Fu Mingxia (1978–)

views updated

Fu Mingxia (1978–)

Chinese diver. Born Aug 16, 1978, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

Won 1st World championship title (1991), the youngest world champion ever (age 12); at Barcelona Olympics, won a gold medal in platform (1992), the youngest Olympic champion ever (age 13); at World championships, won the 10-meter platform gold (1993, 1994) and 3-meter springboard gold (1995); at Atlanta Olympics, won gold medals for 10-meter platform and 3-meter springboard (1996), the 1st woman to win both titles since Ingrid Engel-Kramer, 36 years earlier; at Sydney Olympics, won a gold medal for 3-meter springboard and a silver medal for synchronized 3-meter springboard (2000).

More From encyclopedia.com