Erica Wu
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Full name | Erica Wu | ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Arcadia, California | ||||||||||||||||||
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[1] Arcadia, California | May 15, 1996||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 lb (54 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 吳炫寧 | ||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 吴炫宁 | ||||||||
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Erica Wu (born May 15, 1996) is an American table tennis player[1] who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4] She was the 2011 and 2012 US national champion in women's doubles (with Gao Jun) and reached the semifinals in women's singles at the 2011, 2012 and 2013 US national championships.[5] She was part of the US team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2012 North American Championships, Wu was the runner-up in women's singles behind fellow Olympian Lily Zhang. As of 2015 she is a freshman at Princeton University studying computer science.
Personal life
Erica Wu was born in Arcadia, California. Her parents are Taiwanese immigrants who worked as actuaries. She is an only child.[6] Rebeccah Barger is her Cristina Yang.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Erica Wu". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "2012 ITTF North American Championships". ITTF. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ "XVI Pan-American Games Results Book" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Olympic Games USA Table Tennis Media Guide". US Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Erica Wu". US Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ Huang, Josie. Arcadia teenager Erica Wu dreams of Olympic qualification, KPCC, April 20, 2012.