Men's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing

Beijing

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 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

was held on August 11 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Like all other synchronized diving

Synchronized diving

Synchronized diving is an Olympic sport. First brought to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in 2000, the event features two divers who attempt to perform identical or mirrored dives...

 competitions at the Olympics, only one round of competition was held. Eight pairs of divers competed. Each pair performed six dives, with both divers from the pair diving at the same time.

Nine judges evaluated each dive, with two each judging the performance of the two divers (the execution judges) and five judges evaluating the synchronization of the pair (the synchronization judges). For each dive, four of the nine scores are ignored - the highest and lowest execution scores, and the highest and lowest synchronization scores. The remaining five scores are summed, multiplied by the dive's degree of difficulty, and then multiplied by 0.6 to get a final score for the dive.

Results

Rank	Nation	Dives						Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Lin Yue Lin Yue Lin Yue ; born July 24, 1991 in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China in Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Background:... , Huo Liang Huo Liang Huo Liang is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. In addition to his gold medal in the 10m Platform Sync. event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he dove for 10m Platform event, placing 4th in the final round.-References:...	57.00	59.40	89.76	86.40	86.70	88.92	468.18
	Patrick Hausding Patrick Hausding Patrick Hausding is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Sascha Klein.-External links:*... , Sascha Klein Sascha Klein Sascha Klein is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Patrick Hausding.-External links:*...	52.80	54.00	86.70	71.28	88.74	96.90	450.42
	Gleb Galperin Gleb Galperin Gleb Sergeyevich Galperin is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Dmitriy Dobroskok, and also a bronze medal in the men's 10 metre platform event alone. He also competed in the 2004 Summer... , Dmitriy Dobroskok Dmitriy Dobroskok Dmitriy Mikhailovich Dobroskok is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Gleb Galperin. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	53.40	56.40	86.70	88.32	70.38	90.06	445.26
4	Mathew Helm Mathew Helm Mathew Helm is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in first place at the end of the preliminary round and the semi-finals, but was passed by Chinese diver Hu Jia in the finals... , Robert Newbery Robert Newbery Robert Frederick Newbery is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett.His wife, Chantelle Newbery, has also won an Olympic medal in diving...	52.80	53.40	84.66	72.00	89.64	92.34	444.84
5	David Boudia David Boudia David Alasdair Boudia is an American diver.He now lives in Noblesville, Indiana. He started diving in 2000, and has been a member of the U.S National Diving Team since 2005. He has been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and synchronized 10-meter platform events. His... , Thomas Finchum Thomas Finchum Thomas Finchum is an American platform diver. He was named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and synchronized 10-meter platform events. His synchro partner is David Boudia...	51.60	54.60	80.58	82.62	77.76	93.48	440.64
6	Víctor Ortega Víctor Ortega Víctor Ortega is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing for his native country. He and his team mate Juan Urán finished in 6th position in the 10 m synchronized platform event.-References:... , Juan Urán Juan Urán Juan Guillermo Urán Salazar is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000...	46.80	52.80	82.62	79.68	81.18	80.58	423.66
7	José Guerra José Guerra José Antonio Guerra Oliva is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000... , Erick Fornaris Erick Fornaris Erick Fornaris Álvarez is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Fornaris won two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-References:* *...	49.80	48.00	79.56	71.04	75.48	85.50	409.38
8	Blake Aldridge Blake Aldridge Blake Aldridge is a British synchronised diver, who dives for The Crystal Palace Diving Club. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics he took part in the Men's 10m Synchronised event. Aldridge and his 14-year-old diving partner, Tom Daley, finished in eighth position in the final in an event... , Tom Daley Tom Daley (diver) Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley is an English diver who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and...	52.80	50.40	72.96	75.24	77.52	79.56	408.48