Hu Jia (diver)

Hu Jia
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1983-01-10) January 10, 1983 (age 41)
Wuhan, Hubei
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 0 0
Summer Universiade 2 0 0
Asian Games 2 0 0
Men's Diving
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 10m Platform
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 10m Platform
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 10m Platform Synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 10m Platform Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 10m Platform
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Synchronised platform
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 10m platform
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu 10m platform
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 10m Platform Synchro

Hu Jia (Chinese: 胡佳; pinyin: Hú Jiā; born January 10, 1983, in Wuhan, Hubei) is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.

Hu also won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the 10m Platform and 10 m Platform Synchronized.

Personal life

Hu Jia married synchronised swimmer Luo Xi in 2013.[1] She gave birth to a son in 2015.[2]

References

  1. ^ Huang Yuetao (黄越滔) (2013-09-30). "胡佳迎娶"花泳公主" 水下婚纱照柔情似"水"" [Hu Jia Marries the "Princess of Synchronised Swimming": Underwater Wedding Photos Show "Aquatic" Love]. Guangzhou Daily (in Chinese).
  2. ^ Luo Xi (2015-09-25). "Weibo post". Sina Weibo (in Chinese).