Chen Yuxi

Chen Yuxi (simplified Chinese: 陈芋汐; traditional Chinese: 陳芋汐; 11 September 2005) is a Chinese diver.[2]

Chen Yuxi
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2005-09-11) 11 September 2005[1]
Shanghai, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 10 m platform
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest10 m synchro

Early life

Chen was born on 11 September 2005 to a family with gymnastics background. Her grandfather, Chen Xinxi, was a former gymnast. Her father, Chen Jian, is a gymnastics coach at the Shanghai Youth Sports School in Xuhui District, while her mother, Dong Chunhua, is an associate professor in the gymnastics teaching and research section at the Shanghai University of Sport.[3][4][5]

Sports career

In 2008, she began to practice gymnastics and in 2011, she was selected by Shi Meiqin, the then Shanghai diving team leader, to practice diving. At the beginning of 2017, Chen entered the Shanghai diving team for training.[6][7][8]

In September 2018, Chen won the women's single 10m platform diving championship and mixed synchronized 10m platform (with Yu Duan) at the National Diving Championships in Chongqing. In March 2019, she was selected for the Chinese National Diving Team and in May, she participated in the 10th FINA Diving World Series, and won gold medal at the women's 10m single platform and synchronised 10m platform (with Yuan Haoyan).[9][10]

On 1 July 2019, she was selected to be in Chinese diving team for the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju. At the event, she won a gold medal in women's single 10m platform with 439 points. On September 24, at the National Diving Championships in Yantai, Chen won the women's single 10m platform with 428.85 points. Partnering with Zhang Jiaqi, the duo won the women's 10m synchronized platform with 342.54 points.[11][12]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Chen and Zhang won the gold medal in the women's 10m synchronized platform on 27 July 2021. On August 5, she won the silver medal in women's single 10m platform.[13]

At the 2021 National Games of China in Shaanxi, Chen and Zhang won the gold medal in the women's 10m platform on September 9. On September 12, she won the silver medal in the women's single 10m platform.[14]

At the 19th FINA World Championships 2022 held in Budapest, Chen took part in the women's single 10m platform as a defending champion. She won the gold medal again with a score of 417.25. Quan Hongchan, who was gold medalist in 2020 Summer Olympics, came second with a score of 416.95.[15]

Awards and honors

Other activities

On 21 September 2021, Chen participated in Dragon TV show 'Moon in the East - Mid-Autumn Dream Night', where she sang the song "One Hundred Years" with Liao Changyong, Huang Baomei and Huang Xuechen.[19]

On 26 December 2021, the music video for 2022 Winter Olympics "See You in Beijing" sung by 55 Olympic champions, including Chen Yuxi, was released.[20]

References
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  4. "小囡当家". Oriental Sports Daily. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. "The mother of Olympic champion Chen Yuxi shared these "parenting classics", which are useful to every parent". iMedia. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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  7. "视频 - 家国70载 - 从体操房到十米台 三代人的奥运梦". kankanews.com. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. "上海小囡陈芋汐勇夺世锦赛女子十米台冠军". eastday.com. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. "2018全国跳水锦标赛经过激烈角逐在重庆落幕". General Administration of Sport of China. September 27, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  10. "世锦赛14岁小花陈芋汐10米台折桂 领先亚军61分". Sina Sports. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. "Diving gold and perfect marks for Chen Yuxi at age 13". Associated Press. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. "跳水青春组合张家齐陈芋汐 进军奥运会需要更"同步"". Chinese Olympic Committee. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  13. "Chinese teens Quan Hongchan, Chen Yuxi go 1-2 in women's 10-meter platform diving". ESPN. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  14. "Generation Z shines in China's National Games, aiming at Paris". Xinhua. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  15. "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  16. "共青团中央、全国青联授予我国奥运健儿中国青年五四奖章!". shanwei.gov.cn. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  17. "骄傲！徐州2名运动员被授予全国五一劳动奖章！". thepaper.cn. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  18. "全国体育系统先进工作者和劳动模范拟表彰名单，北京10人上榜". Sohu. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  19. "东方卫视中秋晚会节目单出炉！". KNews. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  20. "超燃MV发布！55位世界冠军共同唱响《我们北京见》". CCTV. 2021-12-26. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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