Wu Yu (, born 13 January 1995) is a Chinese
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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. She won the gold medal in
Women's 50kg event at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
Career
She won a gold medal at the
2023 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
On 9 August 2024, she won the gold medal in Women's 50kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics, defeating Turkish boxer
Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (born 26 May 1996) is a female Turkish people, Turkish, World and European champion and Olympic finaist Boxing, boxer. She is a Fenerbahçe S.K. athlete.
Personal life
Çakıroğlu was born in Trabzon, Turkey on 26 May 1996 ...
by 4-1 in the final. She is China's 2nd woman boxer to have become an Olympic champion;
Chang Yuan was the first.
Personal life
Wu has been described as being a
sergeant
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in the Chinese military.
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1995 births
Living people
People from Qiannan
Sportspeople from Guizhou
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
Chinese women boxers
Flyweight boxers
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games boxers for China
Asian Games gold medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Boxers at the 2022 Asian Games
Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for China
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for China
Olympic medalists in boxing
People's Liberation Army personnel