Born in Wuhan on 1965, Zhou originally practiced gymnastics before switching to diving. In 1977, she entered the Hubei diving team and began to receive professional diving training. She won the national championship in 1981 and entered the Chinese women's diving team in 1982.
In 1984, during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she replaced Lü Wei, after Lü suffered from an injury. In the women's 10 metre platform, she won the gold medal with a total score of 435.51 points becoming the first Chinese diver to win a gold medal in the Olympics. In the same year, she was named the best athlete of the year in women's platform diving by magazine Swimming World.[1]
In March 2014, Zhou was appointed chairman of the Athlete Committee by FINA and in November 2017, she served as the chairman of the Chinese Swimming Association. In January 2019, she served as a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee and in January 2020, she served as the chairman of China Diving Association. On 5 June 2021, at the FINA Congress held in Doha, Qatar, Zhou was elected Vice President of FINA, becoming the first female vice president in the organization's history.[3][4]
In 1986, she retired briefly in order to complete her studies in English at Peking University. After graduating in 1990, she continued to serve as the coach of the Chinese National Diving Team.[5]
In 1992, Zhou married to Tian Bingyi, a former Chinese badminton player and now the coach of Chinese national badminton team. In 1994, she gave birth to her son.[6]
ControversyEdit
In May 2022, New Zealand diving judge Lisa Wright revealed that during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Zhou allegedly launched a verbal tirade[7] at Wright at the conclusion of the men's 10m platform final. Wright alleged that Zhou verbally abused her for underscoring Chinese divers. Diving New Zealand subsequently complained about the incident to FINA's Ethics Panel. As a result, Zhou was ordered by in a FINA Ethics Panel decision[8] to write a letter of apology to Wright. A recommendation was also made by the Ethics Panel to disestablish Zhou's position as Diving Bureau Liaison for FINA.[9] The FINA Ethics Panel stated that the incident during the men's platform final was "unfortunate" and led to a "misunderstanding mixed with misjudgement" between Wright and Zhou.[10][11]
In May 2022, former international diver, Olympic judge and previous member of FINA's Technical Diving Committee from New Zealand Simon Latimer revealed he had sent a whistleblower complaint[12] to FINA's Executive Director Brent Nowicki in December 2021 detailing Zhou's alleged "unethical behavior" which also contained allegations that Zhou has routinely coached Chinese divers during major events such as the Olympics and World Championships and she had manipulated judging panels in order to benefit Chinese athletes. Latimer claimed that Zhou's behavior was tarnishing the reputation of international diving and that she was acting in the interests of China rather than international diving as a whole.[13]
Subsequent to Latimer's complaint, video evidence emerged online showing Zhou coaching Chinese divers[14] during competition sessions at the 2020 Summer Olympics, a behavior considered unethical given her supposedly neutral role as a FINA Vice President and Diving Bureau Liaison.[15]
In July 2022, Latimer was not re-elected[16] to FINA's Technical Diving Committee, and Zhou was one of the FINA Bureau Member's who had input in the selection process.
In 2022 FINA's By Laws[17] were updated to state that the Bureau Liasion position that Zhou holds should not interfere on the field of play during competitions and that individuals holding that position shall not act as a Team Leader or coach at international events including the Olympic Games.
