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Guo Jingjing (Chinese: 郭晶晶; pinyin: Guō Jīngjīng, born October 15, 1981) is a female diver from the People's Republic of China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
Career
Born in Baoding, Hebei province, on October 15, 1981, she started training in competitive diving in 1988. Baoding ( is a Prefecture-level city in Hebei province China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the She took up diving when she was six-years-old at the Baoding Training Base. In 1992, she was selected to dive for the Chinese national team. Her current coach is Zhong Shaozhen.
Guo represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Wu Minxia before finally winning her first individual Olympic gold in the 3 metre women's springboard. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Wu Minxia ( Pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá born November 10, 1985 in Shanghai) is a female diver from the People's Republic of China She is the leading member of the Chinese national women's diving team after Fu Mingxia. Fu Mingxia ( Chinese: 伏明霞 Pinyin: Fú Mingxiá was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Currently her goal is to win medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She also announced on November 23, 2006 that she would retire following the 2008 Olympic Games. [1]
After the Athens Olympics, Guo gained much fame and was signed up by McDonald's. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated She was later banned by the national team for excessive commercial activities, but was later taken back. [2]
During a press conference after her performance at the 2008 Diving World Cup in Beijing, China, Guo reportedly was making a bracelet while in conference, and referred the Canadian diver Blythe Hartley as a "fat Canadian". Blythe Hartley (born May 2, 1982) is a Canadian Olympic diver. [3]
Personal life
Guo's off-the-board affairs after the Athens Olympics have been the subject of scrutiny in Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong media outlets. She is reputed to be the girlfriend of Chinese diver Tian Liang, although it is a relationship she neither admits nor denies. Tian Liang may refer to Tian Liang (diver Tian Liang (rower [4]
Guo made entertainment headlines with a paparazzi shot of her dining with Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, the playboy grandson of the Hong Kong business tycoon Henry Fok. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities Henry Fok Ying Tung ( 1923 – 2006 was a Hong Kong businessman This time, Guo did not deny the relationship, and has been photographed many times with Kenneth Fok in public. [5]
Major achievements
- 1995 World Cup – 1st Synchronized Platform & 3m Synchronized Springboard
- 1996 Olympic Games – 5th Platform
- 1998 World Championships – 2nd 3m Springboard
- 1999 World Cup – 1st 3m Synchronized Springboard; 3rd 3m Springboard
- 2000 World Cup – 1st 3m Springboard; 2nd 3m Synchronized Springboard
- 2000 Olympic Games – 2nd 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2001 World Championships – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2002 World Cup – 1st 1m & 3m Springboard; 2nd 3m Synchronized Springboard
- 2002 Asian Games – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2003 FINA Diving Grand Prix (Australia/China) – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2003 World Championships – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2004 World Cup – 1st 3m Synchronized Springboard; 2nd 3m Springboard
- 2004 Olympic Games – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2005 World Championships – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
- 2006 Asian Games – 1st 3m Synchronized Springboard
- 2007 World Championships – 1st 3m Springboard & Synchronized Springboard
References
- ^ Asian Games-bound diver Guo Jingjing to retire after 2008 Olympics (html). Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight Diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Diving was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 10 to December 14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Diving competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held from March 19 to March 26. People's Daily (2006). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- ^ Hanging by a Thread (html). ESPN (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- ^ 郭晶晶当国内外记者面耍大牌被指素质低 (shtml). China Central Television (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- ^ Diving prince Tian Liang's new fling revealed in hot kiss (htm). China Daily (2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- ^ Diving princess Guo Jingjing enters love’s troubled waters (ece). Times Online (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
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