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- This is a Chinese name; the family name
is Tian.
Tian Liang (Chinese: 田亮; pinyin: Tián Liàng; born August 27,
1979 in Chongqing) is a
male Chinese former diver. In the Summer Olympics 2004, he won the bronze
medal in the 10 m platform event and a gold medal in the
synchronised platform event. Tian was also the previous 10 m
platform Olympics champion, winning gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Since then, he and another gold medal winner, Guo Jingjing, often
appeared at the public activities. They were better known in unison
as Liang Jingjing (亮晶晶, the complex name of Tian and Guo,
synonymous with the word for 'sparkling').
After belting his multiple Olympic medals, Tian Liang received
numerous invitations to lend his name and face to corporate
promotions. His resulting involvement in these activities, and
perhaps other disputes with the national team, have led the
national team to fire him after repeated warnings. In spite of
this, however, Tian refused to cease his diving training but
continued to practice with a provincial team. Not only did he
maintain his diving standard, he furthermore managed to safeguard a
medal at the following Chinese National Games. Although the public
advocated his restoration to the national team following this
event, the government did not concede. Tian has since then split
his schedule between diving training and public activities. Finally
on March 25, 2007, Tian announced his retirement as a diver.
On July 29, 2008, it was announced that Tian would not be
rejoining the national team and participating in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics.
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