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Wu Tsai-fu

Wu Tsai-fu (traditional Chinese: 吳再富; simplified Chinese: 吴再富; 22 May 1971 – 2022 or earlier) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics where he placed 14th.[1] He has competed in the fourth, fifth, and sixth weight classes in Taiwanese weightlifting contests. Wu received a silver medal in the clean and jerk event and a bronze medal in the total weight lifted at the 1997 Asian Weightlifting Championships. By 1997, Wu had set almost 20 national records.

Wu Tsai-fu
Personal information
Native name吳再富
NationalityTaiwanese
Born(1971-05-22)22 May 1971
Died2022 or earlier
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Wu became a weightlifting coach. He coached the weightlifters Hsu Shu-ching and Chiang Nien-hsin. Wu was a coach at National Taiwan Sport University in Linkou District. For two years, he coached indigenous students at the Taoyuan Junior High School (Chinese: 桃源國中) in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung.

Biography

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Wu initially trained in track and field. When he was 14 years old, he switched to weightlifting after the National Sports Training Center in Zuoying District sought to develop young weightlifters. His coach was Tsai Wen-yee who had won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Wu represented Kaohsiung in the Taiwan Provincial Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 台灣省中正杯舉重錦標賽) at the Tainan Municipal Gymnasium [zh] on 7 August 1987. Competing in the second weight class, he lifted a total weight of 200 kg (440 lb), which smashed the youth group record.[3] On 9 December 1987, Wu represented Kaohsiung at the National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 全國中正杯舉重錦標賽) at Taichung Municipal Tong-Feng Junior High School [zh]. Competing in the third youth weight class, he placed first.[4][5] Wu represented Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce [zh] at the National Youth Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 全國青年杯舉重賽) held at Taipei Municipal Huajiang Senior High School [zh] on 26 March 1988. Competing in the third youth weight class, he set two national youth records by lifting 122.5 kg (270 lb) in the clean and jerk and lifting a total weight of 222.5 kg (491 lb).[6]

Wu competed on 29 July 1988 at the Guolan Cup Weightlifting Competition (Chinese: 國蘭杯舉重賽) held in Changhua County's Ciao Sin Elementary School [zh], where he placed second in the third weight division.[7][8] On 23 August 1988, Wu represented Kaohsiung at the National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 全國中正杯舉重錦標賽). In the third weight class, he set two youth group records by lifting 130 kg (290 lb) in the clean and jerk and 235 kg (518 lb) in total weight.[9] Wu represented Kaohsiung in the third weight class in the district competition held on 27 October 1988 at Datung Elementary School [zh] in Miaoli. He received three gold medals.[10] Wu competed for Kaohsiung at the National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 全國中正杯舉重錦標賽) at Hwa-Gang Junior High School [zh] on 20 December 1988. Competing in the third weight class, he received three gold medals.[11] At the Taiwan Provincial Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 台灣省中正杯舉重錦標賽) on 22 July 1989, Wu competed for the first time in the fourth weight class. Other than the snatch, his clean and jerk and total weight lifted was superior to the other contestants at the same weight class.[12] Around 1990, Wu began studying at the National Taiwan Sport University.[13]

During the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 亞洲青年舉重錦標賽) in August 1991, Wu received two bronze medals in the fourth weight class for the snatch and total weight categories. He lifted 125 kg (276 lb) in the snatch and 150 kg (330 lb) in the clean and jerk.[14] During the World Cup Weightlifting Competition (Chinese: 世界杯舉重賽) in October 1991, he was told had to provide a urine sample for a routine drug test. Unable to generate urine, he drank six huge glasses of beer to help him urinate. As he typically did not drink alcohol, he became intoxicated and needed fellow team members to help him return to the athletes' village.[15] Owing to unexpected underperformance from Liao Hsing-chou and Chang Shun-chien, Wu received the gold medal in the fourth weight class of the district games held on 28 October 1991. He lifted 125 kg (276 lb) in the snatch and 150 kg (330 lb) in the clean and jerk for a total of 275 kg (606 lb).[16] He represented Taiwan on 13 December 1991 at the Fucheng Cup International Weightlifting Invitational Tournament (Chinese: 府城杯國際舉重邀請賽), where he received the gold medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) weight class by lifting 275 kg (606 lb) in total through 125 kg (276 lb) in the snatch and 150 kg (330 lb) in the clean and jerk.[13]

