Huo Liang (; born September 29, 1989, in
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
) is a Chinese athlete who competes in
diving
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
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Sports
* Dive (American football), ...
. In addition to his gold medal in the
10m Platform Sync. event at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, he competed in the
10m Platform event, placing 4th in the final round.
Huo is the only male diver who has won World Championships in Men's synchronized 10-meter platform three consecutive times.
Huo's coach is Yan Hu.
Major achievements
He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup – 10m platform synchro Event.
References
*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/753
1986 births
Living people
Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic divers for China
Olympic gold medalists for China
Divers from Shanghai
Olympic medalists in diving
Chinese male divers
Asian Games medalists in diving
Divers at the 2010 Asian Games
Divers at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Summer World University Games medalists in diving
FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
20th-century Chinese people
21st-century Chinese sportsmen
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