Julia Wu

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.

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 U15 Girls' Singles – 1st U15 Girls' 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 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.