Jennifer Wu
| Yue “Jennifer” Wu | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yue Wu.[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Residence | New Jersey[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1990[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Playing style | offensive[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Indoor Sports Club[1] | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yue “Jennifer” Wu (born January 4, 1990 as Wu Yue, but commonly known as Jennifer Wu)[1] is a naturalized American table tennis player originally from China who has been named to the U.S. team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was a gold medalist in women's team and women's singles at the 2015 Pan American Games, which qualified her for the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]
Personal life
Wu grew up in Beijing and began playing table tennis at age 8.[3] She moved to the United States in 2008.[3] She was given the American name Jennifer,[3] but says she identifies more with her given name Yue.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Yue Wu profile". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- 1 2 "Jennifer Wu (Wu Yue) profile". Joola. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- 1 2 3 4 Blanchette, John (September 30, 2015). "How Unranked Jennifer Wu Shocked The Table Tennis World And Made The Olympic Team". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ↑ "JOOLA Profile Spotlight: Jennifer (Yue) Wu". Joola.us. September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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