Huang Xiaohui (, born 1 July 1997) is a Chinese diver. At the

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 ...

, she won the silver medal of the women's 10 m platform.

Early life

Born on 1997 in

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

, Huang was sent to the Nanning Sports Bureau swimming pool by her mother to learn how to swim when she was six years old. Not long after learning, a coach noticed Huang's talent and suggested to her mother to let Huang learn diving. In this way, Huang was recommended to the Guangxi diving team, where she started her diving career.

Sports career

In 2010, Huang was transferred to the

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

and in 2012, she became a member of the Chinese diving team. In 2013, she won the gold medal at the women's 10-meter diving platform at the 2013 National Diving Championship and in the same year, at the 12th National Games of China in

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, she won the bronze medal in women's 10-meter diving platform. In 2014, she won gold medals in the mixed diving (with

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 indivi ...

) and the women's 10-meter single platform at the 19th

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Diving World Cup in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. On October 2, 2014, in the women's single 10-meter platform diving competition at the

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

, she won the silver medal with 362.30 points. In October 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's double 3-meter springboard diving at the

2019 Military World Games ) , Nations participating=>140 , Athletes participating=9,308 , Events=316 events in 27 sports , Opening ceremony= , Closing ceremony= , Officially opened by=CCP General Secretary and PRC President Xi Jinping , website= (archived) , Athlete's Oat ...

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

. On September 14, 2021, at the 14th National Games of China in

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

, Huang represented the Guangxi diving team. In the women's 3-meter springboard diving final, she won the bronze medal with 347.40 points.

Awards and honors

*On March 24, 2021, Huang was awarded the title of First-Class Hero in

Qingxiu District Qingxiu District (; Standard Zhuang: ) is the county seat and one of 7 districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China. It is ''Xincheng District'' () approved to rename to the present ...

by Luo Wenyong, a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Military Region and director of the Political Work Bureau.

References

External links

FINA Profile
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