Shi Tingmao


Shi Tingmao is a Chinese diver representing Chongqing diving team. She has been dominant in the 3 metre springboard events in the 2010s. She has won four gold medals in Olympic competitions, two at the 2016 Olympics and two more at the 2020 Olympics. She also holds eight golds in the FINA [World Aquatics Championships|World Championships].

Career

She won the gold medal in women's 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 m springboard|1m springboard] at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, becoming the first Chinese diver from provincial team to participate the World Championships.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in women's 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 metre synchronized springboard] with Wu Minxia. She also won gold in the Diving at the 2016 [Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard|3m Springboard].
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Shi won her third consecutive World Championships gold in the Diving at the [2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|3m springboard] event. She also won gold in the Diving at the 2019 [World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3m synchro] with partner Wang Han.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, celebrated in 2021, she repeated the 2016 success and won the gold medal in women's 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 metre synchronized springboard] with Wang Han. She also won again the gold medal in the 3m Springboard.

Accolades

Shi was named the List of [FINA Athletes of the Year#Diving|Best Female Diver of the Year] by FINA in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2021.

Personal life

After winning gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Shi revealed that she was struggling with depression and considered abandoning professional diving. She joined Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles in openly talking about mental health issues in women's elite competitions.

Major achievements