th (Shanghai) World Swimming Championships won the second place in the 200m butterfly.
Runner up of men's 200m butterfly in 2012 National Swimming Championship
Champion of men's 50m butterfly in 2012 National Swimming Championship (23.72 seconds)
Champion of men's 200m individual medley in 2012 National Swimming Championship (1:59.50)
May 13, 2012 US swimming Grand Prix Charlotte 200m butterfly Champion (1:56.69)
2nd runner up of 200m butterfly in 2013 Barcelona World Swimming Championships (1:55.09)
The Busan Asian Games in 2002 set an Asian record in men's 400m Medley with a time of 4:15.38
November 13, 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games "star of Asian Games" candidate
In 2013, Wu Peng, 26, won the men's 200m butterfly in the 12th National Games (1:55.19), and became the first swimmer in history to achieve this miracle.
Characters and deeds
On April 9, 2011, Michigan swimming Grand Prix entered the second day. In the final of men's 200m butterfly, Wu Peng of China beat many world famous players including American "flying fish" Phelps to win the championship.
This is Wu Peng's first victory over Phelps in his career. He's training at a club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he won the 200m butterfly in 1:56.62.
Phelps only finished fourth in the event, 17 seconds slower than Wu Peng. However, the athlete who won the most gold medals (23) in the history of the Olympic Games next beat compatriot Rochette in the 100 meter backstroke, not only won the championship, but also set the swimming pool record with 54.15 seconds.
Phelps, the "eight gold medalist" of Beijing Olympic Games, had a short-term study at the University of Michigan before. He won the butterfly and the 100m freestyle on the 8th. Wu Peng finished third in the 100 meter butterfly, 1.04 seconds behind Phelps.
As the world swimming championships and London Olympic Games are approaching, many swimmers, including Phelps and Rochette, have chosen Michigan swimming Grand Prix as a warm-up match.
Latest news
In the early morning of August 1, 2013 Beijing time, the 2013 Barcelona Swimming World Championships continued. In the men's 200m butterfly event, Wu Peng performed well in the closing match of the world championships and won the third place. The champion was won by South Africa's leclos.
The first swimming gold medal decided on that day came from the men's 200m butterfly event, and Chinese athletes Wu Peng and Chen Yin entered the final list. Among them, veteran Wu Peng performed well in the semi-final and won the second place. The first place in the semi-final was Olympic champion and South African famous leclos, with a score of 1:55.33. Wu Peng will officially retire after participating in the 2013 National Games, so this game is also the curtain call of his ten-year World Championship career.
After the start of the game, Chen Yin's starting performance was excellent, and the reaction time was 0.59 seconds. And Wu Peng's performance is also very stable, 50 meters after the turn in the third place. After the 100 meter turn, leclos is still in the first place. After the 150 meter turn, Poland's kozeniovsky rushed to the first place temporarily.
The competition for the last 50 meters was very fierce. With a strong sprint, leklos laughed to the end and won the gold medal in 1:54.32, followed by Poland's kozeniovsky in 1:55.01, and Wu Peng in 1:55.09.
Entrepreneurial history
In 2015, after retirement, Wu Peng founded pengzhixing Sports Culture Co., Ltd., which is mainly engaged in children's swimming training business
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