Wu Jiaxin (Chinese: 吴佳欣; pinyin: Wú Jiāxīn; born February 28, 1997) is a Chinese competitive archer.[1] She has won a career total of two medals, a silver and a bronze, on her international archery debut at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Wuxi, and eventually finished as a quarter-finalist in the individual recurve tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wu Jiaxin |
| Born | 28 February 1997 Shanghai, China |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  China |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Recurve |
| Updated on 27 February 2017 | |
Career
editWu was selected to compete for the Chinese squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, shooting in both individual and team recurve tournaments.[3] She opened the tournament by discharging 653 points, 15 perfect tens, and 10 bull's eyes to lead the Chinese women for the sixth seed heading to the knockout draw from the classification round, along with her trio's cumulative score of 1,933.[4] In the women's team recurve, Wu and her compatriots Cao Hui and Qi Yuhong directly advanced to the quarterfinals as the third-seeded squad, but they were eliminated early by the Italian women in a shocking 3–5 match.[5][6] Rebounding from the trio's quarterfinal exit, Wu successfully reached the top eight of the women's individual recurve by defeating Japan's Yuki Hayashi (7–1), Moldova's Alexandra Mîrca (6–0), and her teammate Qi through a tight shoot-off. However, she was unable to spoil South Korea's Ki Bo-bae from her Olympic title defense, culminating Wu's maiden Games in an unworthy 2–6 defeat.[2][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Wu Jiaxin". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b Zorowitz, Jane (12 August 2016). "Women's individual archery: South Korea dominates again, coming away with two medals". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "张弓搭箭 瞄金射靶(奥运大点兵·射箭)" [Archery team named for the Olympics, aiming a target for gold] (in Chinese). People's Daily. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "里约奥运：射箭女子个人排名赛结束 中国队晋级8强" [Rio Olympics: Chinese women's archery team directly qualified for the top eight in the ranking round of the tournament] (in Chinese). Sohu. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Archery: Women's Team Quarterfinals". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "S.Korean women win 8th straight Olympic gold in team archery". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Archery: Women's Individual Quarterfinals". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "女子射箭：吴佳欣2-6告负 卫冕冠军强势跻身4强" [Women's archery: Wu Jiaxin lost to the defending champion Ki Bo-bae 2–6 for the top four] (in Chinese). Sohu. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
