Eden Cheng

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| nationality = British

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| birth_place = London, England{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/diving/athlete-profile-n1444125-cheng-eden.htm |title=Diving - CHENG Eden - Tokyo 2020 Olympics |website=Tokyo2020.org |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805062842/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/diving/athlete-profile-n1444125-cheng-eden.htm |url-status=dead }}

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| coach = Chen Lin

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Eden Cheng (born 2 December 2002) is an English elite diver representing Great Britain and England. She won her first major medal in 2018 at the age of 15, when she won the gold medal at the European Championships in the 10 metre platform synchro with Lois Toulson.

Early life

Cheng was born in London in 2002 to Chinese immigrants.{{Cite web |title=OPINION - Emma Raducanu shows best of British-Chinese community |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/opinion-emma-raducanu-shows-best-133903425.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}} She studied at Alleyn's School in Dulwich, London. She previously went to Streatham and Clapham Junior School. She took up diving after being inspired during the 2012 London Olympics.{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/uk_national_sport/16404156.laugher-clinches-diving-double-gold-for-great-britain/ |title=Laugher clinches diving double gold for Great Britain |author=Press Association |date=7 August 2018 |work=Telegraph & Argus}} She joined Crystal Palace Diving where she trains under Chen Lin.{{cite news |url=https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/crystal-palace-diving-wants-to-take-the-plunge-and-expand/ |title=Crystal Palace Diving wants to take the plunge and expand |date=12 February 2018 |work=South London Press & Mercury}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.alleyns.org.uk/alleyn/Alleyns_Trinity_2017_Newsletter.pdf |title=Alleyn's School Newsletter, Trinity Term 2017 |page=14}}

In 2022, Cheng moved to California and dives with the UCLA women's diving team.{{Cite web |title=European Champion Eden Cheng Signs NLI With UCLA |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/6/2/swimming-diving-european-champion-eden-cheng-signs-nli-with-ucla.aspx |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=UCLA |language=en}}

Career

Cheng started competing as a junior in 2013 and was a National champion a number of times. Cheng competed at National Age Group Championships, and won the 3m Springboard event in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.swimming.org/diving/cheng-dominates-3m-springboard-session-two/ |title=Cheng dominates 3m Springboard in session two |date=8 July 2016 |work=Swimming.org}}

In 2017, she competed at her first British Junior Elite Championships and won gold.{{cite web |url=http://www.swimming.org/diving/ruby-bower-group-a-platform-gold-junior-elites/ |title=Ruby Bower lands Group A Platform title at Junior Elites |date=10 April 2017 |work=Swimming.org}} The same year Cheng made her debut in a European championship, representing Great Britain at the Junior European Diving Championships in Bergen, where she won a gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.swimming.org/diving/eden-cheng-wins-european-junior-gold-bergen/ |title=Eden Cheng wins European Junior gold in Bergen |date=1 July 2017 |work=Swimming.org}} She started competing as a senior in a number of FINA Grand Prix events in 2017, one of the youngest divers chosen for these events. She won a silver in the Mixed 10m platform event with Kyle Kothari, as well as a bronze in the 10m Synchro event with Emily Martin in Singapore.{{cite web |url=http://www.crystalpalacediving.co.uk/eden-selected-to-represent-gb-at-upcoming-senior-grand-prix/ |title=Eden selected to represent GB at upcoming senior Grand Prix |work=Crystal Palace Diving}}

=2018–2019=

In her first senior competition at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, she partnered with Lois Toulson in the women's 10 metre synchro platform, and at the age of 15 she won her first senior international gold medal.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/07/european-championships-britain |title=Teenagers Cheng and Toulson win diving gold at European Championships |work=The Guardian |first=Mark |last=Woods |date=7 August 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/45082176 |title=GB's Cheng and Toulson win diving gold |date=7 August 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}

