Wu Yu (boxer)
Chinese boxer (born 1995)
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Wu Yu (Chinese: 吴愉; pinyin: Wú Yú, born 13 January 1995) is a Chinese boxer. She won the gold medal in Women's 50kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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NationalityChinese
Born13 January 1995
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Wu in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 13 January 1995 |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Boxing career | |
| Weight class | Flyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Win by KO | 0 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Career
She won a gold medal at the 2023 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2][3][4]
On 9 August 2024, she won the gold medal in Women's 50kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics, defeating Turkish boxer Buse Naz Çakıroğlu by 4-1 in the final. She is China's second woman boxer to have become an Olympic champion;[5] Chang Yuan was the first.[6]
