Personal information | |
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Native name | 覃帆 (Qín Fān) |
Full name | Fan Esther Qin [1] (or Esther Qin = 艾丝特·覃) [2] |
Born | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | 18 November 1991
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Team | Diving Australia [1] |
Esther Qin ( Chinese: 覃帆; pinyin: Qín Fān; lit. ' Qin Sail'; [2] born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver. [3]
Qin was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China to a Zhuang family. Her family moved to Australia in 2009, as her father had found a position as a chef. [4]
Qin started diving at the age of eleven in China and competed in several national competitions. [5]
Qin competed at the
2013 Summer Universiade in
Kazan, Russia, won a silver medal in the 3m synchronised with
Samantha Mills.
[6] She also competed in the 1 m and 3 m springboard.
At the
2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, Scotland, she won the gold medal in the
women's 3m springboard, a bronze medal in
women's 1m springboard
[3] and came 4th in the
women's synchronised 3 metre springboard alongside
Anna Gelai.
[7] She was coached by Chava Sobrino at the
New South Wales Institute of Sport.
[8]
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Kazan, Russia, she won a bronze medal in the 3m synchronized with Samantha Mills. [9]
She competed at the 2016 Olympics where she finished 6th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. [10]
Qin partnered with Georgia Sheehan in the 2018 Commonwealth Games to achieve first place and received a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event. [11] Qin also won a bronze medal in the women's 1m springboard event and came 5th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. [12]
Qin qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where she came 12th in the women's 3-metre springboard event. [13]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 5th in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard evnt alongside Brittany O'Brien and 6th in the women's 1 metre springboard event. [14]
Qin announced her retirement from international diving on December 5 2022. [15]
Personal information | |
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Native name | 覃帆 (Qín Fān) |
Full name | Fan Esther Qin [1] (or Esther Qin = 艾丝特·覃) [2] |
Born | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | 18 November 1991
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Team | Diving Australia [1] |
Esther Qin ( Chinese: 覃帆; pinyin: Qín Fān; lit. ' Qin Sail'; [2] born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver. [3]
Qin was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China to a Zhuang family. Her family moved to Australia in 2009, as her father had found a position as a chef. [4]
Qin started diving at the age of eleven in China and competed in several national competitions. [5]
Qin competed at the
2013 Summer Universiade in
Kazan, Russia, won a silver medal in the 3m synchronised with
Samantha Mills.
[6] She also competed in the 1 m and 3 m springboard.
At the
2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, Scotland, she won the gold medal in the
women's 3m springboard, a bronze medal in
women's 1m springboard
[3] and came 4th in the
women's synchronised 3 metre springboard alongside
Anna Gelai.
[7] She was coached by Chava Sobrino at the
New South Wales Institute of Sport.
[8]
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Kazan, Russia, she won a bronze medal in the 3m synchronized with Samantha Mills. [9]
She competed at the 2016 Olympics where she finished 6th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. [10]
Qin partnered with Georgia Sheehan in the 2018 Commonwealth Games to achieve first place and received a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event. [11] Qin also won a bronze medal in the women's 1m springboard event and came 5th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. [12]
Qin qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where she came 12th in the women's 3-metre springboard event. [13]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 5th in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard evnt alongside Brittany O'Brien and 6th in the women's 1 metre springboard event. [14]
Qin announced her retirement from international diving on December 5 2022. [15]