He Zi

He Zi (Chinese: 何姿; pinyin: Hé Zī; 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.[1]

He Zi

He Zi at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	11 December 1990 Nanning, Guangxi
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Spouse(s)	Qin Kai
Sport
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 – World Championships 4 2 1 FINA Diving World Cup 3 1 – Asian Games 1 2 – Olympic Games 2012 London Springboard Synchro 2012 London 3m Springboard 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3m Springboard World Championships 2007 Melbourne 1 m springboard 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro springboard 2013 Barcelona 1 m springboard 2013 Barcelona 3 m springboard 2011 Shanghai 3 m springboard 2015 Kazan 3 m springboard 2015 Kazan 1 m springboard Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 3 m springboard 2006 Doha 1 m springboard 2006 Doha 3 m springboard Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 3 m springboard

Career

He Zi during the victory ceremony for women's 3 metre springboard at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Among her achievements are:

• 2006 – silver medal in both the 1 m and 3 m[2] springboard events of the Asian Games.
• 2007 – gold medal in the women's 1 m springboard event of the World Aquatics Championships.[1]
• 2009 – gold medal in the women's 3 m springboard event of the FINA Diving World Series.[3]
• 2010 – won gold in 3 m springboard and gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard at the 17th FINA Diving World Cup.[4]
• 2011 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard and silver in the 3 m springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.
• 2012 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in women's 3m springboard synchronized diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• 2012 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• 2013 - won gold in 1m springboard in 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, beating Tania Cognotto of Italy by just 0.1 points.[5]
• 2016 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Right after she won silver in the 3m springboard dive on 14 August 2016, He Zi accepted a marriage proposal by boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai, whom she has dated for 6 years. They married in June 2017, and in July she announced her retirement from international competition.[6] Their daughter was born in October 2017.[7]

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• China at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Diving – He Zi (China) : season totals". the-sports.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
2. "He Zi wins women's 3m springboard gold at National Diving Championships – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". en.beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
3. "Fédération Internationale de Natation – fina.org – FINA Diving World Series 2009 – Rankings". fina.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
4. "Fédération Internationale de Natation – fina.org – FINA Diving World Series 2010 – Rankings". fina.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
5. "Barcelona 2013". fina.org - official FINA website. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
6. "China's Olympic champion diver He Zi retires". China.org.cn. 25 July 2017.
7. "秦凯何姿女儿6个月能做平板支撑 周继红带她试水". Sina. 28 April 2018.

External links

• He Zi at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
• He Zi at the International Olympic Committee
• He Zi at the Olympic Channel
• He Zi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• He Zi at FINA