Portrait of Chunyan Wu

Chunyan Wu

Team Recurve Open
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Biography
Started: She first became involved in Para sport at age 14 through her local federation for people with an impairment. She initially competed in Para athletics in throwing disciplines, but quit near the end of high school. She took up Para archery at age 22 with the Shaanxi provincial Para archery team in the People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 30 Oct 2023, 23 Aug 2015; sohu.com, 13 Jun 2019) Reason: She was scouted by a coach. (sohu.com, 13 Jun 2019) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sohu.com, 25 Jul 2023; sport.gov.cn, 27 Oct 2023) Awards: She was named the 2015 Para Athlete of the Year by World Archery. (worldarchery.org, 30 Jan 2016) She has been presented with the National May 1st Labour Medal by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. She has also received the National May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (sohu.com, 25 Jul 2023)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateDecember 6, 1989
Place of ResidenceXI'AN
OccupationAthlete
EducationBeijing Sport University, China
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachShao Shufen [national], CHN
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Team Recurve Open2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2Individual Recurve Open2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Individual Recurve Open2020Tokyo, JPN
3Team Recurve Open2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
1Individual Recurve Open2023Plzen, CZE
1Team Recurve Open2023Plzen, CZE
1Team Recurve Open2023Plzen, CZE
1Individual Recurve Open2019's-Hertogenbosch, NED
1Team Recurve Open2019's-Hertogenbosch, NED
1Team Recurve Open2017Beijing, CHN
1Individual Recurve Open2015Donaueschingen, GER
1Team Recurve Open2015Donaueschingen, GER
1Team Recurve Open2015Donaueschingen, GER
3Individual Recurve Open2017Beijing, CHN
9Team Recurve Open2017Beijing, CHN
Asian Para Games
1Team Recurve Open2022Hangzhou, CHN
2Team Recurve Open2022Hangzhou, CHN
3Individual Recurve Open2022Hangzhou, CHN