Li Shixin
{{Short description|Chinese/Australian diver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Li Shixin
|native_name = 李世鑫
|native_name_lang = zh
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|nationality = Australian
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|12}}
|birth_place = Maoming, Guangdong, China
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|country = Australia
|sport = Diving
|event = 1 m, 1 m synchro
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{{MedalSport|Men's diving}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Doha|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Budapest|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Doha|Team event}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|1 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|3 m mixed synchro}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|3 m synchro}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shanghai |1 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Barcelona|1 m springboard}}
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Li Shixin ({{zh|c=李世鑫|p=Lǐ Shìxīn}}; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese-born Australian diver who specialises in the 1 metre springboard event. Li won gold medals in the 1 metre springboard event in the 2011[http://www.omegatiming.com/diving/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/F73E_DetResIndividual_102_Final_1m_springboard_men.pdf Result][http://www.daydaynews.org/2011/0228/319512.html 解读李世鑫：国家跳水队边缘人 诠释何为军人] and 2013 World Aquatics Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fina.org/news/2663796/china-adds-diving-gold-medals-no-8-and-9|title=China adds Diving Gold Medals no 8 and 9|date=2022-07-01|website=FINA|language=en|access-date=2022-08-06}}
Career
In 2019, he chose to represent Australia in international competitions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3014380/fans-baffled-patriotic-chinese-diving-champion-comes-out-retirement|title=Fans baffled as 'patriotic' Chinese diver switches to Australia|date=2019-06-13|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2020-04-23}}
Li qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and competed in the Men's 3m Springboard. He came 27th.{{Cite web|title=Shixin LI|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/Shixin-Li|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Olympics.com}}{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard event.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with diving competition held in August, Shixin ranked first in the preliminaries of the 1 metre springboard with a score of 388.70 points and qualified for the final.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-04/DIVM1M----------------PREL000100--__C73A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 1m Springboard Preliminary Results"]. Longines. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.Knuckey, Brodyn (4 August 2022). [https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/05/liam-stone-cruises-into-commonwealth-games-diving-final/ "Liam Stone cruises into Commonwealth Games diving final"]. 1News. Retrieved 4 August 2022. He won the silver medal in the final with a score of 437.05 points, which was 10.00 points behind gold medalist Jack Laugher of England.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-04/DIVM1M----------------------------__C74_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 1m Springboard Results Summary"]. Longines. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-04/DIVM1M----------------------------__C92A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 1m Springboard Medalists"]. Longines. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.Latham-Coyle, Harry (4 August 2022). [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-live-updates-results-birmingham-2022-b2137896.html "Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix wins diving gold after Jack Laugher defends title"]. The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2022. With partner Sam Fricker in the 3 metre synchronised springboard the following day, the duo won the bronze medal with a score of 374.52 points.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-05/DIVM3MTEAM2-----------FNL-000100--__C73D_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Results"]. Longines. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-05/DIVM3MTEAM2-----------------------__C92B_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Medalists"]. Longines. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022. In the morning on day three of diving competition, he scored 456.65 points in the preliminaries of the 3 metre springboard, qualifying for the final ranking first.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-06/DIVM3M----------------PREL000100--__C73A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary Results"]. Longines. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.Lim Teik Huat (6 August 2022). [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/diving/2022/08/06/a-first-silver-for-wendy-dhabitah-in-women039s-3m-springboard-synchro "A fine silver for Wendy-Dhabitah in women's 3m springboard synchro"]. The Star. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022. He placed fifth in the final with a score of 448.50 points, less than 12 points behind fourth-place finisher James Heatly of Scotland.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-06/DIVM3M----------------FNL-000100--__C73A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 3m Springboard Final Results"]. Longines. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022. The final day, he won a silver medal in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard with partner Maddison Keeney, scoring 304.02 points.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-08/DIVX3MTEAM2-----------FNL-000100--__C73D_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"]. Longines. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/DIV/2022-08-08/DIVX3MTEAM2-----------------------__C92B_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Medallists"]. Longines. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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Category:Australian male divers
Category:Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic divers for Australia
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Category:Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in diving
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia