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Guo second in USSA Female Athlete of the Year vote

Wednesday, 31st December 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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Chinese diver Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶) finished second in voting for the United States Sports Academy's Female Athlete of the Year. Guo, who won gold in both the individual and the synchronized 3-meter springboard events in Beijing, beat out tennis star Serena Williams, who finished second in votes for the award.

Known as the "Diving Queen" in Chinese media, Guo was second to no one, man or woman, in a favorite athlete poll of Hong Kong school children, conducted by the Boys and Girls Club of Hong Kong. The question on her fans' minds now is, what will Guo do with her fame, talent and good looks? At 27 years old, she's just young enough to consider one last Olympic appearance. There were rumors in the fall that she'd suit up for Hong Kong in the 2012 Olympics, and there's always speculation about her pursuing a career in modeling or acting.

Rounding out the top five in the schoolkids' vote were, in order Liu Xiang (track and field), Lin Dan (badminton), Yao Ming (basketball) and Yang Wei (gymnastics).

Guo Jingjing image: 163.com

Tags: diving, Guo Jingjing, Lin Dan, Liu Xiang, Yang Wei, Yao Ming