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Diving At The 2001 Summer Universiade
The Diving competition in the 2001 Summer Universiade were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... Medal overview Men's events Women's events Medal table References * {{Universiade Diving 2001 Summer Universiade U Diving at the Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008. History Plunging Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s. The exact origins of the sport are unclear, though it likely derives from the act of diving at the start of swimming races.Wilson, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Jia (diver)
Hu Jia (; born January 10, 1983, in Wuhan, Hubei) is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place. Hu also won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in Sydney, Australia in the 10m Platform and 10 m Platform Synchronized. Personal life Hu Jia married synchronised swimmer Luo Xi in 2013. She gave birth to a son in 2015. References External links profile 1983 births Living people Chinese male divers Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic divers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ditte Kotzian
Ditte Kotzian (born 9 March 1979, in East Berlin) is a German diver. She and Heike Fischer Heike Fischer (born 7 September 1982 in Demmin) is a German diver. She and Ditte Kotzian won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. She and Kotzian had previously won a silver medal for div ... won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. She had competed in the two previous Olympics without placing. She and Fischer had previously won a silver medal for Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. References External links Private Homepage of Ditte Kotzian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Zhupina
Olena Zhupina ( uk, Олена Жупіна, (born 23 August 1973) is a Ukrainian diver. Career She who won the bronze medal with Ganna Sorokina in the Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Zhupina also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has 28 medals total, 13 of which are gold. In April 2002, she took the first place in Stockholm, Sweden, in the European Champions Cup in synchronous springboard diving. In 2001, she participated at the 4th SuperFinal of the Grand Prix which was held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... References 1973 births Ukrainian female divers Living people Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganna Sorokina
Ganna Sorokina ( uk, Ганна Сорокіна; born 31 March 1976 in Zaporizhzhia) is a Ukrainian diver. Career She won the bronze medal with Olena Zhupina in the Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard competition. Sorokina also competed in the individual 3m Springboard competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... Ganna took 11th place at the 2000 Olympics with a score of 512.97 and a 16th-place finish for the 2004 Athens Games. References * * http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2004/DVW001.html?SITE=DCWAP2&SECTION=OLYMPICS * http://assets.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/diving.html 1976 births Living people Ukrainian female divers Olympic divers of Ukraine Divers at the 2000 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Lan (diver)
Yang Lan (; born March 31, 1968) is a Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show host. She is the co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation. In 2013, she was ranked number 100 in ''Forbes'' magazine's 100 World’s Most Powerful Women. Early life Yang Lan was born in 1968 in Beijing. Yang's mother was a civil engineer, and her father, Yan Mingfu, taught English literature at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Yan also served as the official translator for former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. From 1980 to 1986, she studied at the High School affiliated to Beijing Polytechnic University (now known as the Beijing Institute of Technology), which is the main high school in Haidian District. From 1986 to 1990, she studied at the Beijing Foreign Studies University and received her bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature. Career 1990-1994: Zheng Da Variety Show Yang started out with several local TV stations, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Yuyan
Cai or CAI may refer to: Places * Cai (state), a state in ancient China * Caí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Cái River, Vietnam * Cairo International Airport (IATA airport code) * Caithness, a historic county in Scotland (Chapman code) Organisations * Canadian Airlines International, a defunct Canadian airline * Capitol Archaeological Institute, an American archaeological research and education institute part of The George Washington University * Central Asia Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes education in Central Asia * Chartered Accountants Ireland, Ireland's largest accountancy body * Christian Assemblies International, an Australian-based charity organisation and religious group * Club Alpino Italiano, the Italian alpine club * Coleraine Academical Institution, a school in Northern Ireland * College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, a medical training body in Ireland * Community Associations Institute, an influential trade association and special inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Rui (diver)
Wang Rui may refer to: * Wang Rui (chess player) (born 1978), Chinese chess Grandmaster * Wang Rui (figure skater), Chinese ice dancer * Wang Rui (Chinese footballer), plays for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. and China national U-23 team * Wang Rui (Taiwanese footballer) (born 1993), plays for National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport football team and Chinese Taipei national team * Wang Rui (curler) (born 1995), Chinese curler * Wang Rui (diver), competed in the 1997 FINA Diving World Cup The 1997 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Mexico City, Mexico from September 10, 1997 to September 14, 1997. Medal winners Men Women References "FINA Diving Results" External links www.fina.org/ FINA Diving World Cup Fina Diving W ... * Wang Rui (judoka) (born 1990), Chinese judoka {{hndis, Wang, Rui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Umyskova
Natalya (russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (russian: link=no, Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking states since the late 1800s. People with the given name Natalya * Natalya Akhrimenko (born 1955), Russian shot putter * Natalya Donchenko (1932–2022), Soviet speed skater * Natalya Estemirova (1958–2009), Russian human rights activist * Natalya German (born 1963), Soviet sprint athlete * Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936–2013), Russian poet, translator and civil rights activist *Natalya Marchenkova (born 1948), Ukrainian animator and animation director. * Natalya Kushch-Mazuryk, née Kushch (born 1983), Ukrainian pole vaulter * Natalya Melik Melikyan (1906–1989), Armenian scientist * Natalya Meshcheryakova (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer * Natalya Neidhart (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler * Natalya Pasichnyk (born 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Rongjuan
Li, li, or LI may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects * Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political technology." * Li Auto (Nasdaq: LI), a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles * Liberal International, a political federation for liberal parties * Linux International, an international non-profit organization * Lyndon Institute, an independent high school in the U.S. state of Vermont * The Light Infantry, a British Army infantry regiment Names * Li (surname), including: ** List of people with surname Li ** Li (surname 李), one of the most common surnames in the world ** Li (surname 黎), the 84th most common surname in China ** Li (surname 栗), the 249th most common surname in China ** Li (surname 利), the 299th most common surname in China ** Li (surname 厉), a Chinese surname ** Li (surname 郦), a Chinese surname ** Li (sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing (; born October 15, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a retired Chinese female diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Guo is tied with her partner Wu Minxia for winning the most Olympic medals (6) of any female diver and she won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She announced her retirement in 2011. Career She took up diving when she was six years old at the Baoding Training Base. She started training in competitive diving in 1988, and was selected to dive for the Chinese national team in 1992. Guo first competed at the Olympics in 1996. Had she duplicated her performances from many other events, including the 1995 Chinese Nationals, 1995 Dive Canada, or 1996 Chinese Olympic Trials, she would have easily won gold ahead of teammate Fu Mingxia, but had a disastrous final, missing all 5 dives, and finished in 5th place. Her coach leading up to the 2008 Olympics was Zhong Shaozhen. During the 2004 Summer Olympics s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
