Wang Xu
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Wang Xu is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler
who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, winning a gold medal
in the 72 kg weight class.
She was replaced at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by Wang Jiao
, who went on to win the gold medal.
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, winning a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the 72 kg weight class.
She was replaced at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by Wang Jiao
Wang Jiao
Wang Jiao is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.She was a late replacement for Xu Wang at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal.-External links:*...
, who went on to win the gold medal.
External links
- Profile at DatabaseOlympics.com