FINA Diving Grand Prix Opens With Host China Sweeping Gold Medals

SHENZHEN, China, February 16. DURING the first leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix, host nation China swept all the gold medals at the meet held in Shenzhen over the weekend.

Three divers won a pair of gold medals during the event with He Zi (women's individual and synchro 3m), Chen Ruolin (women's individual and synchro platform) and Zhang Xinhua (men's individual and synchro 3m) all doubling up for China.

Over the next four months, five more stops will occur in the FINA Diving Grand Prix. Here is the rest of the calendar:

2. February 27-March 1 – Rostock (GER),
3. March 5-8 – Moscow (RUS),
4. April 30-May 3 – Montreal (CAN),
5. May 7-10 – Ft. Lauderdale (USA),
6. May 29-31 – Madrid (ESP).

Results
Day 1 (February 13, 2009)
Women's 3m springboard synchronised: 1. Wang Han/He Zi (CHN) 324.90, 2. Fang Min/Hou Yuanyuan (CHN) 302.40, 3. Mun Yee Leong/Jimie Elizabeth (MAS) 292.50.
Men's 10m platform synchronised: 1. Lin Yue/Huo Liang (CHN) 469.68, 2. Cao Yuan/Zhang Yanquan (CHN) 458.64, 3. Semen Kokunov/Minibaev Victor (RUS) 419.07.
Women's 10m platform: 1. Chen Ruolin (CHN) 418.20, 2. Kang Li (CHN) 415.25, 3. Pandelela Rinong (MAS) 320.85.

Day 2 (February 14, 2009)
Men's 3m springboard synchronised: 1. Qin Kai/Zhang Xinhua (CHN) 457.08, 2. Tang Shaoyun/Xu Chengliang (CHN) 455.22, 3. Roslan Rossharisham/Ken Nee Yeoh (MAS) 410.89.
Women's 10m platform synchronised: 1. Chen Ruolin/Kang Li (CHN) 362.04, 2. Xu Zhihuan/Feng Linghui (CHN) 333.36, 3. Pandelela Rinong/Traisy Vivian (MAS) 290.34.
Men's 10m platform: 1. Zhou Lvxin (CHN) 573.50, 2. Lin Yue (CHN) 520.70, 3. Minibaev Victor (RUS) 508.20.

Day 3 (February 15, 2009)
Men's 3m springboard: 1. Zhang Xinhua (CHN) 542.10, 2. Qin Kai (CHN) 530.80, 3. Aleksandr Dobroskok (RUS) 478.40.
Women's 3m springboard: 1. He Zi (CHN) 386.55, 2. Wang Han (CHN) 356.40, 3. Jimie Elizabeth (MAS) 286.50.

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