Zhou has also been embroiled in controversy domestically in China. In 2008, renowned coach, Yu Fen, accused Zhou of fraudulently withholding prize money that was due for distribution between Chinese athletes and coaches.[18] In 2009, Zhou faced allegations of match-fixing at China's own National Games, with a judge alleging that Zhou had chosen all twelve gold medalists before competitions commenced.[19]
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^Ramsay, George (12 May 2022). "She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China's 'Iron Lady' of diving remain". CNN. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^Hack, Raymond (6 April 2022). "FINA Ethics Panel Finding on Zhou Jihong" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^Ramsay, George (12 May 2022). "She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China's 'Iron Lady' of diving remain". CNN. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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^Latimer, Simon (6 February 2023). "Latimer's letter to Brent Nowicki December 2021". Anonfiles. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^Sutherland, James (18 April 2022). "Video Shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong Coaching Chinese Diver At Tokyo Olympic Games". SwimSwam. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^Sutherland, James (18 April 2022). "Video shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong coaching Chinese diver at Tokyo Olympic Games". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^Johannsen, Dana (12 July 2022). "Kiwi diving official replaced on FINA committee after blowing the whistle on one of the sport's most powerful figures". Stuff. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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Not to be confused with Zhu Jinhong This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is external links throughout the prose section Please help improve this article if you can May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Chinese name the family name is Zhou Zhou Jihong simplified Chinese 周继红 traditional Chinese 周繼紅 pinyin Zhōu Jihong born 11 January 1965 is a Chinese diver who won the first gold medal for Chinese diving Zhou JihongZhou in 2021Personal informationBorn 1965 01 11 11 January 1965 age 58 Wuhan Hubei ChinaMedal record Women s divingRepresenting ChinaOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles 10 m platformWorld Championships1982 Guayaquil 10 m platformAsian Games1982 New Delhi 10 m platformUniversiade1983 Edmonton 10 m platform Contents 1 Sports career 2 Personal life 3 Controversy 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSports career EditBorn in Wuhan on 1965 Zhou originally practiced gymnastics before switching to diving In 1977 she entered the Hubei diving team and began to receive professional diving training She won the national championship in 1981 and entered the Chinese women s diving team in 1982 In 1984 during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she replaced Lu Wei after Lu suffered from an injury In the women s 10 metre platform she won the gold medal with a total score of 435 51 points becoming the first Chinese diver to win a gold medal in the Olympics In the same year she was named the best athlete of the year in women s platform diving by magazine Swimming World 1 In 1998 she became the team leader of the Chinese diving team Under her leadership Fu Mingxia and Guo Jingjing won gold and silver medals in the women s 3 metre springboard at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney In the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens the Chinese diving team won 6 gold medals 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Zhou led the Chinese diving team in winning 7 gold medals 1 2 In March 2014 Zhou was appointed chairman of the Athlete Committee by FINA and in November 2017 she served as the chairman of the Chinese Swimming Association In January 2019 she served as a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee and in January 2020 she served as the chairman of China Diving Association On 5 June 2021 at the FINA Congress held in Doha Qatar Zhou was elected Vice President of FINA becoming the first female vice president in the organization s history 3 4 On 14 July 2021 Zhou was assigned as the diving team leader within the Chinese sports delegation for the 2020 Summer Olympics Personal life EditIn 1986 she retired briefly in order to complete her studies in English at Peking University After graduating in 1990 she continued to serve as the coach of the Chinese National Diving Team 5 In 1992 Zhou married to Tian Bingyi a former Chinese badminton player and now the coach of Chinese national badminton team In 1994 she gave birth to her son 6 Controversy EditIn May 2022 New Zealand diving judge Lisa Wright revealed that during the 2020 Summer Olympics Zhou allegedly launched a verbal tirade 