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Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing ( zh, c=郭晶晶, p=Guō Jīngjīng; born October 15, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a retired Chinese diving (sport), diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Guo is tied with her partner Wu Minxia for winning the most Olympics, Olympic medals (6) of any female diver and she won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She announced her retirement in 2011. Career She took up diving when she was six years old at the Baoding Training Base. She started training in competitive diving in 1988, and was selected to dive for the Chinese national team in 1992. Guo first competed at the Olympics in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996. Had she duplicated her performances from many other events, including the 1995 Chinese Nationals, 1995 Dive Canada, or 1996 Chinese Olympic Trials, she would have easily won gold ahead of teammate Fu Mingxia, but had a disastrous final, missing all 5 dives, and finished in 5th place. Her coach leading up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (diving and water polo), St Kilda Beach (open water), and Rod Laver Arena in a temporary pool christened the Susie O'Neill Pool (synchro and swimming). A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations participated in the 2007 championships. The total number of spectators was more than 215,000, setting a new record attendance for the event. FINA President Mustapha Larfaoui described the competition as "the biggest and best in history." Medals table At the end of the competition, the medals table contained an entry for Tunisia, with one gold and one silver medal, both won by Oussama Mellouli. However, on 11 September 2007, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland vacated these results imposing an 18-month competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a Diving platform, platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognised sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnastics, gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgement and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008. History Antiquity In the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing there is a wall painting from around 530 - 500 BCE that shows a person climbing rocks towards a cliff face and a second person diving down the cliff face towards water. The Tomb of the Diver in Paestum, contains a fresco da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Summer Universiade
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea. Emblem * The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade. * It symbolizes the theme of "Dream for Unity" and the five goals (Dream, Advance, Equalize, Green and Unite) of the Games. * The wide green stripe emphasizing Daegu's image as an environmentally friendly city. * The Five-colored stripes symbolize Daegu as a city of textile and fashion. * The soaring figure of the Universiade's five stars and five stripes in harmony symbolize the challenging spirit of youth across the globe, Daegu's upright spirit and vision for the bright future. Mascot * The mascot embodies the Image of Daegu Summer Universiade, a festival of the University Students on the global village. * The rainbow colors symbolize the textile & fashion industry, environmentally friendly city and the dreams toward unity transcending all the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Summer Universiade
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August. Emblem The emblem is the letter "U", inspired by the bird's-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir. This shape has perfectly fit the letter "U" of Universiade, symbolizing its multi-cultural feature, while the smooth outline emphasizes the harmony and uniformity of the Universiade spirit. Mascot Name: EFE Efes are the leaders and heroes of societies that lived in Western Anatolia during the early 1900s. The village dandy Efe, guards and defends all the members of his society and also deals with much of their social work and events as if he is the father of all. For this reason, all the members of the society behave respectfully towards him with strong, emotional, family ties. The Efes were legends in these areas with their smart, fearless, alert dashing behaviors as brave and manly young fellows. They became the symbols of bravery, power and justice throughout the Aegean hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Summer Universiade
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. Beijing also hosted the 1990 Asian Games. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold- medals won by the United States, in second place). The event was also considered a rehearsal for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade. Venues Chaoyang District * Beijing Workers' Stadium — ceremonies and football (men's finals) * Olympic Sports Center Stadium — athletics * Ying Tung Natatorium — swimming * Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium - volleyball (finals) * Sino-Japanese Youth Center pool - water polo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2006 Asian Games – Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
The women's synchronised 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 11 December at the Hamad Aquatic Centre Hamad Aquatic Centre is a large swimming pool complex in Doha, Qatar. The centre is housed in the Doha Sports City complex along with other buildings dedicated to sports in Qatar including the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, the Aspire Tower, .... Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results References Results External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 2006 Asian Games - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Diving at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2006 Asian Games
Diving was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 10 to December 14. Men's and women's individual and synchronized events were held. All competition took place at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 62 athletes from 13 nations competed in diving at the 2006 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * References Results External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 2006 Asian Games Asia 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ... Events at the 2006 Asian Games Diving competitions in Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2002 Asian Games – Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
The women's synchronised 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ... was held on 9 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results References 2002 Asian Games Report, Page 239 External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 2002 Asian Games - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Diving at the 2002 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2002 Asian Games – Women's 3 Metre Springboard
The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ... was held on 10 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results Preliminary Semifinal Final References 2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 241–242 {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 2002 Asian Games - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Diving was contested from 8 October 2002 to 13 October 2002 at the 2002 Asian Games in Sajik Swimming Pool, Busan, South Korea. China dominated the competition winning all gold medals. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 49 athletes from 12 nations competed in diving at the 2002 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * References2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 233–244 External linksbusanasiangames.org {{Diving at the Asian Games Events at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1998 Asian Games – Women's 3 Metre Springboard
The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ... was held on 7 and 8 December at Thammasat Aquatic Center. Schedule All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00) Results References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 1998 Asian Games - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1998 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
