Erica Wu
Wu in 2012
Personal information
Nationality United States
ResidenceArcadia, California
Born (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996[1]
Arcadia, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Weight119 lb (54 kg)[1]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team[2]
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Cary Singles[3]
Erica Wu
Traditional Chinese吳炫寧
Simplified Chinese吴炫宁

Erica Shen-Ning Wu[4] (born May 15, 1996) is an American table tennis player[1] who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[5] 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.[6] 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 2018 she was a senior at Princeton University studying computer science. Between 2018 and 2022, she worked as a Software Engineer at Meta.

Personal life

Erica Wu was born in Arcadia, California. Her parents are Taiwanese immigrants who worked as actuaries. She is an only child.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erica Wu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "XVI Pan-American Games Results Book" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 ITTF North American Championships". ITTF. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wu Erica Shen-Ning". 2017 Summer Universiade. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2012 Olympic Games USA Table Tennis Media Guide". US Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Erica Wu". US Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ Huang, Josie. Arcadia teenager Erica Wu dreams of Olympic qualification, KPCC, April 20, 2012.
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