Quan Hongchan
Quan Hongchan (simplified Chinese: 全红婵; traditional Chinese: 全紅嬋; pinyin: Quán Hóngchán;[2] born 28 March 2007) is a Chinese diver, national champion, and Olympic champion.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the individual 10-metre platform event.[4]
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| Native name | 全红婵 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 2007 Mazhang, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 143 cm (4 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 10 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In August 2021, Quan Hongchan was awarded the "Chinese Youth May Fourth Medal" by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation. In September, Quan Hongchan was awarded the "National Advanced Worker and Model Worker in the National Sports System" as an athlete; in the same month, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions awarded Quan Hongchan the National May Day Labor Medal.
Early life edit
Quan was born on 28 March 2007 in Mazhang District of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.[5][3] She is the third of five children born to a family of farmers.[6]
Quan was discovered when a sports academy recruited a group of freshmen to participate in a summer camp for diving.[6] Her parents were very supportive of her decision to start competitive diving. Hongchan's brother Quan Jinhua has said, "She liked diving the first time she tried diving. When we go fishing and she sees water, she likes to play in the water. She likes to go to the beach too."[6]
In July 2014, Quan Hongchan was discovered by the enlightenment coach Chen Huaming while playing a lattice game on the school playground, so she began to receive diving training. In September of the same year, she officially entered the Zhanjiang Sports School in Mazhang. Quan Hongchan is an outstanding athlete jointly trained by Guangzhou Sports Vocational and Technical College and Zhanjiang.
In March 2018, Quan Hongchan was transferred to the Guangdong Provincial Diving Team, and her provincial head coach He Weiyi.
Career edit
In July 2014, at age seven, she started training in diving.[6] In 2018, she joined the Guangdong provincial team.[3][7]
In October 2020, at age 13, she won the National Diving Championship in the 10-metre platform event.[8] She was encouraged by her coach to participate and had learned all the moves in the three weeks leading up to the competition. In the same month, she joined the national diving team.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Quan was the youngest athlete in the Chinese delegation. On 5 August 2021, she won the gold medal in the individual 10-metre platform event with an overall score of 466.20 points, also breaking the previous Olympic record of 447.70 set by Chen Ruolin during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Of her five dives, three were perfect dives, two of which earned straight scores of 10 from all seven judges.[4][9]
At the 2021 National Games of China, Quan won gold in the team event representing Guangdong. She scored a 413.90 on the 10-metre platform, leading a field that included Olympic teammates Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi.[10]
In December 2021, Quan participated in the Diving Exhibition Competition held in conjunction with the 2021 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. With three other Chinese divers Wang Han, Lian Junjie and Li Zheng, as a team, Quan performed two rounds of the 10-meter platform dive, including her individual dive scored 79.50 points and the mixed synchronized dive with Li Zheng scored 86.40. Using the “splash disappearance technique”, she helped Team China win third place in the competition with 384.20 points in total. This competition was a memorable experience for Quan as the diving platform was located on the coast of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, and the athletes needed to jump into the sea instead of jumping into the regular swimming pool.
In the summer of 2022, Quan participated in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, winning two gold medals in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform with Chen Yuxi and the mixed team event with Bai Yuming.[11][12] She also placed second in the women's 10-metre platform, while her teammate, Chen Yuxi was the champion.[13]
In 2023, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Quan won gold in the 10 metre platform and another gold with Chen Yuxi in 10 metre synchro.[14][15]
Awards and honours edit
- FINA, Top 10 Moments: 2020 Summer Olympics (#10 for being the second youngest diver competing representing China at the Olympic Games to win a gold medal when she was just 14 years, 130 days old)[16]
- On 9 August 2021, the Chinese Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation awarded 39 young athletes, including Quan Hongchan, the China Youth May Fourth Medal (China Youth Wusi Medal).[17]
- On 31 August 2021, the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions awarded Quan Hongchan and 11 other Olympic athletes the Guangdong May Day Labor Medal.[18]
- On 5 September 2021, Quan Hongchan was awarded the All-China Federation of Trade Unions's National May Day Labor Medal..[19]
- On 6 September 2021, the Guangdong Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Guangdong Youth Federation decided to award Quan Hongchan and 12 other athletes the Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal. [20]
Personal life edit
Quan has mentioned making more money to treat her mother's illness as a motivation.[21] Her mother was hit by a car on the way to work in 2017 and suffered a serious injury.[6] She mentioned her mother was hospitalized several times but her family did not tell her because they did not want her to worry while training.
