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Diving At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. Competition format The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing: *3m Springboard Synchronized *10m Platform Synchronized *3m Springboard *10m Platform Individual events consisted of preliminaries, semifinals and finals. The order of divers in the preliminary round were determined by computerized random selection, during the Technical Meeting. The 18 divers with the highest scores in the preliminaries proceeded to the semifinals. The semifinal consisted of the top 18 ranked divers from the preliminary competition and the final consisted of the top 12 ranked divers from the semifinal. Competition schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+8) Qualifying criteria An NOC could enter up to 2 qualified divers in each individual event and up to 1 team in each synchronized event. Qualifying places for each e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing National Aquatics Centre
The Water Cube (水立方), fully a.k.a. the National Aquatics Centre (), is a swimming center at the Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The Water Cube was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. During the 2008 Olympics—where it hosted diving, swimming and synchronized swimming events—25 world records were broken in this facility. In July 2010, a renovation of the facility was completed, which included the addition of a public water park. After renovation and adaptive configuration, the Water Cube also hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Architecture In July 2003 the Water Cube design was chosen from 10 proposals in an international architectural competition for the aquatic center project. The Water Cube was specially designed and built by a consortium made up of PTW Architects (an Australian architecture firm), Arup international engineering group, CSCEC ( China State Construction E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Despatie
Alexandre Despatie (; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion in all three individual categories (1, 3 and 10 m platform). He is also a 37-time Canadian senior diving champion and nine-time junior champion, and the most decorated male diver in Canadian history, winning two Olympic silver medals and reaching eight podiums at the world championships, including three gold medals. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Diving career Despatie began diving at the age of 5 in his own backyard pool. He first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games with an extremely impressive gold medal on the 10 metre platform (which included an unprecedented score of perfect 10s). He was only 13 years old at the time, and the achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records 2000. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sascha Klein
Sascha Klein (born 12 September 1985) is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Patrick Hausding. At the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ..., he competed in men's 10 m platform where he finished in 9th place. He also competed in men's synchronized 10 m platform with teammate Patrick Hausding. They finished in 4th place. References External links * 1985 births German male divers Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Germany Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in diving Olympic silver medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hausding
Patrick Hausding (born 9 March 1989) is a German diver. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with his teammate Lars Rüdiger, Hausding won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition. However, he did not repeat his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, failing to proceed beyond the preliminary round in Tokyo, finishing 21st in a field of 29 divers. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in addition to his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition, Hausding competed in the men's synchronized 3 m springboard event with teammate Stephan Feck. They finished in 4th place. He also competed in the men's synchronized 10 m platform event with teammate Sascha Klein. They finished in 4th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 3 m springboard and the men's 10 m synchronised platform with Sascha Klein. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huo Liang
Huo Liang (; born September 29, 1989, in Shanghai) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. In addition to his gold medal in the 10m Platform Sync. event at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ..., he competed in the 10m Platform event, placing 4th in the final round. Huo is the only male diver who has won World Championships in Men's synchronized 10-meter platform three consecutive times. Huo's coach is Yan Hu. Major achievements He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup – 10m platform synchro Event. References *http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/753 1986 births Living people Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for China Olympic gold medalists for China Divers from Shanghai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Yue
Lin Yue (; born July 24, 1991, in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese diver and a double Olympic gold medal winner. He competed for Team China in Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and won gold with Huo Liang in the Men's synchronized 10 metre platform. He also won gold in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with Chen Aisen. Background Lin Yue started diving when he was little, training in a sporting school in his hometown, with a coach named Li Huansen (). In the following five years, he went to Guangdong Provincial Weilun Sporting School (), under instructor Cao Ke (). In the year 2004, he was selected in the Beijing Diving team. His current coach is Zhong Shaozhen (). Major achievements He claimed the bronze medal in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup - 10m platform synchro. He won gold medals in the Men's synchronized 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2009 FINA World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksiy Prygorov
Oleksiy Pryhorov (; born June 25, 1987, in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian diver who won the bronze medal in the 3 m spring synchro along with Illya Kvasha in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The duo won gold at the same event during the 2010 European Aquatics Championships The 2010 European Aquatics Championships were held from 4–15 August 2010 in Budapest and Balatonfüred, Hungary. It was the fourth time that the city of Budapest hosted this event after 1926, 1958 and 2006. Events in swimming, diving, synch .... He participates at the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. References External linksOleksiy Prygorov's profile at ESPN External links Beijing 2008 Profile 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Kharkiv Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Ukrainian male divers Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Ukraine Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Summer World Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illya Kvasha
Illya Olehovych Kvasha (; born 5 March 1988) is a Ukrainian diver. Competing with Oleksiy Prygorov, he won the bronze medal in the 3 m spring synchro at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kvasha is also a multiple European champion both individual and synchronised. Career He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in both the individual and the synchro with Prygorov. At the 2016 Olympics, he reached the final of the individual 3 m springboard. He specializes in 1m and 3m springboard. He is twice silver medalist of the World Championships in 1m competition and once bronze medalist in 3m synchro event which was his greatest success in a synchro competition since Olympic bronze. Kvasha is one of the most famous and popular modern Ukrainian athletes. He was also thrice awarded The Best Sportsman of the Month by the NOC of Ukraine: in March 2008, April 2009, and June 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriy Kunakov
Yuriy Aleksandrovič Kunakov () is a Russian diver who won the silver medal in the 3 m spring synchro along with Dmitri Sautin in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as .... ReferencesThe Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 1990 births Living people Russian male divers Sportspeople from Voronezh Olympic divers for Russia Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in diving Olympic silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Sautin
Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (; born 15 March 1974) is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh. Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital, he was able to dive at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He has won medals at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and the 2008 Olympics. He is a deputy in the Voronezh Duma A duma () is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term ''boyar duma'' is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were formed across Russia .... See also * List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists References * 1974 births Living people Russian male divers Soviet male divers Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Feng (diver)
Wang Feng (; born April 17, 1979, in Xintai, Tai'an, Shandong) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as .... He claimed the gold medal at the 2008 World Cup - 3m springboard synchro event. He and Qin Kai are the 2008 Olympic Champions in 3m synchro. References External links * http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/748 Beijing 2008 Profile 1979 births Living people Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for China Olympic gold medalists for China People from Tai'an Olympic medalists in diving Asian Games gold medalists in diving Asian Games silver medalists in diving Sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Galperin
Gleb Sergeyevich Galperin (; born 25 May 1985, in Moscow) is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Dmitry Dobroskok, and also a bronze medal in the individual men's 10 metre platform event. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References Gleb Galperin is a Russian athlete who has gained recognition for his achievements. His photographs have been featured on the covers of prestigious magazines such as Elle Girls, and his images have been exhibited in notable venues, including the "Krasny Oktyabr" gallery in Moscow. In addition to his athletic pursuits, Galperin is also passionate about music. In h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
