He Zi

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.

He Zi
He Zi at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 34)
Nanning, Guangxi, China
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 –
World Championships 4 2 1
Summer Universiade 3 - -
FINA Diving World Cup 3 2 –
Asian Games 1 2 –
Total 12 8 1
Women's diving
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro springboard
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 1 m springboard
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 3 m springboard
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 3 m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Jiangsu 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2010 Jiangsu 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2014 Shanghai 3 m springboard

He Zi (Chinese: 何姿; pinyin: Hé Zī; born 11 December 1990) is an Olympic medal winning Chinese female diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive.[1]

Career

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

Among her achievements are:

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.[6] They married in June 2017, and in July she announced her retirement from international competition.[7] Their daughter was born in October 2017.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Barcelona 2013". fina.org - official FINA website. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ Watch: The beautiful moment unsuspecting swimmer gets proposed to - minutes after winning medal tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2021
  7. ^ "China's Olympic champion diver He Zi retires". China.org.cn. 25 July 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
Awards
Preceded by FINA Female Diver of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by