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{{short description|Chinese diver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Expand Chinese|topic=bio|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Chen Ruolin
| image_size = 250px
| alt = 
| caption = Chen in 2021
| image= Chen Ruolin 01.png
| native_name = 陈若琳
| native_name_lang = 
| nationality = Chinese
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[Nantong]], [[Jiangsu]], China
| residence = 
| education = 
| alma_mater = 
| years_active = 
| website = 
| country = 
| sport = [[Diving (sport)|Diving]]
| event = 10 m, 10 m synchro
| club = 
| coach = Ren Shaofen
| retired = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCount | [[Olympic Games]] | 5 | – | – 
| [[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] | 6 | 3 | 1 
| [[Summer Universiade]]|2|-|-
| [[FINA Diving World Cup]] | 8 | 1 | – 
| [[Asian Games]] | 2 | 1 | – }} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Diving at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform|10 m platform]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|10 m platform]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10 m synchro]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]]|10 m}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013 Barcelona]]|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m synchro platform|10 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015 Kazan]]|[[Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10 m synchro]]}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]]|10 m}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]]|10 m}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013 Barcelona]]|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m platform|10 m]]}} 
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015 Kazan]]|[[Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Team event|Team]]}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA Diving World Cup]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2006 FINA Diving World Cup|2006 Changshu]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2008 FINA Diving World Cup|2008 Beijing]]|10 m platform}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2008 FINA Diving World Cup|2008 Beijing]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2010 FINA Diving World Cup|2010 Changzhou]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2012 FINA Diving World Cup|2012 London]]|10 m platform}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2012 FINA Diving World Cup|2012 London]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FINA Diving World Cup|2014 Shanghai]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FINA Diving World Cup|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 FINA Diving World Cup|2010 Changzhou]]|10 m platform}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalGold|[[Diving at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|10 m synchro}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[Diving at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|10 m platform}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Universiade]]}} 
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Summer Universiade|2011 Shenzhen]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Summer Universiade|2011 Shenzhen]]|10 m synchro}}
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| height = {{height|m=1.58|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|47|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="london">{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/chen-ruoling-1072148/|title=Ruoling Chen|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-date=28 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128053256/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/chen-ruoling-1072148/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Chen]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Chen Ruolin''' ({{zh|s=陈若琳|p=Chén Ruòlín}}; born 12 December 1992) is a Chinese [[diving platform|platform]] [[diving (sport)|diver]] and [[coach (sport)|coach]].  She is a five-time [[Olympic gold medalist]] ([[diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]], [[diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]), ten-time [[World Aquatics Championships|World championship]] medalist (including six golds), nine-time [[FINA Diving World Cup|World Cup]] medalist (eight golds), four-time [[Asian Games]] medalist (three golds) and two-time [[Universiade]] gold medalist, making her one of the most accomplished female divers in history.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/chen-ruolin/|title=Profile: Chen Ruolin|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2024-08-16}}</ref>

After retiring from the sport in 2016 due to neck injury,<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/five-time-gold-medalist-diver-chen-ruolin-retires/|title=Five-Time Gold Medalist Diver Chen Ruolin Retires|date=2016-10-21|last=Rieder|first=David|publisher=[[Swimming World]]|accessdate=2024-08-16}}</ref> Chen became a diving coach in 2021 and has been personally training [[diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic]] gold medalist [[Quan Hongchan]] and multi-[[World Aquatics Championships|FINA world champion]] [[Lian Junjie]], who have since both won gold medals at the [[diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summper Olympics]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3273551/paris-olympics-chen-ruolin-coach-behind-quan-hongchan-back-limelight-again|title=Paris Olympics: Chen Ruolin, coach behind Quan Hongchan, back in the limelight again|date=2024-08-07|last=Ma|first=Sylvia|publisher=[[South China Morning Post]]|accessdate=2024-08-16}}</ref>

==Career==
Chen was born in [[Nantong]], [[Jiangsu]]. She won the gold medals in the women's [[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform|10m platform]] and [[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10m synchronized platform]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing for [[China at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team China]], then duplicated the double gold performance at the [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympics diving: Chen Ruolin wins second gold in 10m platform making it the 200th medal acquired by the Chinese team.|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914231|access-date=10 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2012}}</ref>

In the [[2011 World Aquatics Championships]] held in Shanghai, Chen won two gold medals for [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m platform|Women's 10 m platform]] and [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m synchro platform|Women's 10 m synchro platform]] (partnering [[Wang Hao (diver)|Wang Hao]]). She became the first Chinese female diver who claimed all the gold medals in women's platform events in Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championships.

In 2014, she lit the torch at the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in the [[Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre]].

In the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] she won her fifth Olympic gold medal at the [[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|10m synchronised platform]] event with her partner [[Liu Huixia]], and became only the third Chinese athlete to win five Olympic gold medals.

In October 2016 Chen announced her retirement from diving due to a neck injury.

==Performance Timeline==

===Women's 10 m platform===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!width=160|Tournament
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!SR
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Diving at the Olympics|Olympics]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
!2 / 2
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|bgcolor=silver|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Diving|S]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=silver|[[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform|S]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=silver|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform|S]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
!1 / 4
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[FINA Diving World Cup]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2008 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=silver|[[2010 FINA Diving World Cup – Women's 10 m platform|S]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2012 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|A
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
!2 / 3
|}

===Women's 10 m synchro platform===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!width=160|Tournament
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!SR
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Diving at the Olympics|Olympics]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
!3 / 3
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
!5 / 5
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[FINA Diving World Cup]]
|bgcolor=gold|[[2006 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2008 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2010 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2012 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2014 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
|colspan=1 style=color:#ccc|NH
|bgcolor=gold|[[2016 FINA Diving World Cup|'''G''']]
!6 / 6
|}

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819215306/http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/746 2008teamchina]

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{{Succession box|title=[[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|Final Youth Olympic torchbearer]]|before=[[Egon Zimmermann]] &<br />[[Franz Klammer]]|after=[[Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway]]|years=[[2014 Summer Youth Olympics|Nanjing 2014]]}}
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