Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Wu•Jin-Yun |
Used name | Wu•Jin-Yun |
Name order | Oriental |
Original name | 吳•錦雲 |
Born | 3 March 1938 in Pingtung, Taiwan (TPE) |
Died | 27 June 2022 |
Measurements | 160 cm / 53 kg |
NOC | Chinese Taipei |
Wu Jin-Yun was known as the “Three Iron Queen” after holding national women’s records in the shot put, discus and javelin. Wu won two bronze medals at the Asian Games, both in the shot put, and represented Taiwan (as Formosa) at the 1960 Roma Olympics. After retiring from athletics, Wu became a coach for the national team and taught at the Taiwan Sports University and the Fu Jen Catholic University. Wu also won the Olympic Games Women and Sports Achievement Award and was bestowed with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Personal Bests: SP – 13.05 (1966); DT – 41.74 (1963).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1960 Summer Olympics | Athletics | TPE | Wu Jin-Yun | |||
High Jump, Women (Olympic) | ||||||
Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 18 r1/2 | |||||
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) | AC r1/2 |