Ren Qian
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Born | (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 23) Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ren Xi (Chinese: 任茜; pinyin: Rèn Qiàn; born 20 February 2001), known internationally as Ren Qian, is a Chinese diver. She won a silver medal in the women's 10 m platform at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and then followed it with a gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the youngest champion to top the podium (aged 15).[2][3]
Ren was selected to the Chinese diving squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competing individually in the women's 10 m platform.[4] There, she comfortably claimed the gold with a total score of 439.25, making her the youngest champion at the Games and the only one from the championship field to tally more than 90 points on a single dive.[2][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ren Qian". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b Goh, Brenda (19 August 2016). "Chinese teenager Ren takes gold on 10m platform". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Ruth, Lyka (19 August 2016). "Diver Ren Qian: Future Of 15-year-old Gold Medallist Looks 'Golden'". United States: The Morning News. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Chinese Olympic diving squad almost decided as Olympic trials end". Xinhua. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (19 August 2016). "China whizkid Ren Qian, 15, wins 10m platform diving gold, inspiring Melissa Wu". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
External links
- Ren Qian at World Aquatics
- Ren Qian at Olympedia
- Ren Qian at Olympics.com
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- 1912: Greta Johansson (SWE)
- 1920: Stefanie Clausen (DEN)
- 1924: Caroline Smith (USA)
- 1928: Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (USA)
- 1932: Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA)
- 1936: Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA)
- 1948: Vicki Draves (USA)
- 1952: Pat McCormick (USA)
- 1956: Pat McCormick (USA)
- 1960: Ingrid Krämer (EUA)
- 1964: Lesley Bush (USA)
- 1968: Milena Duchková (TCH)
- 1972: Ulrika Knape (SWE)
- 1976: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya (URS)
- 1980: Martina Jäschke (GDR)
- 1984: Zhou Jihong (CHN)
- 1988: Xu Yanmei (CHN)
- 1992: Fu Mingxia (CHN)
- 1996: Fu Mingxia (CHN)
- 2000: Laura Wilkinson (USA)
- 2004: Chantelle Newbery (AUS)
- 2008: Chen Ruolin (CHN)
- 2012: Chen Ruolin (CHN)
- 2016: Ren Qian (CHN)
- 2020: Quan Hongchan (CHN)
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