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
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 place2015 Kazan3m synchronized
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow3m springboard
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast3m synchronized springboard
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow1m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast1m springboard
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan3m 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. 1 2 "QIN Fan Esther". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Ether Qin results". 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games website. 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. 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. 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.
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