Tian Liang

Tian Liang, born on 27 August 1979, is a Chinese former diver who later became an actor. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and at the 2004 Games he took bronze in the 10 metre platform and gold in the synchronised platform event. He and the Chinese diver Guo Jingjing often appeared together in public and were jointly nicknamed Liang Jingjing, a play on their given names. After his Olympic success he accepted many commercial invitations, and disputes with the national team led to him being dismissed from it, although he kept diving for a provincial team and won a medal at a later National Games of China. He announced his retirement as a diver on 25 March 2007 and afterwards built a career in film and television.