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Melissa Wu

Wu at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu
Nickname(s)	Woodles, Mel
Born	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32) Sydney, Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.52 metres (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	46 kg
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	10 m individual platform, 10 m synchro platform, 10 m mixed synchro platform
Club	Perfect 10 Diving Club
Team	NSWIS
Coached by	Chava Sobrino
Medal record Representing  Australia Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro platform Bronze 2020 Tokyo 10 m individual platform World Championships Silver 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro platform Silver 2011 Shanghai 10 m synchro platform Bronze 2015 Kazan 10 m mixed synchro platform Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi 10 m synchro platform Gold 2018 Gold Coast 10 m individual platform Gold 2022 Birmingham 10 m synchro platform Silver 2006 Melbourne 10 m synchro platform Silver 2010 Delhi 10 m individual platform World Cup Silver 2010 Changzhou 10 m synchro platform Bronze 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro platform Bronze 2010 Changzhou 10 m individual platform Bronze 2014 Shanghai 10 m individual platform Bronze 2016 Rio 10 m individual platform

Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian diver who has represented Australia at four Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. She has also represented Australia at five Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in 2010, 2018 and 2022 and silver medals in 2006 and 2010. Wu is a NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder.

Diving

Wu began diving in 2003. The same year she fractured her humerus bone in her left arm after accidentally landing on a trampoline, and had to halt training for six months. After winning a number of junior and state titles in 2004 and 2005, she won the individual 10-metre platform at the Australian Open Diving Championships in 2006. The win earned her a place on the team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where she won a silver medal in the synchronised 10-metre platform with Alexandra Croak and finished fifth in the individual 10-metre platform.

In 2008, along with Briony Cole, Wu won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for the synchronised 10-metre platform, becoming the youngest Australian ever to win an Olympic medal in diving. She also competed in the women's 10-metre platform, making it into the finals, ending up ranked sixth out of twelve competitors.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli, Wu won a gold medal in the synchronised 10-metre platform with her partner Alexandra Croak and a silver medal in the individual 10-metre platform.

Wu placed fourth in the 10-metre individual platform at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and fifth in the same event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Wu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, winning gold in the individual 10-metre platform and, with Teju Williamson, placing fourth in the synchronised 10-metre platform.

Qualifying for her fourth Olympics, Wu competed in the individual 10-metre platform at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She achieved a bronze medal.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Wu teamed up with Charli Petrov in the synchronised 10-metre platform. Wu and Petrov achieved a gold medal.

Personal life

Wu lives in Sydney. Her father is of Chinese descent. She is the cousin of Australian Rugby Union player James Stannard and the second cousin of Australian runner Jana Pittman. Her brother Joshua and sister Madeline train in weightlifting.

Wu has a tattoo of the Olympic rings shaped as hearts on her right leg. She also has a tattoo across her left rib featuring the words 'only as much as I dream can I be.'

See also

In Spanish: Melissa Wu para niños