Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian

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player. She clinched three

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gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in

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and

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, and also the women's doubles title in

. At the Pan Am Championships, she won seven golds, and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016.

Early and personal life

Wu is currently a business student at the

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and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old.

Career

As a junior, she has won 29 provincial titles and was a member of Team Canada at the

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and the

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from 2008 to 2013. Despite having a full course load in university, Josephine's passion for the sport has motivated her to continue balancing her school work and training. She was the mixed doubles winner at the 2014 College-University National Championships and went on to represent Canada at the 2014 World University Badminton Championships in Cordoba, Spain. Outside of training, Josephine also enjoys coaching her high school's badminton team. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships. In the individual event, she won the Pan Am Championships gold medals in the women's doubles in 2016, and 2017, and also in the mixed doubles in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Wu was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games. In 2021, Wu defend her mixed doubles title at the Pan Am Championships with partner

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player. Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships. Career In June 2021, Hurl ...

, when the duo beating Christopher Martínez and Marian Paiz of Guatemala in the final in straight games. In June, Wu was named to Canada's Olympic team, competing in the

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badminton event with Hurlburt-Yu, but they were eliminated in the group stage. After the Olympics, Wu reunited with

Ty Alexander Lindeman Ty Alexander Lindeman (born 15 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. He trains at B-Active Badminton Club, and in 2015, he represented Alberta competed at the XXV Canada Games. He won two U23 national titles in 2016 for men's doubles (wi ...

and managed to win the

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, became their first in the international tournament since their last pairing in 2018. In 2023, Wu took the gold medal in the women's doubles with

Catherine Choi Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player. She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events. Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Championships and 2023 Pan America ...

and the silver medal with

at the Pan Am Championships. This was the seven gold medals won by Wu since her debut at the Championships in 2016. She then made her second appearance at the

and captured two gold medals by winning the women's doubles with Choi and the mixed doubles with Lindeman.

Achievements

Pan American Games

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Pan Am Championships

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Pan Am Junior Championships

''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 4 runners-up)

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament :

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tournament

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