Huang Qiang ( zh, s=黄强, t=黃强, p=Huáng Qiáng; born 11 April 1982) is a Chinese-born Malaysian diver. He originally competed for the Chinese team and won a silver medal at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games () and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998 (), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and di ...

as a sixteen-year-old. At the 2000 FINA Diving World Cup, Huang Qiang and his partner

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won the gold medal at the 10m synchronised event and the pair was viewed as a strong contender for gold at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

but Huang Qiang withdrew from the competition due to a back injury. His replacement Hu Jia and Tian Liang won silver. After his injury, Huang began a new career as a coach and eventually worked for the Malaysian national team. In 2011 he returned to the competition and received Malaysian citizenship which allowed him to qualify for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

under the Malaysian flag. In London, he competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard (with partner

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) and 3 m springboard events. In 2017, Huang was charged with raping a Malaysian diver but he was subsequently acquitted and discharged.

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1982 births Living people Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Malaysia Malaysian male divers Chinese male divers Asian Games silver medalists in diving Divers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Nanjing Sport Institute alumni Chinese emigrants to Malaysia 20th-century Chinese sportsmen {{Malaysia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub