He Chong
He Chong (simplified Chinese: 何冲; traditional Chinese: 何衝; pinyin: Hé Chōng; Cantonese Yale: Ho4 Chung1; born June 10, 1987 in Zhanjiang, Guangdong) is a Chinese diver. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 3m springboard.
He split with partner Wang Feng after they won a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event at the 2005 World Championships. The two staged a reunion and won gold at the same event in the 2006 Diving World Cup in Changshu, China.
At the 2008 Olympics He Chong defeated an elite field of divers including, the two time world champion Alexandre Despatie, the 2006 world cup champion Qin Kai, and eight time Olympic medalist Dmitri Sautin.
He lit the flame at the 2010 Asian Games opening ceremony.
He is often referred to as the greatest springboard diver in history, having been almost unbeatable since 2008.
Major performances
Podcasts:
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by Peter Bradley Adams
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by De Sjonnies
He Sang
by: Peter Bradley AdamsSunday morning on crowded road
I saw a man standing alone
he faced the mountains, his hands were raised
like some prophet, his eyes in a blaze
oh bring me the day
when the sun broke on his face
and he sang "glory"
and the sun would rise
he sang, "glory", with fire in his eyes
above the engines and the shuffle of feet
his voice it carried over the trees
he sang for his children he sang for his home
and he sang for me though he didn't know
oh bring me the day
when the sun broke on his face
and he sang "glory"
and the sun would rise