China's He Chong wins men's 3m springboard diving gold medal

China swept the first six diving gold at Beijing Olympic Games as He Chong won the men's three-meter springboard gold here on Tuesday.

He, 21, currently ranked No. 1 of the event in the world, led all the way to collect 572.90 points.

Canadian golden boy Alexandre Despatie, silver medallist of the event in 2004 Athens Olympics, took the silver again in 536.65, while the bronze went to Qin Kai in 530.10.

"I performed steady during the final," said He, who is famed for commanding a set of difficult dives. "I has trained hard for four years and now I proved my self."

"I was very excited in the final," said the 21-year-old, who also won the gold in the event in the 2008 World Cup on February. "But I kept telling myself to be calm."

Qin, 22, winner of the event in 2007 Melbourne World Championships, trailed Despatie in the final and tried hard to surpass him, but still failed.

"I am satisfied with the bronze," said the 22-year-old, who took the silver in all legs of World Series this year. "I performed well, but He performed splendidly. The competitors are all quite strong."

The 23-year-old Canadian also took part in the 3m springboard synchro, but only finished the fifth.

Despatie, also silver medallist in 2007 Melbourne Worlds, has had a difficult year. He fractured his fifth metatarsal of the right foot during a training session in April this year and this hampered his training schedule toward the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Russian "diving czar" Dmitry Sautin, who just claimed a silver in the synchro springboard, finished fourth in 512.65.

Beijing Olympic Games is the fifth Olympic Games Sautin participated, and also his last. The Russian diving icon make an almost perfect dive in the last round as his last dive in Olympics, which scored 99.75, the highest in his six dives and also the second in the round.

Mexico's Yahel Castillo, who is the only diver who can perform 5355B, a reverse two-and -a -half somersault and two-and-a-half twist in pike position, which difficulty degree is 3.9, only managed to take the seventh in 462.10.

China expects to make a clean sweep in the Water Cube at home soil. They swept all eight golds in the last meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Rome earlier in July.

From the Beijing Games, they have taken the first six gold medals.

China has undisputed domination in diving. The Chinese diving team claimed five golds at 2000 Sydeny Olympics and further took a record six at 2004 Athens Olympics, contributing more Olympic golds for China than any other Chinese teams.

难度之王，如果再加上稳定发挥，这样的何冲是无人可以战胜的。１９日晚的“水立方”，北京奥运会男子３米跳板决赛几乎成了中国选手何冲一个人的表演舞台，他以５７２.９０分、领先第二名３６.２５分的巨大优势加冕王位。

至此，中国跳水“梦之队”在已经结束的６项跳水比赛中全部获得金牌。

２３岁的加拿大名将德斯帕蒂以５３６.６５分获得银牌，２２岁的中国选手秦凯得到铜牌，成绩为５３０.１０分。

这是２１岁何冲的首次奥运之旅。他６个动作的难度系数为２０.２，在１２名参赛选手中名列第一，是当之无愧的世界跳板“难度王”。在前两年的多次比赛中，何冲都因发挥不稳定而错失金牌。而北京奥运会比赛，虽然强手如林，但何冲表现出了绝佳的竞技状态，在预赛和半决赛中都名列第一，尽显霸气。

“我觉得我成熟了，”何冲在赛后说。“今天比赛一开始很压抑。但我告诫自己不要犯以前的错误，平静地对待比赛。”

决赛第一跳，何冲便获得９１.４５的高分，名列第一。第二跳２０５Ｂ（向后翻腾两周半屈体），何冲得分名列第三，但与得分最高的德斯帕蒂只差１.３分。随后的４跳，何冲开始了自己的表演，每一跳都名列第一，特别是他在最后一跳中使出了难度系数达３.８的“杀手锏”——５１５６Ｂ（向前翻腾两周半转体三周屈体），并得到１００.７分，这是全场比赛唯一一次超过１００分，他这一跳也赢得了全场观众如潮的掌声。

当晚，第三次参加奥运会的“神童”德斯帕蒂也有上佳表现，其中有一跳名列第一，一跳名列第二，两跳名列第三，最终，继雅典奥运会之后再获一枚奥运会银牌。有“兵马俑”之称的秦凯则依旧慢热，第一跳仅列第五，不过随后他慢慢追赶，最终获得一枚宝贵的铜牌。

３４岁的俄罗斯“跳水沙皇”萨乌丁名列第四，遗憾地与奖牌擦肩而过。

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