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Hunt was already the winner of this event in 2016 and he is the current world champion, while this was the first success at this level for Jimenez.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s competition (23 divers were present in the capital of the United Arab Emirates), the minor medals went to <strong>Steve<\/strong> <strong>Lobue<\/strong>, from USA, who got the silver in 405.30, while <strong>Michal Navratil<\/strong>, from Czech Republic, earned bronze in 381.95. The US star upgraded his previous result from a FINA competition, after being twice third at the 2014 and 2015 editions of the World Cup. Navratil, whose best previous performance had been a fourth placing at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP), got his first podium presence in a FINA event.<\/p>\n<p>Previous medallists in the World Cup were not so lucky this time: <strong>Jonathan Paredes<\/strong> (MEX) finished fourth, just 0.95 shy of the bronze; <strong>Orlando Duque<\/strong> (COL) was sixth (350.90); and <strong>Artem Silchenko<\/strong> (RUS) modestly concluded in 13th (285.00)<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s field (13 divers were on the entry list, but US <strong>Genevieve Bradley<\/strong> got injured while training and could not take part in the competition), the unprecedented victory of Jimenez was a fair reward for her regularity throughout the competition. <strong>Rhiannan Iffland<\/strong>, from Australia, is also a new presence in the podium, taking silver in 312.80. <strong>Yana Nestsiarava<\/strong>, from Belarus, equalled her best outcome in a FINA competition, earning bronze in 296.80. She was also third at the Kazan 2015 FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 World Cup champion, Canada\u2019s <strong>Lysanne Richard<\/strong> concluded only in ninth. Other former medallists couldn\u2019t also repeat their previous best performances: <strong>Ginger Huber<\/strong> (USA) was fourth (296.30); <strong>Anna Bader<\/strong> (GER) finished fifth (281.95); <strong>Cesilie<\/strong> <strong>Carlton<\/strong> (USA) was the sixth best; and <strong>Helena Merten<\/strong> (AUS) couldn\u2019t do better than ninth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Medallists in Abu Dhabi (UAE):<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Men<\/b><br \/>\n1. Gary Hunt (GBR), 443.40; 2. Steve Lobue (USA), 405.30; 3. Michal Navratil (CZE), 381.95<\/p>\n<p><b>Women<\/b><br \/>\n1. Adriana Jimenez (MEX), 316.45; 2. Rhiannan Iffland (AUS), 312.80; 3. 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