Felipe Almeida Wu (born 11 June 1992 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian sport shooter.[1] He won a silver medal in the Men's 10m air pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Wu made his international shooting debut, as an eighteen-year-old, at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. There, he picked up the silver medal with a total score of 676.0 in the boys' air pistol, finishing closely behind Ukrainian shooter and 2012 Olympian Denys Kushnirov by three-tenths of a point margin.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Felipe won a silver medal in the Men's 10m air pistol event. This was Brazil's first medal at the first Olympics in Brazil. Felipe is also the first Brazilian of Chinese descent to win a medal at the Olympics. Following this success, Felipe became well known in Brazil for his exploits.
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^ abc"Brazil's Wu claims Pan Am shooting gold, Olympic berth". Reuters. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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^"Felipe Wu ganha ouro e vaga olímpica no tiro esportivo" [Felipe Wu wins gold and an Olympic berth in shooting] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^"Atirador Felipe Wu é ouro no Pan e garante vaga para Rio-2016" [Shooter Felipe Wu takes the gold and guarantees a spot for Rio 2016] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^"Felipe Wu ganha ouro e vaga olímpica no tiro esportivo" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
felipe, this, portuguese, name, first, maternal, family, name, almeida, second, paternal, family, name, felipe, almeida, born, june, 1992, são, paulo, brazilian, sport, shooter, silver, medal, pistol, event, 2016, summer, olympics, janeiro, felipe, almeida, wu. In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Wu Felipe Almeida Wu born 11 June 1992 in Sao Paulo is a Brazilian sport shooter 1 He won a silver medal in the Men s 10m air pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Felipe Almeida WuWu with his Olympic Silver medal August 2016Personal informationFull nameFelipe Almeida WuNationality BrazilBorn 1992 06 11 11 June 1992 age 31 Sao Paulo BrazilHeight1 69 m 5 ft 6 1 2 in Weight69 kg 152 lb SportSportShootingEvent s 10 m air pistol AP60 50 m pistol FP Medal record Men s shooting Representing Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10m air pistol Pan American Games 2015 Toronto AP60 2023 Santiago AP60 South American Games 2010 Medellin AP60 T 2014 Santiago AP60 2022 Asuncion 10m air pistol 2022 Asuncion 25m fire pistol Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore AP60Career editHe won a silver medal in the boys air pistol at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore and then added the gold to his career hardware on his senior debut at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto 2 Wu made his international shooting debut as an eighteen year old at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore There he picked up the silver medal with a total score of 676 0 in the boys air pistol finishing closely behind Ukrainian shooter and 2012 Olympian Denys Kushnirov by three tenths of a point margin 3 Despite having missed out his bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Wu managed to improve his lifetime best of 201 8 points for the final meet record and his first senior title in the men s air pistol at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto Ontario Canada 2 4 Following his gold medal victory at the Games Wu has occupied one of the nine places entrusted to the host nation s squad and prepared training to compete for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 2 5 Felipe Wu won gold medal in the men s air pistol in Bangkok Thailand first stage of 2016 ISSF World Cup 6 At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Felipe won a silver medal in the Men s 10m air pistol event This was Brazil s first medal at the first Olympics in Brazil Felipe is also the first Brazilian of Chinese descent to win a medal at the Olympics Following this success Felipe became well known in Brazil for his exploits He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics 7 References edit ISSF Profile Felipe Almeida Wu ISSF Retrieved 13 July 2015 a b c Brazil s Wu claims Pan Am shooting gold Olympic berth Reuters 12 July 2015 Retrieved 13 July 2015 10m Air Pistol Men Denys s greatest day ended up with a handshake Chinese Olympic Committee 25 August 2010 Retrieved 13 July 2015 Felipe Wu ganha ouro e vaga olimpica no tiro esportivo Felipe Wu wins gold and an Olympic berth in shooting in Portuguese O Estado de S Paulo 12 July 2015 Retrieved 13 July 2015 Atirador Felipe Wu e ouro no Pan e garante vaga para Rio 2016 Shooter Felipe Wu takes the gold and guarantees a spot for Rio 2016 in Portuguese Universo Online 12 July 2015 Retrieved 13 July 2015 Felipe Wu ganha ouro e vaga olimpica no tiro esportivo in Portuguese Globoesporte com 5 March 2016 Retrieved 5 March 2016 Shooting WU Felipe Almeida Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 2021 08 23 Retrieved 2021 08 23 External links editFelipe Wu at the International Shooting Sport Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felipe Wu amp oldid 1221020650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
