Wu Minxia

Wu Minxia

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	10 November 1985 Shanghai, China
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 1 1 World Championships 8 5 1 FINA Diving World Cup 7 4 1 Asian Games 4 1 - Total 23 11 3 Olympic Games 2004 Athens 3 m synchro 2008 Beijing 3 m synchro 2012 London 3 m synchro 2012 London 3 m springboard 2004 Athens 3 m springboard 2008 Beijing 3 m springboard World Championships 2001 Fukuoka 3 m synchro 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro 2009 Rome 3 m synchro 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro 2011 Shanghai 3 m springboard 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2015 Kazan 3 m synchro springboard 2001 Fukuoka 1 m springboard 2005 Montréal 1 m springboard 2005 Montréal 3 m springboard 2007 Melbourne 3 m springboard 2009 Rome 1 m springboard 2003 Barcelona 3 m springboard Asian Games 2002 Busan 3 m synchro 2006 Doha 1 m springboard 2006 Doha 3 m springboard 2010 Guangzhou 1 m springboard 2002 Busan 3 m springboard

Wu Minxia (simplified Chinese: 吴敏霞; traditional Chinese: 吳敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; born 10 November 1985) is a Chinese female diver and first woman to win gold medal in a diving event in three consecutive Olympic Games.

Career

Wu represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in second place behind Guo Jingjing.

Wu represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a bronze medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in third place behind Guo and Russian Julia Pakhalina. After Guo Jingjing's retirement, she participated in synchronized events with He Zi.

Wu represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard^[1] along with He Zi, becoming the first woman to win gold medal in a diving event in three consecutive Olympic Games.^[2] She won the 3 metre springboard gold medal as well. After the 3 metre springboard competition, it was revealed that her parents withheld information that her grandmother died a year before, and that her mother had cancer. Her father said he misled her to keep her focused on training. The news drew criticism from China.^[3]

By winning the 3m synchronized springboard event at the 2013 World Championships with new partner Shi Tingmao, Wu became the first person to win six gold medals in a synchronized event.^[4]

See also

• China at the 2008 Summer Olympics; China at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics; Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

1. "London Olympics: China's Wu wins gold in women's 3m springboard". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
2. CTV, CTV 2012 London Summer Olympics, airdate: 29 July 2012, circa 11:00am EDT
3. China diver's family 'hid' mother's illness Agence France Presse
4. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3893:diving-day-1-wu-and-shi-win-3m-synchro-title&catid=382:bcn2013-diving&Itemid=1509

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