Esther Qin (Chinese: 覃帆; pinyin: Qín Fān; lit. 'Qin Sail';[2] born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver.[3]
 Esther Qin won the gold medal in the Women's 3m springboard, 2014 Commonwealth Games. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 覃帆 (Qín Fān) |
| Full name | Fan Esther Qin[1] (or Esther Qin = 艾丝特·覃)[2] |
| Born | 18 November 1991 Liuzhou, Guangxi, China |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Team | Diving Australia[1] |
Personal life
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]
Diving career
In China
Qin started diving at the age of eleven in China and competed in several national competitions.[5]
For Australia
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]
References
External links
- Esther Qin at World Aquatics
- Esther Qin at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Esther Qin at Olympics.com
- Esther Qin at Olympedia
- Esther Qin at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Esther Qin at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Esther Qin at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Fan Qin at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
