Ren Xi ( zh, t=任茜, p=Rén Qiàn; born 20 February 2001), known internationally as Ren Qian, is a Chinese diver. She won a silver medal in the

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at the

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, and then followed it with a gold at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the youngest champion to top the podium (aged 15). Ren was selected to the Chinese diving squad for the

in Rio de Janeiro, competing individually in the

. 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.

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