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{{distinguish|text=[[Fu Mingxia]], another Chinese diver}}
{{Short description|Chinese diver (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name             = Wu Minxia
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|image            = Wu Minxia.jpg
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|caption          = Wu in 2008
|nationality      = Chinese
|birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|10}}
|birth_place      = [[Shanghai]], [[China]]
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|education        = 
|alma_mater       = 
|years_active     = 
|height           = {{height|m=1.67|precision=0}}
|weight           = 53 kg
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|sport            = [[Diving (sport)|Diving]]
|event            = 1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
| collegeteam = 
| partner = [[Guo Jingjing]]
| former_partner = [[Guo Jingjing]]
| assistcoach = 
| formercoach = 
| coach = [[Yuan Lianying]]
|show-medals      = yes
|medaltemplates   = {{MedalCount
|total=yes
|[[Olympic Games]]| 5 | 1 | 1
|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] | 8 | 5 | 1
|[[FINA Diving World Cup]] | 7 | 4 | 1
|[[Summer Universiade]]|6|1|0
|[[Asian Games]] | 5 | 1 | –
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Diving at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{GamesName|SOG|2004|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{GamesName|SOG|2008|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{GamesName|SOG|2012|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalGold|{{GamesName|SOG|2012|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{GamesName|SOG|2016|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalSilver|{{GamesName|SOG|2004|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalBronze|{{GamesName|SOG|2008|Diving}}|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|[[Diving at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|[[Diving at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]]|[[Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]]|[[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]]|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]]|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013 Barcelona]]|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015 Kazan]]|[[Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|[[Diving at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard|1 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montréal]]|[[Diving at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard|1 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montréal]]|[[Diving at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]]|[[Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]]| [[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard|1 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Diving at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|[[Diving at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Diving at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Diving at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Diving at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 1 metre springboard|1 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Diving at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Diving at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 1 metre springboard|1 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Diving at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|3 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Diving at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Daegu]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Daegu]] | 1m Springboard }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Daegu]] | 3m Springboard }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Daegu]] | Synchro Springboard }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 Summer Universiade|2005 Izmir]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 Summer Universiade|2005 Izmir]] | 1m Springboard }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 Summer Universiade|2005 Izmir]] | 3m Springboard }}
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Wu (surname)|Wu]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Wu Minxia''' ({{zh|s=吴敏霞|p=Wú Mǐnxiá}}; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese [[Diving (sport)|diver]], specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre [[springboard]], and synchronized 3 metre springboard events. Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu represented China at every [[Asian Games]], [[Olympic Games]] and [[FINA World Aquatics Championships]] through 2016. She is an eight-time world champion, and a five-time Olympic and Asian champion, making her one of the most decorated divers in history.

==Career==
Wu began her competitive career at the [[2001 World Aquatics Championships]], partnering with [[Guo Jingjing]] to win the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard. She would go on to retain the title with Guo on another three occasions, missing out [[2005 World Aquatics Championships|in 2005]] when Guo partnered with [[Li Ting (diver)|Li Ting]] to win in Montreal. Wu also won the same event with Guo at the [[2002 Asian Games]].

Wu represented China at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in second place behind Guo. At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Wu earned a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo before winning a bronze medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in third place behind Guo and Russian [[Julia Pakhalina]]. After Guo's retirement, she participated in synchronized events with [[He Zi]].<ref name=fina/>

The new partnership allowed her to retain the 3 metre synchro title at the [[2011 World Aquatics Championships]]. It was at the same championships in her hometown where she won her only other world championship title, in the 3 metre springboard. At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Wu earned a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/London-Olympics-Chinas-Wu-wins-gold-in-womens-3m-springboard/articleshow/15367857.cms|title=London Olympics: China's Wu wins gold in women's 3m springboard|work=The Times of India |access-date=6 August 2012}}</ref> along with He, becoming the first woman to win gold medal in a diving event in three consecutive Olympic Games.<ref>CTV, CTV 2012 London Summer Olympics, airdate: 29 July 2012, circa 11:00am EDT</ref> She also won a gold medal in the 3 metre springboard event. After the 3 metre springboard competition, it was revealed that her parents withheld information that her grandmother died a year before, and that her mother had cancer. Her father said he misled her to keep her focused on training. The news drew criticism in China.<ref>[https://olympics.time.com/2012/08/03/wu-minxia-chinese-divers-parents-hid-family-illness-deaths-from-her/ Minxia: Chinese Diver’s Parents Hid Family Illness, Deaths from Her]. ''Time''. Retrieved 8 August 2016.</ref>

By winning the 3m synchronized springboard event at the [[2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013]] and [[2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015 World Championships]] with new partner [[Shi Tingmao]], Wu became the first person to win seven gold medals in the event.<ref name=fina>{{cite web|title=Wu Minxia ready to hit the gold trail again|date=12 May 2016 |url=https://www.fina.org/news/wu-minxia-ready-hit-gold-trail-again|publisher=FINA|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> At the [[2014 Asian Games]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], Wu earned a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Shi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Wu wins fifth diving gold for China|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36685364|work=BBC Sport|date=7 August 2016 |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 12 May 2017, Wu accepted a marriage proposal husband Zhang Xiaocheng. The couple were married on 17 May, with the wedding ceremony being held in [[Fuping County, Shaanxi|Fuping, Shaanxi]]. Their daughter was born on 19 December 2018, and son was born on 7 February 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=结束8年恋爱长跑！吴敏霞含泪接受男友求婚(图)|url=https://ent.ifeng.com/a/20170512/42921226_0.shtml|date=2017-05-12|work=iFeng|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=跳水女皇吴敏霞大婚 穿中式嫁衣似天仙|url=https://news.ifeng.com/a/20171005/52345065_0.shtml#p=1|work=iFeng|date=2017-10-05|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=吴敏霞产女升级当妈妈 老公晒宝宝可爱照片报喜|url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2018-12-19/doc-ihmutuee0806656.shtml|work=Sina|date=2018-12-19|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=视频：奥运冠军吴敏霞宣布好消息 二胎儿子出生|url=https://video.sina.com.cn/p/ent/2022-02-07/detail-ikyakumy4589603.d.html|work=Sina Video|date=2022-02-07|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of multiple Olympic gold medalists]]

==References==
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  | before = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Ruolin]]
  | after = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Zi]]
  | title = [[List of FINA Athletes of the Year#Diving|FINA Female Diver of the Year]]
  | years = 2011, 2012
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