Wang Xin ();
birth name
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Wang Ruoxue (), born in
Wuhan
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,
Hubei
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) is a Chinese athlete who competes in
diving
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
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* Dive (American football), a ...
.
She initially trained at
Tsinghua University
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with controversial diving coach
Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006.
She competed for
Team China at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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.
Major achievements
# 2008-02-20 Silver medal at the 2008 16th FINA Diving World Cup (Good Luck Beijing) - 10m platform event.
# 2008-02-21 Gold medal at the 2008 16th FINA Diving World Cup (Good Luck Beijing), paired with Chen Ruolin - 10m platform synchro event.
# 2008-08-11 Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, paired with Chen Ruolin - 10m platform synchro event.
# 2008-08-21 Bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics - 10m platform event.
References
1992 births
Living people
Chinese female divers
Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic divers for China
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Olympic gold medalists for China
Olympic medalists in diving
Asian Games medalists in diving
Sportspeople from Wuhan
Divers at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Universiade medalists in diving
FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
Universiade bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
21st-century Chinese women
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