At the 1993 East Asian Games, Wu competed in the 70 kg (150 lb) weight class and ranked sixth. He set three national records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total weight categories. He lifted 130 kg (290 lb) in the snatch and 160 kg (350 lb) in the clean and jerk for a total weight of 290 kg (640 lb).[17] At the Youth Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 青年杯舉重錦標賽) held on 28 March 1994, Wu received three gold medals in the fourth weight class. He lifted 135.5 kg (299 lb) in the snatch and 160 kg (350 lb) in the clean and jerk.[18] Wu, who had previously competed in the fourth weight class, competed in the sixth weight class of 83 kg (183 lb) at the National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championships (Chinese: 全國中正杯舉重錦標賽) on 22 December 1994. He received a gold medal after lifting 173.5 kg (383 lb) in the clean and jerk, which set a national record, and 132.5 kg (292 lb) in the snatch.[19] By 1995, Wu was the owner of seven national records. To train himself and improve his performance, Wu put on 22 kg (49 lb) in the three months ending in April 1995.[20] At the 1996 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Wu competed in the fifth weight class and set a national record in the clean and jerk by lifting 177.5 kg (391 lb).[21]

Wu competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He participated in Group B and placed 14th overall in the event. Wu lifted 137.5 kg (303 lb) in the snatch and 175 kg (386 lb) in the clean and jerk for a total weight of 312.5 kg (689 lb).[22] At the 1997 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the fifth weight class, Wu received a silver medal in the clean and jerk by lifting 175 kg (386 lb), which was a personal record. He lifted 135 kg (298 lb) in the snatch, which put him in fourth place in that event. His total weight lifted was 310 kg (680 lb) which matched another competitor's. He received the bronze medal in the total weight category because he had weighed less than his competitor.[23] By 1997, he had set national records almost 20 times.[2]

Min Sheng Bao reported in 1996 that Wu was in a long-term relationship with Tsai Hui-wan (Chinese: 蔡惠婉), who had set a women's weightlifting national record in the first weight class on 23 October 1996.[24] He decided to get engaged with her at the end of 1997.[2] The couple got married on 11 February 1999.[25] They trained girls at the Linkou Sports Academy (Chinese: 林口體院) in weightlifting.[26]

Wu was a coach at National Taiwan Sport University in Linkou District. Yu Cheng-hsien, who was then the Ministry of the Interior, suggested that he teach young athletes. Wu agreed, thinking he'd be going to Taoyuan Junior High School (Chinese: 桃園市立桃園國民中學) in Taoyuan, Taiwan, which was close to Linkou District. However, he was sent to a similarly named school—differing by one Chinese character—the Taoyuan Junior High School (Chinese: 桃源國中) in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung. He spent two years coaching indigenous tribal students in a mountainous area. Wu observed that the students were athletically gifted but were from poverty-stricken backgrounds. Using his own funds, Wu contributed roughly NT$35,000 (US$1,253) every month—two-thirds of his salary—to give his students scholarships, sports gear, meals, and nutritional supplements. He coached the weightlifters Hsu Shu-ching and Chiang Nien-hsin. After his stint in the mountains, he moved to Kaohsiung Municipal Wunshan Senior High Schoo [zh], where he encouraged tall students to compete in handball and swimming and shorter, stockier students to compete in judo and weightlifting. Wu coached students from Namasia District, Taoyuan, Shanlin District, Laiyi, and Taiwu.[27]

