Yue "Jennifer" Wu
Full nameYue Wu[1]
Nationality United States
ResidenceFort Lee, New Jersey[2]
Born (1990-01-04) January 4, 1990[2]
Beijing, China[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleoffensive[1]
ClubNew York Indoor Sports Club[1]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles

Yue "Jennifer" Wu (born January 4, 1990)[1] is a Chinese 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, China 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]

Wu has been a resident of Fort Lee, New Jersey.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yue Wu profile". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. 1 2 "Jennifer Wu (Wu Yue) profile". Joola. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Blanchette, John (September 30, 2015). "How Unranked Jennifer Wu Shocked The Table Tennis World And Made The Olympic Team". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "JOOLA Profile Spotlight: Jennifer (Yue) Wu". Joola.us. September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Hartnett, Sean. "After Taking Up Table Tennis To Improve Her Vision, New Jerseyan Now Sets Sights On Olympic Gold", WCBS-TV, July 25, 2016. Accessed August 9, 2016. "The 26-year-old became a U.S. citizen in 2014. Born with the given name Yue, she has adopted Jennifer as her Americanized name, calls Fort Lee, New Jersey, home and is accustomed to American culture and cuisine."
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