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Born August 16, 1978 (age 48) • Wuhan • China
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Fu Mingxia of China stands on the podium wearing a gold medal and holding a bouquet, dressed in a white and red jacket with the Olympic rings and Chinese flag.
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Pat McCormick in midair
Pat McCormick
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American diver Greg Louganis smiles with his hands on his hips, wearing two Olympic gold medals around his neck.
Greg Louganis
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Pete Desjardins (left) and Johnny Weissmuller returning to the United States after the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
Pete Desjardins
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Olympic gold medalist Victoria Draves
Victoria Draves
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Olympic diver Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi
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Olympic diving champion Phil Boggs
Phil Boggs
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Wu Minxia
Wu Minxia
Chinese diver
Olympic diver Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing
Chinese diver
Shi Tingmao poses with a gold medal for the women's 3-meter springboard event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Shi Tingmao
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Deng Yaping
Chinese table tennis player
Diver Sammy Lee is presented with a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics in London
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Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
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Champion diver Georgia Coleman (center) at the 1932 Olympic Games
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Michael Riley Galitzen
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Quan Hongchan
Quan Hongchan
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Michael Johnson smiles and holds an American flag behind him while celebrating on the track after setting a world record in the 200-meter race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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Marie-José Pérec
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Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savón
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