The men's 10 metre platform was one of eight diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...

programme.

The competition was split into three phases:

Preliminary round: 29 September — Each diver performed a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive, a twisting dive and an armstand dive. There were no limitations in degree of difficulty. The 18 divers with the highest total score advanced to the semi-final.
Semi-final: 29 September — Each diver performed four dives out of a group consisting of a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive, a twisting dive and an armstand dive. The 12 divers with the highest combined score from the semi-final and preliminary dives advanced to the final.
Final: 30 September — Each diver performed a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive, a twisting dive and an armstand dive, all limited in difficulty degree. The final ranking was determined by the combined score from the final and semi-final dives.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Tian Liang,	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two... ,	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,... ,

Qualifying

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points	Qual
1	Tian Liang		503.16	Q
2	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two...		485.43	Q
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		471.27	Q
4	Ken Terauchi		457.59	Q
5	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...		455.37	Q
6	Choe Hyong-Gil		448.41	Q
7	David Pichler David Pichler David Pichler is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain....		440.91	Q
8	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...		436.86	Q
9	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...		437.40	Q
10	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		432.36	Q
11	Igor Lukashin Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		432.15	Q
12	Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		411.36	Q
13	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...		403.14	Q
14	Jan Hempel Jan Hempel Jan Hempel is a German diver who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two Olympic medals. Hempel won a silver in 10 m Platform and a bronze medal in 10 m synchronized platform...		401.19	Q
15	Pak Yong-Ryong		400.29	Q
16	Leon Taylor Leon Taylor Leon Taylor is a British former competitive diver.He was hyperactive as a child and his parents were advised to channel his energies and enthusiasm into sport. He was a swimmer and gymnast from the age of two and only took up competitive diving when he was eight...		399.90	Q
17	Christopher Kalec		388.50	Q
18	Massimiliamo Mazzucchi		386.91	Q
19	Francisco Pérez		381.78
20	Gilles Emptoz-Lacote		377.70
21	Roman Volod'kov Roman Volod'kov Roman Volod'kov is a retired diver from Ukraine, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He is best known for winning an individual bronze medal at the European Championships in 1995.-References:*...		377.04
22	Jesus Iory		368.34
23	Oleksandr Skrypnik		362.82
24	Yeoh Ken-Nee		361.86
25	Mohammed Azheem Bahari		342.24
26	Emil Zhabrayilov		334.74
27	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...		333.93
28	Cassius Duran Cassius Duran Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...		331.86
29	Yoo Chang-Joon		331.05
30	Gabriel Chereches		320.61
31	Alexey Gurman		320.13
32	Cho Dae-Don		319.53
33	Peter Waterfield Peter Waterfield Peter Graham Waterfield is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner Leon Taylor...		317.31
34	András Hajnal		316.14
35	Luis Villarroel Luis Villarroel Luis Alberto Villarroel Vera is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:...		309.66
36	Ruben Santos		300.90
37	Abel Sánchez		295.14
38	Hovhannes Avtandilyan		284.91
39	Suchat Pichi		268.65
40	Mohamad Nasrullah		257.22
41	Damir Akhmetbekov		75.42
42	Eduardo Rueda		60.30

Semi-Final Round

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points
1	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two...		206.61
2	Tian Liang		201.45
3	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...		198.03
4	Ken Terauchi		191.49
5	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		190.92
6	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...		188.28
7	David Pichler David Pichler David Pichler is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain....		187.89
8	Leon Taylor Leon Taylor Leon Taylor is a British former competitive diver.He was hyperactive as a child and his parents were advised to channel his energies and enthusiasm into sport. He was a swimmer and gymnast from the age of two and only took up competitive diving when he was eight...		185.91
9	Choe Hyong-Gil		185.52
10	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...		185.28
11	Pak Yong-Ryong		181.74
12	Jan Hempel Jan Hempel Jan Hempel is a German diver who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two Olympic medals. Hempel won a silver in 10 m Platform and a bronze medal in 10 m synchronized platform...		181.71
13	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...		181.65
14	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		180.99
15	Igor Lukashin Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		179.94
16	Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		179.34
17	Christopher Kalec		175.02
18	Massimiliamo Mazzucchi		172.80

Semi-Final Total

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points	Qual
1	Tian Liang		704.61	Q
2	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two...		692.04	Q
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		662.19	Q
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...		653.40	Q
5	Ken Terauchi		649.08	Q
6	Choe Hyong-Gil		633.93	Q
7	David Pichler David Pichler David Pichler is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain....		628.80	Q
8	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...		625.14	Q
9	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...		619.98	Q
10	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		613.35	Q
11	Igor Lukashin Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		612.09	Q
12	Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		590.70	Q
13	Leon Taylor Leon Taylor Leon Taylor is a British former competitive diver.He was hyperactive as a child and his parents were advised to channel his energies and enthusiasm into sport. He was a swimmer and gymnast from the age of two and only took up competitive diving when he was eight...		585.81
14	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...		584.79
15	Jan Hempel Jan Hempel Jan Hempel is a German diver who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two Olympic medals. Hempel won a silver in 10 m Platform and a bronze medal in 10 m synchronized platform...		582.90
16	Pak Yong-Ryong		582.03
17	Christopher Kalec		563.52
18	Massimiliamo Mazzucchi		559.71

Final Round

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points
1	Tian Liang		523.08
2	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two...		506.94
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		488.34
4	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...		464.07
5	Ken Terauchi		445.41
6	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		444.93
7	Igor Lukashin Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		444.57
8	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...		428.70
9	David Pichler David Pichler David Pichler is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain....		428.28
10	Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		420.66
11	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...		420.21
12	Choe Hyong-Gil		377.46

Final Total

Rank	Diver	NOC	Total Points
1	Tian Liang		724.53
2	Hu Jia Hu Jia (diver) Hu Jia is a male Chinese diver who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in sixth place at the end of the preliminary round, and fourth place after the semi-finals, but put in an excellent performance in the finals to take first place.Hu also won two...		713.55
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		679.26
4	Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie Alexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...		652.35
5	Ken Terauchi		636.90
6	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		625.92
7	Igor Lukashin Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		624.51
8	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...		618.24
9	David Pichler David Pichler David Pichler is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain....		616.17
10	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...		613.98
11	Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer Heiko Meyer is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.-References:*...		600.00
12	Choe Hyong-Gil		562.98