Fu Mingxia

Fu Mingxia
Not to be confused with Wu Minxia, another Chinese diver.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fu.
Fu Mingxia
Born 16 August 1978 (1978-08-16) (age 33)
China Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
Alma mater Tsinghua University
Spouse Anthony Leung (m.2002-present)
Children Leung Sze-yu (b.2003)
Leung Ho-ka (b.2004)
youngest son (b.2008)

Fu Mingxia (Chinese: 伏明霞; pinyin: Fú Míngxiá; born August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei, China). She is a top female diver, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion. She is about 1.58m tall (5'2").

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Early life and career

At an early age, Fu learned to swim at a nearby river under the instruction of her father, Fu Yijun.[citation needed] She started gymnastics at age 5 but soon switched to diving. Fu Mingxia left home at the age of 9 to train in Beijing.[citation needed] She was later professionally coached by Jian Li You.

Fu won her first world champion title in 1991 at the World Swimming Championships. At age 12, she became the youngest world champion ever in any sport. In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13. That prompted the international governing body to rule divers must turn 14 by the year of Olympic, World Championship or World Cup competition to participate. Fu also won the 10-meter platform gold in both the 1993 and 1994 World Championships and the 3-meter springboard gold in the 95 World Championships.

In 1996, when Fu was 17 years old, she captured both the 10-meter platform gold and the 3-meter springboard gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In doing so, she equalled the achievements of Germany's Ingrid Krämer in the 1960 Rome Olympics, becoming only the fourth female to capture both titles.

Awards and accomplishments

Medal record
Women's Diving
Competitor for  China
Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 10m Platform
Gold 1996 Atlanta 10m Platform
Gold 1996 Atlanta 3m Springboard
Gold 2000 Sydney 3m Springboard
Silver 2000 Sydney Synchro Springboard
World Championships
Gold 1991 Perth 10m Platform
Gold 1994 Rome 10m Platform
Asian Games
Silver 1994 Hiroshima 3m Springboard
Bronze 1990 Beijing 10m Platform
  • 1990 Goodwill Games - 10m platform 1st (11 years old)
  • 1991 Asian Games - 10m platform 3rd (12 years old)
  • 1991 World Swimming Championships - 10m platform 1st (12 years old)
  • 1992 Olympic Games - 10m platform 1st (14 years old)
  • 1993 FINA Diving World Cup - 3m springboard 3rd (15 years old)
  • 1994 World Swimming Championships - 10m platform 1st (16 years old)
  • 1994 Asian Games - 3m springboard 2nd (16 years old)
  • 1995 FINA Diving World Cup - 10m platform 2nd (17 years old)
  • 1995 FINA Diving World Cup - 3m springboard 1st (17 years old)
  • 1996 Olympic Games - 10m platform 1st (18 years old)
  • 1996 Olympic Games - 3m springboard 1st (18 years old)
  • 1999 University Games - 10m platform 1st (21 years old)
  • 1999 University Games - 3m springboard 1st (21 years old)
  • 2000 FINA Diving World Cup - 3m springboard 2nd (22 years old)
  • 2000 Olympic Games - 3m springboard synchronized (with Guo Jingjing) 2nd (22 years old)
  • 2000 Olympic Games - 3m springboard 1st (22 years old)

Education and marriage

Fu Mingxia went to college to study economics after winning three Olympic gold medals in women's diving and then returned to the sport in 2000 to win a fourth.[1]

Fu married Antony Leung, former Financial Secretary of Government of Hong Kong, on 15 July 2002 in Hawaii. Their marriage was not publicly revealed until 30 July 2002. They have a daughter (born February 26, 2003) and two sons (born December 12, 2004 and April 25, 2008).

