Men's Diving 3m Springboard/Finals
XIONG Captures First Gold Medal
XIONG Ni (CHN), who won platform medals in Barcelona and Seoul, took his skills to the 3m springboard for the first time in Olympic competition and won his first Olympic gold medal. His championship also marked the first gold medal won in men's springboard competition for the People's Republic of China. XIONG finished the competition with 701.46 points. YU Zhuocheng (CHN) took a slight four-point lead over XIONG after the fourth round, but settled for the silver at 690.93 points. Mark LENZI (USA), gold medalist in Barcelona, hit the best dive of the evening (92.40) in his final dive to secure the bronze medal with a 686.49 total. XIONG's championship snaps a three-year string in which a USA diver had won the gold medal in springboard competition.
Final Results: Gold - XIONG Ni (CHN); Silver - YU Zhuocheng (CHN); Bronze - Mark LENZI (USA).
XIONG of China Takes Slim Lead Into Finals
The final 12 competitors for the finals in the men's 3m springboard competition have been decided. XIONG Ni (CHN) will take a slim 1.71 point lead over Mark LENZI (USA) and Dmitri SAOUTINE (RUS) into Monday night's final. LENZI is the defending Olympic champion in the event. XIONG will carry a total of 231.45 points into the final six dives. LENZI and SAOUTINE are tied with 229.74 points. Scott DONIE (USA) sits in the fourth position with 223.86 points while YU Zhuocheng (CHN) is a close sixth at 223.41. The United States has won the gold medal in the event in each of the past three Olympic Games. If XIONG wins the gold medal Monday, it will be the Peoples Republic of China's first gold medal in the 3m springboard competition in Olympic history.
The finalists will take the scores they accumulated during the semifinal round and add them to their final round dives to determine the final diving standings. With the divers entering the final, only 1.71 points separates the top five positions.
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