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2014 FINA Diving World Series
The 2014 FINA Diving World Series is the eighth edition of FINA Diving World Series. This series consisted of six legs, each hosted in a different country: China, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... Overview Schedule The series consisted of the following legs: Overall medal tally Overall ranking Overall ranking is based on the results from the six legs of the series. Divers earned points based on placement at each competition. For individual events, points were counted separately for each person. For synchronized events, points were combined for each country – some countries had different pairs compete at the different legs of the series. Medals were not awarded for overall ranking, but top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Diving World Series
The FINA Diving World Series is a diving competition series held annually since 2007. This series is held around the world (the current series includes 4 events) where the divers collect points depending on their results to determine the World Series champions. This series is reserved for only the best divers in the World and national wild cards. Most of the divers are medallists from previous Olympics, World Championships and World Cups. List of FINA Diving World Series Overall ranking Overall ranking is based on the combined results from the legs of the series. Divers earned points based on placement at each competition. For individual events, points were counted separately for each person. For synchronized events, points were combined for each country – some countries had different pairs compete at the different legs of the series. Medals were not awarded for overall ranking, but top divers (or countries for synchro) who competed in all the legs earned prize money. 2007 Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Laugher
Jack David Laugher ( ; born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears, Daniel Goodfellow and Anthony Harding. Laugher and Mears became Britain's first diving Olympic champions by winning a gold medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, an achievement many had expected double world 10m champion Tom Daley would achieve first. A week later, Laugher won a silver in the men's individual 3m springboard at the same Games, becoming the first British diver to win multiple Olympic diving medals at the same Games. Laugher was a double Commonwealth Games champion for England at the 2014 Games in Glasgow, a double champion again at the 2022 Games in Birmingham (in 1m springboard and 3m synchro on both occasions), and a triple champion (1 metre springboard, 3 metre springboard and 3 metre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Hao (diver)
Yang Hao (; born 3 February 1998) is a Chinese diver. The main events he competes in are the 10m platform and 3m springboard. He competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics at both men's 10m platform and 3m springboard. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, he won gold medals both in men's 10m platform and in men's 3m springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, 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 host ..., he became a new world champion in Team China after winning the gold medal of mixed synchronized 3m springboard. References Chinese male divers 1998 births Living people Divers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving People from Shiping County Asian Games medalists in diving Divers at the 2018 Asian Games A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Xiaohu
Tai Xiaohu (; born 1 March 1998 in Gaomi) is a male Chinese diver specializing in 10 metre synchronized event. He four times won the champions at FINA Diving World Series The FINA Diving World Series is a diving competition series held annually since 2007. This series is held around the world (the current series includes 4 events) where the divers collect points depending on their results to determine the World Seri ..., twice the goldlists for men's 10 metre platform synchro events in 2014 and 2015, twice the first for men's 10 metre platform synchro mixed events in 2015 and 2016. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tai, Xiaohu Living people 1998 births People from Weifang Sportspeople from Shandong Chinese male divers World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century Chinese people FISU World University Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade Universiade medalists in diving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Aisen
Chen Aisen (, born 22 October 1995) is a Chinese diver. He is a double gold medal winner at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won gold in the men's synchronised 10m platform competition with diving partner Lin Yue, as well as gold in the men's individual 10m platform. He has also won golds in the World Championships partnered with Yang Hao and Cao Yuan. Early life Chen was born in Guangzhou, China. He started diving while he was at primary school, selected for his potential in diving. He studied at Jinan University in Guangzhou. Diving career In 2009, Chen won a gold medal in the men's 10m synchronized event at the East Asian Games with his partner Zhang Yanquan. Chen was just 14. In the next several years, Chen competed in the FINA Diving Grand Prix competitions and won an assortment of medals. In 2014, Chen and Zhang won the 10m synchro event at the Asian Championships. Olympic Games At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Chen and Lin won the gold medal in the 10m synchro event with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Jian (diver)