See also

References

  1. ^ The Chinese Athlete 24 July 2008


v · d · eOlympic Diving Champions in Women's 10 metre Platform

1912: Greta Johansson (SWE) • 1920: Stefanie Clausen (DEN) • 1924: Caroline Smith (USA) • 1928: Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (USA) • 1932 – 1936: Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA) • 1948: Vicki Draves (USA) • 1952 – 1956: Pat McCormick (USA) • 1960: Ingrid Krämer (EUA) • 1964: Lesley Bush (USA) • 1968: Milena Duchková (TCH) • 1972: Ulrika Knape (SWE) • 1976: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya (URS) • 1980: Martina Jäschke (GDR) • 1984: Zhou Jihong (CHN) • 1988: Xu Yanmei (CHN) • 1992 – 1996: Fu Mingxia (CHN) • 2000: Laura Wilkinson (USA) • 2004: Chantelle Newbery (AUS) • 2008: Chen Ruolin (CHN)
v · d · eOlympic Diving Champions in Women's 3 metre Springboard

1920: Aileen Riggin (USA) • 1924: Elizabeth Becker (USA) • 1928: Helen Meany (USA) • 1932: Georgia Coleman (USA) • 1936: Marjorie Gestring (USA) • 1948: Vicki Draves (USA) • 1952 – 1956: Pat McCormick (USA) • 1960 – 1964: Ingrid Krämer (EUA) • 1968: Susanne Gossick (USA) • 1972: Micki King (USA) • 1976: Jennifer Chandler (USA) • 1980: Irina Kalinina (RUS) • 1984: Sylvie Bernier (CAN) • 1988 – 1992: Gao Min (CHN) • 1996 – 2000: Fu Mingxia (CHN) • 2004 – 2008: Guo Jingjing (CHN) •
v · d · eWorld Diving Champions in Women's 10 metre Platform

1973: Ulrika Knape (SWE)  • 1975: Janet Ely (USA)  • 1978: Irina Kalinina (URS)  • 1982: Wendy Wyland (USA)  • 1986: Chen Lin (CHN)  • 1991: Fu Mingxia (CHN)  • 1994: Fu Mingxia (CHN)  • 1998: Olena Zhupina (UKR)  • 2001: Xu Mian (CHN)  • 2003: Émilie Heymans (CAN)  • 2005: Laura Wilkinson (USA)  • 2007: Wang Xin (CHN)  • 2009: Paola Espinosa (MEX) 2011: Chen Ruolin (CHN)
v · d · eUniversiade Diving Champions in Women's 3 metre Springboard

 1961: Liz Ferris (GBR) •  1963: Ursel Hilss (FRG) •  1965: Boguslawa Marcinkowska (POL) •  1967: Maxine King (USA) •  1970: Cynthia Potter (USA) •  1973: Tamara Safonova (URS) •  1977 – 1979: Irina Kalinina (URS) •  1981: Li Yihua (CHN) •  1983: Chen Shi (CHN) •  1985: Y. Zhirulnik (URS) •  1987: Li Qing (CHN) •  1991: Gao Min (CHN) •  1993: Brita Baldus (GER) •  1995: Rao Lang (CHN) •  1997: Zhu Jinhong (CHN) •  1999: Fu Mingxia (CHN) •  2001: Guo Jingjing (CHN) •  2003: Wu Minxia (CHN) •  2005: Guo Jingjing (CHN) •  2007: Li Ting (CHN) •  2009: Dong Jun (CHN) •  2011: He Zi (CHN)
v · d · eUniversiade Diving Champions in Women's 10 metre Platform

 1961: Liz Ferris (GBR) •  1963: Bärbel Urban (FRG) •  1965: Joy Newman (GBR) •  1967: Lesley Bush (USA) •  1970: Galina Kovalenko (URS) •  1973: Milena Duchková (TCH) •  1977: Irina Kalinina (URS) •  1979 – 1981: Chen Xiaoxia (CHN) •  1983 – 1987: Lu Wei (CHN) •  1991: Kim Hye-Ok (PRK) •  1993: Anne Montminy (CAN) •  1995: Eileen Richetelli (USA) •  1997: Chi Meilan (CHN) •  1999: Fu Mingxia (CHN) •  2001: Wang Rui (CHN) •  2003: Li Na (CHN) •  2005: Li Ting (CHN) •  2007: Lao Lishi (CHN) •  2009: Paola Espinosa (MEX) •  2011: Paola Espinosa (MEX)

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