Qin Kai (; born January 31, 1986) is a Chinese athlete who competes in

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. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, 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 Olympics, he again competed in the men's 3 m synchronised springboard and the men's individual 3 m springboard. He retained his synchronised springboard title, this time with Luo Yutong, and won the silver medal in the individual event. In 2013, he won gold with

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at the men's 3m synchro springboard

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. In 2015, he partnered with

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on the men's 3m synchro springboard at the

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and won gold. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Qin won bronze in 3m synchronized dive with

. He retired from international competition after the Olympics.

Personal life

Qin Kai proposed to fellow diver and girlfriend of 6 years

He Zi He Zi (; born 11 December 1990 in Nanning, Guangxi) is an Olympic medal winning Chinese female diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive. Career Among her achievements are: * 2006 – ...

, right after she won silver in the women's 3m individual springboard at the Rio Olympics. They married in June 2017, and their daughter was born in October 2017.

Accolades

In 2011, Qin was named Top Ten Athlete of Shanxi province. In 2012, he was awarded the May 1st Labour Medal in the People's Republic of China.

References

External links

Beijing 2008 Profile

FINA profile
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