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He Zi

Chinese diverIn this Chinese name, the family name is He.

Olympic Games2012 LondonSpringboard Synchro2012 London3m Springboard2016 Rio de Janeiro3m SpringboardWorld Championships2007 Melbourne1 m springboard2011 Shanghai3 m synchro springboard2013 Barcelona1 m springboard2013 Barcelona3 m springboard2011 Shanghai3 m springboard2015 Kazan3 m springboard2015 Kazan1 m springboardAsian Games2010 Guangzhou3 m springboard2006 Doha1 m springboard2006 Doha3 m springboardUniversiade2011 Shenzhen3 m springboard

He Zi (Chinese: 何姿; pinyin: Hé Zī; born 11 December 1990 in Nanning, Guangxi) is an Olympic medal winning Chinese female diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive.

Contents

  • 1 Career
  • 2 Personal life
  • 3 See also
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

Career

He Zi during the victory ceremony for women's 3 metre springboard at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Among her achievements are:

  • 2006 – silver medal in both the 1 m and 3 m springboard events of the Asian Games.
  • 2007 – gold medal in the women's 1 m springboard event of the World Aquatics Championships.
  • 2009 – gold medal in the women's 3 m springboard event of the FINA Diving World Series.
  • 2010 – won gold in 3 m springboard and gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard at the 17th FINA Diving World Cup.
  • 2011 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard and silver in the 3 m springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.
  • 2012 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in women's 3m springboard synchronized diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  • 2012 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  • 2013 - won gold in 1m springboard in 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, beating Tania Cognotto of Italy by just 0.1 points.
  • 2016 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Right after she won silver in the 3m springboard dive on 14 August 2016, He Zi accepted a marriage proposal by boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai, whom she has dated for 6 years. They married in June 2017, and in July she announced her retirement from international compe*ion. Their daughter was born in October 2017.

See also

  • China at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • China at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

    External links

    • He Zi at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
    • He Zi at the International Olympic Committee
    • He Zi at Olympics.com
    • He Zi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
    • He Zi at FINA