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Olympic Diving is contested by both me and women, individually, or in pairs. Each country can enter up to two qualified divers in each event, and up to one team in each synchronized event.

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Despatie defends title as Canada wins diving golds

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Canada took two of three golds on the first day of the diving finals on Sunday, with Alexandre Despatie winning his third straight title to become the country's most decorated Commonwealth athlete. Despatie made it three wins in a row in the men's 1m springboard to take his gold medal haul to seven, surpassing the six won by Canada's rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando and swimmer Graham Smith . Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans earlier took the women's 3m synchro while Australia 's Melissa Wu...Read Full Story

Canada's Despatie wins ninth diving gold

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Alexandre Despatie on Tuesday won his ninth Commonwealth Games diving gold after he and fellow Canadian Reuben Ross won the men's 3m springboard synchro title. Despatie and Ross had been trailing Australia 's Matthew Mitcham and Ethan Warren going into the final dive but pulled off a stunning inward 3.5 somersault to take the title. Their score of 430.35 was enough to beat Mitcham and Warren, who had to settle for silver with Malaysia 's Bryan Lomas and Ken Nee Yeoh in bronze position...Read Full Story

Russian veteran Pakhalina cruises to 1m world title

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Veteran Julia Pakhalina led from start to finish to earn gold in the women's 1m springboard event at the World Championships here on Sunday. It was the Russian's third world title and came 11 years after winning a 3m springboard and 3m synchronised springboard double in Perth in 1998. It also completed a clean sweep of world medals in this event having won bronze two years ago in Melbourne and silver in 2003 in Barcelona. She finished with 325.05 points, ahead of Chinese pair Wu Minxia (311...Read Full Story

Russia's Pakhalina wins 1-meter springboard diving

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Julia Pakhalina of Russia won the gold medal in women's 1-meter springboard diving at the world championships Sunday, her first title at a worlds or Olympics in nine years. Pakhalina led from start to finish and totaled 325.05 points through the five-dive final. Wu Minxia of China took the silver medal with 311.90 points and Wang Han of China was third with 303.95. Olympic champions Chen Roulin and Wang Xin of China have won the gold medal in 10-meter synchronized diving at the world...Read Full Story

Guo golden again

By milacurt on | From soulfullvibes.com
  BEIJING (AP) - Guo Jingjing can't retire soon enough for the rest of the world. Hailed as a superstar in her home country, Guo won the 3m springboard title at the Olympics, becoming the most decorated female diver with her sixth career medal. Guo totaled 415.35 points Sunday night to defend her title from four years ago in Athens and make China 5-for-5 in diving at these Games. Guo and partner Wu Minxia teamed to win the women's 3m synchronized title last weekend. Having another gold medal...Read Full Story
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London 2012: Australia Olympic diving team picks Leeds base
Diving Australia said the centre was a "world-class venue". Leeds will also host Russia's diving team, China's full Olympic squad, Dutch swimmers and athletes from the USA, Serbia and Canada. Diving Australia's announcement was timed to coincide with ...  
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Olympic diving hopefuls vie in winter nationals
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