Not to be confused with
Wu Minxia, another Chinese diver.
| Fu Mingxia |
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| Born |
(1978-08-16) August 16, 1978
Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China |
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| Alma mater |
Tsinghua University |
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| Spouse(s) |
Anthony Leung (m.2002–present) |
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| Children |
Leung Sze-yu (b. 2003)
Leung Ho-ka (b. 2004)
youngest son (b. 2008) |
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Fu Mingxia (born August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) is a top female diver, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion.
Early life and career
At an early age, Fu learned to swim at a nearby river under the instruction of her father, Fu Yijun.[citation needed] She started gymnastics at age 5 but soon switched to diving. Fu Mingxia left home at the age of 9 to train in Beijing.[citation needed] She was later professionally coached by Jian Li You.
Fu won her first world champion title in 1991 at the World Swimming Championships. At age 12, she became the youngest world champion ever in any sport. In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13. That prompted the international governing body to rule divers must turn 14 by the year of Olympic, World Championship or World Cup competition to participate. Fu also won the 10-meter platform gold in both the 1993 and 1994 World Championships and the 3-meter springboard gold in the 95 World Championships.
In 1996, when Fu was 17 years old, she captured both the 10-meter platform gold and the 3-meter springboard gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In doing so, she equalled the achievements of Germany's Ingrid Krämer in the 1960 Rome Olympics, becoming only the fourth female to capture both titles.
Awards and accomplishments
- 1990 Goodwill Games – 10m platform 1st (11 years old)
- 1991 Asian Games – 10m platform 3rd (12 years old)
- 1991 World Swimming Championships – 10m platform 1st (12 years old)
- 1992 Olympic Games – 10m platform 1st (14 years old)
- 1993 FINA Diving World Cup – 3m springboard 3rd (15 years old)
- 1994 World Swimming Championships – 10m platform 1st (16 years old)
- 1994 Asian Games – 3m springboard 2nd (16 years old)
- 1995 FINA Diving World Cup – 10m platform 2nd (17 years old)
- 1995 FINA Diving World Cup – 3m springboard 1st (17 years old)
- 1996 Olympic Games – 10m platform 1st (18 years old)
- 1996 Olympic Games – 3m springboard 1st (18 years old)
- 1999 University Games – 10m platform 1st (21 years old)
- 1999 University Games – 3m springboard 1st (21 years old)
- 2000 FINA Diving World Cup – 3m springboard 2nd (22 years old)
- 2000 Olympic Games – 3m springboard synchronized (with Guo Jingjing) 2nd (22 years old)
- 2000 Olympic Games – 3m springboard 1st (22 years old)
Education and marriage
Fu Mingxia went to college to study economics after winning three Olympic gold medals in women's diving and then returned to the sport in 2000 to win a fourth.[1]
Fu married Antony Leung, former Financial Secretary of Government of Hong Kong, on July 15, 2002 in Hawaii. Their marriage was not publicly revealed until July 30, 2002. They have a daughter (born February 26, 2003) and two sons (born December 12, 2004 and April 25, 2008).
See also
References
- ↑ The Chinese Athlete July 24, 2008
Olympic Diving Champions in Women's 10 metre Platform |
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Olympic Diving Champions in Women's 3 metre Springboard |
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World Diving Champions in Women's 10 metre Platform |
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| Name |
Fu, Mingxia |
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| Short description |
Diver |
| Date of birth |
August 16, 1978 |
| Place of birth |
Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China |
| Date of death |
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China