Wu Shude, OLYMPIC CHAMPION CELEBRATES HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY
Date of birth: 18 September 1959
Place of birth: Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Personal best: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games – 1st 56kg class
Sports career:
Began weightlifting training in Nanning Spare-time Sports School in 1973. Joined the Guangxi team in 1977.
High performances:
1978 World Youth Championships – World youth record in 52kg snatch (102.5kg)
1979 World Youth Championships – World youth record in 52kg snatch & total
1980 National Championships – WR in 52kg snatch (112kg)
1981 Asian Championships – WR in 56kg snatch (126.5kg)
1982 Asian Games – 1st 56kg snatch & total (AR)
1984 World Championships – 1st 56kg C&J & total
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games – 1st 56kg total
Honours:
1979-1984 – Awarded National Sports Medal of Honour by the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission for five times in a row
1979-1984 – Selected one of National Top Ten Athletes for five times in a row
1984 – Voted one of 35 Sports Stars in 35 years since the founding of new China in 1949