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Chen Ruolin

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Chen Ruolin
Chen Ruolin
Personal information
Native name陈若琳
NationalityChinese
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31)
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 place 2008 Beijing 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 10 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 10 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 10 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 10 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan Team
FINA Diving World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Changshu 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2010 Changzhou 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2014 Shanghai 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2010 Changzhou 10 m platform
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 10 m platform
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro

Chen Ruolin (Chinese: 陈若琳; pinyin: Chén Ruòlín; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese platform diver and coach. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012 and 2016), ten-time World championship medalist (including six golds), nine-time World Cup medalist (eight golds), four-time Asian Games medalist (three golds) and two-time Universiade gold medalist, making her one of the most accomplished female divers in history.[2]

After retiring from the sport in 2016 due to neck injury,[3] Chen became a diving coach in 2021 and has been personally training 2020 Olympic gold medalist Quan Hongchan and multi-FINA world champion Lian Junjie, who have since both won gold medals at the 2024 Summper Olympics in Paris.[4]

Career

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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.[5]

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 platform event with her partner Liu Huixia, and became only the third Chinese athlete to win five Olympic gold medals.

In October 2016 Chen announced her retirement from diving due to a neck injury.

Performance Timeline

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Women's 10 m platform

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ruoling Chen". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Profile: Chen Ruolin". Forbes. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Rieder, David (21 October 2016). "Five-Time Gold Medalist Diver Chen Ruolin Retires". Swimming World. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Ma, Sylvia (7 August 2024). "Paris Olympics: Chen Ruolin, coach behind Quan Hongchan, back in the limelight again". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
Awards
Preceded by
First award
FINA Diver of the Year
2010
Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Final Youth Olympic torchbearer
Nanjing 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Darren Choy
Final Summer Youth Olympic torchbearer
Nanjing 2014
Succeeded by