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China wins record fifth diving gold
2000-09-30
SYDNEY, Australia - It wasn't a question of whether the Chinese would win the Olympic 10-meter platform diving. They just had to decide which diver, AP reported. Tian Liang outlasted teammate Hu Jia in a battle of perfect 10s to win with 724.53 points Saturday, giving China a record fifth diving gold medal in Sydney. Hu, a 17-year-old who was a late replacement for an injured teammate, took silver with 713.55. Defending champion Dmitry Sautin of Russia earned bronze with 679.26 - his fourth medal in Sydney. American Mark Ruiz finished sixth, and teammate David Pichler was ninth - three places lower than his 1996 platform finish. Tian's win made China the first country to win more than four diving golds in a single Olympics. Liang and Hu had teamed for silver in synchronized platform last Saturday for one of five silvers the Chinese piled up. China won three of four events at both Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta four years ago. The United States had its worst showing in 88 years, with Laura Wilkinson's surprise gold on platform the only medal won. Excluding the 1980 Moscow boycott, the Americans hadn't won less than two at a time since 1912.
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