About Wu Yu
Born 1995. Wu Yu is a Chinese boxer.
Wu Yu (, born 13 January 1995) is a Chinese boxer. She won the gold medal in Women's 50kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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 50 kg 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; Chang Yuan was the first.
Personal life Wu has been described as being a sergeant in the Chinese military.
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Chinese boxer
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Wu Yu was born on 13 January 1995.
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