Huang Qiang, Date of Birth

    

Huang Qiang

Olympic diver

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1982

Profession: competitive diver

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Huang Qiang

  • Huang Qiang (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Huáng Qiáng; born 11 April 1982) is a Chinese-born Malaysian diver.
  • He originally competed for the Chinese team and won a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games as a sixteen-year-old.
  • At the 2000 FINA Diving World Cup, Huang Qiang and his partner Tian Liang won the gold medal at the 10m synchronised event and the pair was viewed as a strong contender for gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics but Huang Qiang withdrew from the competition due to a back injury.
  • His replacement Hu Jia and Tian Liang won silver.
  • After his injury, Huang began a new career as a coach and eventually worked for the Malaysian national team.
  • In 2011 he returned to the competition and received Malaysian citizenship which allowed him to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics under the Malaysian flag.
  • In London, he competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard (with partner Bryan Nickson Lomas) and 3 m springboard events.

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