Chen Yuxi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Yuxi
Chen in 2023
Personal information
Native name陈芋汐
NationalityChinese
Born (2005-09-11) 11 September 2005 (age 19)[1]
Shanghai, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)10 metre platform and synchronized platform
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 10 m platform
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 10 m platform
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 10 m platform

Chen Yuxi (simplified Chinese: 陈芋汐; traditional Chinese: 陳芋汐; 11 September 2005) is a Chinese diver, national champion, and Olympic champion.[2] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal with partner Zhang Jiaqi in the women's 10m synchronized platform. Chen also won the silver medal in the individual 10-metre platform event. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chen, alongside teammate Quan Hongchan, won gold in the women's 10m synchronized platform.

Early life

Chen was born on 11 September 2005 to a family with gymnastics background. Her grandfather, Chen Xinxi, was a former gymnast. Her father, Chen Jian, is a gymnastics coach at the Shanghai Youth Sports School in Xuhui District, and her mother, Dong Chunhua, is an associate professor in the gymnastics teaching and research section at the Shanghai University of Sport.[3][4][5]

Career

In 2008, she began to practice gymnastics and in 2011, she was selected by Shanghai diving team leader Shi Meiqin to practice diving. In early 2017, Chen entered the Shanghai diving team for training.[6][7][8]

In September 2018, Chen won the women's single 10 metre platform diving championship and mixed 10 metre synchronized platform (with Yu Duan) at the National Diving Championships in Chongqing. In March 2019, she was selected for the Chinese National Diving Team. In May, she participated in the 10th FINA Diving World Series and won gold in the 10 metre platform and 10 metre synchronized platform (with Yuan Haoyan).[9][10]

On 1 July 2019, Chen was selected to be in the Chinese diving team for the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju. At the event, she won a gold medal in the 10 metre platform with 439 points. On 24 September, at the National Diving Championships in Yantai, Chen won the 10 metre platform with 428.85 points. Chen and partner Zhang Jiaqi won the 10 metre synchronized platform with 342.54 points.[11][12]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Chen and Zhang won the gold medal in the 10 metre synchronized platform on 27 July 2021. On 5 August, Chen won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform.[13]

At the 2021 National Games of China in Shaanxi, Chen and Zhang won gold in the 10 metre synchronized platform on 9 September. On 12 September, Chen won silver in the 10 metre platform, losing to compatriot Quan Hongchan.[14]

On May 28, 2022, in a test match of the Chinese diving team, Chen and Quan scored 369.24 points, setting the highest score since the two were paired.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Chen took part in the 10 metre platform as the defending champion. She won the gold medal again with a score of 417.25, finishing ahead of teammate Quan, who had a score of 416.95. Chen and Quan also won gold in the 10 metre synchronized platform.[15]

In 2023, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Chen won silver in the 10 metre platform and gold with Quan in 10 metre synchronized platform.[16][17]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chen, alongside her teammate Quan, won gold in the 10 metre synchronized platform.[18] Chen also secured the silver medal in the women's 10 metre platform with a score of 420.70, less than 5 points behind gold medalist and compatriot Quan.[19]

Awards and honors

Other activities

On 21 September 2021, Chen participated in Dragon TV show 'Moon in the East – Mid-Autumn Dream Night', where she sang the song "One Hundred Years" with Liao Changyong, Huang Baomei and Huang Xuechen.[23]

On 26 December 2021, the music video for 2022 Winter Olympics "See You in Beijing" sung by 55 Olympic champions, including Chen Yuxi, was released.[24]

References

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  2. ^ "实力说话、运气加持——专访世锦赛跳水新星陈芋汐-新华网体育". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "陈芋汐：这个徐汇体操队里长大的"编外选手"，如今成为了跳水梦之队的闪耀新星". Shanghai Observer. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ "小囡当家". Oriental Sports Daily. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ "从四五分到奥运冠军，陈芋汐父母：开心女儿小小肩膀能扛起大大责任". CCTV. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  7. ^ "视频 – 家国70载 – 从体操房到十米台 三代人的奥运梦". kankanews.com. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ "上海小囡陈芋汐勇夺世锦赛女子十米台冠军". eastday.com. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ^ "2018全国跳水锦标赛经过激烈角逐在重庆落幕". General Administration of Sport of China. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. ^ "世锦赛14岁小花陈芋汐10米台折桂 领先亚军61分". Sina Sports. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Diving gold and perfect marks for Chen Yuxi at age 13". Associated Press News. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. ^ "跳水青春组合张家齐陈芋汐 进军奥运会需要更"同步"". Chinese Olympic Committee. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Chinese teens Quan Hongchan, Chen Yuxi go 1–2 in women's 10-meter platform diving". ESPN. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Generation Z shines in China's National Games, aiming at Paris". Xinhua News Agency. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA – Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ "China's star diver Quan wins women's 10m platform at Hangzhou Asiad". Xinhua. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  17. ^ Mu, Xuelin (1 October 2023). "China's Quan/Chen Debut at Asian Games, Clinching Victorious Beginning for Chinese Diving Team". iChongqing. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: China's Quan and Chen claim gold in women's synchronised 10m platform in diving". Sportstar. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  19. ^ Wade, Stephen (6 August 2024). "Quan Hongchan of China opens with perfect 10, then wins gold on the 10-meter platform". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  20. ^ "共青团中央、全国青联授予我国奥运健儿中国青年五四奖章!". shanwei.gov.cn. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  21. ^ "骄傲！徐州2名运动员被授予全国五一劳动奖章！". thepaper.cn. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  22. ^ "全国体育系统先进工作者和劳动模范拟表彰名单，北京10人上榜". Sohu. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  23. ^ "东方卫视中秋晚会节目单出炉！". KNews. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  24. ^ "超燃MV发布！55位世界冠军共同唱响《我们北京见》". CCTV. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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