Zhou Jihong, the Iron Lady of the diving team, and her husband Tian Bingyi s unknown family affair

Zhou Jihong, the "Iron Lady" of the diving team, and her husband Tian Bingyi's unknown family affairs

Zhou Jihong was born in 1965 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, to a dispatcher for a transportation company. She has a flexible body and quick reflexes since she was a child, and was favored by her physical education teacher in elementary school and selected for the gymnastics team.

However, because gymnastics is a sport with strict height requirements, Zhou Jihong's height has been increasing, causing her advantage in gymnastics to gradually disappear.

When she was 10 years old, her coach advised her to turn into a diver because diving was less demanding on height and her gymnastics foundation could help her perform better in diving.

Zhou Jihong accepted the coach's advice and started her diving career. She soon showed amazing talent and potential, and in just four years, she became a national diving champion and qualified for international competitions.

Her diving style is known for its graceful, stable and difficult style, and is known as the "air ballet".

In 1984, Zhou Jihong was fortunate to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, which was her first Olympic Games and a turning point in her life. Originally, she was not the main player in the Chinese women's 10-meter platform, but a substitute.

However, on the eve of the Olympic Games, the main player of the Chinese women's 10-meter platform was injured, and Zhou Jihong was lucky to replace her and became the only representative of the Chinese women's 10-meter platform.

In the Olympic Games, Zhou Jihong faced competition from the United States, the Soviet Union and other powerful countries, fearlessly, and played his best.

She was as steady as Mount Tai on every jump, scoring more than 8 points, and finally finished with a total score of 46725 points, won the gold medal in the women's 10-meter platform, became my country's first diving Olympic champion, and also my country's first women's Olympic champion.

Her gold medal is not only a personal affirmation of her, but also a breakthrough in Chinese diving, opening a new era for Chinese diving.

Zhou Jihong's married life is also one of her highlights. Her husband, Tian Bingyi, is a badminton player and the former deputy head coach of Chinese badminton. The two met during their careers as athletes, and later began dating while studying at Peking University, and eventually became husband and wife. Their love story is known as the "myth of diving" and a good story in the Chinese sports world.

The marriage of Zhou Jihong and Tian Bingyi has experienced many twists and turns. In 1986, Zhou Jihong retired from the army and became an English student at Peking University, but later gave up his studies for various reasons.

In 1990, Zhou Jihong and Tian Bingyi registered their marriage, but the wedding was postponed to 1992, because Zhou Jihong was arranged by the national diving team to become an assistant coach and had to go abroad with the team to participate in the competition.

In 1992, Zhou Jihong and Tian Bingyi finally held a wedding, but life after marriage was not easy, because Zhou Jihong's work was very busy and he often had to travel, while Tian Bingyi had to take care of the family and children.

The two have little time together, but they always support each other, understand each other, trust each other, and face the challenges of life together.

Zhou Jihong's career is also a legend. She is not only an excellent athlete, but also an outstanding team leader, but also a visionary leader.

In 1997, Zhou Jihong served as the leader of the national diving team and was responsible for the formation of a new national training team. At that time, the Chinese diving team was at a low point, because at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the Chinese diving team won only two gold medals, the worst result since 1984.

Zhou Jihong faced the arduous task of rebuilding the Chinese diving team, she was not afraid of difficulties, boldly reformed, introduced new coaches, new training methods, new management models, and cultivated a group of young diving stars, such as Tian Liang, Guo Jingjing, Wu Jiahui, etc.

She also paid attention to improving the psychological quality of the team members, enhancing the self-confidence of the team members, and cultivating the team spirit of the team members, so that the Chinese diving team was rejuvenated and energetic.

Under the leadership of Zhou Jihong, the Chinese diving team has achieved remarkable results and has become the leader of the "dream team".