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Xiong Ni (Chinese:熊倪;pinyin:Xióng Ní; born January 11, 1974, inChangsha,Hunan) is a Chinesediver who won his first Olympic medal at the age of 14 at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, Korea. He also competed at the Olympics in1992,1996 and2000.
He attended an international competition for the first time in 1987, and won the title. He has since competed at the Olympic Games, winning 3 gold, 1 silver and one bronze medals; In addition, he has won 10 gold medals in the World Cup competition.
In 1993, Xiong graduated from theHunan University international business school, specialising in industry and foreign tradeIn 1997 and once again in 2001 after national games he announced his intention to retire.
His biggest competitorDmitri Sautin once paid him the tribute that, "I cannot claim to be the world's most outstanding diving athlete. In my opinion, the title of "King of Divers" belongs to Xiong Ni"
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