A 2022 article in the United Daily News said that Wu was dead. The Kaohsiung City Sports Development Bureau (Chinese: 高雄市運發局) posthumously awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award (Chinese: 終身成就獎).[28]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wu Tsai-fu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c He, Chang-fa 何長發 (14 July 1997). "大雞慢啼 吳再富揚州償宿願" [Late Bloomer: Wu Tsai-fu Fulfills His Dream in Yangzhou]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
  3. ^ "中正杯舉重賽 青年組放異彩" [Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Competition: Youth Category Shines]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 8 August 1987. p. 3.
  4. ^ "全國中正杯 舉重錦標賽 青少年第二級廖星洲挺舉破全國 朱南美抓舉55公斤．創國內紀錄" [National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championship: Youth Level 2: Liao Hsing-chou breaks the national record in the clean and jerk. Zhu Nan-mei sets a domestic record with a 55 kg snatch]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 10 December 1987. p. 2.
  5. ^ "體育世界 小將廖星洲 挺舉破全國 金門娘子軍 抓舉不含糊" [Sports World Young athlete: Liao Hsing-chou breaks the national record in the clean and jerk, while the Kinmen women's team performs impressively in the snatch]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 10 December 1987. p. 7.
  6. ^ "金門娘子軍 金牌女力士 青年杯舉重賽 兩破四平最佳成績" [Kinmen Women's Team: Gold Medal Powerlifters. In the Youth Cup Weightlifting Competition, they broke four personal bests.]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 27 March 1988. p. 3.
  7. ^ "國蘭杯舉重賽 蔡溫義改寫自己紀錄" [Guolan Cup Cup Weightlifting Competition: Tsai Wen-yee breaks his own record]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 30 July 1988. p. 4.
  8. ^ "分別多舉0.5及2公斤 蔡溫義與張順堅 挺舉雙雙破全國" [Tsai Wen-yee and Chang Shun-chien both break the national record in the clean and jerk, lifting 0.5 kg and 2 kg more, respectively.]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 30 July 1988. p. 7.
  9. ^ "中正杯舉重賽 蔡溫義 又破了 挺進一公斤 舉得十萬元" [Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Competition Tsai Wen-yee has broken the record again. Lifted one kilogram more and won 100,000 yuan]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 24 August 1988. p. 2.
  10. ^ "跳級挑戰 兩舉成功 既順又堅 抓破全國 張順堅﹑吳再富最風光 蔣明雄挺舉破大會" [Advanced Challenge: Two Successful Lifts, Both Smooth and Strong, Breaks National Record. Chang Shun-chien and Wu Tsai-fu Shine the Brightest, Chiang Ming-hsiung Breaks the Competition Record]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 28 October 1988. p. 4.
  11. ^ "全國中正杯舉重賽 廖星州挺舉一五二公斤勇破全國紀錄 四年有成" [National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Competition: Liao Hsing-chou lifts 152 kilograms, breaking the national record after four years of effort]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 21 December 1988. p. 2.
  12. ^ Wu, Zhen-fu 吳振福 (23 July 1989). "(中正杯舉重賽) 力拔山兮 迭創佳績! 女子組續有三人破全國 倪嘉苹 創三紀錄未圓夢" [Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Competition: Power to Lift Mountains, Continuously Achieving Great Results! In the women's category, three more athletes broke national records, with Ni Jia-ping setting three records but still falling short of her dream]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 10.
  13. ^ a b Zeng, Qing-dan 曾清淡 (14 December 1991). "府城杯國際舉重邀請賽 外籍選手奪下五級冠軍 65公斤總和吳再富藝高力大 摘金 蘇聯薩夫承柯 保加利亞司多阿諾夫皆破大會紀錄" [International Weightlifting Invitation Cup: Foreign Athletes Claim Five Championships. Wu Tsai-fu Wins Gold in 65 kg Total Lift. Soviet lifter Safchenko and Bulgarian Stoyanov both set new competition records.]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 17.
