- western ▁La os . ▁ ▁Town s ▁and ▁villages ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁La os ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁O ud om x ay ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Chen ▁X ia ox ia ▁( Ch inese : ▁ 陈 <0xE8> <0x82> <0x96> <0xE9> <0x9C> <0x9E> ; ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁female ▁Chinese ▁diver . ▁ ▁Chen ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D ong gu an , ▁Gu ang d ong ▁Province . ▁She ▁started ▁div ing ▁training ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁into ▁Gu ang d ong ▁provincial ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁place ▁in ▁national ▁competition , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁into ▁Chinese ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Chen ▁competed ▁at ▁Asian ▁Games ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁women ' s ▁platform . ▁ ▁She ▁claimed ▁platform ▁champion ▁at ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Univers ia de , ▁thus ▁became ▁China ' s ▁first ▁world ▁champion ▁in ▁div ing . ▁From ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Chen ▁claimed ▁most ▁world ▁champions ▁in ▁women ' s ▁platform ▁div ing . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁China ' s ▁boy c ott ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Moscow ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁Chen ▁didn ' t ▁win ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁in