Chen Ruolin

Chen Ruoli
Personal information
Nationality Chinese
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992
Nantong, Jiangsu
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 47 kg (104 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Diving
Event(s) 10 m, 10 m synchro
Coached by Ren Shaofen
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Ruolin (simplified Chinese: 陈若琳; traditional Chinese: 陳若琳; pinyin: Chén Ruòlín; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese diver.

Career

She won the gold medals in the women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China, then duplicated the double gold performance at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1996, she lit the torch at the 1996 Asian Winter Games in Harbin Sports City Center Stadium.

In 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, Chen won two gold medals for Women's 10 m platform and Women's 10 m synchro platform (partnering Wang Hao). She became the first Chinese female diver who claimed all the gold medals in women's platform events in Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championships.

Performance Timeline

Women's 10 m platform

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR
Olympics NH G Not Held G Not Held 2 / 2
World Championships S NH S NH G NH S NH A 1 / 4
FINA Diving World Cup NH G NH S NH G NH A NH 2 / 3

Women's 10 m synchro platform

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR
Olympics NH G Not Held G Not Held 2 / 2
World Championships NH A NH G NH G NH G NH G 4 / 4
FINA Diving World Cup G NH G NH G NH G NH G NH 5 / 5

References

Awards
Preceded by
First award
FINA Diver of the Year
2010
Succeeded by
China Wu Minxia
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Darren Choy
Final Summer Youth Olympic Torchbearer
Nanjing 2014
Succeeded by
TBA 2018
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