On August 1, Beijing time, the Olympic women's single 3-meter board diving competition, Shi Tingmao led the way and won the championship, which was the second gold medal she won in the Olympic Games, and she won 4 gold medals in the two Olympic Games, replicating Guo Jingjing's miracle. However, she is still a little short of Wu Minxia winning 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, Shi Tingmao is a well-deserved new generation of diving empress, if you want to catch up with Wu Minxia, then you need to compete in another Olympic Games.
Shi Tingmao began diving training at the age of 8 and had previously practiced gymnastics. Shi Tingmao belongs to the late form diver of the big instrument. Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia were both selected for the national team as teenagers.
Shi Tingmao waited until after the 2012 London Olympics, the diving team changed blood, and she was given the opportunity to enter the national team, when she was 21 years old.
Shi Tingmao's girlhood coincided with the era when Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia joined forces to rule the women's 3-meter board diving. Guo Jingjing retired in 2011, and she won single and doubles titles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and she won single and doubles titles at the 2008 Rio Olympics.
Wu Minxia competed in 4 Olympic Games, winning a total of 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, becoming the Chinese athlete who won the most diving medals.
Shi Tingmao dominated diving at the 2016 Rio Olympics, winning the double diving gold medal with Wu Minxia and the gold medal in single diving herself.
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Shi Tingmao has maintained a stable performance. The postponement of the Olympic Games for one year was not good for her. 30 years old is "advanced age" for divers. Guo Jingjing was 30 years old when she retired in 2011.
Shi Tingmao still maintained her peak, and she and Wang Han teamed up to win the double diving Olympic championship. In the women's single diving competition, Shi Tingmao's advantage was too great, she led all the way, and finally won the gold medal with a super high score of 383.50 points, and Wang Han won the silver medal with 348.75 points.
Shi Tingmao has the wind of a general on the 10-meter platform, she has a calm face and has a super psychological quality. Shi Tingmao did not have any scandals off the field, and the Chongqing girl put all her energy into diving.
It is worth mentioning that Shi Tingmao is also one of the disciples of the famous coach Yu Fen. Yu Fen has trained Olympic champions such as Fu Mingxia, Guo Jingjing, and Lau Lishi.