Esther Qin

"Qin Fan" redirects here. For the Ming Dynasty politician, see Fan Qin.

Esther Qin
Esther Qin won the gold medal in the Women's 3m springboard, 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Personal information
Native name覃帆 (Qín Fān)
Full nameFan Esther Qin[1] (or Esther Qin = 艾丝特·覃)[2]
Born (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 33)
Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
TeamDiving Australia[1]
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 3m synchronized
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 3m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 3m synchronized springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 1m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 1m springboard
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 3m synchronized

Esther Qin (Chinese: 覃帆; pinyin: Qín Fān; lit. 'Qin Sail';[2] born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver.[3]

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

  1. ^ a b "QIN Fan Esther". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b 专访跳水华裔美少女覃帆 喀山是爱情开始的地方. Sina.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ether Qin results". 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Esther Qin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Outstanding Diver of the NSWCHS Championships". DET NSW School Sports Unit website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Honour Roll – Esther Quin". Australian University Sport website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Esther Qin Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. ^ Paxinos, Stathi. "Australia's Esther Qin claims diving gold". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Women's 3m Synchro Springboard" (PDF). 16th FINA World Championships website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Esther Qin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  11. ^ Pentony, Luke (11 April 2018). "Aussie duo take gold after compatriots bomb final dive". ABC Online. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Esther QIN". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Esther Qin". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Fan QIN". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Esther Qin". instagram.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.