Wu Minxia is a retired Chinese diver born November 10, 1985, in Shanghai, who specialized in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard and the synchronized 3 metre springboard events. An eight-time world champion and five-time Olympic and Asian champion, she won gold medals across four consecutive Olympic Games, in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, and became the first woman to win gold in a diving event at three consecutive Olympics after her 2012 London victory. Across the Olympics, World Championships, the FINA Diving World Cup, the Summer Universiade and the Asian Games combined she amassed 31 gold, 12 silver and 3 bronze medals, making her one of the most decorated divers in history.
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Career HighlightFirst woman to win gold in a diving event at three consecutive Olympic Games (2012) 1 Classification
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Introduction, sentence 1, birth date
born 10 November 1985
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1985-11-10
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Chinese
Career, paragraph 3
becoming the first woman to win gold medal in a diving event in three consecutive Olympic Games
Wikipedia, article summary lead
Wu Minxia (Chinese: 吴敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events.
Plays: Diving, lead paragraph, plays
Wu Minxia (Chinese: 吴敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events.
Competed In: Asian Games, lead paragraph, competed-in
Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu represented China at every Asian Games, Olympic Games and FINA World Aquatics Championships through 2016.
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