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Vera Ilina and Ioulia Pakhalina win Olympic women's synchronized 3m springboard diving gold at Sydney 2000
Vera Ilina and Ioulia Pakhalina won the women's synchronized 3m springboard title in diving at the Sydney Olympics on 23 September 2000.
2000-09-23 · Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Australia
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The story
Vera Ilina and Ioulia Pakhalina won the women's synchronized 3m springboard title in diving at the Sydney Olympics on 23 September 2000. The gold medal represented Russia, with the competition recorded at Sydney International Aquatic Centre.
How it unfolded
Fu Mingxia and Guo Jingjing (China) took silver; Ganna Sorokina and Olena Zhupina (Ukraine) took bronze. The winning squad included Vera Ilina, Ioulia Pakhalina.
The wider picture
Diving combined judges’ execution marks with each dive’s degree of difficulty. Individual and synchronised competitions were separate: the latter also assessed how closely the two divers performed together.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vera Ilina / Ioulia Pakhalina | Russia |
| Silver | Fu Mingxia / Guo Jingjing | China |
| Bronze | Ganna Sorokina / Olena Zhupina | Ukraine |
Sources
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