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Wu Minxia ( simplified Chinese: 吴敏霞; traditional Chinese: 吳敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; 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 Asian Games, Olympic ...
Dec 15, 2016 · Five times Olympic gold medallist Wu Minxia, China's most successful female diver, announced her retirement on Thursday due to her 'physical condition'.
Wu Minxia’s long and hugely successful Olympic career began at Athens 2004. Partnering Guo Jingjing, she won gold in the 3m women’s synchronised springboard event, a title the duo retained at Beijing 2008, where Guo added another individual 3m springboard title to go with the one she had pocketed in the Greek capital four years earlier.
Awards And Honors: Olympic Games. Wu Minxia (born November 10, 1985, Shanghai, China) is the most-decorated female athlete in the history of diving and became the most-decorated Chinese athlete in Olympic history at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. There she won her seventh medal overall, more than any other Chinese athlete.
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Wu Minxia’s long and hugely successful Olympic career began at Athens 2004. Partnering Guo Jingjing, she won gold in the 3m women’s synchronized springboard event, a title the duo retained at Beijing 2008, where Guo added another individual 3m springboard title to go with the one she pocketed in the Greek capital four years earlier.
Dec 15, 2016 · Wu is the only diver to win gold medals at four Olympics and, with countrywoman Chen Ruolin, one of the only two with five gold medals total. Chen announced her retirement at age 23 in October due to injuries. Wu made her Olympic debut at Athens 2004 at age 18, winning the first of her four straight Olympic synchronized springboard titles.
Dec 14, 2016 · - Chinese five-time Olympic gold medallist diver Wu Minxia tearfully announced her retirement on Thursday, saying her "physical condition" prevented her from continuing. The 31-year-old took home five golds in four Olympics, most recently winning the three-metre synchronised springboard in Rio in August. "I am really sorry, but my physical condition does not allow me to continue training," she ...
