Wu Minxia

Wu Minxia

Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 Shanghai
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 7 5 1 FINA Diving World Cup 7 4 1 Asian Games 4 1 - Total 22 11 3 Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 3 m synchro Gold 2008 Beijing 3 m synchro Gold 2012 London 3 m synchro Gold 2012 London 3 m springboard Silver 2004 Athens 3 m springboard Bronze 2008 Beijing 3 m springboard World Championships Gold 2001 Fukuoka 3 m synchro Gold 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro Gold 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro Gold 2009 Rome 3 m synchro Gold 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro Gold 2011 Shanghai 3 m springboard Gold 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro Silver 2001 Fukuoka 1 m springboard Silver 2005 Montréal 1 m springboard Silver 2005 Montréal 3 m springboard Silver 2007 Melbourne 3 m springboard Silver 2009 Rome 1 m springboard Bronze 2003 Barcelona 3 m springboard Asian Games Gold 2002 Busan 3 m synchro Gold 2006 Doha 1 m springboard Gold 2006 Doha 3 m springboard Gold 2010 Guangzhou 1 m springboard Silver 2002 Busan 3 m springboard

Wu Minxia (simplified Chinese: 吴敏霞; traditional Chinese: 吳敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; born 10 November 1985 in Shanghai) is a female diver from the People's Republic of China 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

External links

• profile
• Beijing Profile
• News Story

Awards
Preceded by Chen Ruolin	FINA Female Diver of the Year 2011, 2012	Succeeded by He Zi

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