Lü Wei (diver)

Lü Wei (Chinese: 吕伟; pinyin: Lǚ Wěi, 1966 – 9 May 1990) was a Chinese diver who competed in women's 10-metre platform.

For the diver born in 2005, see Lu Wei (diver).

Lü Wei
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born1966[1]
Yangzhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Died9 May 1990(1990-05-09) (aged 23–24)
Beijing, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
Medal record
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal – second place1986 Madrid10 m platform
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Delhi10 m platform
Gold medal – first place1986 Seoul10 m platform
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1983 Edmonton10 m platform
Gold medal – first place1985 Kobe10 m platform
Gold medal – first place1987 Zagreb10 m platform

Career

She was the gold medalist at the 1982 Asian Games, 1983 Summer Universiade, 1985 Summer Universiade, 1986 Asian Games, and 1987 Summer Universiade.[1]

She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to an injury. (Her replacement Zhou Jihong won the Olympic gold medal.[2])

Murder

Lü Wei was murdered in 1990 along with her friend, Peking opera artist Xun Linglai, in Xun's home. Lü was then working for the sports bureau in her hometown of Yangzhou, and was on a business trip to Beijing, where Xun lived.[3] The case remains unsolved.

See also

References
  1. Wang Hongyu, ed. (1995). 江苏巾帼名人选编 (in Chinese). Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House.
  2. E Junda; Tian, Yushuo (2008). 《英雄》中国历届奥运冠军肖像 (in Chinese). Jilin Art Publishing House.
  3. "病故坠亡 被杀自杀--清明追忆逝去的中国世界冠军" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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