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Platform, Men

Date	29 – 30 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	42 from 28 countries
Format	10 metres platform.

Russian Dmitry Sautin was the 1998 World Champion and was favored, but he was expected to be challenged by China’s Tian Liang, who had placed second to him at the 1998 Worlds, but defeated him in the 2000 World Cup. But the competition really came down to Tian against his teammate, Hu Jia, who was little known outside China in 2000. Tian led after the semi-finals, which combined the score from the qualifying round, but Hu had a higher set of dives in the semis, which carried over to the final, and gave him a five-point lead. On the fourth dive of the final, Tian finally pulled ahead with his back 3½ pike, with a DD of 3.6, scoring 101.52, at the time the highest score for a dive in Olympic history. Tian then held on during the final two rounds to win the gold medal, with Hu taking second. Sautin won the bronze medal, one of four diving medals he won in Sydney. Hu and Tian would tangle again in Athens, with Hu winning the gold medal in 2004, and Tian placing third.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying	SF	Final
1	Tian Liang	CHN	724.53	503.16 (1)	704.61 (1)	724.53 (1)	Gold
2	Hu Jia	CHN	713.55	485.43 (2)	692.04 (2)	713.55 (2)	Silver
3	Dmitry Sautin	RUS	679.26	471.27 (3)	662.19 (3)	679.26 (3)	Bronze
4	Alexandre Despatie	CAN	652.35	436.86 (8)	625.14 (8)	652.35 (4)
5	Ken Terauchi	JPN	636.90	457.59 (4)	649.08 (5)	636.90 (5)
6	Mark Ruiz	USA	625.92	432.36 (10)	613.35 (10)	625.92 (6)
7	Igor Lukashin	RUS	624.51	432.15 (11)	612.09 (11)	624.51 (7)
8	Mathew Helm	AUS	618.24	455.37 (5)	653.40 (4)	618.24 (8)
9	David Pichler	USA	616.17	440.91 (7)	628.80 (7)	616.17 (9)
10	Robert Newbery	AUS	613.98	434.70 (9)	619.98 (9)	613.98 (10)
11	Heiko Meyer	GER	600.00	411.36 (12)	590.70 (12)	600.00 (11)
12	Choe Hyong-Gil	PRK	562.98	448.41 (6)	633.93 (6)	562.98 (12)
13	Leon Taylor	GBR	585.81	399.90 (16)	585.81 (13)	–
14	José Antonio Guerra	CUB	584.79	403.14 (13)	584.79 (14)	–
15	Jan Hempel	GER	582.90	401.19 (14)	582.90 (15)	–
16	Pak Yong-Ryong	PRK	582.03	400.29 (15)	582.03 (16)	–
17	Christopher Kalec	CAN	563.52	388.50 (17)	563.52 (17)	–
18	Massimiliano Mazzucchi	ITA	559.71	386.91 (18)	559.71 (18)	–
19	Francisco Pérez	MEX	381.78	381.78 (19)	–	–
20	Gilles Emptoz-Lacôte	FRA	377.70	377.70 (20)	–	–
21	Roman Volodkov	UKR	377.04	377.04 (21)	–	–
22	Jesús Aballí	CUB	368.34	368.34 (22)	–	–
23	Oleksandr Skrypnyk	UKR	362.82	362.82 (23)	–	–
24	Yeoh Ken Nee	MAS	361.86	361.86 (24)	–	–
25	Mohamed Azreen Bahari	MAS	342.24	342.24 (25)	–	–
26	Emin Cəbrayilov	AZE	334.74	334.74 (26)	–	–
27	Juan Guillermo Urán	COL	333.93	333.93 (27)	–	–
28	Cassius Duran	BRA	331.86	331.86 (28)	–	–
29	Yu Chang-Jun	KOR	331.05	331.05 (29)	–	–
30	Gabriel Cherecheș	ROU	320.61	320.61 (30)	–	–
31	Aleksey Gurman	KAZ	320.13	320.13 (31)	–	–
32	Jo Dae-Don	KOR	319.53	319.53 (32)	–	–
33	Peter Waterfield	GBR	317.31	317.31 (33)	–	–
34	András Hajnal	HUN	316.14	316.14 (34)	–	–
35	Luis Villarroel	VEN	309.66	309.66 (35)	–	–
36	Rubén Santos	ESP	300.90	300.90 (36)	–	–
37	Abel Sánchez	PER	295.14	295.14 (37)	–	–
38	Hovhannes Avtandilyan	ARM	284.91	284.91 (38)	–	–
39	Suchart Pichi	THA	268.65	268.65 (39)	–	–
40	Muhammad Nasrullah	INA	257.22	257.22 (40)	–	–
41	Damir Akhmetbekov	KAZ	75.42	75.42 (41)	–	–
42	Eduardo Rueda	MEX	60.30	60.30 (42)	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	29 September 2000 — 10:10
Format	Six dives. Top 18 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	Tian Liang	CHN	503.16	Q
2	Hu Jia	CHN	485.43	Q
3	Dmitry Sautin	RUS	471.27	Q
4	Ken Terauchi	JPN	457.59	Q
5	Mathew Helm	AUS	455.37	Q
6	Choe Hyong-Gil	PRK	448.41	Q
7	David Pichler	USA	440.91	Q
8	Alexandre Despatie	CAN	436.86	Q
9	Robert Newbery	AUS	434.70	Q
10	Mark Ruiz	USA	432.36	Q
11	Igor Lukashin	RUS	432.15	Q
12	Heiko Meyer	GER	411.36	Q
13	José Antonio Guerra	CUB	403.14	Q
14	Jan Hempel	GER	401.19	Q
15	Pak Yong-Ryong	PRK	400.29	Q
16	Leon Taylor	GBR	399.90	Q
17	Christopher Kalec	CAN	388.50	Q
18	Massimiliano Mazzucchi	ITA	386.91	Q
19	Francisco Pérez	MEX	381.78
20	Gilles Emptoz-Lacôte	FRA	377.70
21	Roman Volodkov	UKR	377.04
22	Jesús Aballí	CUB	368.34
23	Oleksandr Skrypnyk	UKR	362.82
24	Yeoh Ken Nee	MAS	361.86
25	Mohamed Azreen Bahari	MAS	342.24
26	Emin Cəbrayilov	AZE	334.74
27	Juan Guillermo Urán	COL	333.93
28	Cassius Duran	BRA	331.86
29	Yu Chang-Jun	KOR	331.05
30	Gabriel Cherecheș	ROU	320.61
31	Aleksey Gurman	KAZ	320.13
32	Jo Dae-Don	KOR	319.53
33	Peter Waterfield	GBR	317.31
34	András Hajnal	HUN	316.14
35	Luis Villarroel	VEN	309.66
36	Rubén Santos	ESP	300.90
37	Abel Sánchez	PER	295.14
38	Hovhannes Avtandilyan	ARM	284.91
39	Suchart Pichi	THA	268.65
40	Muhammad Nasrullah	INA	257.22
41	Damir Akhmetbekov	KAZ	75.42
42	Eduardo Rueda	MEX	60.30

