Cao Yuan

Cao Yuan (simplified Chinese: 曹缘; traditional Chinese: 曹緣; pinyin: Cáo Yuán; born 7 February 1995) is a Chinese diver and an Olympic gold medalist, having won three golds, one silver and one bronze in the Olympics. He has also won golds in diving at the World Championships and World Cups.

This article is about the diver. For the physicist, see Yuan Cao.

Cao Yuan
Cao Yuan at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995
Changsha, China
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)3 m, 10 m, 3 m & 10 m synchro
ClubBeijing
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 1
World Championships 4 3 1
FINA Diving World Cup 5 3 0
Asian Games 4 1 0
Total 16 8 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro3 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kazan3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2017 Budapest3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
Gold medal – first place2010 Changzhou10m synchro
Gold medal – first place2012 London10m synchro
Gold medal – first place2014 Shanghai10m synchro
Gold medal – first place2014 Shanghai3m synchro
Gold medal – first place2018 Wuhan3m synchro
Silver medal – second place2014 Shanghai3m springboard
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro3m synchro
Silver medal – second place2018 Wuhan3m springboard
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2014 Busan3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2014 Busan3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta-Palembang3 m springboard
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Early life

Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province.[1] Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes.[2]

His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs."[2]

Career
Cao Yuan and Qin Kai at the 2016 Olympics

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's synchronized 10-metre platform, winning the gold medal. He won the gold medal at 2010 Asian Games in Men's 10-meter platform at the age of 15.

Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by winning gold medals in 3m synchro, 10m synchro, and 10m individual events of the 2014 World Diving Series in Canada.

Cao Yuan together with Yue Lin are the only divers to ever win two World Series gold medals on the same day of the competition by winning the 3m synchro and 10m synchro events on 30 May 2014.

In 2015, he partnered with Qin Kai on the men's 3m synchro springboard at the World Championships in Kazan and won gold.[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Cao led throughout the competition in the men's 3m springboard event, and won gold with a score of 547.60.[4] He also won bronze in the 3m springboard synchronized dive with Qin Kai.[5]

In 2017, at the World Championships in Budapest, Cao won silver pairing with Xie Siyi in the 3m synchro. In the 2018 World Cup, he won a gold in the 3m synchro with Xie, as well as a silver in the individual 3m springboard.[6]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Cao Yuan won gold in both the men's synchronised diving events. In the 3m synchro with Xie, the pair won with their last two dives,[7] and he also won with Chen Aisen in the 10m synchro.[8]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Cao and teammate Aisen Chen won silver in men's synchronized 10m platform.[9] He also won gold in individual 10m platform with 582.35 points.[10]

Accolades

In 2014, he was named the Male Diver of the Year by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). He was again given the accolade in 2018.[11]

He received the 4 May Youth Medal of Beijing in the People's Republic of China in 2014.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Yuan Cao". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  2. "Yuan Cao". FINA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Qin Kai/Cao Yuan snatch sixth gold for China diving at Kazan worlds". Xinhuanet. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  4. "Cao Yuan wins fifth diving gold for China, in 3m springboard". Rio 2016. Associated Press. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  5. "Qin Kai, Cao Yuan claim bronze in men synchronized 3m springboard diving". CRIEnglish. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
  6. "China sweeps two more golds at FINA Diving World Cup 2018". Xinhua. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  7. "China snatch three diving golds on offer in Gwangju worlds". Xinhua. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  8. "The somersaulting divers making a splash in South Korea". Agencia EFE. 15 July 2019.
  9. "Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen win silver in men's synchronised 10m platform final". Xinhua. 26 July 2021.
  10. "Diving - Final Results". Olympics. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. Ross, Andy (16 December 2018). "FINA Awards Chad Le Clos and Katinka Hosszu as Best Swimmers of the Year at FINA World Aquatics Gala". Swimming World Magazine.
  12. "北京青年五四奖章揭晓 跳水队名将曹缘获殊荣". sports.qq.com. 5 May 2014.
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