Chen Ruolin

Chen Ruolin (simplified Chinese: 陈若琳; traditional Chinese: 陳若琳; pinyin: Chén Ruòlín; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese diver. Her most recent competition saw her win the synchronized 10 metre platform diving event with her partner Liu Huixia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Chen Ruolin
Chen Ruolin
Personal information
Native name陈若琳
NationalityChinese
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)[1]
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
Coached byRen Shaofen
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 – –
World Championships 6 3 1
Summer Universiade 2 - -
FINA Diving World Cup 8 1 –
Asian Games 2 1 –
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing10 m
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2012 London10 m
Gold medal – first place2012 London10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro10 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Melbourne10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2009 Rome10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2011 Shanghai10 m
Gold medal – first place2011 Shanghai10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2015 Kazan10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2007 Melbourne10 m
Silver medal – second place2009 Rome10 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Barcelona10 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 KazanTeam
FINA Diving World Cup
Gold medal – first place2006 Changshu10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2010 Changzhou10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2012 London10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2012 London10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2014 Shanghai10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2010 Changzhou10 m platform
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2006 Doha10 m platform
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 ShenzhenTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen10 m synchro
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Career

Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. She won the gold medals in the women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China, then duplicated the double gold performance at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, Chen won two gold medals for Women's 10 m platform and Women's 10 m synchro platform (partnering Wang Hao). She became the first Chinese female diver who claimed all the gold medals in women's platform events in Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championships.

In 2014, she lit the torch at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics she won her fifth Olympic gold medal at the 10m synchronised event and became only the third Chinese athlete to win 5 Olympic gold medals. In October 2016 Chen announced her retirement from diving due to a neck injury.

Performance Timeline

Women's 10 m platform
Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR
Olympics NH G Not Held G Not Held 2 / 2
World Championships S NH S NH G NH S NH A 1 / 4
FINA Diving World Cup NH G NH S NH G NH A NH 2 / 3

Women's 10 m synchro platform
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR
Olympics NH G Not Held G Not Held G 3 / 3
World Championships NH G NH G NH G NH G NH G NH 5 / 5
FINA Diving World Cup G NH G NH G NH G NH G NH G 6 / 6

References
  1. "Ruoling Chen". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "Olympics diving: Chen Ruolin wins second gold in 10m platform making it the 200th medal acquired by the Chinese team". BBC Sport. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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