Eight Diving gold medals claimed at Beijing Olympics

Chinese divers Guo/Wu retain women's 3m springboard synchro gold in Beijing

    BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese world and Olympic champion Guo Jingjing took the limelight of the Water Cube, together with her partner Wu Minxia, as they retained the women's three-meter springboard synchronized gold at the Beijing Olympics here on Sunday. Full story

Chinese teenager divers win gold at Beijing Olympic Games

    BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teenager divers Lin Yue and Huo Liang clinched the gold of the men's 10m platform synchronized at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Monday.

    Lin and Huo, winners in 2007 Melbourne worlds, led throughout the final to win the second diving gold for China with 468.18 points. Full story

Chinese win women's synchro platform diving

    BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Wang Xin/Chen Ruolin won the women's synchronized platform diving gold medal with 363.54 points at the Olympic Games on Tuesday.

    Australia's Briony Cole/Melissa Wu claimed the silver with 335.16 points and Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz got the bronze with 330.06. Full story

World champ Qin/Wang maintain Chinese supremacy in 3m springboard

    BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Defending world champions Qin Kai and Wang Feng made it fourth Olympic diving title for China when they twirled to a comprehensive victory in the men's 3m springboard synchronized final here on Wednesday.

    With their clean victory, dominant China has swept all of the four golds in synchronized diving events at the Beijing Games. Full story

Olympic champ Guo golden for China in 3m springboard, setting record

    BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Triple Olympic champion Guo Jingjing bagged women's 3m springboard gold at Beijing Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first-ever diver to win back-to-back Olympic individual and synchro titles.

    The overwhelming favorite, oldest in the Chinese squad at 26, seized the lead with her first dive for which she achieved 81 points. Full story

China's He Chong wins men's 3m springboard diving gold medal

    BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China swept the first six diving gold at Beijing Olympic Games as He Chong won the men's three-meter springboard gold here on Tuesday.

    He, 21, currently ranked No. 1 of the event in the world, led all the way to collect 572.90 points.   Full story

Chinese diver Chen Ruolin crowned in 10m platform

    BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China recaptured the women's 10m platform title at the Beijing Olympic Games with teenager diver Chen Ruolin on top podium on Thursday.

    Chen, 15, newly crowned 10m platform synchro champion with partner Wang Xin, claimed the gold in 447.70 points,while Emilie Heymans of Canada took the silver in 437.05.   Full story

Aussie black horse spoils China's dream of diving gold sweep          

    Aussie Matthew Mitcham outscored top favorite Zhou Luxin at the last second in the men's platform final of the Beijing Olympics, spoiling China's dream of a clean sweep of all Olympic diving golds for the first time in over 50 years.

    Mitcham trailed Zhou in the first five dives, but still over 30 points behind before the last attempt.Full story

                                                            Editor: Lu Hui