The Beijing Aquatics Center (Water Cube).

The 2008 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Beijing, China and was a test event for the new Beijing Aquatics Center (Water Cube), as well as a qualifying event for 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Summary of Events

  • China won all but one Discipline at the 2008 World Cup.
  • Germany's Sascha Klien won the Ten Meter Platform (the only title China didn't get).

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)74011
2 Germany (GER)1102
3 Russia (RUS)0202
4 Canada (CAN)0112
5 Australia (AUS)0022
 Mexico (MEX)0022
 United States (USA)0022
8 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Springboard Finals
3 m He Chong
 China
Qin Kai
 China
Yahel Castillo
 Mexico
3 m synchro Qin Kai
Wang Feng
 China
Yuriy Kunakov
Dmitri Sautin
 Russia
Alexander Despatie
Arturo Miranda
 Canada
Platform Finals
10 m Sascha Klein
 Germany
Zhou Lüxin
 China
David Boudia
 United States
10 m synchro Huo Liang
Lin Yue
 China
Patrick Hausding
Sascha Klein
 Germany
Blake Aldridge
Thomas Daley
 Great Britain

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Springboard Finals
3 m Wu Minxia
 China
Guo Jingjing
 China
Sharleen Stratton
 Australia
3 m synchro Guo Jingjing
Wu Minxia
 China
Yuliya Pakhalina
Anastasia Pozdnyakova
 Russia
Kelci Bryant
Ariel Rittenhouse
 United States
Platform Finals
10 m Chen Ruolin
 China
Wang Xin
 China
Paola Espinosa
 Mexico
10 m synchro Chen Ruolin
Wang Xin
 China
Émilie Heymans
Marie-Ève Marleau
 Canada
Briony Cole
Melissa Wu
 Australia

References


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