Fu Mingxia
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Fu•Mingxia |
| Used name | Fu•Mingxia |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Original name | 伏•明霞 |
| Born | 16 August 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei (CHN) |
| Measurements | 160 cm / 48 kg |
| Affiliations | Qinghua |
| NOC |  People's Republic of China |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 5 |
Biography
China’s Fu Mingxia was the top female diver of the 1990s. She has been at her best on the platform, winning the Olympic gold medal in that event in 1992 and 1996, and was World Champion in 1991 and 1994. In 1996, Fu won both the springboard and platform at the Olympics, duplicating the feats of Vicky Draves (1948), Pat McCormick (1952-56) and Ingrid Krämer (1960), who also won both events at the same Olympics. Fu retired briefly after the 1996 Olympics, but returned to compete in the 2000 Olympics, defending her springboard gold medal and winning a silver medal in the new synchronized springboard event.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | CHN |
Fu Mingxia | |||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | CHN |
Fu Mingxia | |||
| Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Platform, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | CHN |
Fu Mingxia | |||
| Springboard, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Synchronized Springboard, Women (Olympic) | Guo Jingjing | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (2–0–0 1999 Palma de Mallorca DIV gold: 3 m springboard and platform)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–0–0 1991 Perth DIV gold: platform; 1994 Roma DIV gold: platform)
- Listed in Olympic Divers - Individual Double Champions, Different Years (1996-2000 Springboard, 1992-96 Platform.)
- Listed in Olympic Divers - Individual Double Champions, Same Year (1996 Platform/Springboard.)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (1–1–1 1990 Beijing DIV gold: team, bronze: platform; 1994 Hiroshima DIV silver: 3 m springboard)