Chen Aisen (, born 22 October 1995) is a Chinese diver. He is a double gold medal winner at the

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. He won gold in the men's synchronised 10m platform competition with diving partner Lin Yue, as well as gold in the men's individual 10m platform. He has also won golds in the

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partnered with Yang Hao and Cao Yuan.

Early life

Chen was born in

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. He started diving while he was at primary school, selected for his potential in diving. He studied at

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in Guangzhou.

Diving career

In 2009, Chen won a gold medal in the men's 10m synchronized event at the

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with his partner Zhang Yanquan. Chen was just 14. In the next several years, Chen competed in the FINA Diving Grand Prix competitions and won an assortment of medals. In 2014, Chen and Zhang won the 10m synchro event at the Asian Championships.

Olympic Games

At the

, Chen and Lin won the gold medal in the 10m synchro event with an overall score of 496.98. He also won the gold medal in the 10m platform event with a score of 585.30. His victory marks the first time China had won the Olympic gold in the men's 10m platform since the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Later that year,

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named Chen as the Male Diver of the Year. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Chen, now paired with Cao Yuan, won silver in the Men's synchronised 10 m platform event behind Matty Lee and

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World Championships

In 2015, Chen was partnered with Lin when they won the 10m synchro event at the

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. Their overall score was 495.72. In 2017, Chen won another gold medal in the 10m synchro event with his new partner, Yang Hao. He also received the silver medal in the individual 10m platform event, which was won by British diver

. At the

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held in

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, South Korea, Chen partnered with Cao Yuan in the 10m synchro and won gold.

World Cup

At the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Chen won the gold medal in the 10m synchro competition and the silver medal in the 10m platform competition.

World Series

During the

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, Chen won three gold medals in the 10m synchro events with Lin in the

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, and

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legs. He was also the silver medal winner in the individual events in Beijing and Dubai. In

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, Chen teamed up with Yang Jian to win one gold medal and one silver medal in the 10m synchro event. Chen was partnered with Lin in

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. They won a total of five gold medals in the 10m synchro events. During the following year, the two of them won the 10m synchro competitions in all four legs. Chen also competed in the 10m platform events, where he won three gold medals and one silver medal. He achieved a higher score than fellow Chinese diver Qiu Bo in three of the legs. In 2017, Chen won multiple gold medals in the 10m platform and 10m synchro events. In the Guangzhou leg, Chen achieved an overall score of 601.15, which made him the fifth diver in history to collect over 600 points on the platform after Lin, Qiu, Yang, and Cao Yuan.

Competitive history

References

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