Semi-Finals

Date	29 September 2000 — 20:10
Format	Four dives. Top 12 advanced to the final. Score added to qualifying round score.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Semi-Final Round Points	Semi-Final Round Placement	Qualifying Round Points
1	Tian Liang	CHN	704.61	201.45	2	503.16	Q
2	Hu Jia	CHN	692.04	206.61	1	485.43	Q
3	Dmitry Sautin	RUS	662.19	190.92	5	471.27	Q
4	Mathew Helm	AUS	653.40	198.03	3	455.37	Q
5	Ken Terauchi	JPN	649.08	191.49	4	457.59	Q
6	Choe Hyong-Gil	PRK	633.93	185.52	9	448.41	Q
7	David Pichler	USA	628.80	187.89	7	440.91	Q
8	Alexandre Despatie	CAN	625.14	188.28	6	436.86	Q
9	Robert Newbery	AUS	619.98	185.28	10	434.70	Q
10	Mark Ruiz	USA	613.35	180.99	14	432.36	Q
11	Igor Lukashin	RUS	612.09	179.94	15	432.15	Q
12	Heiko Meyer	GER	590.70	179.34	16	411.36	Q
13	Leon Taylor	GBR	585.81	185.91	8	399.90
14	José Antonio Guerra	CUB	584.79	181.65	13	403.14
15	Jan Hempel	GER	582.90	181.71	12	401.19
16	Pak Yong-Ryong	PRK	582.03	181.74	11	400.29
17	Christopher Kalec	CAN	563.52	175.02	17	388.50
18	Massimiliano Mazzucchi	ITA	559.71	172.80	18	386.91

Final Round

Date	30 September 2000 — 20:10
Format	Six dives. Score added to semi-final round score.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Final Round Points	Final Round Placement	Semi-Final Round Points
1	Tian Liang	CHN	724.53	523.08	1	201.45
2	Hu Jia	CHN	713.55	506.94	2	206.61
3	Dmitry Sautin	RUS	679.26	488.34	3	190.92
4	Alexandre Despatie	CAN	652.35	464.07	4	188.28
5	Ken Terauchi	JPN	636.90	445.41	5	191.49
6	Mark Ruiz	USA	625.92	444.93	6	180.99
7	Igor Lukashin	RUS	624.51	444.57	7	179.94
8	Mathew Helm	AUS	618.24	420.21	11	198.03
9	David Pichler	USA	616.17	428.28	9	187.89
10	Robert Newbery	AUS	613.98	428.70	8	185.28
11	Heiko Meyer	GER	600.00	420.66	10	179.34
12	Choe Hyong-Gil	PRK	562.98	377.46	12	185.52