7 at Wright at the conclusion of the men s 10m platform final Wright alleged that Zhou verbally abused her for underscoring Chinese divers Diving New Zealand subsequently complained about the incident to FINA s Ethics Panel As a result Zhou was ordered by in a FINA Ethics Panel decision 8 to write a letter of apology to Wright A recommendation was also made by the Ethics Panel to disestablish Zhou s position as Diving Bureau Liaison for FINA 9 The FINA Ethics Panel stated that the incident during the men s platform final was unfortunate and led to a misunderstanding mixed with misjudgement between Wright and Zhou 10 11 In May 2022 former international diver Olympic judge and previous member of FINA s Technical Diving Committee from New Zealand Simon Latimer revealed he had sent a whistleblower complaint 12 to FINA s Executive Director Brent Nowicki in December 2021 detailing Zhou s alleged unethical behavior which also contained allegations that Zhou has routinely coached Chinese divers during major events such as the Olympics and World Championships and she had manipulated judging panels in order to benefit Chinese athletes Latimer claimed that Zhou s behavior was tarnishing the reputation of international diving and that she was acting in the interests of China rather than international diving as a whole 13 Subsequent to Latimer s complaint video evidence emerged online showing Zhou coaching Chinese divers 14 during competition sessions at the 2020 Summer Olympics a behavior considered unethical given her supposedly neutral role as a FINA Vice President and Diving Bureau Liaison 15 In July 2022 Latimer was not re elected 16 to FINA s Technical Diving Committee and Zhou was one of the FINA Bureau Member s who had input in the selection process In 2022 FINA s By Laws 17 were updated to state that the Bureau Liasion position that Zhou holds should not interfere on the field of play during competitions and that individuals holding that position shall not act as a Team Leader or coach at international events including the Olympic Games Zhou has also been embroiled in controversy domestically in China In 2008 renowned coach Yu Fen accused Zhou of fraudulently withholding prize money that was due for distribution between Chinese athletes and coaches 18 In 2009 Zhou faced allegations of match fixing at China s own National Games with a judge alleging that Zhou had chosen all twelve gold medalists before competitions commenced 19 See also EditList of members of the International Swimming Hall of FameReferences Edit a b 中国跳水第一个奥运冠军 记跳水队领队周继红 Sina Sports in Chinese Sina Retrieved 25 August 2016 非凡之队 追逐完美的中国跳水梦之队 Olympics com in Chinese Retrieved 28 May 2022 泳联盛典发布会在京举行 周继红任中国泳协主席 in Chinese iFeng 11 November 2017 Retrieved 28 May 2022 周继红当选中国跳水协会主席 东京奥运会成首要任务 in Chinese Beijing Evening News 11 January 2020 Retrieved 28 May 2022 周继红25年 一个女人的斗争史 163 com in Chinese Retrieved 28 May 2022 Iron Lady Zhou Jihong Her husband is a gold medal coach the guilt and tears behind the glory INF News Retrieved 28 May 2022 Ramsay George 12 May 2022 She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge but questions over the conduct of China s Iron Lady of diving remain CNN Retrieved 23 June 2023 https resources fina org fina document 2022 04 06 151cc7a0 5b84 45d2 820e 72943af4cce6 2021 FINA Ethics Panel Ms jihong Zhou pdf Hack Raymond 6 April 2022 FINA Ethics Panel Finding on Zhou Jihong PDF FINA Retrieved 1 June 2022 Ramsay George 12 May 2022 She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge but questions over the conduct of China s Iron Lady of diving remain CNN Retrieved 20 May 2022 Houston Michael 9 May 2022 Exclusive New complaint filed against FINA vice president Zhou over conduct at Tokyo 2020 Inside the Games Retrieved 20 May 2022 Simon Latimer letter to Brent Nowicki docx AnonFiles anonfiles com Retrieved 23 June 2023 Latimer Simon 6 February 2023 Latimer s letter to Brent Nowicki December 2021 Anonfiles Retrieved 7 May 2023 Sutherland James 18 April 2022 Video Shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong Coaching Chinese Diver At Tokyo Olympic Games SwimSwam Retrieved 23 June 2023 Sutherland James 18 April 2022 Video shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong coaching Chinese diver at Tokyo Olympic Games SwimSwam Retrieved 1 June 2022 Johannsen Dana 12 July 2022 Kiwi diving official replaced on FINA committee after blowing the whistle on one of the sport s most powerful figures Stuff Retrieved 23 June 2023 https resources fina org fina document 2022 09 13 66dec1e1 676e 4c87 89de b726562af479 25 FINA By Laws 09 09 2022 mark up compared to 08 08 2022 pdf Diving coach Yu continues tirade www chinadaily com cn Retrieved 12 August 2023 Cheating Yourself Foul Play in China s Sporting Circles www echinacities com Retrieved 12 August 2023 External links EditZhou Jihong at World Aquatics nbsp Zhou Jihong at the International Swimming Hall of 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