Julie Chu
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Born: | March 13, 1982 (age 25)![]() |
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Occupation: | Olympic athlete |
Olympic medal record | |||
Women's Ice Hockey | |||
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Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice Hockey | |
Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey |
Julie Chu (朱慧雯 born March 13, 1982) is a United States Olympic athlete who plays the position of forward on the Women's Ice Hockey team. She stands at a height of 5’8”. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Julie graduated in 2001 from Choate Rosemary Hall.
Chu is the first Asian American woman and first Chinese American woman to play for the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team, and played in the 2002 and 2006 games. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2007 for best female collegiate hockey player.
She is attending Harvard University.
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