Xie Siyi
Xie Siyi (second right) in Hong Kong (2021)
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
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 4 1 1
FINA Diving World Cup 2 0 0
Asian Games 2 0 0
Total 10 1 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo3 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kazan1m springboard
Gold medal – first place2017 Budapest3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2017 Budapest3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2015 KazanTeam
FINA Diving World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Wuhan3m springboard
Gold medal – first place2018 Wuhan3m synchro
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang3 m synchro
Xie Siyi
Simplified Chinese谢思埸
Traditional Chinese謝思埸

Xie Siyi (Chinese: 谢思埸; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese diver. He has won four gold medals at the World Championships and two Olympic gold medals.[1][2]

Career

Xie's previous main event was 10m platform and his partner was Chen Aisen. However, due to a serious injury in 2012, he began focusing more on springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he became a new world champion after winning the gold medal of 1m springboard.[3] He also won a gold in 3m springboard at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest.[4]

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.[5]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he again won gold in the 3m springboard event.[6] Xie again partnered with Cao Yuan in the 3m synchro, and won gold with their last dive.[7]

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Xie won the gold in the 3m springboard event. He scored over 85 points with each of his six dives to reach a total score of 558.75 and broke the Men's Olympics 3m springboard record.[8][9] He also partnered with Wang Zongyuan in the men's 3m synchro event and the pair won gold.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ hermesauto (3 August 2021). "Olympics: China's Xie Siyi wins diving gold in the men's 3m springboard". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Olympics-Diving-China wins gold in men's 3 metre synchronised springboard". CNA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "The official result of 2015 World Aquatics Championships". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Agence France-Presse (21 July 2017). "Tears of joy as Xie Siyi lands China's seventh world championships gold" – via South China Morning Post.
  5. ↑ "China sweeps two more golds at FINA Diving World Cup 2018". Xinhua. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Xie Siyi retains 3m springboard title to make it seven in a row for China". Xinhua. 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "China snatch three diving golds on offer in Gwangju worlds". Xinhua. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Xie Siyi nails every dive, breaks springboard Olympic record | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "China Goes One-Two in Men's 3m Springboard, Closing With Breathtaking Dives". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Olympics-Diving-China wins gold in men's 3 metre synchronised springboard". CNA. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "XIE Siyi wins men's 3m springboard gold, WANG Zongyuan clinches silver". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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