In the vast sports starry sky, there is such a dazzling star:
With a 23-year career, she has won 27 world titles, including four glittering Olympic gold medals and five consecutive World Championships.
She is a legend in China's diving industry, and Guo Jingjing, a household name "Diving Queen" - and the first candidate for the "2024 China's Top Ten Brand Women" to be announced by the Organizing Committee of the China Brand Festival.
How the "Great Demon King" is made
Guo Jingjing was born in an ordinary family in Baoding City, Hebei Province in 1981. At the age of 7, she embarked on the challenging and arduous path of diving. From the moment she was beaten, she began to write an extraordinary legend with perseverance.
Every day, countless jumps and waters, bearing both physical and psychological tests, she never wanted to give up her dream. At the age of 12, she was selected for the national diving team with her outstanding performance. In the national team with many masters, Guo Jingjing has put in more effort and sweat, constantly challenging her limits.
However, the road to success is never easy. In 1996, Guo Jingjing fell and injured her leg during training, resulting in an open fracture. Faced with such a serious injury, she opted for conservative treatment and quickly threw herself into intense training after recovering from the injury.
During the preliminaries of the National Games, Guo Jingjing watched the game on crutches, and her plaster had not yet been removed. It is widely believed that the probability of her achieving good results is extremely low. However, Guo Jingjing lost 15 pounds of weight in just a few months with amazing perseverance, and her legs became thick and thin, and finally won the women's 3-meter board runner-up in the National Games with her outstanding performance, which amazed everyone.
The 2004 Athens Olympics was the first peak of Guo Jingjing's career. In the competition, every time she jumps and every time she enters the water, it is as perfect as a work of art and breathtaking. With her impeccable performance, Guo Jingjing won two gold medals in the women's single and double 3m springboard events. She has become the leader of Chinese diving and a hero in the hearts of countless people.
In 2008, the "veteran" Guo Jingjing once again stood on the stage of the Beijing Olympic Games. Living up to the expectations of her parents and fellow villagers, she won the women's single 3-meter springboard championship steadily, and partnered with Wu Minxia to win the gold medal in the women's double 3-meter springboard in one fell swoop. Her performance has won worldwide acclaim, and the name "Queen of Diving" is well-known at home and abroad.
As she said, "The hardships I have endured, only I know", Guo Jingjing's success has also experienced countless setbacks and difficulties, and the hard work and sweat behind the gold medal are unimaginable to ordinary people.
After a long period of diving training, her cornea was seriously damaged, her eyesight deteriorated for a time, and she was nearly blind, and she was in danger of retiring from the spine when facing a serious injury of a fractured spine......
Guo Jingjing was not defeated by the predicament, she never complained, and she never gave up her dream. She chose to face bravely and treat actively, and after arduous rehabilitation training, she finally returned to the jumping platform and achieved new achievements, becoming a role model in the hearts of countless people.
Technical officer escorting diving
In 2011, Guo Jingjing retired. Not long after, she and Huo Qigang entered the palace of marriage. She did not choose a comfortable life, but once again embarked on a new position and continued to contribute to the promotion and development of diving.
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Guo Jingjing was entrusted with important responsibilities as a FINA technical committee member and chief referee. She uses her professional knowledge and rich experience to ensure the fairness of the competition.
Guo Jingjing said: "I used to be an athlete, but now as a member of the technical committee, the different roles have given me more understanding and feelings about diving. The development of a sport is not only about the better performance of elite athletes in the competition, but also plays a key role in the operation of the event, the setting of the venue, and the setting of the event. Her words reveal her love and sense of responsibility for diving, as well as her deep understanding of sports.
The stingy and generous "Wealthy Kuotai"
Outside the arena, Guo Jingjing continues to win the respect and love of countless netizens with her frugal attitude towards life and generous charity.
Guo Jingjing in private, basically focuses on comfortable and casual sportswear, does not pay attention to luxury when attending events, mainly wears affordable clothes, and even the head rope is a stall with five cents, and will deliberately go to the counter of the mall to redeem parking tickets. She also adheres to the concept of simplicity and simplicity in her children's education, she will buy 20 Hong Kong dollars of clothes for her son, and will sew schoolbag straps for her son by herself.
Does Guo Jingjing's frugality mean that she is also stingy in charity? Not really, she actively participates in various charity activities to send warmth and care to those in need. She subsidizes education in poverty-stricken areas, supports the development of sports for the disabled, and uses her influence to contribute to social welfare. When her hometown of Hebei Province was hit by floods in 2023, she took the initiative to become a volunteer and personally participated in rescue work such as distributing masks and transporting epidemic prevention materials.
Today, Guo Jingjing is no longer the girl who struggles by the diving pool, but she still maintains her love and dedication to sports. She interprets the true meaning of a caring philanthropist with her own actions, and contributes to social welfare undertakings with her influence. Her story will always inspire more people to chase their dreams and work hard.
As a candidate for the "Top Ten Chinese Brand Women in 2024", Guo Jingjing is undoubtedly a very influential and representative female figure. With her perseverance and selfless dedication, she has become a role model and role model for Chinese women. We look forward to her continuing to contribute more to sports and social welfare undertakings in the future, and bring hope and strength to more people."