Yue "Jennifer" Wu (born January 4, 1990) is a

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player originally from

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who has been named to the U.S. team at the

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. She was a gold medalist in women's team and women's singles at the

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, which qualified her for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Personal life

Wu grew up in

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and began playing table tennis at age 8. She moved to the United States in 2008. She was given the American name Jennifer, but says she identifies more with her given name Yue. Wu has been a resident of

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"After Taking Up Table Tennis To Improve Her Vision, New Jerseyan Now Sets Sights On Olympic Gold"

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, 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."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Yue Living people American female table tennis players American sportspeople of Chinese descent 1990 births People from Fort Lee, New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Table tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of the United States Pan American Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players from Beijing Naturalised table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century American women