Xie Siyi
Xie Siyi (Chinese: 谢思埸; pinyin: Xiè Sīyì; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese diver. He has won four gold medals at the World Championships.
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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shantou, Guangdong, China | 28 March 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Cao Yuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zhou Jihong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Xie's previous main event was 10m platform and his partner was Chen Aisen. However, due to a serious injury in 2012, he is focusing more on springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he became a new world champion after winning the gold medal of 1m springboard.[1] He also won a gold in 3m springboard at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest.[2]
In 2018, Xie took part in his first World Cup event held in Wuhan, and won a gold in the 3m synchro partnered with Cao Yuan, as well as a gold in the individual 3m event.[3]
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he again won gold in the 3m springborad event.[4] Xie again partnered with Cao Yuan in the 3m synchro, and won gold with their last dive.[5]
References
- "The official result of 2015 World Aquatics Championships". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- Agence France-Presse (21 July 2017). "Tears of joy as Xie Siyi lands China's seventh world championships gold" – via South China Morning Post.
- "China sweeps two more golds at FINA Diving World Cup 2018". Xinhua. 7 June 2018.
- "Xie Siyi retains 3m springboard title to make it seven in a row for China". Xinhua. 18 July 2019.
- "China snatch three diving golds on offer in Gwangju worlds". Xinhua. 13 July 2019.