Qin Kai (diver)

Qin Kai

Alexandre Despatie (right), He Chong (center) and Qin Kai (left), 2008 Olympic medalists
Personal information
Nationality Chinese
Born (1986-01-31) January 31, 1986
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Diving
Event(s) 3 m, 3 m synchro
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qin.

Qin Kai (simplified Chinese: 秦凯; traditional Chinese: 秦凱; pinyin: Qín Kǎi; born January 31, 1986) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 2001 World Junior Championships, he won the gold on the 3m Springboard and the silver medal on the Platform. At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on the springboard. At the 2006 World Cup, he won the gold on the 3m springboard. At the 2007 World Championships, he won the gold on the springboard and in the synchro springboard. At the 2008 World Cup, he won the gold in the 3m Synchro Springboard.

He is the 2008 Olympic Champion on the 3m Synchronized Springboard with Wang Feng and won bronze in the Men's 3m Springboard.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again competed in the men's 3 m synchronised springboard and the men's individual 3 m springboard. He retained his synchronised springboard title, this time with Luo Yutong, and won the silver medal in the individual event.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Qin Kai Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

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