Cheng took part in her first World Championship at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.{{cite web |url=https://www.swimming.org/calendar/all/fina-world-diving-championships-2019/ |title=FINA World Diving Championships 2019 |date=12 July 2019 |work=swimming.org |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729163025/https://www.swimming.org/calendar/all/fina-world-diving-championships-2019/ |url-status=dead }} Cheng finished in sixth in the 10 metre synchro with Toulson,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/48980347 |title=World Aquatics Championships: Lois Toulson and Eden Cheng secure 2020 World Series place |first=Nick |last=Hope |work=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2019}} as well as the team event with Ross Haslam.{{cite news |url=https://www.swimming.org/diving/haslam-cheng-mixed-team/ |title=Haslam and Cheng in the mix for Britain at World Championships |date=16 July 2019 |work=swimming.org}} At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Cheng won silver in the Mixed 10 m platform synchro with Noah Williams and bronze in the team event.{{cite web |url=http://www.len.eu/?p=15360 |title=Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet |work=LEN European Aquatics |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516151023/http://www2.len.eu/?p=15360 |url-status=dead }}

=2021–2022=

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Cheng and Toulson won silver in synchronised 10m platform, thereby securing their qualification to the Olympics.{{cite news |url=https://www.swimming.org/diving/diving-teamgb-olympic-qualification-gold/ |title=Toulson, Cheng secure Olympic qualification while Laugher, Goodfellow win gold |work=Swimming.org |date=2 May 2021}} The pair also won silver in synchronised 10m platform at the European Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/57124289 |title=European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson & Eden Cheng win 10m silver |first=Nick |last=Hope |work=BBC Sport}} At the 2020 Olympics held in 2021, the pair finished seventh in the synchronized 10 metre platform after a poor start.{{cite web |url=https://www.swimming.org/diving/tokyo-2020-olympics-womens-synchro-platform-final/ |title=Lois Toulson and Eden Cheng bounce back from nervy opening in Olympic final |date=27 July 2021 |work=Swimming.org}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Cheng partnered with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix on the women's 10m synchro, and they won a silver.{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fred-sirieix-birmingham-sandwell-new-york-england-b2139891.html |title=Second medal for Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix with silver alongside Eden Cheng|work=The Independent|date=6 August 2022 |first=Jamie |last=Gardner }}

Career highlights

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Competition {{Cite web \|title=Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix \|url=https://www.britishswimming.org/athlete-swimming-profiles/diving-team-profiles/andrea-spendolini-sirieix/ \|access-date=2022-08-26 \|website=British Swimming}} !Event ! 2018 ! 2019 ! 2020 ! 2021 !2022 ! {{abbr\|2=Reference)s\|Ref.}}
colspan="8" \|International, representing {{Flag\|Great Britain}}
Olympic Games \|Women's 10m Synchro \| \| \| \|7th \| \|
rowspan="3" \|World Aquatics Championships \|Women's 10m Platform \| \| \| \| \|26th \|
Women's 10m Synchro \| \|6th \| \| \| \|
Team \| \|6th \| \| \| \|
rowspan="4" \|European Aquatics Championships \|Women's 10m Platform \| \|9th \| \| \| \|
Women's 10m Synchro \|bgcolor=gold \|{{Gold01}} \| \| \| \| \|
10m Mixed Synchro		bgcolor=silver \|{{Silver02}}	\|
Team \| \|bgcolor=chocolate \|{{Bronze03}} \| \| \| \|
FINA Diving World Cup \|10m Synchro \|7th \| \| \|bgcolor=silver\|{{Silver02}} \| \|
colspan="8" \|International, representing {{Flag\|England}}
rowspan="3" \|Commonwealth Games \|Women's 10m Platform \| \| \| \| \| \|
Women's 10m Synchro \| \| \| \| \| bgcolor=silver \|{{Silver02}} \|
10m Mixed Synchro \| \| \| \| \| \|
colspan="8" \|Domestic
rowspan="2" \|British Diving Championships \|Women's 10m Platform \| \|bgcolor=chocolate \|{{Bronze03}} \| 9th \| \| bgcolor=gold \|{{Gold01}} \|
Women's 10m Synchro \| \| bgcolor=silver \| {{Silver02}} \| bgcolor=gold\|{{Gold01}}	\|bgcolor=chocolate \|{{Bronze03}} \|
British National Diving Cup \|Women's 10m Platform \| \| \| \| \| \|

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Competition {{Cite web |title=Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/athlete-swimming-profiles/diving-team-profiles/andrea-spendolini-sirieix/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=British Swimming}}

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colspan="8" |International, representing {{Flag|Great Britain}}

Olympic Games

|Women's 10m Synchro

|7th

rowspan="3" |World Aquatics Championships