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Guo Jingjing

郭晶晶　/　かく・しょうしょう

Platform diver from People's Republic of China

October 15, 1981 (age 44)　・　Baoding, People's Republic of China

platform diver
competitive diver

My Take

Guo Jingjing is, to me, the gold standard of diving discipline. Winning the 3m springboard at five straight World Championships is almost absurd consistency, the kind that only comes from relentless, unglamorous repetition. Tying for the most Olympic medals of any female diver puts her in genuinely rarefied company. What I admire most is that she walked away in 2011 on her own terms, at the top, rather than clinging on. There's a quiet grace to a champion who knows exactly when the chapter is finished. Diving rarely gets the spotlight it deserves, and athletes like her are precisely why it should.

Overview

Guo Jingjing (Chinese: 郭晶晶; pinyin: Guō Jīngjīng; born October 15, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a retired Chinese diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Guo is tied with her partner Wu Minxia for winning the most Olympic medals (6) of any female diver and she won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She announced her retirement in 2011.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Guo Jingjing
Name (Japanese): 郭晶晶
Reading: かく・しょうしょう
Born: October 15, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Baoding, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 163 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: platform diver / competitive diver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%AD%E6%99%B6%E6%99%B6

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