Esther Qin

Esther Qin

Esther Qin won the gold medal in the Women's 3m springboard, 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Personal information
Full name	Fan Ester Qin[1]
Born	18 November 1991 Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Team	Diving Australia[1]
Medal record Women's Diving Competitor for  Australia World Championships 2015 Kazan 3m synchronized Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 3m synchronized 2014 Glasgow 1m springboard

Esther Qin (born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian diver.^[2]

Personal

She is attending RMIT in Melbourne.

Career

Qin started diving at the age of eleven in China and competed in several national competitions until her family emigrated to Australia in 2009.^[3] Qin competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia won a silver medal in the 3m synchronised Samantha Mills.^[4] She also competed in the 1 m and 3 m springboard. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland, she won the gold medal in the 3m springboard and a bronze medal in 1m springboard.^[2] She was coached by Chava Sobrino at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.^[5]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Kazan, Russia, she won a bronze medal in the 3m synchronized with Samantha Mills.^[6]

References

1. "QIN Fan Esther". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. "Ether Qin results". 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. "Outstanding Diver of the NSWCHS Championships". DET NSW School Sports Unit website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
4. "Honour Roll - Esther Quin". Australian University Sport website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
5. Paxinos, Stathi. "Australia's Esther Qin claims diving gold". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
6. "Women's 3m Synchro Springboard" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 16th FINA World Championships website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.