Fu Mingxia
- January 4, 2024
- Diver
Quick Facts
Fu Mingxia Biography
| Name | Fu Mingxia |
| Birthday | Aug 16 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Wuhan |
| Home Town | Hubei |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Spouse | Antony Leung |
| Children(s) | Leung Sze-yu, Leung Ho-ka |
Fu Mingxia is one of the most popular and richest Diver who was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Chinese female diver who is also the winner of several Olympic medals which include four gold and silver medals, the 10m platform and 3m springboard races.
She as well as U.S. gymnast She and U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas are both Olympic gold medalists. are both Olympic gold medalists.
Fu made the transition from gymnast to springboard diver and before long was noticed by diving coach Yu Fen, who took Fu to Beijing in 1989 to train at a state-sponsored boarding school as a member of the state diving team. China prides itself in churning out athletic prodigies who can win international competitions and bolster the country’s reputation. In China, it is common practice for children with athletic promise to be taken away from home at an early age to live at special sports schools where their talents can be refined. Fu was chosen for such a life. Because of her remarkable talents, she became a part of China’s disciplined, but highly successful sports machine.
In 1990, Fu made her international diving debut, capturing a gold at the U.S. Open and also at the Goodwill Games, held that summer in Seattle. Her daring dives from the top of the 10-meter platform transformed the teeny 12-year-old into a national treasure. However, with pressure mounting, Fu placed third at the Asian Games held in Beijing in the fall of 1990. Following the loss, she changed her routine, adding moves that were technically more difficult, but which she felt more comfortable performing.
She got married to the an ex-Financial Secretary of Government of Hong Kong, She married former Financial Secretary of Government of Hong Kong, Antony Leung, on July 15, 2002; they had their first child in 2003., on the 15th of July 2002. They welcomed their first child in 2003.
Fu Mingxia Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Diver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Fu Mingxia is one of the richest Diver from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fu Mingxia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She began gymnastics when she was just five years old.
She also took home an Olympic silver medal in her participation in the 2000 Olympics at Sydney.
Fu Mingxia (born August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a retired Chinese female diver, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion. She won the platform-diving world championship in 1991 at the age of 12, making her the youngest diving champ of all time. She is also famous for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions, having earned a gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games when she was just 13 years and 345 days old. Throughout the 1990s, Fu dominated the sport with her repertoire of extremely difficult dives. During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Fu won her fourth gold medal, joining Americans Pat McCormick and Greg Louganis as the world’s only quadruple Olympic-diving champions.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 2 in |
Fu Mingxia height 5 ft 2 in Fu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Fu Mingxia Dating?
According to our records, Fu Mingxia married to Antony Leung. As of December 1, 2023, Fu Mingxia’s is not dating anyone.
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Shortly after Atlanta, the triple-gold-medallist decided to retire and enrolled at Beijing’s Tsinghua University to study management science. Fu also got involved in politics and in 1997 served as a delegate to the Communist Party’s 15th Congress.
Facts & Trivia
Fu Ranked on the list of most popular Diver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Fu Mingxia celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.
As a member of the university team, Fu competed in the 1999 Universiade in Palma, Spain, winning both the highboard and springboard titles. Less than a year back into it, she won silver at the Diving World Cup. Fu regained her spot on the national Olympic squad and also took up a new sport – three-meter synchronized diving – as she headed for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Fu and her partner, Guo Jingjing, practiced together for less than six months, yet earned a silver. The Russian pair that beat them had trained together for years. After the synchronized diving event, Fu went on to compete on the springboard. She won a gold, nailing her final dive, a reverse one- and-a-half somersault, two-and-a-half twist for nines when eights would have been enough to beat out Guo, her teammate. With her four gold medals and one silver, Fu became one of the most decorated Olympic divers of all time. She is one of only three divers to win an Olympic double-double in the individual events: Pat McCormick and Greg Louganis being the other two.
Who is the youngest diver in Olympic?
14-year-old diving star TAMAI Rikuto seals historic qualification for Tokyo 2020. Japan’s teenage diving sensation is set to become the host nation’s youngest athlete at the Olympic Games in 2021 and should “soak it all in” according to Team GB Olympian Tom Daley.
Who is the best female diver ever?
The best all-time performing diver at the Olympic Games is female Chinese diver Wu Minxia with seven medals in total (5 gold) between 2004–2016.
When did Mingxia retire?
1978Born August 16 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
1989| Trains with head of Chinese national diving team
Who is Guo Jingjing husband?
Kenneth Fok
Was there a 14-year-old in the Olympics?
Kim picked up the board at the age of 4 and fell in love with the sport ever since. She spurred her stardom at just 14-years old when she won a silver medal in the 2014 X-Games. Kim was awarded and deemed the youngest X-Games medalist in history.