Guo Jingjing 郭晶晶 is the most successful female Olympic diver of all-time. Guo made her Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta games, finishing 5th in the platform. Before she retired after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Guo had won a total of 3 Olympic gold medals and 1 Olympic silver medal - amongst her sizable collection of major championship titles.
Photo from WikipediaJust like the other titans of Chinese sport like Yao Ming 姚明 and Liu Xiang 刘翔, Guo is a celebrity in mainland China. Her good looks and impeccable athletic achievements combine to make her a marketer's dream. This however, got her in conflict with the Chinese sporting authorities, to much controversy.
Guo is a living legend of diving, tying American diving great Greg Louganis in terms of total Olympic golds won - a testament to the emergence of the erstwhile Sleeping Dragon in the sporting world.
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