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{{short description|Chinese diver}}
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Diving (sport)|Diving]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics|3m Springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics|3m Springboard]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics|3m Sync Springboard]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics|10m Platform]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics|10m Platform]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1991 World Aquatics Championships|1991 Perth]] | 10m Platform}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]] | Team Event}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]] | 10m Platform}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1993 Summer Universiade|1993 Buffalo]] | 3m Springboard}}
{{MedalGold| [[1993 Summer Universiade|1993 Buffalo]] | 10m Platform}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Xiong (surname)|Xiong]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Xiong Ni''' ({{zh|c=熊倪|p=Xióng Ní}}; born January 11, 1974, in [[Changsha]], [[Hunan]]) is a Chinese [[diving (sport)|diver]] who won his first Olympic medal at the age of 14 at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], Korea. He also competed at the Olympics in [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]], [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]].

==Biography==
He attended an international competition for the first time in 1987, and won the title. He has since competed at the Olympic Games, winning 3 gold, 1 silver and one bronze medals; In addition, he has won 10 gold medals in the World Cup competition.

In 1993, Xiong graduated from the [[Hunan University]] international business school, specialising in industry and foreign trade
In 1997 and once again in 2001 after national games he announced his intention to retire.

His biggest competitor [[Dmitri Sautin]] once paid him the tribute that, "I cannot claim to be the world's most outstanding diving athlete. In my opinion, the title of "King of Divers" belongs to Xiong Ni"

==Career highlights==
* In 1982 selected for the Hunan Province team.
* In January, 1986 was selected for the national training center.
* In 1986 quadruple champion of the 1 meter board, 3 meters board, 5 meter platform and overall champion in the Chinese national diving championship (div 2)
* in 1987 in [[German Democratic Republic|DDR]], Canada, Mexico etc. in the international diving invitational meet, wins the men's platform diving event
* in 1987 silver medals for men's springboard and the diving platform event at the Sixth National Sports Championships
* in 1988 won the platform diving event at the 3rd Asia swimming championships in Guangzhou
* in 1988 silver medal in the men's platform diving at the Seoul Olympic Games
* in 1988 dual champion of men's springboard, and diving platform in the Swedish cup international championships
* in 1989 triple winner in the 6th session of World Cup diving championships for platform diving, the men's group event and the men and women mixed event
* in 1989 two gold medals in the 2nd National Youth Games diving competition in the diving platform and the springboard events
* in 1991 dual champion at the 7th World Cup diving championships in Canada for the men's group event and the men and women (mixed) events
* in 1992 Bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games for platform diving
* in 1993 1 meter board champion at the seventh National athletic meet
* in 1993 triple winner in the 8th World Cup diving tournament held in Beijing, in 10 meters diving platforms, men's (group) event and the men and women (mixed) event
* in 1995 double winner in the 9th session of World Cup diving Championships in Atlanta, in the men's (group) event and the men and women (mixed) event
* in 1996 champion, 3 meters board at the Atlanta Olympic Games,
* in 1997 springboard champion at the eighth national Championships, announces retirement.
* In May, 1998 announced he was coming out of retirement.
* In 1999 Wenzhou international invitational tournament springboard champion, the Sweden grand prize contest springboard champion, the national championship competition springboard and the two person champion
* in 2000 wins the springboard two person event in the World Cup, partnered by Xiao Hailiang
* in 2000 gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in the men's 3 meters boards synchronised event, with Xiao Hailiang, and gold medal in the men's 3 meters boards individual
* in 2001 after winning the men's 3 meters springboards singles event at the ninth national athletic meet, Xiong once more announces his retirement.

==Other honors==
* In 1989 voted by ''[[Swimming World]]'' magazine world's best diving athlete
* in 1996 August award of honorary the sports medal by the national physical culture commission

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080808181326/http://en.beijing2008.cn/62/93/article211929362.shtml Beijing 2008]
{{Footer Olympic Champions Diving Men 3 Metre Springboard}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Diving Men Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 3m Springboard Men}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions Platform Men}}
{{Xinhua News Agency's Top Ten Chinese Athletes of the Year}}

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