Julia Wu

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Julia Wu is a right-handed table tennis player from New Zealand who has represented New Zealand and Oceania in a number of international championships, including the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore and the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju. She plays with a shakehand grip. In the 2009 ASB Young Sports Person of the Year Awards, Wu was a finalist in the Girls Table Tennis section.

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Sporting career

Wu was professionally trained in Auckland, where she was part of the high performance programme within the Auckland Table Tennis Association.

When asked about representing New Zealand, she replied: “It means a lot - I would've never thought that I would have made it but I did, so I am extremely happy to be part of the team.”

Competitions

2008 Oceania Table Tennis Championships

2008 Tahiti Junior Open

2008 New Zealand Summer Nationals

U15 Girl's Singles - 1st

U15 Girl's Doubles - 1st (with Angie Guo)

U15 Mixed Doubles - 2nd (with Brad Storer)

2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships

2009 ITTF Cadet Challenge & ITTF Junior Circuit Finals

2010 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualification Event

2010 Oceania Table Tennis Championships

Individual Events

U21 Women's Doubles - 3rd

U18 Girls’ Singles - 3rd

U18 Girls’ Doubles – 3rd (with Jennifer Tseng; tied with Natalie Paterson/Sophia Dong)

Team Events

U18 Girls' Team - 2nd (with Jennifer Tseng and Natalie Paterson)

2010 Youth Olympic Games

Played Women's Singles and Mixed Team

2010 New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Cadet Girls' Doubles - 1st (with Angie Guo)

2015 Summer Universiade

Played Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, Women's Team, and Mixed Doubles

Personal life

Wu is an avid guitar and bass player.

References

Julia Wu Wikipedia

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