Career
Wu represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women"s synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women"s springboard, coming in second place behind Guo Jingjing. Wu represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women"s synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a bronze medal in the 3 metre women"s springboard, coming in third place behind Guo and Russian Julia Pakhalina. After Guo Jingjing"s retirement, she participated in synchronized events with He Zi.
Her father said he misled her to keep her focused on training.
The news drew criticism from China.