Quan enjoys playing video games in her free time, particularly PUBG and Honor of Kings.[5]
Other activities edit
On 1, 2 and 3 October 2021, the featured TV program "Quan’s Tour" of Quan Hongchan for the National Day holiday was broadcast on Guangdong Sports Channel.[22] This TV program shows Quan and her teammates visiting the Chimelong Safari Park, Chimelong Paradise and Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, where Quan watched the animal circus, rode roller coasters, and played with crane catchers.[23] Quan's trip to the theme parks also satisfied her wish to visit and play in the amusement park and the zoo. [24]
In October 2021, Quan Hongchan participated in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games countdown 100 days theme activities hosted by CCTV,[25] where she performed "Together to the Future" and "See You in Beijing" with many Olympic champions and celebrities. On 26 December, the music video of "See You in Beijing" sung by 55 Olympic champions, including Quan Hongchan, was released.[26]
References edit
- ^ Nitta, Yuki; Naidu, Richa (5 August 2021). "Diving-China's teenage diving queens bag 10m platform gold and silver". Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ 跳水奥运选拔赛 – 14岁全红婵女子10米台夺冠 Quan Hongchan won the women's 10m platform | Tokyo 2020 | China. CGTN Sports Scene (in Chinese). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c . Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b DeMeyer, Tess (5 August 2021). "Quan Hongchan achieves perfection, shatters Olympic record in women's 10m platform diving final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b Liu, Ailin (6 August 2021). Liu, Yan (ed.). "天才少女全红婵 夺冠靠天赋加苦练". Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Xie, Zhen, ed. (5 August 2021). "14岁全红婵夺冠！"三十年一遇"的天才少女：挣钱给妈妈治病，没去过游乐园动物园". 21st Century Business Herald (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Hu, Xuerong (5 August 2021). Zhang, Fan (ed.). "东京奥运会跳水女子10米台：全红婵、陈芋汐包揽冠亚军". People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "The strongest dark horse! 13-year-old Zhanjiang girl Quan Hongchan won the gold medal in the National Diving Championship". yqqlm. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Atkin, Nick (5 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Chinese 14-year-old Quan Hongchan produces three perfect-10 dives, wins gold in 10m platform final". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ https://info.2021shaanxi.com/#/sports/result/unit?module=schedule&discipline=DIV&date=&event=DIVWTEAM--------------&unit=DIVWTEAM--------------FNL-000200--&key=result&ScheduleStatus=[object%20HTMLLIElement] [dead link]
- ^ https://www.fina.org/news/2663796/china-adds-diving-gold-medals-no-8-and-9
- ^ https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202206/30/WS62bc88fba310fd2b29e695e1.html#:~:text=BUDAPEST%20%2D%20Teenage%20diving%20pair%20Quan,worlds%20at%20the%20Duna%20Arena.
- ^ https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202206/28/WS62ba53c2a310fd2b29e68ea1.html
- ^ Xinhua (30 September 2023). "China's Quan/Chen win women's 10m platform synchro gold at Hangzhou Asiad". China Daily. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Mu, Xuelin (1 October 2023). "China's Quan/Chen Debut at Asian Games, Clinching Victorious Beginning for Chinese Diving Team". iChongqing. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Top 10 moments". FINA. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "全红婵、杨倩等39名奥运健儿被授予中国青年五四奖章！-中新网视频". chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "苏炳添全红婵等12名体育健儿获授"广东省五一劳动奖章"-广东省总工会". gdftu.org.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "东京奥运会4支运动队和46名运动员获颁全国五一劳动奖_运动家_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "谢思埸、全红婵、苏炳添等12名奥运健儿获广东青年五四奖章_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "穷人的孩子早当家 全红婵摘金全力为母治病成佳话". Sohu Sports (in Chinese). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ https://view.inews.qq.com/topic/754417 [dead link]
- ^ 网易 (1 October 2021). "不用压水花的全红婵，将在《全游记》里使出"水花炸开术"..." 163.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "全红婵拍《全游记》，何教练对红姐重点保护，却被婵宝的气场折服". xw.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "[冰雪]一起向未来——北京2022年冬奥会倒计时100天主题活动". sports.cctv.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "含"金"量最高的MV！55位体育世界冠军演唱王平久新作《我们北京见》 – 封面新闻". thecover.cn. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
External links edit
- Quan Hongchan at World Aquatics
- Quan Hongchan at Olympics.com
- Quan Hongchan at Olympedia