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Josh
In a world where picking up heavy objects and
putting them down again is an art form, USQ
Elite Athlete Joshua Wu is a master of his art.
At only 20 years of age, Joshua can clean and
jerk 140kg (that’s fifty bricks, or the weight of a
full-grown male giant panda). But that kind of
strength doesn’t come without its fair share of
hard work. Joshua has been training for the past
eight years, and is currently with the Burwood
High Performance Olympic Weightlifting Club,
alongside his sister Maddi.
All of Josh’s hard work and training is starting
to pay off, as it often does. In the last five years,
Josh has nearly doubled his personal best on the
clean and jerk. On top of this, his weightlifting
journey has sent him across the country and the
world, from Melbourne to Tbilisi, Georgia.
In 2017, Joshua will be representing USQ at the
Taipei National Intercollegiate Athletic Games
from May 3–9 in Taiwan, competing against
students from across the world.
Between his back-breaking training and busy
competition schedule, Joshua is also studying a
Bachelor of Laws via distance education.
Congratulations on your achievements, Josh, and
we wish you all the best at the Taipei Games.
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