Yang Jian (; born 10 June 1994) is a Chinese diver. Yang started practicing gymnastics on his parents' will at age of 4, and 5 years later took up diving. His desire for risky jumps quickly brought him the nickname “King of Difficulty” amongst teammates. He won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup. Shortly after his international debut, he became the first one in history to accomplish a dive with difficulty of 4.1 since the regulation was introduced and set a world record for a single jump to 123 points. But in the following year, Yang finished his first tour to the world championships due to knee injury with the unexpected 10th place. Another right heel injury during training in November 2018 forced him to take surgery and rest for a month. In 2021, Yang won a silver medal in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hausding
Patrick Hausding (born 9 March 1989) is a German diver. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with his teammate Lars Rüdiger, Hausding won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition. However, he did not repeat his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, failing to proceed beyond the preliminary round in Tokyo, finishing 21st in a field of 29 divers. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in addition to his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition, Hausding competed in the men's synchronized 3 m springboard event with teammate Stephan Feck. They finished in 4th place. He also competed in the men's synchronized 10 m platform event with teammate Sascha Klein. They finished in 4th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 3 m springboard and the men's 10 m synchronised platform with Sascha Klein. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Feck
Stephan Feck (born 17 February 1990 in Leipzig, East Germany) is a German diver who competes in the Men's 1 and 3 metre springboard. He won the silver medal at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest and at the 2011 European Diving Championships in Turin. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 3m Springboard but a calamity occurred after he slipped off the board and landed hard on the water on his back, scoring him zero from the judges. The video of his dive quickly became popular on the internet. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 3 m springboard where he finished 17th in the semifinal and did not qualify for the final. He also competed in the men's synchronized 3 m springboard with teammate Patrick Hausding. They finished in 4th place. Feck is trained by Uwe Fischer, the father of Heike Fischer Heike Fischer (born 7 September 1982 in Demmin) is a German diver. She and Ditte Kotzian won bronze for Diving at the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Gorshkovozov
Oleksandr Olehovych Horshkovozov ( uk, Олександр Олегович Горшковозов; born 18 July 1991, in Luhansk Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...) is a Ukrainian diver. Career He has won two medals at the World Championships (silver at the 2015 World Championship in the team event with Yuliia Prokopchuk, bronze at the 2011 World Championships with Oleksandr Bondar in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform) and eight at the European Championships. Horshkovozov competed in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th with Oleksandr Bondar, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, finishing 6th with Maksym Dolhov. References Ukrainian male divers 1991 births Sportspeople from Luhansk Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qin Kai (diver)
Qin Kai (; born January 31, 1986) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Career At the 2001 World Junior Championships, he won the gold on the 3m Springboard and the silver medal on the Platform. At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on the springboard. At the 2006 World Cup, he won the gold on the 3m springboard. At the 2007 World Championships, he won the gold on the springboard and in the synchro springboard. At the 2008 World Cup, he won the gold in the 3m Synchro Springboard. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion on the 3m Synchronized Springboard with Wang Feng and won bronze in the Men's 3m Springboard. In 2009, he again won the 3m Synchronized Springboard with Wang Feng at the World Championships in Rome. He also won the individual gold at the 1m Springboard at the same championships. At the 2012 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Yue
Lin Yue (; born July 24, 1991, in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese diver and a double Olympic gold medal winner. He competed for Team China in Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and won gold with Huo Liang in the Men's synchronized 10 metre platform. He also won gold in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with Chen Aisen. Background Lin Yue started diving when he was little, training in a sporting school in his hometown, with a coach named Li Huansen (). In the following five years, he went to Guangdong Provincial Weilun Sporting School (), under instructor Cao Ke (). In the year 2004, he was selected in the Beijing Diving team. His current coach is Zhong Shaozhen(). Major achievements He claimed the bronze medal in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup - 10m platform synchro. He won gold medals in the Men's synchronized 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2009 FINA World Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Yuan
Cao Yuan (; born 7 February 1995) is a Chinese Diving (sport), diver and an Olympic gold medalist, having won three golds, one silver and one bronze in the Olympics. He has also won golds in diving at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Championships and FINA Diving World Cup, World Cups. Early life Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province. Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes. His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs." Career He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 10 metre platform, Men's synchronized 10-metre platform, winning the gold medal. He won the gold medal at Diving at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games in Men's 10-meter platform at the age of 15. Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