  14. ^ "亞洲青年舉重賽 中華吳再富奪2銅 王鴻輝、葉水成 都獲第4名" [Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships: Wu Tsai-fu of Taiwan wins 2 bronze medals, while Wang Hung-Hui and Yeh Shui-Cheng both secure 4th place]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 28 August 1991. p. 4.
  15. ^ "世界杯舉重賽花絮 吳再富灌酒逼尿 大醉一場" [Highlights from the Weightlifting World Cup: Wu Tsai-fu Forced to Drink Beer to Urinate, Ends Up Drunk]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 5 October 1991. p. 2.
  16. ^ "蔡溫弄 稱霸第三級 廖星州、張順堅失常 第四級金牌拱讓吳再富" [Tsai Wen-yee Dominates Level Three: Liao Hsing-chou and Chang Shun-chien Falter, Allowing Wu Tsai-fu to Take Gold in Level 4]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 29 October 1991. p. 2.
  17. ^ "《舉重》 大陸隊兩金入袋 中華吳再富 七十公斤級 得到第六名 三項破全國" [Weightlifting: Mainland Team Secures Two Gold Medals; Taiwan's Wu Tsai-fu Finishes Sixth in 70 kg Category, Breaking Three National Records]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 12 May 1993. p. 18.
  18. ^ Su, Jia-xiang 蘇嘉祥 (29 March 1994). "《青年杯舉重賽》 廖星州 吳再富 老面孔新紀錄 兩人成為新紀錄獲承認後﹐第一批刷新全國紀錄的大力士。" [Youth Cup Weightlifting Competition: Liao Hsing-chou and Wu Tsai-fu: Familiar Faces, New Records]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
  19. ^ Su, Jia-xiang 蘇嘉祥 (23 December 1994). "全國中正杯舉重賽 郭泰志、吳再富 挺破全國 比賽三天來已三項破全國，今將進行最後一天四級賽程。" [National Zhongzheng Cup Weightlifting Championship Kuo Tai-chih and Wu Tsai-fu Set New National Records. After three days of competition, three national records have already been broken, with the final day of the four-level competition taking place today.]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
  20. ^ Wu, Chongtao 伍崇韜 (12 April 1995). "訓練、服役難兼得 舉重名將 不想當兵有苦衷" [Training and Military Service Hard to Balance: Weightlifting Stars Share Their Struggles]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 25.
  21. ^ "男子第五級吳再富挺舉破全國" [Wu Tsai-fu Breaks National Record in Men's Fifth Level Clean and Jerk]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 8 April 1996. p. 2.
  22. ^ Su, Jia-xiang 蘇嘉祥 (27 July 1996). "世界紀錄一直改寫 大力 強中強 連四破 希臘狄瑪斯舉起83公斤級金牌" [World Records Continuously Broken. Strongman Dominates with Four New Records: Greek lifter Dimas Wins Gold in the 83 kg Category]. United Evening News [zh] (in Chinese). p. 12.
  23. ^ He, Chang-fa 何長發 (13 July 1997). "《亞洲舉重賽》 吳再富 舉起一銀一銅" [Asian Weightlifting Championships: Wu Tsai-fu Wins Silver and Bronze]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 4.
  24. ^ He, Chang-fa 何長發 (24 October 1996). "廖星州、朱南美 年底訂婚" [Liao Hsing-chou and Zhu Nan-mei Announce Engagement by Year-End]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 2.
  25. ^ He, Chang-fa 何長發 (18 March 1999). "舉重三對非常配 都要結婚了 半年內喜事連三攤:朱南美和廖星州 陳淑枝和江明政 蔡惠婉和吳再富" [Three Perfect Weightlifting Couples: All Set to Marry]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. 1.
  26. ^ Li, Yi-chung 李一中 (18 March 1999). "舉重有情人 承傳有愛心" [Weightlifting Lovers: A Legacy of Love]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 31.
  27. ^ Wang, Chao-yue 王昭月 (12 May 2015). "許淑淨出自他門下 桃園變桃源 吳再富結下港都緣" [Hsu Shu-ching Emerges from His Guidance. Taoyuan Transforms into Taoyuan: Wu Tsai-fu Forms Bonds with Kaohsiung Youth]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. B2.
  28. ^ Xu, Ru-yi 徐如宜 (6 September 2022). "高雄體育有功人員表揚 已逝陳亮達…獲頒特別獎" [Kaohsiung Honors Outstanding Sports Contributors: Late Chen Liang-da Awarded Special Prize]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. B2. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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