Qiu Bo
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January 31, 1993 Neijiang, Sichuan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m synchro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Qiu Bo (Chinese: 邱波; pinyin: Qiū Bō; born January 31, 1993 in Neijiang, Sichuan) is a Chinese male diver from the People's Republic of China.
In the 2011 FINA Diving World Series – Beijing, Qiu received no fewer than 25 perfect 10s to score an historic 609.20 in the 10m event.[1] Then in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, Qiu won two gold medals in the platforms.[2]
In the end of 2011, Qiu was selected as the Male Diver of the Year by FINA.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he received the silver medal in the 10-meter platform competition, placing second behind American diver David Boudia. His total score of 566.85 was just 1.8 points behind Boudia's 568.65.
References
- ↑ , DWS 2011 – Beijing, Day 2: Qiu Bo perfect in the platform, completes China's total sweep.
- ↑ Chen Xiangfeng (August 11, 2012). "Under Pressure". China Daily. China Daily Information Co. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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Preceded by Patrick Hausding |
FINA Male Diver of the Year 2011 |
Succeeded by Ilya Zakharov |
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