Hu Jia (Chinese: 胡佳; pinyin: Hú Jiā; born January 10, 1983 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.
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Born | Wuhan, Hubei | January 10, 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m synchro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hu also won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the 10m Platform and 10 m Platform Synchronized.
Personal lifeEdit
Hu Jia married synchronised swimmer Luo Xi in 2013.[1] She gave birth to a son in 2015.[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Huang Yuetao (黄越滔) (2013-09-30). "胡佳迎娶"花泳公主" 水下婚纱照柔情似"水"" [Hu Jia Marries the "Princess of Synchronised Swimming": Underwater Wedding Photos Show "Aquatic" Love]. Guangzhou Daily (in Chinese).
- ^ Luo Xi (2015-09-25). "Weibo post". Sina Weibo (in Chinese).