Melissa Wu

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Melissa Wu
Wu at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Paige Li Kun Wu[1]
Nickname(s)Woodles, Mel[2]
Born (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Sydney, Australia
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[3]
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m individual platform, 10 m synchro platform, 10 m mixed synchro platform
ClubPerfect 10 Diving Club[1]
TeamNSWIS
Coached byChava Sobrino[2]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place
2008 Beijing
 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 10 m individual platform
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro platform
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 10 m mixed synchro platform
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi
10 m synchro platform
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 10 m individual platform
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 10 m synchro platform
Silver medal – second place
2006 Melbourne
 10 m synchro platform
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 10 m individual platform
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Changzhou 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Changzhou 10 m individual platform
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Shanghai 10 m individual platform
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 10 m individual platform

Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian

NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder.[5]

Diving

Wu began diving in 2003. The same year she fractured her

humerus bone in her left arm after accidentally landing on a trampoline, and had to halt training for six months.[2] After winning a number of junior and state titles in 2004 and 2005, she won the individual 10-metre platform at the Australian Open Diving Championships in 2006. The win earned her a place on the team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where she won a silver medal in the synchronised 10-metre platform with Alexandra Croak and finished fifth in the individual 10-metre platform.[6]

In 2008, along with Briony Cole, Wu won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for the synchronised 10-metre platform, becoming the youngest Australian ever to win an Olympic medal in diving.[2] She also competed in the women's 10-metre platform, making it into the finals, ending up ranked sixth out of twelve competitors.[1]

At the

Dehli, Wu won a gold medal in the synchronised 10-metre platform with her partner Alexandra Croak and a silver medal in the individual 10-metre platform.[6]

Wu placed fourth in the 10-metre individual platform at the

2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Wu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, winning gold in the individual 10-metre platform and, with Teju Williamson, placing fourth in the synchronised 10-metre platform.[7]

Qualifying for her fourth Olympics, Wu competed in the individual 10-metre platform at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She achieved a bronze medal.[8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Wu teamed up with Charli Petrov in the synchronised 10-metre platform. Wu and Petrov achieved a gold medal.[9]

Personal life

Wu lives in Sydney.[10] Her father is of Chinese descent.[11] She is the cousin of Australian Rugby Union player James Stannard and the second cousin of Australian runner Jana Pittman.[12] Her brother Joshua and sister Madeline train in weightlifting.[10]

Wu has a tattoo of the Olympic rings shaped as hearts on her right leg.[2] She also has a tattoo across her left rib featuring the words 'only as much as I dream can I be.'[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Wu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Melissa Wu". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Melissa Wu". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Melissa Wu". Rio2016.olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Melissa Wu | Athlete Profile". NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Melissa Wu | Athlete Profile". NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Melissa Wu". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ Binner, Andrew (7 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022: Melissa Wu and Charli Petrov win women's 10m platform title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Melissa Wu | AUS Team | Rio 2016". 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ Law, Benjamin (2 July 2021). "Olympic diver Melissa Wu: 'I'm not great with heights'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Bio - WU Melissa | NBC Olympics". 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  13. ^ Sutherl, y (7 July 2021). "A chat with Melissa Wu, Olympic diver and entrepreneur". Blog. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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