27 Facts About Quan Hongchan

Quan Hongchan is a Chinese diver, national champion, and Olympic champion.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Quan won the gold medal in the individual 10 metre platform event and, alongside teammate Chen Yuxi, won gold in the 10 metre synchronized platform.

Quan Hongchan's dives have been notable for receiving perfect scores of 10 and producing minimal splash.

Quan Hongchan was born on 28 March 2007 in Mazhang District of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

Quan Hongchan is the third of five children born to a family of farmers.

Quan Hongchan was discovered when a sports academy recruited a group of freshmen to participate in a summer camp for diving.

Quan Hongchan's parents were very supportive of her decision to start competitive diving.

In July 2014, Quan Hongchan was discovered by the enlightenment coach Chen Huaming while playing a lattice game on the school playground, so she began to receive diving training.

Quan Hongchan later trained at Guangzhou Sports Vocational and Technical College in 2018.

In March 2018, Quan Hongchan joined the Guangdong provincial team and was coached by He Weiyi.

Quan Hongchan was encouraged by her coach to participate and had learned all the moves in the three weeks leading up to the competition.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Quan Hongchan was the youngest athlete in the Chinese delegation.

At the 2021 National Games of China, Quan Hongchan won gold in the team event representing Guangdong.

Quan Hongchan scored a 413.90 on the 10 metre platform, leading a field that included Olympic teammates Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi.

In December 2021, Quan Hongchan participated in the Diving Exhibition Competition held in conjunction with the 2021 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Quan Hongchan performed in two rounds of the 10 metre platform, including an individual dive scoring 79.50 points and a mixed synchronized dive with Li Zheng, together scoring 86.40 points.

Quan Hongchan helped Team China win third place with 384.20 points in total.

Quan Hongchan placed second in the 10 metre platform, while her teammate Chen Yuxi was the champion.

In 2023, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Quan Hongchan won gold in the 10 metre platform and another gold with Chen in the 10 metre synchronized platform.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Quan Hongchan won gold with Chen in the 10 metre synchronized platform.

Quan Hongchan defended her gold medal in the women's 10 metre platform with a perfect opening dive.

Quan Hongchan has mentioned making more money to treat her mother's illness as a motivation.

Quan Hongchan's mother was hit by a car on the way to work in 2017 and suffered a serious injury.

Quan Hongchan mentioned her mother was hospitalized several times but her family did not tell her because they did not want her to worry while training.

Quan Hongchan enjoys playing video games in her free time, particularly PUBG and Honor of Kings.

Quan Hongchan enjoys eating spicy snacks and playing claw machine arcade games, and she has a dream of owning a supermarket in her hometown.

In October 2021, Quan Hongchan participated in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games countdown 100 days theme activities hosted by CCTV, where she performed "Together to the Future" and "See You in Beijing" with many Olympic champions and celebrities.