Kai Qin


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Birth date
Age
31/01/1986 - SHANXI (CHN) 
26
Height
Weight
Gender
170 cm / 5'7" 
65 kg / 143 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2008Beijing, CHN469.08
33m Springboard2008Beijing, CHN530.10
World Championships
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2011Shanghai, CHN463.98
11m Springboard2009Rome, ITA449.00
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2009Rome, ITA467.94
13m Springboard2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS545.35
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS458.76
43m Springboard2011Shanghai, CHN481.90
Asian Games
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Guangzhou, CHN459.60
21m Springboard2010Guangzhou, CHN451.20
World Series
13m Springboard2012Tijuana, MEX530.30
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2012Tijuana, MEX454.29
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2012Beijing, CHN464.49
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2012Dubai, UAE452.58
13m Springboard2011Sheffield, GBR547.70
13m Springboard2011Beijing, CHN541.70
13m Springboard2011Moscow, RUS506.20
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2011Sheffield, GBR460.23
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2011Beijing, CHN476.64
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2011Moscow, RUS452.40
13m Springboard2010Qingdao, CHN523.95
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Veracruz, MEX443.88
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Veracruz, MEX432.75
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Qingdao, CHN454.56
13m Springboard2009Mexico City, MEX510.75
13m Springboard2009Sheffield, GBR520.10
13m Springboard2009Changzhou, CHN512.05
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2009Sheffield, GBR441.54
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2009Changzhou, CHN467.25
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2009Doha, QAT425.67
23m Springboard2012Beijing, CHN509.55
23m Springboard2011Guanajuato, MEX518.75
23m Springboard2010Veracruz, MEX493.20
23m Springboard2009Doha, QAT499.25
33m Springboard2012Dubai, UAE481.30
33m Springboard2010Veracruz, MEX484.85
World Cup
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2012London, GBR445.71
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Changzhou, CHN460.62
23m Springboard2012London, GBR524.00
23m Springboard2010Changzhou, CHN522.35
Grand Prix
13m Springboard2011Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA508.50
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2011Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA447.42
1Synchronised 3m Springboard2010Rostock, GER445.86
23m Springboard2009Shenzhen, CHN530.80
33m Springboard2010Rostock, GER462.10

Nickname

He is referred to by China's media as the King of Stability for his consistent performances. (china.com.cn, 19 Feb 2008)

Hobbies

Listening to music, playing football, playing and watching basketball [he is a Los Angeles Lakers fan], karaoke. (Athlete, 19 Feb 2008, diving2008.org.cn, 20 Feb 2008, www.2008.nbcolympics.com, 02 Jun 2010)

Position and style

Springboard (data.doha2006.sohu.com, 02 Jun 2010)

Sporting relatives

He won a gymnastics silver medal in the men's vault event at the 1994 Shanxi Province Games. (sz.bendibao.com, 10 Aug 2011)

Debut

2000 for China (Athlete, 19 Feb 2008)

Injuries

He fractured his left hand during training at the end of March 2007. (sports.qq.com, 19 Feb 2008)

In 2005 he injured his waist one week before the FINA World Championships in Montreal. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 03 Jul 2010)

In 2004 he suffered from a skin condition that kept him from training. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 03 Jul 2010)

In 2003 he injured his right thumb. (Guangming Daily, 24 Jul 2006)

He had an inflammation of the heart in 1994. (sz.bendibao.com, 10 Aug 2011)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He started diving in 1994. (sz.bendibao.com, 10 Aug 2011)

Reason for taking up this sport
He did gymnastics at school but was chosen for diving by coaching couple Ting Zhang and Min Tan in Xian. (sz.bendibao.com, 10 Aug 2011)

Ambitions
To win gold at the 2013 National Games.
(sports.qq.com, 17 Aug 2011)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the individual 3m springboard event at the 2006 Diving World Cup in Changshu, China. (sports.tom.com, 18 Nov 2006)

Hero
Basketballers Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Russian Olympic champion diver Dmitry Sautin and singer Jay Zhou from Chinese Taipei. (Athlete, 19 Feb 2008; 2008.nbcolympics.com, 02 Jun 2010)

Most influential person in career
Coach Hu Enyong. (Athlete, 19 Feb 2008)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"It's only after you have put in the hard work that you realise the sweetness of getting a gold medal." (swimming.org.cn, 19 Feb 2008)

General
HOMESICK
He first left home for diving at the age of nine. While away he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, an inflammation of the heart muscle, which caused him discomfort when eating and sleeping. At times he would call his family and cry because he missed them. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 03 Jul 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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