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Shi Tingmao

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Shi Tingmao
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33)
Chongqing, China
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
ClubChongqing

Shi Tingmao (Chinese: 施廷懋; pinyin: Shī Tíngmào; born 31 August 1991) is a Chinese diver representing Chongqing diving team. She has been dominant in the 3 metre springboard events in the 2010s. She has won four gold medals in Olympic competitions, two at the 2016 Olympics and two more at the 2020 Olympics. She also holds eight golds in the World Championships.

Career

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She won the gold medal in women's 1m springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, becoming the first Chinese diver from provincial team to participate the World Championships.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in women's 3 metre synchronized springboard with Wu Minxia. She also won gold in the 3m Springboard.

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Shi won her third consecutive World Championships gold in the 3m springboard event.[1] She also won gold in the 3m synchro with partner Wang Han.[2]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, celebrated in 2021, she repeated the 2016 success and won the gold medal in women's 3 metre synchronized springboard with Wang Han. She also won again the gold medal in the 3m Springboard.[3]

Accolades

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Shi was named the Best Female Diver of the Year by FINA in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2021.[4][5]

Personal life

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After winning gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Shi revealed that she was struggling with depression and considered abandoning professional diving. She joined Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles in openly talking about mental health issues in women's elite competitions.[6]

Major achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Diving, Day 8: Third consecutive 3m title for Shi Tingmao (CHN)". FINA. 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Wang Han/Shi Tingmao take China's 6th diving gold at FINA Worlds". Xinhua. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Palmer, Dan (2021-08-01). "Shi doubles up with second springboard diving title at Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  4. ^ "China's Shi Tingmao awarded FINA Best Female Diver of 2018". Xinhua. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "China's Shi wins sixth consecutive Best Female Diver of Year". www.news.cn. Xinhua. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Chinese Olympic diving champion Shi Tingmao tells of depression struggle". WION. New Delhi. Agence France-Presse. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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