Ren Qian

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Ren Qian
Personal information
Born (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 23)
Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan,
China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sport Diving
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m platform
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Budapest 10m platform synchro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Budapest 10m platform mixed synchro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Budapest 10m platform mixed synchro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kazan 10m platform
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Budapest 10 m platform

Ren Xi (Chinese :任茜; pinyin :Rèn Qiàn; born 20 February 2001), known internationally as Ren Qian, is a Chinese diver. She won a silver medal in the women's 10 m platform at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and then followed it with a gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the youngest champion to top the podium (aged 15). [2] [3]

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Ren was selected to the Chinese diving squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competing individually in the women's 10 m platform. [4] There, she comfortably claimed the gold with a total score of 439.25, making her the youngest champion at the Games and the only one from the championship field to tally more than 90 points on a single dive. [2] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Goh, Brenda (19 August 2016). "Chinese teenager Ren takes gold on 10m platform". Reuters . Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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