Melissa Wu (diver)

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Melissa Wu (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian diver who has won silver medals at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games and now has her sights set on the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Wu began diving only in 2003 after early training in gymnastics. After winning a number of junior and state titles in 2004 and 2005, her first big breakthrough came with a win in the 10m platform at the Australian Open Diving Championships in 2006 where she finished ahead of Olympic gold medallists Chantelle Newbery and Loudy Tourky. The win earned her a place on the Commonwealth Games team where she won a silver medal on the synchronised 10m platform with Alex Croak and finished fifth in the individual 10m platform.

In 2007, she defended her 10m platform title at the Australian Open and was selected for the World Championships where she won silver in the synchronised 10m platform and finished 11th in the individual event.

Wu lives in Brisbane and is second cousin to Australian hurdler Jana Pittman