Wang Xin (diver)

Wang Xin (Chinese: 王鑫; pinyin: Wáng Xīn); birth name Wang Ruoxue (Chinese: 王若雪; pinyin: Wáng Ruòxuě), born (1992-08-11) August 11, 1992 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. [1] She initially trained at Tsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006. [2] [3] She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Wang Xin
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1992-08-11) August 11, 1992
Wuhan, Hubei
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1
World Championships 2 - -
FINA Diving World Cup 1 1 -
Asian Games 1 - -
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 10 m synchro platform
2008 Beijing 10 m platform
World Championships
2007 Melbourne 10 m platform
2009 Rome 10 m synchro platform
Asian Games
2006 Doha 10 m platform
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen10 m synchro platform
2011 Shenzhen 10 m platform
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Major achievements
  1. 2008-02-20 Silver medal at the 2008 16th FINA Diving World Cup (Good Luck Beijing) - 10m platform event.
  2. 2008-02-21 Gold medal at the 2008 16th FINA Diving World Cup (Good Luck Beijing), paired with Chen Ruolin - 10m platform synchro event.
  3. 2008-08-11 Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, paired with Chen Ruolin - 10m platform synchro event.
  4. 2008-08-21 Bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics - 10m platform event.

References
  1. http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/747
  2. http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1209/bio/
  3. http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/241265.htm


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