China goes 2-for-2 in Olympic diving gold; US pair 2nd
Posted August 08, 2016 7:00 am
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China is 2-for-2 in Olympic diving, winning the men's 10-meter synchronized platform title.
Chen Aisen and Lin Yue dominated the event Monday, totaling 496.98 points.
Americans David Boudia and Steele Johnson earned silver with 457.11. Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow of Britain took bronze with 445.45, rallying from fifth place after the fourth of six rounds.
The Chinese have won 10-meter synchro in every Olympics since 2004 in Athens. Chen won gold in Beijing at age 17, but wasn't selected for the event four years ago in London.
China won its first diving gold of these games a day earlier in women's 3-meter synchro.
United States' Steele Johnson and David Boudia, top, compete during the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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United States' Steele Johnson, bottom, and David Boudia compete in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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United States' silver medalists Steele Johnson, right, and David Boudia, left, celebrate after the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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United States' silver medalists Steele Johnson, right, and David Boudia, left, pose with their medals after the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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United States' Steele Johnson and David Boudia compete in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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