Josephine Wu

Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player. She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and in the women's doubles title in 2023. At the Pan Am Championships, she has won eight gold and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016.

Early and personal life Wu was a business student at the University of Alberta and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old.

Career As a junior, she won 29 provincial titles and was a member of Team Canada at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships and the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships 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 June, Wu was named to Canada's Olympic team, competing in the mixed doubles badminton event with Hurlburt-Yu, but they were eliminated in the group stage. After the Olympics, Wu reunited with Ty Alexander Lindeman and managed to win the Guatemala International, 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 and the silver medal with Ty Alexander Lindeman at the Pan Am Championships. This was the seven gold medals won by Wu since her debut at the Championships in 2016. She won the mixed doubles title at the Polish Open partnered with Lindeman. As the first seeded at the Pan Am Championships both in the mixed and women's doubles, she had to settle for the bronze medals in both events after being defeated by the American pairs.

In 2025, Wu participated in the Pan American Cup and won the gold medal with the Canada team. She then captured her eight Pan Am Championships individual title, by winning the mixed doubles with Lindeman.

Achievements

Pan American Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Catherine Choi Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Polideportivo 3,Lima, Peru Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai 18–21, 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Ty Alexander Lindeman Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai 17–21, 21–17, 21–19 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil Michelle Tong Paula la Torre Luz María Zornoza 21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold 2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Michelle Tong Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura 21–11, 21–12 Gold Gold 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Michelle Tong Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 21–17, 17–21, 14–21 Silver Silver 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Catherine Choi Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 15–21, 25–27 Silver Silver 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Catherine Choi Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 17–21, 18–21 Silver Silver 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Catherine Choi Francesca Corbett Allison Lee 21–14, 21–18 Gold Gold 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Catherine Choi Francesca Corbett Allison Lee 18–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil Nathan Osborne Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam 17–21, 17–21 Silver Silver 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Ty Alexander Lindeman Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai 21–14, 26–24 Gold Gold 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima 21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold 2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Ty Alexander Lindeman Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto 21–12, 21–11 Gold Gold 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Ty Alexander Lindeman Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Rachel Honderich 20–22, 21–18, 17–21 Silver Silver 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Ty Alexander Lindeman Presley Smith Allison Lee 11–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Ty Alexander Lindeman Jonathan Lai Crystal Lai 21–15, 21–15 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2012 Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada Cherie Chow 13–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze 2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Lohaynny Vicente 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Millennium Place,Edmonton, Canada Takeisha Wang Cherie Chow Christine Yang 21–18, 18–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze 2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Takeisha Wang Cherie Chow Christine Yang 17–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Millennium Place,Edmonton, Canada Nathan Osborne Phillip Chew Iris Wang 19–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Nathan Osborne Kevin Chan Christine Yang 21–16, 15–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (15 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Guatemala International Talia Ng Eliana Zhang Wendy Zhang 14–21, 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2019 Bulgarian Open Catherine Choi Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci 8–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2022 Mexican International Catherine Choi Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2023 Polish Open Catherine Choi Jin Yujia Crystal Wong 17–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up 2023 Guatemala International Catherine Choi Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2024 Azerbaijan International Catherine Choi Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 14–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2026 Vietnam International Gronya Somerville Miki Kanehiro Yuna Kato 16–21, 21–19, 24–22 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Toby Ng Sattawat Pongnairat Kuei-Ya Chen 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Sattawat Pongnairat Kerry Xu 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2018 Guatemala International Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza 21–12, 21–18 Winner 2018 Santo Domingo Open Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima 21–17, 16–21, 22–20 Winner 2019 Bulgarian Open Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Matthew Clare Lizzie Tolman 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2019 South Australia International Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Dejan Ferdinansyah Serena Kani 21–19, 25–27, 21–16 Winner 2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2021 Guatemala International Ty Alexander Lindeman Joshua Yuan Allison Lee 21–17, 21–8 Winner 2022 Peru Challenge Ty Alexander Lindeman Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai 20–22, 21–13, 21–23 Runner-up 2023 Mexican International Ty Alexander Lindeman Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2023 Guatemala International Ty Alexander Lindeman Kevin Lee Eliana Zhang 21–9, 21–11 Winner 2023 Peru Challenge Ty Alexander Lindeman Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai 21–18, 21–15 Winner 2024 Polish Open Ty Alexander Lindeman Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen 21–16, 22–20 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament