Shi Tingmao (; born 31 August 1991) is a Chinese diver representing Chongqing diving team. She has been dominant in the 3 metre springboard events in the 2010s. She has won four gold medals in

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competitions, two at the

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and two more at the

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. She also holds eight golds in the

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Career

She won the gold medal in women's 1m springboard at the

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in Shanghai, becoming the first Chinese diver from provincial team to participate the World Championships. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in women's 3 metre synchronized springboard with

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. She also won gold in the 3m Springboard. At the

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held in

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, South Korea, Shi won her third consecutive World Championships gold in the 3m springboard event. She also won gold in the 3m synchro with partner Wang Han. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, celebrated in 2021, she repeated the 2016 success and won the gold medal in women's 3 metre synchronized springboard with Wang Han. She also won again the gold medal in the 3m Springboard.

Accolades

Shi was named the Best Female Diver of the Year by

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in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2021.

Personal life

After gold-winning in the 2020 Summer Olympics she revealed that she was struggling with depression and considered abandoning professional diving. Shi joined

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and

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in openly talking about

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issues in women's elite competitions.

Major achievements

* 2008 National Diving Championships – 3rd 3m Springboard * 2009 National Diving Championships – 3rd 1m Springboard * 2009 National Games – 3rd 1m Springboard; 4th 3m Springboard * 2010 National Diving Championships – 2nd 1m springboard *

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

– 1st 3m Synchronized Springboard; 2nd 3m Springboard *

– 1st 1m Springboard *

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Wu Minxia Wu Minxia (; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events. Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu represented China at every Asia ...

) *

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

– 1st 1m Springboard; 1st 3m Synchronized Springboard *

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...

– 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with Wu Minxia) * 2015 World Aquatics Championships – 1st 3m Springboard * 2015 World Aquatics Championships – 2nd 1m Springboard * 2016 Summer Olympics – 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with Wu Minxia) * 2016 Summer Olympics – 1st 3m Springboard *

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

– 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with Chang Yani) * 2017 World Aquatics Championships – 1st 3m Springboard *

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– 1st 3m Women's Springboard * 2020 Summer Olympics – 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with Wang Han) * 2020 Summer Olympics – 1st 3m Springboard

References

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