Lü Wei (diver)

Lü Wei (Chinese: 吕伟; pinyin: Lǚ Wĕi, 1966 – 9 May 1990[2]) was a Chinese diver who competed in women's 10-metre platform. She was the gold medalist at the 1982 Asian Games, 1983 Summer Universiade, 1985 Summer Universiade, 1986 Asian Games, and 1987 Summer Universiade.[1]

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

Lü Wei

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	1966[1] Yangzhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Died	May 9, 1990(1990-05-09) (aged 23–24) Beijing, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	10 m
Medal record World Aquatics Championships 1986 Madrid 10 m Asian Games 1982 Delhi 10 m 1986 Seoul 10 m Universiade 1983 Edmonton 10 m 1985 Kobe 10 m 1987 Zagreb 10 m

She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to an injury. (Her replacement Zhou Jihong won the Olympic gold medal.[3])

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.[4] The case remains unsolved.

References

1. Wang Hongyu, ed. (1995). 江苏巾帼名人选编 (in Chinese). Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House.
2. "荀令莱". bytravel.cn (in Chamorro). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
3. E Junda; Tian, Yushuo (2008). 《英雄》中国历届奥运冠军肖像 (in Chinese). Jilin Art Publishing House.
4. "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.