Xie Siyi

Xie Siyi (Chinese: 谢思埸; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese diver. He has won four gold medals at the World Championships and two Olympic gold medals.[1][2]

Xie Siyi
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubGuangdong
PartnerCao Yuan
Coached byZhou Jihong
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 4 1 1
FINA Diving World Cup 2 0 0
Total 8 1 1
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo3 m springboard
2020 Tokyo3 m synchro
World Championships
2015 Kazan1m springboard
2017 Budapest3 m springboard
2019 Gwangju3 m springboard
2019 Gwangju3 m synchro
2017 Budapest3 m synchro
2015 KazanTeam
FINA Diving World Cup
2018 Wuhan3m springboard
2018 Wuhan3m synchro
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.
Xie Siyi
Simplified Chinese谢思埸
Traditional Chinese謝思埸

Career

Xie's previous main event was 10m platform and his partner was Chen Aisen. However, due to a serious injury in 2012, he began focusing more on springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he became a new world champion after winning the gold medal of 1m springboard.[3] He also won a gold in 3m springboard at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest.[4]

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.[5]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he again won gold in the 3m springboard event.[6] Xie again partnered with Cao Yuan in the 3m synchro, and won gold with their last dive.[7]

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Xie won the gold in the 3m springboard event. He scored over 85 points with each of his six dives to reach a total score of 558.75 and broke the Men's Olympics 3m springboard record.[8][9] He also partnered with Wang Zongyuan in the men’s 3m synchro event and the pair won gold.[10][11]

References
  1. hermesauto (3 August 2021). "Olympics: China's Xie Siyi wins diving gold in the men's 3m springboard". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "Olympics-Diving-China wins gold in men's 3 metre synchronised springboard". CNA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "The official result of 2015 World Aquatics Championships". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. Agence France-Presse (21 July 2017). "Tears of joy as Xie Siyi lands China's seventh world championships gold" – via South China Morning Post.
  5. "China sweeps two more golds at FINA Diving World Cup 2018". Xinhua. 7 June 2018.
  6. "Xie Siyi retains 3m springboard title to make it seven in a row for China". Xinhua. 18 July 2019.
  7. "China snatch three diving golds on offer in Gwangju worlds". Xinhua. 13 July 2019.
  8. "Xie Siyi nails every dive, breaks springboard Olympic record | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. "China Goes One-Two in Men's 3m Springboard, Closing With Breathtaking Dives". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. "Olympics-Diving-China wins gold in men's 3 metre synchronised springboard". CNA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. "XIE Siyi wins men's 3m springboard gold, WANG Zongyuan clinches silver". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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