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Springboard, Men

Date28 – 29 July 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants39 from 27 countries
Format3 metre springboard.

Xiong Ni already had two Olympic diving medals on platform, a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1992. But because of injuries he switched to springboard in 1994. But the favorite in 1996 was his teammate, Yu Zhuocheng, the 1994 World Champion. Xiong led, however, in the qualifying round and through the semi-finals. But after the fourth and fifth dive in the final, he trailed Yu. Yu and 1992 champion Mark Lenzi dove early on the final round of dives and Xiong came to his inward 3½ tuck knowing he needed 7½s to win gold. He performed the dive well, receiving 8.5s and 9s to win the gold medal by 11 points over Yu, with Lenzi adding another medal, a bronze.

Xiong would return in 2000 and repeat his gold medal, also adding a gold in synchro springboard. This was the only Olympic appearance for Yu and the final one for Lenzi, who retired from competition after Atlanta and later became a diving coach at East Carolina University.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Xiong NiCHN701.46Gold
2Yu ZhuochengCHN690.93Silver
3Mark LenziUSA686.49Bronze
4Scott DonieUSA666.93
5Dmitry SautinRUS644.67
6Michael MurphyAUS640.95
7Jan HempelGER622.32
8Fernando PlatasMEX619.98
9Valery StatsenkoRUS597.69
10Andrei SemeniukBLR595.56
11Roman VolodkovUKR593.13
12Andreas WelsGER583.56
13Evan StewartZIM567.96
14Richard FreceAUT563.64
15Davide LorenziniITA559.35
16Philippe ComtoisCAN551.28
17Imre LengyelHUN551.25
18Tony AliGBR548.79
19David BédardCAN342.33
20Jimmy SjödinSWE339.93
21Viachaslau KhamulkinBLR331.86
22Joakim AnderssonSWE331.83
23Maksym LapinUKR328.23
24Bob MorganGBR318.69
25Darío di FazioVEN317.04
26Nikos SiranidisGRE316.50
27Tony IglesiasBOL307.83
28Russell ButlerAUS305.79
29Ramón SandinPUR302.55
30Joel RodríguezMEX296.91
31José Miguel GilESP295.47
32Lee Jong-HwaKOR293.52
33Ali Al-HasanKUW272.40
34Suchart PichiTHA257.13
35Janaka BiyanwilaSRI247.44
36Rafael ÁlvarezESP208.83
37Chen Han-HungTPE194.13
38Siniša ŽugićSCG181.17
39Sergey OrinTJK162.66

Qualifying (28 July 1996 — 20:00)

Six dives. Top 18 advanced to the semi-finals.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Xiong NiCHN463.02Q
2Yu ZhuochengCHN438.93Q
3Michael MurphyAUS419.13Q
4Scott DonieUSA414.03Q
5Andreas WelsGER405.33Q
6Dmitry SautinRUS391.74Q
7Andrei SemeniukBLR385.32Q
8Fernando PlatasMEX382.83Q
9Mark LenziUSA372.03Q
10Richard FreceAUT365.73Q
11Evan StewartZIM361.53Q
12Roman VolodkovUKR359.85Q
13Jan HempelGER358.26Q
14Philippe ComtoisCAN357.75Q
15Valery StatsenkoRUS357.18Q
16Davide LorenziniITA356.55Q
17Imre LengyelHUN346.74Q
18Tony AliGBR345.33Q
19David BédardCAN342.33
20Jimmy SjödinSWE339.93
21Viachaslau KhamulkinBLR331.86
22Joakim AnderssonSWE331.83
23Maksym LapinUKR328.23
24Bob MorganGBR318.69
25Darío di FazioVEN317.04
26Nikos SiranidisGRE316.50
27Tony IglesiasBOL307.83
28Russell ButlerAUS305.79
29Ramón SandinPUR302.55
30Joel RodríguezMEX296.91
31José Miguel GilESP295.47
32Lee Jong-HwaKOR293.52
33Ali Al-HasanKUW272.40
34Suchart PichiTHA257.13
35Janaka BiyanwilaSRI247.44
36Rafael ÁlvarezESP208.83
37Chen Han-HungTPE194.13
38Siniša ŽugićSCG181.17
39Sergey OrinTJK162.66

Semi-Finals (29 July 1996 — 11:30)

Five dives. Top 12 advanced to the final. Score added to qualifying round score.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsS-FRPS-FRPQRP
1Xiong NiCHN694.47231.451463.02Q
2Yu ZhuochengCHN662.34223.415438.93Q
3Michael MurphyAUS639.21220.086419.13Q
4Scott DonieUSA637.89223.864414.03Q
5Dmitry SautinRUS621.48229.74=2391.74Q
6Andreas WelsGER612.54207.2111405.33Q
7Mark LenziUSA601.77229.74=2372.03Q
8Fernando PlatasMEX600.45217.628382.83Q
9Andrei SemeniukBLR587.55202.2316385.32Q
10Jan HempelGER578.25219.997358.26Q
11Valery StatsenkoRUS574.71217.539357.18Q
12Roman VolodkovUKR570.15210.3010359.85Q
13Evan StewartZIM567.96206.4312361.53
14Richard FreceAUT563.64197.9117365.73
15Davide LorenziniITA559.35202.8015356.55
16Philippe ComtoisCAN551.28193.5318357.75
17Imre LengyelHUN551.25204.5113346.74
18Tony AliGBR548.79203.4614345.33

Final Round (29 July 1996 — 22:00)

Six dives. Score added to semi-final round score.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsFRPFRPS-FRP
1Xiong NiCHN701.46470.011231.45
2Yu ZhuochengCHN690.93467.522223.41
3Mark LenziUSA686.49456.753229.74
4Scott DonieUSA666.93443.074223.86
5Dmitry SautinRUS644.67414.936229.74
6Michael MurphyAUS640.95420.875220.08
7Jan HempelGER622.32402.338219.99
8Fernando PlatasMEX619.98402.367217.62
9Valery StatsenkoRUS597.69380.1611217.53
10Andrei SemeniukBLR595.56393.339202.23
11Roman VolodkovUKR593.13382.8310210.30
12Andreas WelsGER583.56376.3512207.21