Chen Ruolin

Chen Ruolin (Chinese: 陈若琳; pinyin: Chén Ruòlín; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese platform diver and coach. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012 and 2016), ten-time World championship medalist (including six golds), nine-time World Cup medalist (eight golds), four-time Asian Games medalist (three golds) and two-time Universiade gold medalist, making her one of the most accomplished female divers in history.^[2]

Chen Ruolin

Chen in 2021
Personal information
Native name	陈若琳
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 32) Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	10 m, 10 m synchro
Coached by	Ren Shaofen
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 5 – – World Championships 6 3 1 Summer Universiade 2 - - FINA Diving World Cup 8 1 – Asian Games 2 1 – Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 10 m platform 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro 2012 London 10 m platform 2012 London 10 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro World Championships 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro 2009 Rome 10 m synchro 2011 Shanghai 10 m 2011 Shanghai 10 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro 2015 Kazan 10 m synchro 2007 Melbourne 10 m 2009 Rome 10 m 2013 Barcelona 10 m 2015 Kazan Team FINA Diving World Cup 2006 Changshu 10 m synchro 2008 Beijing 10 m platform 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro 2010 Changzhou 10 m synchro 2012 London 10 m platform 2012 London 10 m synchro 2014 Shanghai 10 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro 2010 Changzhou 10 m platform Asian Games 2014 Incheon 10 m synchro 2006 Doha 10 m synchro 2010 Guangzhou 10 m synchro 2006 Doha 10 m platform Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Team 2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

After retiring from the sport in 2016 due to neck injury,^[3] Chen became a diving coach in 2021 and has been personally training 2020 Olympic gold medalist Quan Hongchan and multi-FINA world champion Lian Junjie, who have since both won gold medals at the 2024 Summper Olympics in Paris.^[4]

Career

Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. She won the gold medals in the women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China, then duplicated the double gold performance at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai, Chen won two gold medals for Women's 10 m platform and Women's 10 m synchro platform (partnering Wang Hao). She became the first Chinese female diver who claimed all the gold medals in women's platform events in Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championships.

In 2014, she lit the torch at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics she won her fifth Olympic gold medal at the 10m synchronised platform event with her partner Liu Huixia, and became only the third Chinese athlete to win five Olympic gold medals.

In October 2016 Chen announced her retirement from diving due to a neck injury.

Performance Timeline

Women's 10 m platform

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	SR
Olympics	NH	G	Not Held			G	Not Held			2 / 2
World Championships	S	NH	S	NH	G	NH	S	NH	A	1 / 4
FINA Diving World Cup	NH	G	NH	S	NH	G	NH	A	NH	2 / 3

Women's 10 m synchro platform

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR
Olympics	NH		G	Not Held			G	Not Held			G	3 / 3
World Championships	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	5 / 5
FINA Diving World Cup	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	6 / 6