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Cao Yuan

Cao Yuan at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) Changsha, China
Height	167 cm
Weight	62 kg
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	3 m, 10 m, 3 m & 10 m synchro
Club	Beijing
Medal record Men's diving Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 1 World Championships 4 3 1 FINA Diving World Cup 5 3 0 Asian Games 4 1 0 Olympic Games Gold 2012 London 10 m synchro Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard Gold 2020 Tokyo 10 m platform Silver 2020 Tokyo 10 m synchro Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro World Championships Gold 2015 Kazan 3 m synchro Gold 2019 Gwangju 3 m synchro Gold 2019 Gwangju 10 m synchro Gold 2022 Budapest 3 m synchro Silver 2017 Budapest 3 m synchro Silver 2019 Gwangju 3 m springboard Silver 2022 Budapest 3 m springboard Bronze 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro FINA Diving World Cup Gold 2010 Changzhou 10m synchro Gold 2012 London 10m synchro Gold 2014 Shanghai 10m synchro Gold 2014 Shanghai 3m synchro Gold 2018 Wuhan 3m synchro Silver 2014 Shanghai 3m springboard Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3m synchro Silver 2018 Wuhan 3m springboard Asian Games Gold 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 m synchro Gold 2014 Busan 3 m springboard Gold 2014 Busan 3 m synchro Gold 2010 Guangzhou 10 m platform Silver 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 m springboard

Cao Yuan (simplified Chinese: 曹缘; traditional Chinese: 曹緣; pinyin: Cáo Yuán; 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.

Early life

Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province. Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes.

His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs."

Career

Cao Yuan and Qin Kai at the 2016 Olympics

He 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.

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. He also won bronze in the 3m springboard synchronized dive with Qin Kai.

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.

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, and he also won with Chen Aisen in the 10m synchro.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Cao and teammate Aisen Chen won silver in men's synchronized 10m platform. He also won gold in individual 10m platform with 582.35 points.

Accolades

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.

He received the 4 May Youth Medal of Beijing in the People's Republic of China in 2014.

See also

In Spanish: Cao Yuan para niños

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics