The Queen of Diving -- Gao Min
跳水皇后——高敏
Gao Min is a famous diver in China. She was born in the city of Zigong, Sichuan Province. She began to learn swim when she was 4 years old. When she was 8 years old, she went to have gym training at Zigong Amateur Sport School, and began her diving training when she was 10 years old. After winning the national gold medal in 1984,, she was selected to the National Diving Assembled Training Team in 1985. She had won almost all the gold medals ( more than 70) in international matches held from 1986 to 1992 except for winning 3 silver medals due to her maladjustment or illness. Thus she was called "The Queen of Diving". She won the gold medal in springboard diving at the 5th World Swimming Championships and set the world record in this event at the same time in 1986. Then she won the gold medal in this event again at the World Cup in 1987, and at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988. This made her the first woment diver "Triple Crown" at the World Swimming Championships, the World Cup and the Olympic Games in 3 years in the world. Then she won 5 gold medals in springboard diving again at the World Swimming Championships, the World Cup and the Olympic Games in 1989, 1991 and 1992. All above this, she won gold medals in women's team in the World Cup in 1987, and the World Cup in 1989. She and her teammates also ranked the total marks of mixed team of men and women at the World Cup in 1989. She had been awarded the National Sports Honors Medals by the State Physical Culture and Sports committee for many times, and the "National Top 10 Athletes" for 4 times. In 1989, she awarded the "Outstanding athletes of PRC". Her graceful style and lissom movements are to her great advantages. She is good at steady exertion, especially the rip entry. As the unique women diver gaining more than 600 points in the world, she exactly deserves the name "The Queen of Diving" for her convincible skill and steady exertion. Gao Min retired after winning gold medal in women's three-meter springboard at the Barcelona 25th Olympic Games in 1992. Then she went to the USA to learn sports management in 1994. After that she founded a diving club in Canada and has been a coach there.
高敏是我国著名女子跳水运动员。1971年出生于四川省自贡市。4岁学游泳，8岁进入自贡市业余体校练体操，10岁开始练习跳水。1984年夺得全国跳水冠军后，1985年被选入国家跳水集训队。1986~1992年在国际所有跳水比赛中所向披靡，共获70多枚国际比赛金牌，只有3次因场地不适应或伤病的影响仅夺亚军。被誉为“跳水皇后”。1986年在第五届世界游泳锦标赛中夺得跳板跳水冠军，并创该项世界记录。1987年在世界杯跳水赛中再夺跳板跳水冠军，1988年又在汉城奥林匹克运动会上夺得跳板跳水冠军，成为世界上第一个在3年内连续获得世界锦标赛、世界杯赛和奥运会三连冠的女子跳板跳水选手。1989年、1991年、1992年又先后在世界杯、世界游泳锦标赛和奥运会跳水赛上取得五次跳板跳水世界冠军。她还是1987年世界杯女子团体冠军和1989年世界杯男女团体总分、女子团体冠军中国队的队员之一。曾多次获国家体委颁发的体育运动荣誉奖章，4次被评为全国十佳运动员之一，1989年被评为中国建国40年来杰出运动员之一。高敏的跳水特点是体型优美，动作轻盈，稳定性好，压水花入水技术尤为突出，是世界上唯一突破600分大关的女子跳水运动员，她的技术难度和稳定性已远远超过任何对手，是当时世界上当之无愧的跳板跳水皇后。高敏于1992年第二十五届巴塞罗那奥运会夺得3米跳板冠军后退役。1994年赴美国学习体育管理，后到加拿大开办了一家跳水俱乐部，自任教练。
Her Main Achievements:
高敏运动生涯获得的成绩和荣誉如下：
Two gold medals at the 4th World Age Division Swimming Championships in 1983.
1983年，第4届世界分龄游泳锦标赛上夺得两项冠军；
In 1986, won the championship of the board diving on the fifth World Swimming Championship and had got the highest mark in the history of the World Championship and the gold medal of the Women's Team cooperated with her teammates.
1986年，第5届世界游泳锦标赛上夺得跳板跳水冠军，成为世界锦标赛历史上的最高分，并与队友合作夺得女团冠军。
In 1986, won gold medals in the World Diving Competition held in the former Democratic Germany and World Diving Canadian Cup.
1986年，在原民主德国国际跳水赛、加拿大杯国际跳水赛中力挫群雄，荣登冠军宝座；
In 1987, won the gold medal again in the fifth World Cup Diving.
1987年，在第5届世界杯跳水赛中，再夺跳板跳水金牌；
In 1988, won the gold medal of the board diving with the absolute advantage of 580. 23 on the 24 the Olympic Games and she realized her "triple champion dream", became the first old medal winner of Women's diving board at Olympic Games in our country.
1988年，在第24届奥运会上，以580.23分的绝对优势获得跳板跳水金牌，实现了“三连冠”，并成为我国第一位奥运会跳板跳水金牌获得者。
In 1988, won the gold medals of the Women's board diving in the World Diving Invitation Competitions held in New Zealand, Australia, and the World Diving Competition in Canada.
1988年，在新西兰、澳大利亚的国际跳水邀请赛和在加拿大举行的国际跳水比赛中，均夺得女子跳板跳水冠军；
In 1989, won gold medals of Women's Singles of 1-meter and 3-meter board diving, Women's Team and The Mixed Team.
1989年，在第6届世界杯跳水赛上，获得女子一米跳板和3米跳板两项个人冠军、女团冠军和混合团体冠军；
In 1990, won gold medals of the 1-meter and 3-meter board diving of the World Cup in Australia.
1990年，在澳大利亚国际跳水赛上获一米跳板和3米跳板两项冠军；
In 1990, gold medals of the 3-meter board diving of the World Cup in China and 3-meter board diving of Four-country Duel Competition.
1990年，在中国国际跳水赛上获3米跳板冠军并在济南四国跳水对抗赛上获3米跳板冠军；
In 1990, won gold medals of 1-meter and 3-meter board diving competition at the 2nd Friendship Invitational Tournament in USA.
1990年，在美国举行的第2届友好运动会上，获一米跳板和3米跳板两枚金牌；
In 1990, won gold medals of 1-meter and 3-meter board diving competition at the 11th Asian Games held in Peking and the gold medals for Women's Groups.
1990年，在北京举行的第11届亚运会跳水比赛中，夺得一米跳板和3米跳板两枚金牌，并与队友一起获女团金牌；
In 1992, she retained the title of the Women's 3-meter board diving on the 25th Olympic Games.
1992年，在第25届奥运会上，蝉联 女子3米跳板冠军。
Her honors:
所获荣誉：
She was awarded the "Master Sportsmen" in 1983, the "International Master Sportsmen" in 1986, the "World Best Diver" by the US magazine Swimming World in 1987, 1988 and 1989, the "National Top 10 Diver" in 1986, 1987 and 1988, the "National Top 10 Athletes" in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and one of the "Outstanding athletes of PRC" in 1989.
1983年，获运动健将称号；1986年，获国际运动健将称号；1987年、1988年、1989年连续三年当选为美国《游泳世界》杂志评选的年度世界最佳跳水运动员；1986年、1987年、1988年被评为全国跳水十佳运动员；1988年、1989年、1990年被评为全国十佳运动员；1989年，被评为建国40年来杰出运动员之一。
。