WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD DIVING; Retiring Gao Repeats Title; U.S. Shut Out

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 4, 1992| Author: Christine Spolar | Copyright information

A year ago, Chinese springboard diver and 1988 Olympic champion Gao Min didn't want to be in these Olympics. Her shoulders ached and her abdominal muscles burned from years of eight-hour-a-day practices.

Coach Xu Yi Ming persuaded Gao to take one more plunge in international competition. Today, Gao, 21, leaped for her last glory, dominating the Olympic springboard competition, giving her country its second sweep of women's Olympic diving gold medals and clearing the way for her ret...

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