Chen Ruolin
Chen Ruolin (陈若琳) is a diver on the Chinese national swimming team. Chen claimed her fifth Olympic gold medal with partner Liu Huixia by winning the women's 10-meter platform synchro with 354.00 points in the Rio Olympic Games on August 9, 2016 .
She won the women's 10m platform diving at the London Olympic Games on Aug. 9, 2012, marking the 200th gold medal for China in the Summer Olympics history.
Chen was born in Jiangsu in December, 1992. She joined the Jiangsu Diving Team in 1998 and the National Diving Team in 2006. Chen won the women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the Beijing Olympics and women’s 10m synchronized platform at the 2012 London Olympics with Wang Hao.
The following are Chen's major achievements between 2006 and 2012: 2006:
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the Diving World Cup
2007:
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the Diving World Cup
2008:
Women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform champion at the Beijing Olympics.
2009:
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the World Championships.
2010:
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the Diving World Cup
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the Guangzhou Asian Games
2011:
Women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform champion at the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai.
2012:
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the 18th FINA World Cup
Women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform champion at the FINA Diving Series in Dubai.
Women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform champion at the FINA Diving Series in Mexico.
Women's 10m synchronized platform champion at the London Olympic Games.
Women's 10m platform diving at the London Olympic Games, marking the 200th gold medal for China in the Summer Olympics history.
2016
Chen Ruolin clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal from as many attempts as she teamed with Liu Huixia to win the women's synchronized 10m platform final at the Rio Games on August 9, 2016.
