Chinese one-two in men's one-metre springboard final
( 2003-07-18 10:40) (Agencies)
Xu Xiang led a Chinese one-two in the final of the men's one-metre
springboard on Thursday and ended the golden run of Russia's Alexander Dobroskok
at the world swimming championships.
Xu, who finished down in third place in his semi-final, amassed 431.94 points
from his six dives in the final to win from team mate Wang Kenan, with Finland's
Joona Puhakka third.
Wang, top man in the semi-final, had to settle for silver with 412.41 points,
while Puhakka claimed the bronze with 391.26.
Dobroskok, who shared victory with Dmitry Sautin in Sunday's three-metre
synchronised event and won Tuesday's individual three-metre springboard title,
won his semi-final but finished out of the medals in fourth place in the six-man
final on 378.45.
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