Diving: Boudia takes gold from Bo and Daley
David Boudia of the United States won gold in the men's individual 10 metre platform, diving's blue riband event, in a nailbiting final that went down to the last dive.
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Full ScheduleLast Event Completed: Aug. 10, 2008, 7:30 a.m.Diving - Female - Summer Olympics, 3m Synchronised Springboard
David Boudia of the United States won gold in the men's individual 10 metre platform, diving's blue riband event, in a nailbiting final that went down to the last dive.
China's Chen Ruolin set the bar sky high in the women's 10-metre platform final as she successfully defended her title and took the sixth diving gold for her country at the London Olympics.
Russia's Ilya Zakharov took a surprise gold at the men's 3 metre springboard diving final, ruining China's ambition of an eight-gold sweep in the sport in the London Olympics.
Germany's Stephan Feck was consigned to the Olympic blooper reel after he landed flat on his back on a crazy night of diving mishaps in the first round of the men's springboard at the Aquatics Centre.
World champions Qin Kai and Luo Yutong claimed China's fourth gold from as many events at the Aquatics Centre.
China claimed its third diving gold medal at the London Olympics by winning the women's 10-metres synchronised platform and taking them a step further in their aim to sweep all eight titles at the Games.
London Olympics poster boy Tom Daley missed out on a medal on in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform, as Chinese favourites Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan won gold.
China's Wu Minxia and He Zi produced a diving masterclass on Sunday as the duo took an easy gold at the women's synchronised 3m springboard competition.
Find out more about diving at the Olympics.
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
