He Zi
{{short description|Chinese diver (born 1990)}}
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|birth_place = Nanning, Guangxi, China
|residence = Tianjin
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|event = 1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
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| Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | –
| World Championships | 4 | 2 | 1
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| FINA Diving World Cup | 3 | 2 | –
| Asian Games | 1 | 2 | –
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
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{{MedalSilver|{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shanghai|3 m synchro springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Barcelona|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Barcelona|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Shanghai|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Kazan|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Kazan|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Doha|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Doha|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shenzhen|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shenzhen|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shenzhen|3 m synchro}}
{{MedalCompetition|FINA Diving World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Jiangsu|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Jiangsu|3 m synchro}}
{{MedalGold|2012 London|3 m synchro}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 London|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Shanghai|3 m springboard}}
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He Zi ({{zh|s=何姿|p=Hé Zī}}; born 11 December 1990) is an Olympic medal winning Chinese female diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive.{{Cite web | url = http://www.the-sports.org/diving-zi-he-results-identity-s10-c2-b4-o65-w22977.html | title = Diving – He Zi (China) : season totals | work = the-sports.org | access-date = 23 November 2010}}
Career
File:2012 Summer Olympics Women's Springboard Victory Ceremony 3.jpg.]]
Among her achievements are:
- 2006 – silver medal in both the 1 m{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} and 3 m{{Cite web
|url = http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/diving/n214277318.shtml
|title = He Zi wins women's 3m springboard gold at National Diving Championships – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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|access-date = 23 November 2010
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|archive-date = 4 April 2008
}} springboard events of the Asian Games.
- 2007 – gold medal in the women's 1 m springboard event of the World Aquatics Championships.
- 2009 – gold medal in the women's 3 m springboard event of the FINA Diving World Series.{{Cite web
|url = http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2283&Itemid=611
|title = Fédération Internationale de Natation – fina.org – FINA Diving World Series 2009 – Rankings
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|access-date = 23 November 2010
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- 2010 – won gold in 3 m springboard and gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard at the 17th FINA Diving World Cup.{{Cite web
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|title = Fédération Internationale de Natation – fina.org – FINA Diving World Series 2010 – Rankings
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- 2011 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in the synchronised 3 m springboard and silver in the 3 m springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.
- 2012 – won gold (with Wu Minxia) in women's 3m springboard synchronized diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- 2012 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- 2013 - won gold in 1m springboard in 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, beating Tania Cognotto of Italy by just 0.1 points.{{Cite web|url=http://archives.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=382&layout=blog&Itemid=1509|title=Barcelona 2013|website=fina.org - official FINA website|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-19|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320054238/http://archives.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=382&layout=blog&Itemid=1509|url-status=dead}}
- 2016 – won silver in 3m in women's 3m springboard diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Right after she won silver in the 3m springboard dive on 14 August 2016, He Zi accepted a marriage proposal by boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai, whom she has dated for 6 years.[https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/watch-beautiful-moment-unsuspecting-swimmer-gets-proposed-minutes-after-winning-medal?autoPlay=5082975244001 Watch: The beautiful moment unsuspecting swimmer gets proposed to - minutes after winning medal] tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2021 They married in June 2017, and in July she announced her retirement from international competition.{{cite news |url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2017-07/25/content_41283850.htm |title= China's Olympic champion diver He Zi retires|work= China.org.cn|date= 25 July 2017}} Their daughter was born in October 2017.{{cite news |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/diving/2018-04-28/doc-ifzvpatq5222496.shtml |title=秦凯何姿女儿6个月能做平板支撑 周继红带她试水 |date=28 April 2018|work=Sina }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Chinese Olympic Committee|744|en_archive=20200714190632|zh_archive=20080501132746}}
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{{succession box
| before = {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Minxia
| after = {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Huixia
| title = FINA Female Diver of the Year
| years = 2013
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Diving Women Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard}}
{{Footer World Champions 1m Springboard Women}}
{{Footer World Champions 3m Springboard Women}}
{{Footer World Champions Springboard Synchro Women}}
{{Asian Games Champions Diving 3 m Springboard Women}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 3m Springboard Women}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions Springboard Synchro Women}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Nanning
Category:Chinese female divers
Category:Olympic divers for China
Category:Olympic gold medalists for China
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Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China
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Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China
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Category:Divers at the 2006 Asian Games
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Category:Divers at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
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Category:Summer World University Games medalists in diving
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
Category:Olympic silver medalists for China