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

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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

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, 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 winning gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Shi revealed that she was struggling with depression and considered abandoning professional diving. She 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 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

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

– 1st 1m Springboard *

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) *

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

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

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

– 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with Wu Minxia) * 2016 Summer Olympics – 1st 3m Springboard *

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

– 1st 3m Synchro Springboard (with

Chang Yani Chang Yani (; born 7 December 2001) is a Chinese Diving (sport), diver. Chang won all four legs of the 2016 FINA Diving World Series in the 10 metre mixed platform synchronized event together with Tai Xiaohu. In the 2017 FINA Diving World Serie ...

) * 2017 World Aquatics Championships – 1st 3m Springboard *

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– 1st 3m Women's Springboard *

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

References

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