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Fu Mingxia

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Fu Mingxia competes in platform divng against the Barcelona skyline on the way to her first Olympic gold medal in 1992.
Fu Mingxia of China competes in Barcelona in 1992.

Fu Mingxia (CHN)

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Arguably one of the greatest female divers in history, Fu won the Olympic springboard diving title in 1996 and 2000, and the platform gold medal in 1992 and 1996. She also has a silver medal in the synchronized springboard event from 2000.

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