Sun Shuwei (; born February 1, 1976, in

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) is a famous

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diver. Sun started diving training in 1984. As a talented athlete, he entered China national diving team in 1989. In 1990, he won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform in

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. In next year, he won gold metals in both Diving World Cup and World Diving Championship. He won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, at only 16 years of age. He suffered from retina disease in 1993, and took a break for a while. In 1994, he returned to the diving pool after surgery, and in Diving World Cup in 1995, he again defeated all the opponents, leading the second by more than 50 points. Before the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, according to national regulation, the records of the medalists in Olympic Games would be counted into provincial scores in China's National Games held in the following year. Thus, the competition among provinces was fierce. Finally, the national diving team decided to hold selection contests to determine the national representatives to the Olympics. There were two rounds of contests, and the first, second and third places would score 7, 5 and 4 respectively. In the end, Sun's close competitors,

Tian Liang Tian Liang (; born August 27, 1979) is a male Chinese actor and former diver. Diving career Tian won gold in the 10 m platform event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In the Summer Olympics 2004, he won the bronze medal in the 10 m platform event ...

from

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and

Xiao Hailiang Xiao Hailiang (; born January 24, 1977, in Wuhan, Hubei) is a Chinese people, Chinese Diving (sport), diver who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He became an Olympic champion in the 3m Springboard Synchronized event at the 20 ...

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, each won a first and a third places, while for some reason, Sun himself, won second place twice. As a result, he did not make the trip to Atlanta. The outcome was somehow shocking nationwide at that time, especially when Xiao Hailiang and Tian Liang only won the third and the fourth places in that Olympics. This incident became Sun's regret for lifetime. After that, Sun was still active in many kinds of competitions. In 1998 and 1999, together with Tian Liang, he won 10 meter platform double diving in Diving World Cup and World Diving Championship. However, due to chronic injury, he did not attend the Olympic Games in Sydney. Sun was retired officially in 2001. Later, in 2002, he became a coach in national diving team. In 2005, he returned to

and became a coach in the provincial diving team there.

References

Sun Shuwei: Devoting Whole Life to Diving, Qianjiang EveningNo Sorrow but Regret for Atlanta

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