Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province.[1] Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes.[2]
His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs."[2]
Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by winning gold medals in 3m synchro, 10m synchro, and 10m individual events of the 2014 World Diving Series in Canada.
Cao Yuan together with Yue Lin are the only divers to ever win two World Series gold medals on the same day of the competition by winning the 3m synchro and 10m synchro events on 30 May 2014.
In 2017, at the World Championships in Budapest, Cao won silver pairing with Xie Siyi in the 3m synchro. In the 2018 World Cup, he won a gold in the 3m synchro with Xie, as well as a silver in the individual 3m springboard.[6]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Cao and teammate Aisen Chen won silver in men's synchronized 10m platform.[9] He also won gold in individual 10m platform with 582.35 points.[10]
AccoladesEdit
In 2014, he was named the Male Diver of the Year by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). He was again given the accolade in 2018.[11]
He received the 4 May Youth Medal of Beijing in the People's Republic of China in 2014.[12]
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This article is about the diver For the physicist see Yuan Cao Cao Yuan simplified Chinese 曹缘 traditional Chinese 曹緣 pinyin Cao Yuan born 7 February 1995 is a Chinese diver and an Olympic gold medalist having won three golds one silver and one bronze in the Olympics He has also won golds in diving at the World Championships and World Cups Cao YuanCao Yuan at the 2016 OlympicsPersonal informationNationalityChineseBorn 1995 02 07 7 February 1995 age 28 Changsha ChinaHeight167 cm 5 ft 6 in Weight62 kg 137 lb SportCountryChinaSportDivingEvent s 3 m 10 m 3 m amp 10 m synchroClubBeijingMedal record Men s divingRepresenting ChinaEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 3 1 1World Championships 4 3 1FINA Diving World Cup 5 3 0Asian Games 4 1 0Total 16 8 2Olympic Games2012 London 10 m synchro2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard2020 Tokyo 10 m platform2020 Tokyo 10 m synchro2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchroWorld Championships2015 Kazan 3 m synchro2019 Gwangju 3 m synchro2019 Gwangju 10 m synchro2022 Budapest 3 m synchro2017 Budapest 3 m synchro2019 Gwangju 3 m springboard2022 Budapest 3 m springboard2013 Barcelona 10 m synchroFINA Diving World Cup2010 Changzhou 10m synchro2012 London 10m synchro2014 Shanghai 10m synchro2014 Shanghai 3m synchro2018 Wuhan 3m synchro2014 Shanghai 3m springboard2016 Rio de Janeiro 3m synchro2018 Wuhan 3m springboardAsian Games2018 Jakarta Palembang 3 m synchro2014 Busan 3 m springboard2014 Busan 3 m synchro2010 Guangzhou 10 m platform2018 Jakarta Palembang 3 m springboardIn this Chinese name the family name is Cao Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Accolades 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditCao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province 1 Cao Yuan started diving at age 5 His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes 2 His life motto is Go your own way and see your own scenery Be calm for life s ups and downs 2 Career Edit nbsp Cao Yuan and Qin Kai at the 2016 OlympicsHe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men s synchronized 10 metre platform winning the gold medal He won the gold medal at 2010 Asian Games in Men s 10 meter platform at the age of 15 Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by winning gold medals in 3m synchro 10m synchro and 10m individual events of the 2014 World Diving Series in Canada Cao Yuan together with Yue Lin are the only divers to ever win two World Series gold medals on the same day of the competition by winning the 3m synchro and 10m synchro events on 30 May 2014 In 2015 he partnered with Qin Kai on the men s 3m synchro springboard at the World Championships in Kazan and won gold 3 At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio Cao led throughout the competition in the men s 3m springboard event and won gold with a score of 547 60 4 He also won bronze in the 3m springboard synchronized dive with Qin Kai 5 In 2017 at the World Championships in Budapest Cao won silver pairing with Xie Siyi in the 3m synchro In the 2018 World Cup he won a gold in the 3m synchro with Xie as well as a silver in the individual 3m springboard 6 At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju South Korea Cao Yuan won gold in both the men s synchronised diving events In the 3m synchro with Xie the pair won with their last two dives 7 and he also won with Chen Aisen in the 10m synchro 8 At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Cao and teammate Aisen Chen won silver in men s synchronized 10m platform 9 He also won gold in individual 10m platform with 582 35 points 10 Accolades EditIn 2014 he was named the Male Diver of the Year by the International Swimming Federation FINA He was again given the accolade in 2018 11 He received the 4 May Youth Medal of Beijing in the People s Republic of China in 2014 12 See also EditChina at the 2012 Summer OlympicsReferences Edit Yuan Cao London2012 com Archived from the original on 30 July 2012 a b Yuan Cao FINA Archived from the original on 21 September 2016 Retrieved 19 August 2016 Qin Kai Cao Yuan snatch sixth gold for China diving at Kazan worlds Xinhuanet 29 July 2015 Archived from the original on 2 August 2015 Cao Yuan wins fifth diving gold for China in 3m springboard Rio 2016 Associated Press 16 August 2016 Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 Qin Kai Cao Yuan claim bronze in men synchronized 3m springboard diving CRIEnglish 11 August 2016 Archived from the original on 20 September 2016 China sweeps two more golds at FINA Diving World Cup 2018 Xinhua 7 June 2018 Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 China snatch three diving golds on offer in Gwangju worlds Xinhua 13 July 2019 Archived from the original on 22 July 2019 The somersaulting divers making a splash in South Korea Agencia EFE 15 July 2019 Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen win silver in men s synchronised 10m platform final Xinhua 26 July 2021 Diving Final Results Olympics 7 August 2021 Archived from the original on 7 August 2021 Retrieved 7 August 2021 Ross Andy 16 December 2018 FINA Awards Chad Le Clos and Katinka Hosszu as Best Swimmers of the Year at FINA World Aquatics Gala Swimming World Magazine 北京青年五四奖章揭晓 跳水队名将曹缘获殊荣 sports qq com 5 May 2014 External links EditCao Yuan at World Aquatics nbsp Cao Yuan at the Chinese Olympic Committee also available in Chinese nbsp Cao Yuan at the International Olympic Committee Cao Yuan at Olympics com Cao Yuan at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cao Yuan amp oldid 1179212784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
