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Platform, Men

Date1 – 2 August 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants37 from 27 countries
Format10 metre platform.

The favorite was Russian diver Dmitry Sautin, the 1994 World Champion. By the time of this event China had won all three of the gold medals in Atlanta, and was looking for a sweep. Sautin had been favored to win both events in Atlanta, but had performed below expectations on the springboard, placing fifth. Sautin led after the qualifying and semi-finals, and kept increasing his lead, eventually winning gold by almost 30 points over German Jan Hempel. The bronze medal went to China’s unheralded Xiao Hailiang, preventing them being shut out in this event. Sautin’s victory also meant that the United States was shut out of a gold medal for the first time at an Olympics since 1912.

This was Hempel’s third Olympics and his first medal. He would win bronze in 2000 in synchro platform. Sautin continued diving through the 2008 Olympics, winning eight Olympic medals and two golds, nine World medals, with five golds, and 18 medals and 12 golds at the European Championships. Xiao was never heard from before Atlanta, but won gold in 2000 in synchro springboard, and was second in the 2000 World Cup.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Dmitry SautinRUS692.34Gold
2Jan HempelGER663.27Silver
3Xiao HailiangCHN658.20Bronze
4Tian LiangCHN648.18
5Vladimir TimoshininRUS628.59
6David PichlerUSA607.11
7Fernando PlatasMEX603.03
8Michael KühneGER583.98
9Patrick JeffreyUSA560.22
10Ken TerauchiJPN559.89
11Siarhei KudrevichBLR528.00
12Richard FreceAUT503.64
13Bob MorganGBR519.84
14Jimmy SjödinSWE517.74
15Choe Hyong-GilPRK516.66
16Andrei KuochinskiBLR509.64
17Damir AkhmetbekovKAZ505.20
18Leon TaylorGBR483.57
19Keita KanetoJPN339.18
20Roman VolodkovUKR335.97
21Samat MuratovKAZ335.43
22Alberto AcostaMEX322.47
23Daniel PavónESP312.78
24Gabriel CherecheșROU309.30
25Darío di FazioVEN307.02
26Oleh YanchenkoUKR301.92
27Emin CəbrayilovAZE294.93
28Tony LawsonAUS294.75
29Suchart PichiTHA290.64
30Tony IglesiasBOL290.16
31Gwon Gyeong-MinKOR276.27
32Hovhannes AvtandilyanARM275.64
33Ng SuiHKG273.30
34Gocha GakhariaGEO256.68
35Abdul Al-MatroukKUW239.79
36Chuan Hung-PingTPE220.89
37Vukan VuletićSCG187.17

Qualifying (1 August 1996 — 20:00)

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

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Dmitry SautinRUS452.82Q
2Xiao HailiangCHN445.86Q
3Tian LiangCHN425.73Q
4Vladimir TimoshininRUS425.43Q
5Patrick JeffreyUSA406.74Q
6David PichlerUSA394.59Q
7Jan HempelGER394.17Q
8Fernando PlatasMEX392.31Q
9Ken TerauchiJPN381.51Q
10Siarhei KudrevichBLR375.90Q
11Michael KühneGER375.27Q
12Richard FreceAUT373.41Q
13Choe Hyong-GilPRK353.40Q
14Jimmy SjödinSWE352.74Q
15Andrei KuochinskiBLR349.14Q
16Damir AkhmetbekovKAZ346.62Q
17Bob MorganGBR343.20Q
18Leon TaylorGBR341.70Q
19Keita KanetoJPN339.18
20Roman VolodkovUKR335.97
21Samat MuratovKAZ335.43
22Alberto AcostaMEX322.47
23Daniel PavónESP312.78
24Gabriel CherecheșROU309.30
25Darío di FazioVEN307.02
26Oleh YanchenkoUKR301.92
27Emin CəbrayilovAZE294.93
28Tony LawsonAUS294.75
29Suchart PichiTHA290.64
30Tony IglesiasBOL290.16
31Gwon Gyeong-MinKOR276.27
32Hovhannes AvtandilyanARM275.64
33Ng SuiHKG273.30
34Gocha GakhariaGEO256.68
35Abdul Al-MatroukKUW239.79
36Chuan Hung-PingTPE220.89
37Vukan VuletićSCG187.17

Semi-Finals (2 August 1996 — 11:30)

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

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsS-FRPS-FRPQRP
1Dmitry SautinRUS647.46194.642452.82Q
2Xiao HailiangCHN625.41179.555445.86Q
3Tian LiangCHN611.49185.763425.73Q
4Vladimir TimoshininRUS594.90169.4711425.43Q
5Jan HempelGER591.39197.221394.17Q
6Patrick JeffreyUSA581.16174.429406.74Q
7Fernando PlatasMEX570.21177.906392.31Q
8David PichlerUSA570.12175.538394.59Q
9Siarhei KudrevichBLR556.53180.634375.90Q
10Ken TerauchiJPN555.90174.3910381.51Q
11Michael KühneGER544.38169.1112375.27Q
12Richard FreceAUT521.76148.3517373.41Q
13Bob MorganGBR519.84176.647343.20
14Jimmy SjödinSWE517.74165.0013352.74
15Choe Hyong-GilPRK516.66163.2614353.40
16Andrei KuochinskiBLR509.64160.5015349.14
17Damir AkhmetbekovKAZ505.20158.5816346.62
18Leon TaylorGBR483.57141.8718341.70

Final Round (2 August 1996 — 22:00)

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

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsFRPFRPS-FRP
1Dmitry SautinRUS692.34497.701194.64
2Jan HempelGER663.27466.053197.22
3Xiao HailiangCHN658.20478.652179.55
4Tian LiangCHN648.18462.424185.76
5Vladimir TimoshininRUS628.59459.125169.47
6David PichlerUSA607.11431.586175.53
7Fernando PlatasMEX603.03425.137177.90
8Michael KühneGER583.98414.878169.11
9Patrick JeffreyUSA560.22385.809174.42
10Ken TerauchiJPN559.89385.5010174.39
11Siarhei KudrevichBLR528.00347.3712180.63
12Richard FreceAUT503.64355.2911148.35