Xie Siyi

Xie Siyi (Chinese: 谢思埸; pinyin: Xiè Sīyì; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese diver. He has won four gold medals at the World Championships.

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

Career

Xie's previous main event was 10m platform and his partner was Chen Aisen. However, due to a serious injury in 2012, he is focusing more on springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he became a new world champion after winning the gold medal of 1m springboard.[1] He also won a gold in 3m springboard at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest.[2]

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.[3]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he again won gold in the 3m springborad event.[4] Xie again partnered with Cao Yuan in the 3m synchro, and won gold with their last dive.[5]

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