Lü Wei (diver)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 1966[1] Yangzhou,[1] Jiangsu, China |
| Died | 9 May 1990 (aged 23–24) Beijing, China |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event | 10 m |
Lü Wei (Chinese: 吕伟; pinyin: Lǚ Wěi, 1966 – 9 May 1990) was a Chinese diver who competed in women's 10-metre platform.
Career
[edit]She was the gold medalist at the 1982 Asian Games, 1983 Summer Universiade, 1985 Summer Universiade, 1986 Asian Games, and 1987 Summer Universiade.[1]
She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to an injury. (Her replacement Zhou Jihong won the Olympic gold medal.[2])
Murder
[edit]Lü Wei was murdered in 1990 along with her friend, Peking opera artist Xun Linglai, in Xun's home. Lü was then working for the sports bureau in her hometown of Yangzhou, and was on a business trip to Beijing, where Xun lived.[3] The case remains unsolved.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- 1966 births
- 1990 deaths
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in diving
- Chinese female divers
- Chinese murder victims
- Divers at the 1982 Asian Games
- Divers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Female murder victims
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- People murdered in Beijing
- Sportspeople from Jiangsu
- Sportspeople from Yangzhou
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- Summer World University Games medalists in diving
- Unsolved murders in China
- 20th-century Chinese women