Name: Fu Mingxia
Gender: F
Height: 1.60m
Weight: 48kg
Date of birth: August 16, 1978
Place of birth: Wuhan, Hubei Province
Sport: Diving
Sports career:
Took up gymnastics in Wuhan Spare-time Sports School in 1985. Switched to diving before being selected as a member of the Hubei provincial diving team in 1987. Stood 1.37m and aged 12, she won the platform event of group B in the National Junior Competition in 1990. Following that, she was selected for intensified training by the national team.
Personal best:
1992, 1996 & 2000 Olympic Games - 1st platform
Honours:
1990-1991 - Twice named World Best Woman Platform Diver by US magazine Swimming World