As a sign of things to come, Wu also claimed her one and only world 3m individual title that year, finishing ahead of He in a Chinese one-two. There would be identical outcomes at London , where Wu and He eased to synchronised springboard gold, top-scoring with each of their five dives to rack up a total of So many people have supported me, from my family and my coach, to a whole lot of other people behind the scenes.
In the process, Wu became the first diver in history to win seven world golds in the event, with three different partners. Wu came close to missing out on Rio after suffering a leg injury two months before the Games. She made the trip but sat out the individual competition, looking on as her current synchro partner Shi won by a distance from her former partner He. Wu holds the distinctions, however, of being the most decorated Olympic diver in history with seven medals and the oldest woman to win Olympic gold in the sport.
On 22 December , Wu announced her retirement from competitive diving at the age of I am really sorry, but my physical condition does not allow me to continue training.
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